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Half-Day Tour To The Citadel Of Saladin In Cairo

  • Tour Category

    Private Tour

  • Tour Types

    Architecture, Culture, History

  • Duration

    4 Hours

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    English

Description

Embark on an educational yet fun-filled tour to the Citadel of Saladin in Cairo with your knowledgeable tour guide. Acquaint yourself with the history of the Citadel, which Salah El Din El Ayoubi built in 1183 AD in a medieval castle style, and visit the Alabaster Mosque of Mohammed Ali. Marvel at the panoramic view of Cairo.

Highlights
  • Explore the Citadel of Saladin and marvel at its structure
  • See the architecture of the Alabaster Mosque of Mohammed Ali
  • Half-Day Tour to the Citadel of Saladin in Cairo expand_more
    • The guide will pick you up from the hotel in Cairo, and you will be transferred by an air-conditioned vehicle to the Citadel of Salah El Din. The guide will explain the history of the Citadel. The Citadel comprises a number of important monuments, including the Alabaster Mosque of Mohammed Ali. The walls of the mosque are coated with alabaster and have gild-decorated crowns. It was designed by the architect Yousif Boushnaq, a Turkish man who came from Istanbul and built this great mosque for Mohamed Ali, the ruler of Egypt (1805-1849), who ruled for over 45 years. 
    • You will watch a panoramic view of Cairo. 
    • After the tour, you will be escorted back to your hotel.
What's Included
  • All service charges and taxes
  • A private A/C vehicle for all the transfers
  • Admission fees to all of the sites included in your tour itinerary
  • Pickup & dropoff transfers from and to your hotel in Cairo/Giza
  • A private, professional tour guide and he/she will accompany you during the whole tour
What's Excluded
  • Tipping
  • Personal expenses
  • Any extras not mentioned in your tour itinerary
Know before you go
  • Salah El Din Citadel in Cairo: Salah Al-Deen (known as Saladin to European historians) overthrew the Fatimid dynasty in 1171 AD, establishing the new Sunni Ayyubid Caliphate. Given the threat of invasion by European crusader armies, Saladin decided to improve the city's fortifications. In 1176 AD, he began the construction of a wall that would encircle both Al-Qahira (today Islamic) and Fustat (Old Cairo). Saladin's Citadel served as the seat of government in Egypt for 700 years until Khedive Ismail moved into Abdin Palace in newly constructed Downtown Cairo in the 1870s.
  • Mohamed Ali Mosque: The Mosque of Muhammad Ali is located inside the Citadel of Salah al‑Din al‑Ayyubi (Saladin) in Cairo. It was built by Muhammad Ali Pasha (1220–1264 AH/1805–1848 AD), the founder of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty (1220–1372 AH/1805–1953 AD), on the site of Mamluk palaces. He demolished these to make room for his new building, also known as the "Alabaster Mosque", of its marble panelling on its interior and exterior walls. The mosque's twin minarets are the highest in all of Egypt, each reaching a height of 84 meters.
  • The tour runs every day.
Meeting Point

Cairo, Egypt

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
Adult
1 To 10 USD 37 Per Person
Child
1 To 1 USD 20 Per Person

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USD 37 / person