Day 01
Nilometer, Manial Palace and Cairo Cemetery Tour
- Our guide will pick you up from your hotel to visit the Nilometer. It is an ancient instrument that was previously used to measure the water level of the Nile so that Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood. The Nilometer on Rhoda Island dates back to 861 AD and was built based on a design by Afraganus, a famous astronomer. The massive measuring stick had markings to indicate where the water level was at any given time.
- Visit the remarkable Manial Palace of Prince Mohamed Ali Pasha. It was designed in an elegant style that integrates European Art with many traditional Islamic architectural styles, creating inspired combinations in spatial design, architectural and interior decoration, and sumptuous materials. The residence compound consists of five separate and distinctively styled buildings.
- Proceed to the City of the Dead, or Cairo Cemetery, which contains a vast area of tombs and mausoleums, some dating back to Egypt's Islamic Conquest in 642 AD.
- Head to the river to board a felucca, a traditional sailboat, and have lunch on board.
- Transfer to the hotel afterwards.
