Cairo Day Tour: Salah El Din Citadel, Coptic and Islamic Cairo

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Overview

Experience Cairo’s religious highlights, as you visit the city’s most important Coptic, Islamic, and Jewish places on a private tour from Cairo. Visit Salah El Din Citadel, constructed in 1183 AD, and Mohamed Ali Mosque, built inside the castle in the 19th century. Tour Old Cairo, and learn how the Christian Holy Family took shelter on the site of Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church. Enter a synagogue built where baby Moses was found. Walk through the beautiful Khan El Khalil Bazaars. Round-trip hotel transfers by an A/C vehicle included.
Discover Cairo’s religious history on a private tour of the city’s Coptic, Islamic, and Jewish quarters. With a private guide, you’ll hear the history of the different religions in Old Cairo as you explore Salah El Din Citadel, Mohamed Ali Mosque, Khan El Khalil Bazaars, and a synagogue built where baby Moses was believed to have been found. Entry fees are extra. Hotel pickup and drop-off by air-conditioned vehicle are included.
  • Book a private Old Cairo tour for a personal group of family or friends
  • Relax with air-conditioned transport and hotel pickup included
  • Enjoy easy communication with an English-speaking tour guide
  • Stay cool through the tour with complimentary bottled water

Itinerary:

Start your day at 8:00 am, where your tour guide will meet you at the lobby of your hotel in Cairo or Giza. First, visit the Citadel of Saladin which was constructed in the 10th century by the Sultan Saladin on the Moqattam hills in 1183 AD to defend Cairo from the armies of Crusaders.
After that visit Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque which was designed by the architect Yousif Boushnaq, a Turkish man who came specially from Istanbul and built this great mosque for Mohamed Ali, the ruler of Egypt (1805-1849) who ruled Over 45 years.

Next, head to Old Cairo complex where you will have a chance to spend some time to walk around and visit the surroundings Coptic and Jewish monuments. Start by visiting the Roman fortress; the Hanging church, which is one of the most beautiful churches in Christendom . The Hanging Church was built above Babylon Fortress, it was also a Seat of the Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria until 1047. The hanging church also includes over 100 magnificent holly Icons from the 8th century till 18 century.

Ben Ezra Jewish synagogue is located on the site where Moses was praying during the time when Egypt was hit by a plague. Visit the Synagogue where the genizah that tells about the Jewish history in Egypt where found.

Mosque of Amr ibn al-As was the center for the newly born Islamic capital of Egypt El Fustat. It was the first mosque in Africa.

ext, before you proceed back to your hotel, you will Stop at Khan El Khalili local market and Al Hussein Area where you can stroll around the old streets and have chance to taste some locally drinks on your own.
Finally, transfer back to your hotel in Cairo or Giza

Meals included: Not Included

Accommodation: Not Included

Additional Information:

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Stroller accessible
  • Most travelers can participate.
  • You will need to provide us with your hotel name and address in Cairo or Giza.
  • You will need to pay the entrance fees to the sightseeing by card.
  •  You will need to carry cash for the tipping to the guide and driver.
  • It is available to provide an Italian, Japanese, German or French tour guide with extra 75$ USD per person upon your request.
  • It is available to pickup travelers from Cairo airport, New Cairo, New Giza, 5th.Residence or 6th.Oct city hotels with extra 10$ USD per person.
  • It is available to drop off travelers at Cairo airport, Nasr City, New Cairo, New Giza, 5th.Residence or 6th.Oct city hotels with extra 10$ USD per person.
  • It is available to pickup or drop off travelers from Hotels at New Administrative Capital with extra 20$ USD per person each way.

What’s Included:

  • All Transfers, pick up and drop off by A.C vehicle
  • Professional English-speaking tour guide.

What’s Excluded:

  • Hotel Accommodation.
  • Entrance fees to the mentioned sightseeing.
  • Tipping to the guide and driver.
  • Lunch is optional in this tour.
  • It is available to pickup travelers from Cairo airport, Nasr City, New Cairo, New Giza or 6th.Oct city with extra 10$ USD per person.
  • It is available to drop off travelers at Cairo airport, Nasr City, New Cairo, New Giza or 6th.Oct city with extra 10$ USD per person.
  • It is available to pickup or drop off travelers from Hotels at New Administrative Capital with extra 20$ USD per person each way.

Tour Price:

Adult: 0-1, $160.00 | 2-15: $100.00
Infant: 0-15, $0.00
Child: 0-15, $50.00

Your Queen Tour guide will be waiting you. They will be holding  a sign of Queen, You do not need to look for them – they will be waiting for you and will find you.

From the moment your tour starts, your guide will give you full attention. Once in the car, your guide will talk to you about all the things on the way as well as other aspects of your tour that will interest you.

Transfer to Abu Simbel by air-conditioned vehicle, The two Temples of Abu Simbel , with their unique style, are considered to be the masterpieces of ancient Egypt. They reflect the glory and grandeur of the new Kingdom.

The Egyptian government and UNESCO decided to co-operate in order to save these temples from the flood. The Temple of Ramsses II was dedicated to the four universal gods Ptah, Re-Her-Akhtey, Amun-Re, and to Ramsses II himself.

The great Abu Simbel temple is also called The Sun Temple of Ramssess II.The Temple of Queen Nefertari is also Called Temple of Hathor who was the wife of the Sun God so in a symbolic way, the two Temples, that of Ramsses II and that of Nefertari, bring Ramesses II, Nefertari, Hathor and the Sun God together as one.

Travel in comfort back to your hotel, Luxor has so much to see, feel, eat and buy so if you have time and want to add more to your itinerary – just let us know what you are interested in and we will arrange it for you.

Language English, Arabic and Spanish.
Transport All transfers, pick up and drop off by an A/C vehicle
Accommodation Not Included.(book it yourself)
Meals Not Included
Group Size 1-15

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