Half-Day Tour to Islamic Mosques, Cairo Citadel and Coptic Cairo

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Visit some of Cairo's most important religious landmarks on this half-day tour from Cairo. Discover how the Christian Holy Family took shelter on the site of Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church, explore the Church of Saint Barbara, and see the gilded icons that adorn the Hanging Church. Enter a synagogue built where baby Moses was found. Enjoy visiting the largest citadel in the world and walk into the Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali. Have a chance to visit the brilliant Islamic monument Sultan Hassan Madrasa. With door-to-door transport by an air-conditioned car.

What's Included

Pickup service from your Hotel by a private A/C. vehicle and return
Bottle of water during the tour.
Professional English speaking Egyptology Tour guide.
Entrance fees to the mentioned sightseeing.
Tipping to the guide and driver.
Lunch is optional in this tour.
Available to pickup Travelers at Cairo airport, 6th.Oct or New Cairo hotels with extra 10$USD p.p.
Available to drop-off Travelers at Cairo airport, 6th.Oct or New Cairo hotels with extra 10$USD p.p.

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

All hotels in Cairo or Giza. Hotels at New Cairo, New Giza, Cairo airport or 6th.Oct with extra charge

Itinerary

Duration: 5 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Coptic Cairo

    Our Egyptology guide will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo or Giza on time. Drive to Old Cairo that is also known as Christian Coptic Cairo which is among the most important locations visited by the Holy Family; where the spiritual impact of their presence is still felt. The first stop will be the Hanging Church, named for its location above a gatehouse of Babylon Fortress, which is one of the oldest churches in the world. Then you will get inside the Synagogue of Ben Ezra, where you will know more about the birth of Moses and Hebrew Culture and tradition. Enter the Church of Abu Sergah (St. Sergious), the whole area of the Fort of Babylon, a destination of pilgrimage not only for the Egyptians but for Christians from around the world. Also there you will have a chance to visit St. Barbara Church.

    2 hours • Admission ticket free
  • 2
    Mosque of Amr Ibn Al-As

    Then, we continue our day tour to Islamic Cairo that was founded in 641 A.D by the First Muslim leader Amr Ibn Elas. Over there in Islamic Cairo you will be able to visit and enter some of the mosques such as; Amr Ibn Elaas Mosque, which is the very first mosque built in Egypt.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
  • 3
    Cairo Citadel

    Continue, towards the Citadel of Salah El Din, built on famous hill Al Moqattam in Cairo, that was constructed for military purposes, for protecting Cairo from incoming threats. Since then, it became a residence of the king of Egypt for many centuries.

    1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
  • 4
    Mosque of Muhammad Ali

    Step inside the beautiful Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali; built inside the castle in the 19th century. Take special photos from the Citadel panorama. Political event called "Massacre of the Citadel" happened in the Citadel in 1811, where Mohamed Ali, the ruler of Egypt (1805-1849) murdered Mameluke leaders in Qaser El Gawhara palace, and it's not currently opened for visits.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
  • 5
    Cairo

    Finally you will be transferred back to your hotel in Cairo or Giza.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • You will need to pay the entrance fees to the sightseeing by card.
Supplied by Egypt Super Tours

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