Depart from your Cairo lodging to begin your adventure. Tell your personal guide about any places you would like to see in particular. The schedule and comments can be altered to reflect your personal preferences. Let's enter Old Cairo, also known as Coptic Cairo.
This bustling neighborhood is the birthplace of the Coptic Christians, one of the world's oldest Christian communities. See the Hanging Church, also called St. Virgin Mary's Church. Constructed in the seventh century, the church's name derives from its location above a doorway in the former Roman stronghold.
See the Church of St. George and the Monastery from the early 20th century before moving on to Abu Serga, Egypt's only circular church, a Coptic church dating from the 5th century. Find out where the holy family is supposed to have stayed during their flight into Egypt from Israel's King Herod by looking at the location of the church.
Take a look at the 12th-century icons on the walls and the 24 interior columns. See the Ben Ezra Synagogue, a former Christian church, after that. Finally, end your trip at the Coptic Museum, located in one of Cairo's oldest Coptic neighborhoods. See some of the 16,000 antiquated artifacts on display, which include priceless symbols and historical documents detailing the Coptic community in Egypt.
The next two places to learn about Islamic Cairo are the Citadel of Saladin See, a noteworthy example of military architecture from the Middle Ages, and the Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan, a large mosque built in the 1300s during the Mamluk era. Khan el-Khalili Bazaar is a souk where you may purchase lamps, carpets, jewelry, and other goods in the historic area of Islamic Cairo. Your journey comes to an end with a hotel drop.