8-Hour Cairo Museum and Bazaar Tour with Citadel and Mosque

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 Visit the Egyptian Museum and see treasures from Tutankhamun's tomb
• 02 Explore the Citadel of Salah El Din and the Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque
• 03 Browse Khan El Khalili, Cairo's old bazaar, known for brassware, perfumes, and antiques
• 04 Discover one of the world's largest collections of Egyptian antiquities

Discover Cairo's rich history on this full-day tour to three of the city's most iconic sites. Visit the Egyptian Museum, home to one of the world's largest collections of Egyptian antiquities, including treasures from Tutankhamun's tomb. Continue to the Citadel of Salah El Din and the Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque, then explore Khan El Khalili, Cairo's old bazaar, famed for its brassware, copper, perfumes, leather, silver, gold, and antiques.

Visit the Egyptian Museum, home to one of the world's largest collections of Egyptian antiquities, including treasures from Tutankhamun's tomb.

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 Arabic, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

1

Day 01

Egyptian Museum, Citadel of Salah El Din and Khan El Khalili

• Your representative will pick you up from the hotel to visit the exciting Egyptian Museum, which features artifacts from the Pharaonic period. The museum displays a rare collection spanning 5,000 years of art and is considered the world's largest and most precious collection of Egyptian art. More than 250,000 remarkable artifacts are presented, including an exhibit dedicated to Tutankhamun's treasures, gold, and jewellery, which remained enclosed in his tomb for over 3,500 years before being discovered in the 1920s during excavation. Then proceed to visit the Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque inside the Citadel of Salah El Din.
• Continue driving to the area of Islamic Cairo, where you can explore Khan El Khalili, Cairo's old bazaar. Shops in this district are legendary for fine brassware, copper, perfumes, leather, silver, gold, antiques, and more.
• Later, you will be transferred back to your hotel.

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

• Pick-up and return service to your hotel
• All transfers by modern, air-conditioned vehicle
• Private Egyptologist guide speaking all languages
• Entrance fees to all the mentioned sites
• Bottled water during your trip
• All service charges and taxes

What's Not Included

• Personal expenses
• Optional activities
• Tipping

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

Cairo, Egypt

Tour start

Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt

Tour ends at the same location as the start point.