Walk Through the Islamic & Coptic Landmarks of Cairo
Highlights
Cairo
cultural, historical, walking
Private Tour
1 Day
Easy
Arabic, English, French
Description
Experience the Egyptian culture in this city tour of the capital city. Explore the Islamic, Coptic and Ben Ezra Synagogues while learning and rethinking about their history! Savour lunch which consists of delicious Egyptian food.
Itinerary
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Cultural tour of Cairo
Directly after your breakfast, meet the Egyptian guide in the hotel lobby.
Drive to the old part of Cairo and walk through Islamic, Coptic and Ben Ezra Synagogue
Enjoy the guide's explanation about the Islamic mosque (Amr Ibn El- Ass) which was the first mosque built ever in Egypt and in Africa
Then move to the oldest part of Old Cairo to the Coptic part where you will enjoy the tour guide explanation about various churches like the Hanging Church which was built on four columns above the land, as well Saint Serguies church in Egypt called Abu Serga church, where the holy family stayed in Egypt; Already, Egypt had hosted lots of prophets like Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, the tribes of the Israelite and Moses the prophet.
Visit Ben Ezra Synagogue. According to local tradition, it is located on the site where baby Moses was found; this was the synagogue whose Geniza or store room was found in the 19th century to contain a treasure of abandoned Hebrew secular and sacred manuscripts. The collection, known as the Cairo Geniza, was brought to Cambridge, England and is now divided between several academic libraries.
Now, drive to a local restaurant where you will enjoy Egyptian food and then drive to complete your Cairo day tours by dropping you by the old wall of Cairo and old gates
Then walk around the largest Islamic open museum all over the world, which is called El-Moezz street, where you can see a huge number of old mosques and schools
Extend your walk to the old market (Khan El-Khalily), where you will find the old-style coffee shops and small bazaars selling everything related to Egyptian culture.
What's Included
What's Excluded
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Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
| Adult | |
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| 1 to 10 | /person |
| Child | |
| 1 to 10 | /person |
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This is a private tour |
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