Cave Church, Gayer-Anderson Museum and Ibn Tulun Mosque
Meet your friendly expert Egyptologist guide at your hotel or designated meeting point in Cairo.
Travel to El Mokattam to visit the Cave Church, also known as the Monastery of St. Samaan the Tanner.
Explore this remarkable church dedicated to Saint Samaan, the patron saint associated with the miracle of moving the Mokattam Hills in 979 AD.
Learn about the local inhabitants, primarily Christian garbage collectors, who built their homes in a primitive style and engage in recycling and livestock breeding.
Admire the picturesque and uniquely charming architecture of the current main church building, constructed in the 1970s.
Proceed to the Gayer-Anderson Museum, located near the Mosque of Ahmad ibn Tulun in Historic Cairo.
Discover the fascinating history of the museum, which combines two 16th- and 17th-century houses and contains an impressive collection of furniture, carpets, curios, and antiquities.
Appreciate the beautiful 17th-century domestic architecture and hear about the British Major John Gayer-Anderson, who lived there in the 1930s and 1940s.
Continue to the Mosque of Ibn Tulun, one of the largest and oldest mosques in Egypt, built during the Abbasid Empire in the 9th century.
Examine the mosque's unique brick construction, the iconic spiral stone minaret, and its six elaborately decorated mihrabs.
Understand the mosque's historical, religious, and architectural significance within Cairo and the Islamic world.
Return to your hotel or designated drop-off point, reflecting on a rich day of Cairo's history and culture.
