Egyptian Museum, Citadel & Coptic Cairo

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Duration
8 Hours
Availability
2022 / 2025
Min PAX
1

Overview:

Admire artifacts from Ancient Egypt in the Egyptian Museum. Then visit Salah El Din Citadel, constructed in 1183 AD, and Mohamed Ali Mosque, built inside the castle in the 19th century. Tour Old Cairo, the site of a city that pre-dated Cairo with many historic churches and a Roman fort.

 Itinerary

Itinerary:

First, With Our Representative, you will take a wonderful tour to discover the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities. It displays the largest and most valuable pieces of Egyptian art in the world

It displays a rare collection of more than 150,000 original artifacts dating back up to 5,000 years, including the treasures of the Golden Pharaoh Tutankhamun - discovered by Howard Carter in 1921 and dating back more than 3,500 years. The most important exhibit is the Golden Mask It weighs 11 kg of pure gold, as well as the golden sarcophagus and weighs 110 kg of pure gold

After completing the visit to the Egyptian Museum, you will pass by Tahrir Square, where the Egyptian revolution began in 2011  Then we move to visit the Saladin Castle, which is a defensive fortress dating back to the Middle Ages and was built by Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi to protect Cairo against any attacks from the Crusaders. It was built of limestone. We will enjoy visiting the high defensive walls and huge defensive towers. Inside the castle there is the most important mosque in Egypt And the Islamic world, which is the Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha, which was built between 1830 and 1840. It is built with very pure marble, and that is why it is called the Alabaster Mosque. Then we take beautiful souvenir photos in the panorama area and then return to the hotel Lunch is included in between visits at Local Restaurant then

a wonderful tour to visit Old Cairo, known as Coptic Christian Cairo, which is among the most important sites visited by the Holy Family. First we will start our trip by visiting the famous Babylon Fortress, which dates back to the first century AD, then visit and enter the Church of Abu Serga, Saint Barbara, the Hanging Church, the ancient Jewish temple - and the Temple of Ben Ezra

Include
  • All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle.
  • Private English Egyptologist guide
  • Pick up services from your hotel & return.
  • Lunch meal at a local restaurant in Cairo
  • Shopping tours in Cairo
  • All Service charges & taxes
  • Entrance fees to all the mentioned sites
Exclude
  • Tipping
  • Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary.

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