Full-day religious tour to the highlights of Old Cairo
Highlights
Cairo
religious, historical, sightseeing
Private Tour
1 Day
Easy
English
Description
Experience the Islamic and Christian culture on this day trip to Old Cairo. Visit the historical mosques, Christian sites of Abu-Sergah, St. Barbara and the Hanging Church. Explore the old Jewish synagogue – Ben Ezra Synagogue and stroll through the El Moez Le Din Allah Street.
Itinerary
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Day in Cairo
- Your tour guide will pick you up at 8:00 am from your hotel to visit Old Cairo that is known as Christian Coptic Cairo, which is among the most significant locations visited by the Holy Family where the spiritual impact of their presence is most felt; However, their stay was brief, for the Governor of what was then Fustat, enraged by the tumbling down of idols at Jesus’ approach, sought to kill the Child. But they took shelter from his wrath in a cave above which, in later years, the Church of Abu Serga (St Sergius) was built. This, and the whole area of the Fort of Babylon, is a pilgrimage destination for the Egyptians and Christians from around the world. An air of piety and devotion pervades the whole district there.
- Visit and enter the Church of Abu-Sergah and St. Barbara, the Hanging Church, and the old Jewish synagogue – Ben Ezra Synagogue.
- Take your delicious lunch and 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, the eloquent witness for historical Cairo with the 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, the Dome, Hospital & School of Qalawoon etc.
- Return to your hotel.
Meals: Lunch at a local restaurant.
What's Included
What's Excluded
Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
| Adult | |
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| 1 to 1 | /person |
| 2 to 3 | /person |
| 4 to 10 | /person |
| Child | |
| 1 to 10 | /person |
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This is a private tour |
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