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8-Hour Cairo Museum and Bazaar Tour with Citadel and Mosque

8 Hours Round trip from Cairo Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Discover Tutankhamun's treasures at the Egyptian Museum
  • 02 Visit the Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque inside the Citadel of Salah El Din
  • 03 Explore Khan El Khalili, Cairo's famous old bazaar
  • 04 See one of the world's largest collections of Egyptian antiquities

Start this 8-hour excursion in Cairo with a visit to the Egyptian Museum, home to the world's largest collection of Egyptian antiquities, including Tutankhamun's treasures. Continue to the beautiful Citadel of Salah El Din to see the Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque. End your tour in Islamic Cairo with time to explore Khan El Khalili, Cairo's famous old bazaar.

Start this 8-hour excursion in Cairo with a visit to the Egyptian Museum, home to the world's largest collection of Egyptian antiquities, including Tutankhamun's treasures.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 8 Hours
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
City Sunnyvale
Languages English, Italian, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

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Day 01

Cairo Museum, Citadel and Khan El Khalili Tour

  • Meet your tour guide at your hotel in Cairo to begin your tour.
  • Visit the Egyptian Museum, which features artifacts from the Pharaonic period. The museum displays a rare collection spanning 5,000 years of art and is considered the largest and most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world. More than 250,000 remarkable artifacts are presented, including an exhibit dedicated to Tutankhamun's collection of treasures, gold, and jewellery, which remained enclosed in his tomb for over 3,500 years before being discovered in the 1920s during the excavation.
  • Then, proceed to visit the Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque inside the Citadel of Salah El Din.
  • Continue driving to the area of Islamic Cairo, where you will be able to explore Khan El Khalili, Cairo's old bazaar. The shops in this district are known for fine brassware, copper, perfumes, leather, silver, gold, and antiques.
  • Later, transfer back to your hotel.
Egyptian Museum galleries, Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque, Citadel of Salah El Din, Khan El Khalili alleys

Where this trip takes you

Egyptian Museum galleries, Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque, Citadel of Salah El Din, Khan El Khalili alleys

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Cairo 1 city · 8 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
  • Pick-up services from your hotel and return
  • Private Egyptologist guide speaking all languages
  • Entrance fees to all the mentioned sites
  • Lunch served in a local restaurant
  • Bottled water during your trip
  • All taxes and service charges

What's Not Included

  • Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary
  • Tipping

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Cairo, Egypt
Tour start
Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 8 hours finish where they began, in Cairo.

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