Upon disembarkation, you will be met by your Private EE Travel  Egyptologist-Guide for your departure on a full day excursion to Cairo. 

The drive from the port to Cairo is approximately 2 & 1/2 hours each way, (depending on local traffic and contingencies). 

During our drive your private Egyptologist-Guide will provide an introduction to Egypt both ancient and modern.

Upon arrival at Cairo, you will visit the famous St. Simon's Monastery located in the Zabbaleen city (garbage city) this great monastery and its Cave Church are the among the most famous Coptic sites in Egypt.

The local Coptic Church in Mokattam Village was established in 1975.

After the establishment of the church, the Zabbaleen felt more secure in their location and only then began to use more permanent building materials, such as stone and bricks, for their homes. Given their previous experience of eviction from Giza in 1970, the Zabbaleen had lived in temporary tin huts up till that point.

In 1976, a large fire broke out in Manshiyat Nasir, which led to the beginning of the construction of the first church below the Mokattam mountain on a site of 1,000 square meters.

More churches have been built into the caves found in Mokattam. Currently, there are seven cave churches hidden among the caves of Mokattam Mountain. The Monastery of St. Simon the Tanner is the largest and it has an amphitheater with a seating capacity of 20,000.

This church is the largest church in the Middle East. It is named after the Coptic Saint, Simon the Tanner, who lived at the end of the 10th century, when Egypt was ruled by the Muslim Fatimid Caliph Al-Muizz Lideenillah. Simon the Tanner is the Coptic Saint who is associated with the legend of the moving of the Mokattam Mountain. Adjacent churches to the Monastery of St. Simon the Tanner include the St. Bola's Church, St. Marks Church, and St. Simon the Tanner's Hall.
 The cave churches of Mokattam are also a point of interest for many tourists visiting Cairo.

Lunch will be served at a famous restaurant in Cairo.

after lunch motor to explore “Old Cairo”, most ancient area of the capital, where first the Pharaonic religion reigned, and then Judaism and early Christianity flourished. - View the remains of the Roman Fortress of Babylon, then stroll through the winding lanes of this captivating settlement to enter little Ben Ezra Synagogue, recently restored by the government, - its building converted from a church during the Middle Ages, but its community dating back to the time of Moses and beyond; - the ancient “Hanging” or “Suspended” Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, so-called because it was built atop one of the towers of the fort; - and ancient Saint Serguis Church, built over a place where, according to local tradition, the Holy Family dwelt for a time when they fled to Egypt to escape the persecution of Herod.

After  the tour drive back to the pier escorted by your EE Travel Tour Host in plenty of time before your luxury ship leaves the dock.

Upon disembarkation, you will be met by your Private EE Travel Egyptologist-Guide for your departure on a full day excursion to Cairo.
The drive from the port to Cairo is approximately 2 & 1/2 hours each way, (depending on local traffic and contingencies).



Rates Exclude:

• Gratuities to Tour Guides, drivers.

Rates Inludes:

•  Transportation by Private A/C vehicles/bus.
•  All entrance fees.
•  Bottled water aboard vehicles.
•  Lunch including soft drinks, tea, and coffee.
•  The services of superb Private multilingual Egyptologist-Guides.