Coptic, Islamic Cairo and the old market

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7 to 8 hours (approximately)
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Offered in: English

Discover Cairo’s Coptic, Jewish and Islamic traditions on a full-day cultural tour that includes Abu Serga Church and the Citadel of Cairo. Step into the sanctuaries of the city’s most important Coptic churches, from the 4th-century Abu Serga to the elegant Hanging Church, visit a synagogue built where baby Moses was purportedly found, then your tour on the medieval fortifications of Saladin’s Citadel of Cairo, which protect the graceful domes and minarets of the Alabaster Mosque and finishing the tour with a visit to the oldest market in the city khan alkhalili bazaar.

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Admission fee
Bottled water
Private tour
Professional guide
Gratuities

Meeting and pickup

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

your guide will be waiting you at the hotel lobby

Itinerary

Duration: 7 to 8 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Coptic Cairo

    start your full day tour visiting Old Cairo, 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 most felt still; though their stay was brief, for the Governor of what was then Fustat enraged by the tumbling down of idols at Jesus' approach sought to kill the Child. But they took shelter from his wrath in a cave above which, in later years, the Church of Abu Serga (St Sergious) was built. This, and 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 There you will be able to visit and enter the Church of Abu-Sergah and, the Hanging Church, and the Old Jewish synagogue - Ben Ezra Synagogue.

    2 hours • Admission ticket free
  • 2
    Islamic Cairo

    start your full day tour visiting Old Cairo, 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 most felt still; though their stay was brief, for the Governor of what was then Fustat enraged by the tumbling down of idols at Jesus' approach sought to kill the Child. But they took shelter from his wrath in a cave above which, in later years, the Church of Abu Serga (St Sergious) was built. This, and 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 There you will be able to visit and enter the Church of Abu-Sergahand, St. Barbara, the Hanging Church, and the Old Jewish synagogue - Ben Ezra Synagogue.

    2 hours • Admission ticket not included
  • 3
    Khan Al-Khalili

    visit the oldest market in the city khan alkhalili bazaar with all the narrow streets and old cafe shops. At the end of the Tour you will be transferred back to your Hotel.

    2 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Dress code is smart casual
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