8-Hour Cairo Museum and Citadel Tour with Nile Felucca Ride

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 Explore the Egyptian Museum and its vast collection of ancient Egyptian monuments
• 02 See King Tutankhamen's treasures, including the golden mask, throne, and coffin
• 03 Visit the Saladin Citadel and the Mosque of Muhammad Ali, modelled after Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul
• 04 Discover Coptic Cairo and view the 3rd-century Hanging Church

Explore Cairo's historic attractions on this full-day tour, visiting the Egyptian Museum, the Saladin Citadel, the Mosque of Muhammad Ali, and Coptic Cairo. See remarkable treasures of ancient Egyptian civilization, including the collection of King Tutankhamen, and admire one of the city's oldest churches at the Hanging Church. The experience also includes a Felucca ride on the Nile River and visits to sites such as the Holy Crypt and Ben Ezra Synagogue.

Take a Felucca ride on the Nile River.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 8 Hours

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1

Day 01

Egyptian Museum, Nile Felucca Ride and Historic Cairo

• Meet your tour guide at the hotel in Cairo and start the tour.
• Explore the Egyptian Museum with your Egyptologist guide, which houses about 125,000 monuments.
• See various masterpieces of ancient Egyptian civilization, including the collection of King Tutankhamen - the golden mask, golden throne, and golden coffin - as well as the royal mummies of the Pharaohs, the mummies of animals, and the statues of the pyramid builders.
• Take a Felucca ride on the Nile River.
• Head over to the Saladin Citadel of Cairo, home to beautiful mosques such as the Mosque of Muhammad Ali (Alabaster Mosque), built in 1848 and modelled after the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul.
• Explore Coptic Cairo.
• View the Hanging Church, which dates back to the 3rd century.
• Head back to the hotel to end the tour.

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

• Entrance fees to all the mentioned sights

• English-speaking Egyptian guide

• Hotel pickup and drop-off

What's Not Included

• Food and drinks, unless specified

• Gratuities (recommended)

• Entrance fees to special places (inside the Great Pyramid, Mummies Room, Solar Boat Museum)

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt

Tour start

Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt

Tour ends at the same location as the start point.