Egyptian Museum, Citadel and Islamic Cairo Tour
Get picked up by your tour guide from your hotel.
Enjoy an excursion to visit the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, known commonly as the Egyptian Museum.
Transfer to the Citadel of Salah El-din, where you will see views over all of Cairo. You will also visit the Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque, considered the largest mosque built at the beginning of the 19th century by the ruler of Egypt (1805-1849), who ruled Egypt for over 45 years. It was built in Turkish style.
Before extending your trip, you will be served a warm, delightful lunch meal at a high-quality restaurant.
After lunch, proceed on an excursion to the important mosques and high places of worship for the Islamic faith in Cairo. With 80 per cent of its population being Muslim, Cairo is home to amazing architecture showcased on this Islamic Cairo tour.
Appreciate the Islamic Cairo tour with its artistic mosques built for worship.
See how Muslims gather in these mosques to show their spiritual devotion.
Continue to explore El Azhar and have the chance to visit and enjoy the first Islamic University.
Next is a mosque in Bab Zuweila, the Al Mouayyed Mosque. Badr Al Dein Al Gamal supervised the construction of the mosque.
Then walk the road to another Islamic mosque, the Al Hussein Mosque, and the unique Islamic house Beit El Sehimy.
The trip continues to a Fatimid mosque, the Al Hakam Mosque.
Before the Islamic Cairo tour is over, make a final stop at the beautiful Bab al Fetouh and Bab Al Nasr, whose construction was supervised by Gawhar El Sakaly.
Transfer back to your hotel.
End of the tour.
