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Departs: Cairo, Cairo

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

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 .Then visit to Coptic Cairo to Discover the historical treasures of the Coptic Christian community on this 2-hours private tour of Coptic Cairo. Travel into this captivating neighborhood, 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 artifacts that tell the story of this Christian community, one of the world’s oldest.
Our guide will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo or Giza by our private vehicle then transfer to visit The museum in a privet tour

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle

Bottled water

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Private transportation

Qualified Egyptologist guide

What's Not Included

Entrance fees 380 EGP per person

Gratuities

Lunch

Traveler Information

CHILD: Age: 3 - 10
ADULT: Age: 11 - 99

Additional Info

Guides required to regularly wash hands
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

What To Expect

Cairo Citadel

The Citadel was built on a promontory beneath the Muqattam Hills, a setting that made it difficult to attack. There have been three major construction periods leading to the Citadel's current form: 12th-century Ayyubid (starting with Saladin), 14th-century Mamluk (under al-Nasir Muhammad), and in the 19th century under Muhammad Ali

2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

National Museum of Egyptian Civilization NEMC

The permanent collection is divided into two separate regions, one chronological the other thematic. The chronological areas will be the following: Archaic, Pharaonic, Greco-Roman, Coptic, Medieval, Islamic, modern and contemporary. The thematic areas will be the following: Dawn of Civilization, The Nile, Writing, State and Society, Material Culture, Beliefs and Thinking and the Gallery of Royal Mummies. UNESCO provided technical help to the museum.

The collections was taken from other Egyptian museums such as the Egyptian Museum, the Coptic Museum, the Museum of Islamic Art, the Manial Palace and Museum in Cairo, and the Royal Jewelry Museum in Alexandria.

On 3 April 2021, the museum was officially opened, right before the moving of 22 mummies, including 18 kings and four queens, from the Egyptian Museum in an event termed the Pharaohs' Golden Parade.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Church of St. Sergius and Bacchus

Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church is traditionally believed to have been built on the spot where the Holy Family, Joseph, Mary and the infant Jesus Christ, rested at the end of their journey into Egypt. They may have lived here while Joseph worked at the fortress.
The church is of significant historical importance, and in fact, it is where many patriarchs of the Coptic Church were elected

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Hanging Church (El Muallaqa, Sitt Mariam, St Mary)

Discover the historical treasures of the Coptic Christian community on this 3-hour private tour of Coptic Cairo. Travel into this captivating neighborhood, 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 artifacts that tell the story of this Christian community, one of the world’s oldest.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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