8-Hour Tour of Egyptian Museum, Cairo Citadel, and Al Azhar Mosque Islamic Site
Highlights
Cairo
archaeological, historical, museums
Private Tour
8 Hours
Easy
English
Description
Enjoy an excursion to the Egyptian Museum, which features artifacts from the Pharaonic period. Visit the Citadel of Salah El-Din, Mohamed Ali's marvellous Mosque (The Alabaster Mosque), and then proceed to Al Azhar mosque and Islamic Cairo before returning to the hotel.
Itinerary
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Egyptian Museum in Cairo - Citadel - Al Azhar Mosque
- Visit the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, commonly known as the Egyptian Museum, in Cairo, Egypt, which is home to an extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities dating back about 5,000 years of art considered the most extensive and most valuable collection of Egyptian art in the world. 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 were kept in his tomb for more than 3,500 years before their discovery in 1922 when a tomb was excavated. It can also be seen Egyptian Museum. It is one of the first stops on most people's itineraries when travelling to Egypt.
- Move to visit the Citadel of Salah al-Din was built under the order of Saladin between 1176 and 1183 to protect the city from European attacks. Today it is one of the main tourist attractions of Cairo and offers privileged views of the city, where you will see the view of all of Cairo, as you will visit Mohamed Ali "Alabaster Mosque" which is considered the largest to be built at the beginning of the 19th century the ruler of Egypt (1805-1849) who ruled Egypt over 45 years & it is built in Turkish style.
- After lunch, proceed on an excursion to the important mosques and high places of worship for the Islam faith in Cairo. See amazing architecture built here with Islamic Cairo Tour. Appreciate the Islamic Cairo Tour with its artistic mosques built for worship. See how Muslims gather in these mosques to show their spiritual devotion.
- You will continue to explore as our representative will accompany you to El Azhar. Have the chance to visit and enjoy the first Islamic University. Next is a mosque in Bab Zuweila, the Al Mouayyed Mosque. Badr Al Dein Al Gamal supervised the construction of the mosque. Then walk the road to another Islamic mosque, the Al Hussein Mosque and the unique Islamic house Beit El Sehimy. The trip continues to a Fatimide Mosque, the Al Hakam Mosque. Before the tour of Islamic Cairo is over, have the final stop at the mosques that Gawhar El Sakaly supervised while constructed, the beautiful Bab al Fetouh and Bab Al Nasr.
- You will be transferred back to your hotel.
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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 |
Child | |
1 to 1 | /person |
Adult | |
1 to 1 | /person |
This is a private tour |