Day 01
Abdeen Palace, Nasr City Memorial and El-Moez Street
- At 18:00, pick up from your hotel in Cairo or Giza by your tour guide to start your tour.
- Visit Abdeen Palace, a rare historical masterpiece that has been transformed into a museum reflecting the luxury of the palace and the important events it witnessed from the royal era until the July 1952 Revolution. It is one of the most important and famous palaces built during the rule of the family of Muhammad Ali Pasha in Egypt from 1872 to 1952.
- Proceed to the Monument of the Unknown Soldier in Nasr City, a monument built in the shape of a pyramid in Cairo and located in the suburb of Nasr. It was designed by the Egyptian artist Sami Rafie and built by order of the late Egyptian President Anwar Sadat to commemorate the Egyptians who lost their lives in the War of Attrition and the October 1973 War. The same site was chosen to bury President Sadat after his assassination in October 1981.
- Head to Al-Fishawi Cafe, one of Cairo's famous cafes in the Al-Azhar district and one of the oldest coffee shops in the city, dating back to 1797. Thanks to the Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz, the cafe became especially famous and glamorous. It witnessed many of the first drafts of his novels and served as a living meeting place for friends, writers, artists, and lovers.
- Stroll through El-Moez Street, which represents the heart of the old city of Cairo and was developed into an open museum of architecture and Islamic monuments, including Barqouq Mosque and School in Nahassen, El Aqmar Mosque, the Mosque of El Saleh Tale, the Blue Mosque, and the Dome, Hospital, and School of Qalawoon. The street extends from Bab El Fottoh in the north to Bab Zuwaila in the south and is one of Cairo's largest open Islamic museums. It has been recognized as one of the largest collections of medieval architectural treasures in the Islamic world.
