Egypt · City Tours

FULL DAY TOUR TO EGYPTIAN MUSEUM , CITADEL AND OLD CAIRO

8 Hours Round trip from Pickup service provided in Cairo. Easy pace

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Visit the Egyptian Museum with an Egyptologist guide
02 See treasures linked to King Tutankhamen
03 Explore the Citadel of Saladin and Mohamed Ali Mosque
04 Discover the historic atmosphere of Old Cairo
05 Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant in Cairo
06 Travel by private air-conditioned vehicle
07 Hotel pickup and drop-off included

Discover some of Cairo’s most important historic and cultural landmarks on this full-day guided tour. Visit the world-famous Egyptian Museum to explore its vast collection of ancient artefacts, including treasures associated with King Tutankhamen, then continue to the Citadel of Saladin and the Mosque of Mohamed Ali for a deeper look into Egypt’s Islamic heritage.

Your day also includes time in Old Cairo, where layers of religious and architectural history come together, along with lunch at a local restaurant. With hotel pickup and drop-off, private transportation, and an Egyptologist guide included, this is a convenient way to experience several of the city’s highlights in one day.

Discover some of Cairo’s most important historic and cultural landmarks on this full-day guided tour.

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What this trip includes

Duration 8 Hours

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

City Cairo

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Egyptian Museum

After a hotel pick-up, your Egyptologist guide will lead you to the Egyptian Museum. It was built at 1901 in down town Cairo, by Khedive Abbas Helmi II, and at the façade of the museum he left the first two initials of his name A&H to remind us of this history. With the help of great Egyptologists, Petri, Marriete, Maspero, this museum became one of the largest museums in the world, with a collection of more than 120 thousand pieces.

It overlooks a very famous square, originally was called "Ismaileya" square, then the name was changed to "Al Tahrir Square", means the Liberation Square which witnessed the Egyptian revolution at 25th January 2011, and its second wave at 30th June 2013. It has 2 floors, in the first floor the artefacts are organized in a chronological order, the second floor has the marvellous collection of King Tutankhamen including his jewelery, coffin, and his famous mask.

The Citadel of Saladin & the Mosque of Mohamed Ali

You will then move on to The Citadel of Saladin & the Mosque of Mohamed Ali. Near the End of the Fatimid Caliphate (969 – 1178 CE), the Muslim ruler of Damascus struggled with the Crusaders over the Holy Lands & Jerusalem, so he sent one of his followers, Saladin, to control Egypt and to put an end to the Fatimid Caliphate, and to restore Egypt back to the Sunni doctrine of Islam.

Saladin managed to do this, he became the Caliph himself (1174 CE), and decided to build a Citadel "fortress" to defend Cairo against any potential attacks by the Crusaders. The Citadel became the seat of the government for a very long time, until another Egyptian King, "Mohamed Ali", decided to build a mosque and a mausoleum for himself, at (1831 CE), he was the founder of the last Royal Dynasty Egypt had, ending with the expulsion of his last descendant, the famous "King Farouk" (1952 CE). In Old Cairo, all religions are intersected, making this place a very interesting place to visit.

Lunch will be served in one of old Cairo restaurants. At the end of the tour, you will be transferred back to you hotel.

The route