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Commencing your journey, we pick you up from your hotel in Cairo, where our professional guide will meet you to drive with you to Mokattam Mountain. From there, as you come close to Garbage City, you will experience the lifestyle of the Zabbaleen, who have converted this area into one of the most successful recycling hubs in the world. You will learn about the amazing activism of this community in waste management and how they have earned a self-sustaining community through sheer endeavor and creativity. My guide puts you on what the history and culture of this fantastic section of Cairo means.
Continue your tour to one of the most astonishing places in the country, the Cave Church of Saint Simon, the Monastery of Saint Simon the Tanner. The greatest church in the Middle East, carved into the rock of Mokattam Mountain, is the largest Christian church in the Middle East, capable of holding thousands of Christians at any given time. While your guide tells you the fascinating story and spiritual significance of this place for the Coptics of Cairo, enjoy the stunning carvings and biblical murals up on the cave walls. Sit back in the stillness around you and enjoy the city views spread out from this high altar.
And after the visit to the Cave Church, an easy drive to your hotel should follow. Not that you'd need much time to think about the multiple tales of faith, endurance, and a sense of community that have been relayed to you on this journey. The Cave Church and Garbage City Tour certainly provides an exceptionally brilliant dimension to Cairo as it takes history, culture, and social change to a memorable experience.
