5 Hours Trip from Cairo to El Mokkatm Mountain Cave Church

My guide and driver were...

My guide and driver were both very friendly and knowledgeable and shared some great personal perspectives along with historical and cultural ones. The tour showed parts of Cairo that the more typical tour itineraries might skip, and that was what I liked best.

Interesting short 3 hour...

Interesting short 3 hour trip. Guide informative and pleasant. Vegetarian lunch in city. Beautiful churches in one area

Breathtaking

We seemed to have lost our way and passed through the narrow streets of Garbage City on the way up to the mountain cave church. This was unexpected but rewarding experience to have seen this part of Cairo, untrodden by tourists. The experience was unforgettable. Both sights were breathtaking- Garbage City for its aroma and feel and the mountain church for its splendor. Emeel was a great guide, highly knowledgeable of Christian history in Egypt. Wish you could all have this awesome experience.

Breathtaking Garbage City and Mountain Cave Church

This was an awesome experience seeing Garbage City and the mountain cave church. Our guide Emeel was very knowledgeable about Christianity in Egypt. The tour itself was breathtaking for the “atmosphere” of Garbage City as well as the awesome sight that is the mountain cave church. Lunch was typical Egyptian street food. Very unusual and rewarding experience, highly recommended. Meyah Meyah!

Enjoyable tour of the history of Christianity in Egypt!

We thoroughly enjoyed our tour of the churches at the cave with Mary! Mary was very friendly and knowledgeable about the history of the area and we found the story behind garbage city and the development of the cave church to be very intriguing. Although not originally a part of our schedule, Mary willingly allowed us to add on the Coptic church tour, which was also enlightening. To end our day, Mary took us for Egyptian shawarma...and it was DELiCious! :-) Overall, a great experience.

Tour with Medhat

Medhat emailed me the afternoon before our tour to let me know when he was going to meet me. He was waiting for me in the lobby of my hotel by 9AM and we met our driver. He drove us through Zableen to El Mokkatm. During the drive, he asked me if there was anything else I wanted to see and also gave me more information on the surrounding sites. When we got to El Mokkatm, Medhat told me a story about the first monastery we went to (Saint Simon the Tanner) and about Saint Simon. After I learned about Saint Simon, we walked around the church and Ahmed and our driver (sorry forgot his name!) took photos of me. The church is decorated with carvings and paintings. After wandering Saint Simon, we walked up the road to Saint Mark’s which is underground. They have an even lower section for baptisms. While in Saint Mark’s, Medhat gave me the history of the church and transformation of Amen. I got some free time to wander around the church and see the carvings with bible verses. When we finished the churches, we all sat down for coffee in the common area and had a chat. While we were talking, Medhat let me know we’d be going for takeaway food (as a gift from both of them) as the falafel is great. Unfortunately, the restaurant was closed for Ramadan but we pulled over and Medhat got me some snacks and a guava juice before we parted ways. The experience with Medhat was great. He is smart and kind. Our driver was very nice as well. I enjoyed getting to know them both.

Day Trip from Cairo to El Mokkatam Mountain Cave Church

We really enjoyed the time we spent with our guide Wael. He was very welcoming and gave a great tour and description of the church which was very interesting and answered any questions we had. It was a great place to visit. Recommended!

Visiting the El Mokkatm with Michael...

<p>Visiting the El Mokkatm with Michael was awesome. He is very knowable about this place and gives you a wealth of knowledge about it. There wasnt a question I had that he couldnt answer, and he takes his profession very serious. Especially when he overhears people telling people false information you can see the frustration on his face. Thats someone you want giving you your tours. I also had the pleasure of having him a few times during my four day tour</p>

The Mountain Cave Church was...

<p>The Mountain Cave Church was unbelievable! You have to see it in person because pictures can not do it justice. It was well worth the money. We were able to take pictures. Our tour guide Kh Mamdoh let us take our time for pictures and take in the beauty of this amazing church. Kh Mamdoh, also took pictures for us and sent us all the pictures he took with his camera phone. This church should be included in the 7 wonders of the world. Kh Mamdoh was very knowledgeable about the history of the church. Also, when we were finished Kh Mamdoh allowed us to stop at a bridge over the Nile River to take pictures and asked if there were any other place we would like to visit. I would highly recommend taking this tour because it is so worth it. Kh Mamdoh was an excellent tour guide.</p>

Great experience with a very...

<p>Great experience with a very knowledgeable tour guide. Michael did an excellent job and was very helpful taking me to camera shop when I needed to find an item or two. Book this trip now!!!</p>

Again my guide is very knowledgeable...

<p>Again my guide is very knowledgeable about this church. I am glad I came to this place on a last minute thought to include this in my itinerary, it touched me to learn some miracles happened here. This is one of the highlights in our trip to Cairo.</p>

What a great day we have in this...

<p>What a great day we have in this church. We enjoy it and Michael Yehia our tour guide was a professional person who explain the history of this beautiful church. Everything went well on that day.</p>

A Service. Punctual, friendly...

<p>A Service. Punctual, friendly, trustworthy and informative. A great guide who is well versed with religious history in Egypt. The perfect tour for those seeking knowledge or want to experience some of the places talked about in the bible. This company also provides high speed wifi on their tours all day for free. Highly recommended!!</p>

Schlechte Reiseagentur

Tourguide nicht gekommen. Habe über eine halbe Stunde gewartet und Reiseagentur behauptet ich sei nicht gekommen. Zum Glück konnte viator helfen. Das Reisebüro ist auf keinen fall zu empfehlen.