Day 01
Cairo Museum, Citadel, and Old Cairo Tour
- Start at 8:00 am with pickup from your hotel in Cairo or Giza by your Egypt tour guide.
- Visit the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities. It displays the most significant and precious items of Egyptian art in the world, with a rare collection of over 250,000 genuine artifacts dating back as far as 5000 years. It also includes an exclusive exhibit dedicated to Tutankhamun - a collection of treasures, gold, and jewellery that were buried in his tomb for over 3,500 years before being discovered in 1920 during the excavation of his tomb.
- Explore the Citadel of Cairo, where you will visit the Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali Pasha. Lunch is included between visits at a local restaurant as a full meal for each person, but beverages are not included.
- Proceed to Old Cairo, also known as Christian Coptic Cairo, one of the most important places visited by the Holy Family, where the spiritual impact of their presence is still deeply felt. Their stay was brief, however, as the Governor of what was then Fustat, enraged by the tumbling down of idols at Jesus' approach, sought to kill the child. They took shelter from his wrath in a cave above which, in later years, the Church of Abu Serga (St. Sergius) was built. This area, together with the Fort of Babylon, is a pilgrimage destination not only for Egyptians but also for Christians from around the world. An air of piety and devotion pervades the whole district.
- You will also be able to visit and enter the Church of Abu-Sergah and St. Barbara, the Hanging Church, and the old Jewish synagogue - Ben Ezra Synagogue.
