🏨 Private Day Tour Egyptian Museum, Citadel ,Mohamed Ali Mosque and Coptic Cairo Activity

Private Day Tour Egyptian Museum, Citadel ,Mohamed Ali Mosque and Coptic Cairo

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Departs: Egypt, Egypt

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

This tour is for the people who wants to get the best of both worlds, as you will be able to explore both the Ancient Egyptian and the Coptic , Islamic worlds, and learn more about the modern history of Egypt and the traditions. The tour’s start time is flexible, but usually the tour starts around 8 AM, takes a duration of eight hours, and ends around 4 PM. This private tour includes Pick-Up with our air-conditioned vehicles at your requested location, and Drop Off at your requested location. The tour also provides Entry Fees + Taxes Services, Smart and talented Tour Guides, Lunch, and a bottle of water during the day.

The tour is not only limited to that. With Additional Fees, you can enter the Coptic museum or ride a Felucca boat across the Nile River.

What's Included

Bottled water

Entrance Fees&Lunch ( If you picked up the option)

Expert tour guide

Pick up &Drop off at your accommodation in Cairo or Giza

What's Not Included

20 USD per Head pick up from new administration capital

Extra 15USD per Head pick up from Airport,New Cairo,Nasr City,6 of October

Gratuities

Traveler Information

INFANT: Age: 0 - 5
CHILD: Age: 6 - 11
ADULT: Age: 12 - 65

Additional Info

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Public transportation options are available nearby

Cancellation Policy

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

What To Expect

The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities

8 AM: Pick Up from Requested Location by our Tour Guide to start your Journey across Cairo. The Tour will start by visiting the museum of Egyptian Antiques, where is the home of 120,000 of ancient Egyptian Antiques Collection that dates up to 6000 years old, including the Tutankhamun exhibit, which contains his golden Mask and jewelry.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Cairo Citadel

The largest Islamic monument in the middle east is Saladin Citadel or Cairo Citadel, Dates back to the eleven century and was built by the great warrior Saladin and his minister. The Citadel contains 13 fortified towers, contains 7 mosques, Citadel was the seat of government and the residence of its rulers for more than 700 hundred years, what a chance to know the modern history of Egypt. Then it will be the time to visit one of the Islamic wonders here is Mohammed Ali Mosque.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Mosque of Muhammad Ali

The Mosque of Mohammed Ali Basha or the Alabaster Mosque ( Ottoman Mosque, its minarets are very unique and high (86m), the domes inside are plated with gold, walls outside and inside is alabaster !! The Mosque has been completed and finished in 1848 AD.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Coptic Cairo

After Lunch break you will start your journey With your Tour Guide through Cairo to one of the most religious places called Coptic Cairo. Coptic Cairo is apart from Old Cairo contains the Pabylon Fortress , Hanging Church , Greek Church of St. George , Saints Sergius and Bacchus and many Coptic churches around. It is believed in Christian tradition that the holy family stayed at the site of saints Sergius and Bacchus church to be a way from the roman army , with your guide you will know a lot more and learn about the Christianity in Egypt .

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The Hanging Church

Around Fort Babylon, Egyptian Christians’ oldest churches were built. In addition to being the destination of pilgrimage for people of different religions all over the world, this area holds ruins of the Roman fortifications and over the roman towers we built one of the oldest churches the hanging Church.

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Church of St. Sergius and Bacchus

The tour continues by visiting Church of St Sergius and Bacchus, Saints Sergius and Bacchus or The Cavern 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 ,That is why the cavern church considered one of the oldest churches all over the world. The church is of significant historical importance, and in fact, it is where many patriarchs of the Coptic Church were elected.

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Synagogue Ben Ezra

The tour continues by visiting Ben Ezra Synagogue, The Ben Ezra Synagogue is situated in the Fustat part of Old Cairo, Egypt. According to local folklore, it is located on the site where baby Moses was used to pray.
This was the synagogue whose geniza or store room was found in the 19th century to contain a treasure of forgotten, stored-away Hebrew, Aramaic and Judeo-Arabic secular and sacred manuscripts.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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