8-Hour Tour of Coptic and Islamic Cairo
Highlights
Cairo
religious, architectural, historical
Private Tour
8 Hours
Easy
Arabic, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish
Languages
Arabic, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish
Description
Experience a full-day tour of Old and Islamic Cairo, visiting ancient religious sites, including Abu-Sergah Church, the Hanging Church, and Ben Ezra Synagogue. Seek blessings at the historic mosques, including Masjid Amr Ibn Elas, El Sultan Hassan Mosque, and Al-Rifa'i Mosque, and conclude with a visit to the famous Alabaster Mosque at the Citadel of Cairo.
Itinerary
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Coptic and Islamic Cairo Tour
- Your tour begins at 8 am with a transfer service from your hotel in Cairo through our expert tour guide.
- Start your one-day tour of Old Cairo, known as Coptic Christian Cairo, one of the most important sites visited by the Holy Family, where the spiritual influence of their presence remains constant. However, their stay was short, and the governor sought what Fostat was angry at when the idols fell In the approach of Jesus to kill the child. But in the years that followed the Abu Sirga church was built. The whole area of the Fort of Babylon is a destination of pilgrimage not only for the Egyptians but for Christians from around the world. An air of piety and devotion pervades the whole district there.
- Also, you can visit and enter the Church of Abu-Sergah and St. Barbara, the hanging church, and the old Jewish synagogue - Ben Ezra Synagogue.
- After 2 hours exploring the historical religious sites, fuel up for your afternoon at lunch in a local restaurant. Then continue your day tour to Islamic Cairo, founded in 641 AD by the First Muslim leader Amr Ibn Elas. Over there in Islamic Cairo, you can visit and enter the following Mosques `Masjid` Amr Ibn Elas Mosque, which was built in 642 AD by the Muslim leader Amr Ibn Elas in the El Fustat area.
- Follow your day by a visit to the largest mosque in Cairo, El Sultan Hassan Mosque, also known as 'Madrasa El Sultan Hassan', founded by Sultan Hassan in 1356 AD.
- Continue to another famous Mosque, Al-Rifa'i Mosque. The building is opposite the Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan, which dates from around 1361 and is architecturally conceived to complement the older structure. This was part of a vast campaign by the 19th-century rulers of Egypt to associate themselves with the perceived glory of earlier periods in Egypt's Islamic history and modernize the city.
- Then, visit the Citadel of Cairo, where you can visit the most famous mosque in Cairo, Mohamed Ali's, known as the Alabaster Mosque.
- Your tour ends with drop-off at your hotel.
What's Included
What's Excluded
Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
Adult | |
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1 to 100 | /person |
Child | |
1 to 100 | /person |
This is a private tour |