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Full-Day Cairo Highlights Tour with Museum, Citadel and Coptic Cairo

1 Day Round trip from Cairo Easy pace

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Explore the Egyptian Museum and its vast collection of ancient artefacts
02 Walk around the Citadel of Saladin in Islamic Cairo
03 Admire the grand Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque from the Ottoman era
04 Visit Coptic Cairo's Hanging Church, Saint Sergius and Saint Bacchus Church, and Ben Ezra Synagogue
05 Shop in the famous Khan El Khalili Market

See the highlights of Cairo on a full-day tour that takes you from the Egyptian Museum to Islamic Cairo and Coptic Cairo. Discover ancient artefacts and well-preserved mummies, walk around the Citadel, and marvel at the grand Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque. Browse the bustling Khan El Khalili Market, then visit the Hanging Church, Saint Sergius and Saint Bacchus Church, the Ben Ezra Synagogue, the Church of St. Barbara, and the Church of Abu Serga.

Visit the Egyptian Museum, which houses over 250,000 artefacts spanning 5,000 years of history.

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What this trip includes

Duration 1 Day

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access No

City Cairo

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Cairo Museum, Citadel, Khan El Khalili and Coptic Cairo

Meet your tour guide at your hotel in Cairo and begin the tour.
Visit the Egyptian Museum, which houses over 250,000 artefacts spanning 5,000 years of history. It also has a massive exhibit honouring King Tutankhamen, including much of his gold and jewellery, which was not discovered until the 1920s.
Travel to Islamic Cairo, walk around the Citadel, and check out its various monuments.
Visit the grand Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque, built during the Ottoman Empire, and admire its unique architecture.
Go shopping at the famous Khan El Khalili Market.
Head to Coptic Cairo to visit the Hanging Church, Saint Sergius and Saint Bacchus Coptic Orthodox Churches, and the Ben Ezra Synagogue, where baby Moses was found. You will also visit the Church of St. Barbara and the Church of Abu Serga.
Travel back to your hotel after the tour.