Day Tour To The Egyptian Museum Islamic Cairo Christian Coptic Cairo

Itinerary
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Stop At: Egyptian Antiquities Museum, Midan El Tahrir Geographical Society Building, Cairo 11511 Egypt

Morning Meet our tour guide in your hotel 8 or 9 or 10 am , drive to the Egyptian Museum, famous for its antiquities dating back some 50 centuries from Egypt’s Pharaonic period, including the fabulous treasurers of king Tut .

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Islamic Cairo, Midan Silah ad-Din, Cairo 11511 Egypt

Afternoon drive to Islamic Cairo begins with the 12th century Citadel of Saladin. Within the walls of this medieval fortress is Alabaster Mosque built by Mohamed Ali , on a site, which was once occupied by Mameluke and Ottoman palaces.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Coptic Cairo, Cairo Egypt

Continue to Christian Old Cairo, where the Romans constructed the fortress of Babylon. Built over the ruins of the two towers of this fortress is the Church of St. Mary or El-Moallaqah (meaning overhanging or suspended), which is why the most popular name for this church is the hanging Church. Visit the Church of St. Sergius , founded at the end of the 4th century; it stands on a crypt that is said to have sheltered the Holy Family during their flight to Egypt .

back to hotel

Duration: 1 hour