Explore the Highlights of Cairo and the Al Muizz Street in 8 Hours
Highlights
Cairo
architectural, historical, museums
Private Tour
8 Hours
Easy
English
Description
Sign up for this tour and explore the highlights of Cairo. Visit the famous Citadel of Salah El-Din, Babylon Fortress, Hanging Church, Abu Sirga Church, and the Ben Ezra Synagogue. Witness the collection of around 250,000 Egyptian artifacts at the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, and offer your prayers at the Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque in the heart of Islamic Cairo.
Itinerary
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Explore the Highlights of Cairo
- Meet the tour guide, who will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo.
- Explore the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, commonly known as the Egyptian Museum. It is home to an extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities dating back about 5,000 years of art. It is considered the world's most extensive and most valuable collection of Egyptian art. More than 250,000 original artifacts are presented, with a representative amount on display, the rest are in stores, and the Egyptian Museum is filled with thousands of pharaonic artifacts, including the golden treasures of King Tutankhamun. Fascinating objects such as jewels, headdresses, alabaster vases, and toys from ancient Egypt are all on display. Many priceless statues and other artifacts that were kept in his tomb for more than 3,500 years before their discovery in 1922, when the tomb was excavated, can also be seen in the Egyptian Museum. It is one of the first stops on most people's itineraries when travelling to Egypt.
- Continue to explore the Citadel of Salah El-Din, where you will see the full view of Cairo and see the Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque, which is considered the largest to be built at the beginning of the 19th century by the ruler of Egypt (1805-1849) who ruled Egypt over 45 years. It is built in Turkish style.
- Head towards Old Cairo, and visit Babylon Fortress, known as the Wax Palace or Babylon Castle. The fortress is considered one of the largest fortresses witnessed by the Roman civilization in Egypt and is one of the largest fortresses built by the empire, as well as the center on which the city of Fustat was built.
- Proceed to Old Cairo to visit the Hanging Church that was built in the 3rd and beginning of the 4th century in the Basilica style. The Hanging Church of Cairo rises majestically on the ancient tower of the fortress of Babylon. With an interior full of symbolism and icons, it has become one of the most visited monuments of the most magnetic city in Egypt. And no wonder, with an essence that mixes Roman, Egyptian and Babylonian architecture becomes a place where legend and history blur.
- Admire the Abu Sirga Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue, which date back to the beginning of the 15th century AD. It was built in the Basilica style above the cave in which the Holy Family took refuge. According to Christian belief, the name of the church is attributed to both Saints Sergius and Bacchus, who were martyred in the region of Rusafa in Syria.
- No one can be in Coptic Cairo without visiting the Ben Ezra Synagogue in Cairo, called El-Shamieen Church, and now located behind the "Hanging Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary".
- Return to your hotel.
What's Included
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Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
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11 to 15 | /person |
7 to 10 | /person |
4 to 6 | /person |
2 to 3 | /person |
1 to 1 | /person |
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1 to 4 | /person |
Infant | |
1 to 4 | /person |
This is a private tour |