8-Hour Cairo Landmarks Tour with Museum, Citadel and Khan el-Khalili

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 Admire the Tutankhamon treasures at the Egyptian Museum
• 02 Visit the magnificent Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha in the Citadel of Saladin
• 03 Browse silver, gold, perfumes, leather, and antiques at Khan el-Khalili Bazaar
• 04 Enjoy a full-day introduction to Cairo's history, architecture, and local shopping

Explore Cairo's highlights on a full-day tour that combines history, architecture, and local shopping. Visit the Egyptian Museum, home to a rare collection of 250,000 artefacts dating back 5,000 years, including treasures from Tutankhamon. Continue to the Citadel of Saladin to see the magnificent Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha, then roam the Khan el-Khalili Bazaar, known for silver, gold, perfumes, leather, antiques, and more.

Visit the Egyptian Museum, home to a rare collection of 250,000 artefacts dating back 5,000 years, including treasures from Tutankhamon.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 8 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access No

City Cairo

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1

Day 01

Egyptian Museum, Citadel, and Khan el-Khalili Bazaar

• Meet your tour guide and get picked up from your hotel lobby at 8:00 a.m.
• Transfer to the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities to explore some of the most precious items of Egyptian art in the world. Spend about 3 hours discovering its remarkable collection.
• Continue to the Citadel and visit the Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali Pasha. Spend around 1 hour and 30 minutes at this magnificent site.
• Have lunch at a local restaurant between these visits. A full meal is provided for each person, excluding beverages. Lunch lasts about 1 hour.
• Explore the Khan El Khalili Bazaar, where numerous shops in this district are known for trading fine brassware, copper, perfumes, leather, silver, gold, antiques, and much more. Spend about 1 hour here.
• End your tour and return to your hotel.

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

• Pick-up and drop-off transfers from and to customers' locations in Cairo
• Entry fees
• Expert tour guide
• Lunch at a local restaurant
• All service taxes
• The snack bag includes a bottle of water, a can of Pepsi, chips, and cake
• All transfers by private A/C vehicle (newest model)

What's Not Included

• Personal items
• Tipping
• Drinks during the tour

What to bring

• Cap
• Water
• Sunglasses
• Sunscreen
• Sneakers
• Student ID for a cheap entry ticket

Know before you go

• The Egyptian Museum exhibits a rare collection of over 250,000 genuine artifacts dating back as far as 5,000 years, including an exclusive exhibit dedicated to Tutankhamon - a group of treasures, gold, and jewellery that were buried in his tomb for over 3,500 years before being discovered in the 1920s, when his tomb was excavated.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

Cairo, Egypt

Tour start

Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt

Tour ends at the same location as the start point.