Day 01
Old Cairo Churches, Citadel, and El Moez Street
- Your tour guide will pick you up at 8:00 am from your hotel to visit Old Cairo, known as Christian Coptic Cairo. It is among the most significant locations visited by the Holy Family, where the spiritual impact of their presence is deeply felt. However, their stay was brief, 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, along with the whole area of the Fort of Babylon, is a pilgrimage destination for Egyptians and Christians from around the world. An air of piety and devotion pervades the whole district.
- Visit and enter the Church of Abu-Sergah and St. Barbara, the Hanging Church, and the old Jewish synagogue - Ben Ezra Synagogue.
- Enjoy your delicious lunch, then continue to visit the Citadel of Cairo, where you can see the most famous mosque in Cairo, Mohamed Ali's Mosque, known as the Alabaster Mosque.
- Proceed to one of the oldest streets in Egypt, El Moez Le Din Allah Street, an eloquent witness to historic Cairo, with various monuments spread along both sides of the street, such as Bab El Fetouh and Bab El Nasr.
- Move towards the northern side of the city, in El Darb El Asfar, the most ancient quarter of Islamic Cairo monuments, where you visit Barqouq Mosque & School in Nahassen, El Aqmar Mosque, the Mosque of El Saleh Tala, the Blue Mosque, and the Dome, Hospital & School of Qalawoon.
- Return to your hotel.
Meals: Lunch at a local restaurant.
