8-Hour Islamic and Coptic Cairo Tour with Egyptian Museum

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 Check out the historical artifacts and antiquities at the Egyptian Museum
• 02 Pay a respectful visit to the Citadel of Salah El-Din
• 03 Offer your prayers at the Mosque of Muhammad Ali
• 04 Visit the Ben Ezra Synagogue and the Hanging Church

Sign up for an incredible tour of Cairo to explore the Egyptian capital's Islamic and Coptic areas. Visit the Egyptian Museum, home to a vast collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts, then continue to the Citadel of Salah El Din and the Mohamed Ali Mosque. The tour also takes you to Cairo's famous religious complexes, including the Ben Ezra Synagogue and the Hanging Church.

Visit the Egyptian Museum, which houses more than 250,000 pieces and displays a rare collection of Egyptian art spanning over 5,000 years.

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 Not applicable

City Cairo

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1

Day 01

Coptic and Islamic Cairo Highlights Tour

• Connect with your tour guide, who will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo and start the tour.
• Visit the Egyptian Museum, which houses more than 250,000 pieces and displays a rare collection of Egyptian art spanning over 5,000 years. It also includes the Tutankhamen room, featuring treasures, jewellery, and gold that were enclosed in his tomb for over 3,500 years before its discovery in 1920 during the excavation.
• After that, move on to visit the Citadel of Salah El Din, which was constructed by Salah El Din on the Moqattam Hills in 1183 AD to defend Cairo from the armies of the Crusaders.
• Then, head to the Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque, designed by the architect Yousif Boushnaq, a Turkish man who came specially from Istanbul to build this great mosque for Mohamed Ali, the ruler of Egypt from 1805 to 1849, who ruled for over 45 years.
• Next, move to Coptic Cairo to see the Hanging Church, Ben Ezra Synagogue, Church of St. Barbara, and the Church of Abu Serga.
• Later, return to your hotel in Cairo to conclude the tour.

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

• Pick-up services from your hotel and return
• All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
• Private English-speaking Egyptologist guide
• Entrance fees to all the mentioned sites
• Lunch at a good-quality local restaurant in Cairo
• Bottled water on board the vehicle during the tour
• Shopping tours in Cairo
• All taxes and service charges

What's Not Included

• Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary
• Tipping

Know before you go

• The duration of the tour is approximately 7-8 hours.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

Cairo, Egypt

Tour start

Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt

Tour ends at the same location as the start point.