Cairo Top Tours
Cairo Top Tours

Latest Articles

  • Al-Hakim be Aamr Ellah Mosque

    Mosque of al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah

    Al-Hakim Amr Allah Mosque, located on Al-Moez Street in Old Cairo, is a prominent Fatimid landmark and the fourth oldest surviving mosque in Egypt. Built in 380 AH during Al-Aziz Billah's reign, it was completed by his son in 403 AH (1012-1013 AD), making it the second largest mosque in Cairo after Ahmed Ibn Tulun Mosque. The mosque's name was attributed to him. The mosque, measuring 12005 meters in length and 113 meters in width, has two minarets at its sea front, surrounded by pyramid-shaped bases. The upper cubes are slightly backwards, and an octagonal minaret protrudes from each of the upper cubes.

  • Visit Queen Nefertari’s Tomb

    Tomb of Queen Nefertari

    There were also the great queens of the New Kingdom (1550-1090 BC) Nefertiti, the wife of Akhenaten (1371-1355 BC), and Nefertari, one of the celebrated eight wives of Ramses II (c. 1279-c. 1213 BC). While Nefertiti is more popular for the exquisite portrait bust of her that is located in Berlin, Nefertari is famous mostly for her large burial site situated in the Valley of the Queens.

  • tomb of Tutankhamun | Tutankhamun tomb discovery | king tut tomb pictures

    Tomb of Tutankhamun

    The Valley of the Kings, located on the Nile River's west bank near Thebes, served as a cemetery for pharaohs during the New Kingdom of Ancient Egyptians from 1539 to 1075 BC. The 20,000 square meter rocky valley houses 27 royal tombs from the 18th, 19th, and 20th Egyptian dynasties, which have been discovered to this day. Pharaoh Tutankhamun, also known as King Tut, was the last Eighteenth Dynasty Pharaoh from 1334 to 1325 B.C. He is famous for his intact tomb and treasures, unmarked grave, and premature death due to broken bones. His minister married his widow after his death.

  • the Virgin Mary’s tree.

    The Tree of Virgin Mary in Matareya

    The Coptic Orthodox Church commemorates the Feast of the Entry of the Holy Family into Egypt, a minor liturgical feast. It commemorates St. Joseph the Carpenter's obedience to an angel's command to take the child and his mother to Egypt, marking the entry of the Holy Family into the land of Egypt. The prayers begin on the eve of the liturgical day. The Maryam Tree Mazar, a significant tourist attraction in Egypt, is home to the Holy Family and has undergone significant development and renovations to maintain its historical significance.

  • Biography of Ahmad ibn Tulun

    Biography of Ahmad ibn Tulun

    Ahmad ibn Tulun's Turkish roots trace back to his father, who was a slave of Noah ibn Asad, the governor of Bukhara. Asad freed him, and Caliph Al-Ma'mun admired him. He was enrolled in the caliphate court and eventually became the head of the caliph's guard. Ahmad bin Tulun, born on September 20, 835 AD, in Baghdad, the capital of the caliphate, was well-cared for by his father, who taught him military arts, jurisprudence, hadith, and hadith, and encouraged him to learn from scholars and read the Qur'an.

  • Al Qusayr, Egypt | Al Quseir history

    Historical Background | Quseir Town

    The city of Al-Qusair is located on the western shore of the Red Sea in Egypt, 140 km south of Hurghada, and one of the most important villages of the city is Hamrawin village, with an area of 7,636 km², while its population is 50,023 people. Al-Qusayr, named after a fort that protected the nation during ancient Pharaonic, Roman, and other empires, was a hub for gold procurement by Pharaohs. Built by Sultan Selim I during the Ottoman period, the fortress remains intact.

The Royal mummies parade

Details About The Royal Mummies Parade

  • 05 16, 2023

The Royal Mummies Parade

The eyes of the world turned towards Egypt, on April 3, 2021, to follow the Golden Journey, so called the majestic royal procession that included 22 kings and queens, which came out in a scene consistent with the greatness and grandeur of the ancient Egyptian civilization, and to highlight the state's ongoing efforts to develop and modernize Cairo and other ancient cities, who was the first king to leave the Egyptian Museum and the last king to exit from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir to their permanent display place at the Museum of Civilization.

According to the sequence of historical events, the first to leave the Egyptian Museum of Civilization and the leader of the royal procession was King Sakhnen Ra Ta'a, of the Seventeenth Dynasty, who was the ruler of Thebes (currently Luxor), who started the war of liberation against the Hyksos and continued the war after him by his sons Kames and Ahmose I.

The rulers of Egypt in the Seventeenth Dynasty under the leadership of the southern king Sakhnen Ra Ta'a II began to resist the Hyksos occupation, especially since only a narrow strip of independent Egypt remained in Upper Egypt, which enjoyed a kind of autonomy under the control of the rulers of the ancient city of Thebes, which extended from Qusiya in the governorate of Assiut (the last Hyksos border in the south) to the Elephantine region in Aswan.

The rulers of Thebes began to feel strong, and began to ally with their neighbors from the princes of Egypt in the north and south, and wrote their names in cartridges preceded by royal titles to spite the Hyksos and to express their Egyptian self in the face of the brutal occupier.

On the other hand, regarding the last Pharaoh who physically departed from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir during that era and in relation to the timeline of ancient Egyptian civilization, the final king to leave the Egyptian Museum and consequently the last one to arrive to its permanent exhibition at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization is King Ramses IX who was the son of King Ramses III of the eighth king of the Twentieth Dynasty. He is believed to have reigned for about eighteen years, and this period was rather stable.

Tags:
Share On Social Media:

Egypt Tours FAQ

Read top Egypt tours FAQs

Answering this question is subjective as it depends on your preferred travel style and activities. Assuming you have already purchased a package, and want to bring money for groceries, gifts, and tips, you should plan to budget at least $50 per day per person.

;

Cairo Top Tours Partners

Check out our partners

EgyptAir
Fairmont
Sonesta
the oberoi