After enjoying a delicious breakfast at your Cairo hotel, your accredited Egyptologist guide will accompany you to the Egyptian Museum where you can explore the intricate details of the world's most extensive collection of Egyptian antiquities. You will also have the opportunity to view the golden masks and coffins of King Tutankhamen.
After spending approximately two hours at the Egyptian museum, we will embark on our intriguing Islamic Cairo trips by first visiting the Citadel of Saladin. This citadel includes the Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque, which was constructed in the 12th century by Mamluk rulers to safeguard Egypt from the Crusaders. Later, King Mohammed Ali of the Ottoman Empire built his renowned mosque inside the fortress in 1830.
As part of our Egypt Classic Tours, we will pause and take you to enjoy a nice lunch before embarking on a journey through Coptic Cairo. After lunch, we will continue our excursion by exploring the remains of an ancient Roman fortress called Babylon, which dates back to the 1st century. Above it, there is an extraordinary church suspended on towers that are locally referred to as the Hanging Church. We will then stroll through narrow alleys that will make you feel like you're walking through the old streets of Jerusalem until we reach the church of St Sergius. This church was blessed by the presence of the Holy Family when they fled to Egypt and stayed in Old Cairo for almost three months. Our Coptic Cairo tour will conclude with a visit to the old Jewish area of Cairo to see the Ben Ezra Synagogue, which was once a Christian church before being sold to a Jewish man.
We will visit Islamic Cairo and take a stroll down El Moez Ledin Ellah Street, the oldest street in Fatimid Cairo, which is renowned for its collection of Islamic art and architecture. Along the way, we will stop at the old Market and see the Al Azhar mosque before taking a break at El Fishawy, the oldest cafe in Khan El Khalili, where you can enjoy a Turkish coffee or a special mango juice.
We will take the car back to the hotel and stay the night in Cairo.
Meals included: Breakfast and lunch