Egypt Your tour to the Egyptian Museum and Coptic Cairo will start when a professional guide from Top Tours picks you up at your hotel. After that, you'll be taken to the tour of The Egyptian Museum. enjoy taking a trip through the rich history of ancient Egypt by viewing the largest collection of Egyptian artifacts, more than 160,000 masterpieces on display. Your knowledgeable tour guide will explain all the highlights, such as King Tutankhamen's treasures, the only royal treasure found intact, which include a massive collection of gold and jewelry that were hidden under the sand for more than three millennia until the tomb was excavated in 1922, at which point it was moved entirely to Cairo and The Egyptian Museum.
After that, your tour guide will take you to Salah El Din's Citadel and the Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali, which is housed within and is regarded as a unique example of Ottoman architecture in Cairo because its design is a ripoff of Istanbul's well-known Blue Mosque. The Citadel was established by Salah El Din and served as the seat of Egyptian government from its founding until King Farouk's rule in the first half of the 20th century.
After stopping for a traditional lunch at a high-quality restaurant, you will begin your tour of Coptic Cairo by traveling to the ancient Roman fortress of Babylon. There, you will be awestruck by The Hanging Church, one of the main attractions of old Cairo. You will also see the Church of St. Sergius, also called the Cavern Church, which was constructed above the crypt where the Holy Family spent almost three months and the well where they drank water. Lastly, you will visit Ben Ezra Synagogue, which is thought to be the location of the pharaoh's palace where Moses' basket was taken from the Nile.
Follow our Cairo sightseeing tours to learn about Islamic Cairo and discover the different artifacts from the Middle Ages, including the historic walls and mosques. The city's medieval Madrasa, Sails, and gates, as well as its ancient stone-paved streets, date back to the tenth century. Having tea in Fishawy's oldest cafe in Khan El Khalili, Cairo's historic bazaar, marks the end of the tour.
Lunch and breakfast are included.