Make sure you have breakfast first before you commence the schedule of your itinerary concerning the Egypt Classic Tours. One of our representatives will collect you from the hotel for your flight back to Cairo, and to commence our Cairo day tour, at the airport center, you will get to see the Grand Egyptian Museum, the best collection in the world of Egyptian artifacts, and the only found complete set of royal regalia, the Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh Tutankhamen.
Thereafter, we will take you to the Citadel of Saladin, going inside the Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque built within the citadel, which is strategically positioned on a plateau and prevented access to Cairo during the Islamic period. You will be able to see the whole of Islamic Cairo with its of churches, minarets, and domes built hundreds and thousands of years ago And some of these are thousand years old and above.
Visit Coptic Cairo next where you will see the Fortress of Babylon, which is an ancient Roman ruin, and the Hanging Church, which is built above the bastions, this Church is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Celeste was constructed dating back to the seventh century, the seat of the Coptic church patriarchs was situated here from the eleven century. As you go to the church of Saint Sergius you will also notice a crypt in that church which the holy family occupied for almost three months and a well from which they used to fetch their water supply later Ben Ezra Synagogue, where it is believed that the palace of the pharaohs was, and where the basket of Moses was placed on the bank of the Nile was discovered.
After lunch, the Islamic Cairo tour will begin as we will explore this fascinating city’s remaining walls and gates along with its old streets that date back to the 10th century; this walking tour will conclude with having tea at Fishawy the oldest cafe located in Khan El Khalili bazaar, Cairo.
Check-in at the hotel for the overnight stay in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch