Civilization Museum, Old Cairo and Citadel Full-Day Private Tour [343544P5]
Our guide will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo or Giza by our private vehicle, then transfer to Cairo Citadel of Saladin and Mohamed Ali mosque. Then Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque which was designed by the architect Yousif Boushnaq an Ottoman architecture.
Discover the historical treasures of the Coptic Christian community on this 2-hours private tour of Coptic Cairo. Travel into this captivating neighbourhood, also known as Old Cairo, with your private guide, and visit a medley of early, icon-adorned churches, including the Hanging Church and Abu Serga, where the holy family is said to have found refuge.
Learn about Egypt’s rich Coptic heritage, and visit the Coptic Museum, a treasure trove of ancient artefacts that tell the story of this Christian community, one of the world’s oldest.
Discover the historical treasures of the Coptic Christian community on this 2-hours private tour of Coptic Cairo. Travel into this captivating neighbourhood, also known as Old Cairo, with your private guide, and visit a medley of early, icon-adorned churches, including the Hanging Church and Abu Serga, where the holy family is said to have found refuge.
Learn about Egypt’s rich Coptic heritage, and visit the Coptic Museum, a treasure trove of ancient artefacts that tell the story of this Christian community, one of the world’s oldest.
ADDITIONAL INFO
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
INCLUDED
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Private tour
- Entrry Fees
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Qualified Egyptologist guide
NOT INCLUDED
- Airport hotels, 6th Oct and new settlement (additional charge 30$)
CANCELLATION POLICY
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
ITINERARY
- Meet our guide any time due to your request us our guide will pick you up from your hotel, visit The Saladin Citadel of Cairo (Qalaʿat Salāḥ ad-Dīn) is a medieval Islamic fortification in Cairo, Egypt. The location, on Mokattam hill near the center of Cairo, was once famous for its fresh breeze and grand views of the city. It is now a preserved historic site, with mosques and museums. In 1976, it was proclaimed by UNESCO as a part of the World Heritage Site Historic Cairo (Islamic Cairo) which was "the new center of the Islamic world, reaching its golden age in the 14th century.
- Visiting National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat that is more harmonious with the museum concept that is displaying of the civilizations that came on Fustat from Prehistory to modern civilizations, that is partially opened to see the temporary exhibition that is about the history and industry of four crafts in Egypt from prehistory to modern history, then you will see the oldest tanning leather in Egypt, and finally.
- Visit Old Cairo where you will enjoy, the Hanging Church of 3rd century which was built of the 2 tower which remains from Babylon fortress Church of Abu Serga , where you can see the holy crypt, Ben Ezra Synagogue for Jewish. At the end of the Tour, you will be transferred back to your Hotel.
