Day 01
Coptic and Islamic Cairo Discovery
- Your tour begins at 8 am with a transfer from your hotel in Cairo, accompanied by our expert tour guide.
- Start your one-day tour in Old Cairo, known as Coptic Christian Cairo, one of the most important sites visited by the Holy Family, where the spiritual influence of their presence remains constant. Although their stay was short, the area became deeply significant. In the years that followed, the Abu Sirga Church was built. The whole area of the Fort of Babylon is a destination of pilgrimage not only for Egyptians but also for Christians from around the world. An air of piety and devotion pervades the entire district.
- You can also visit and enter the Church of Abu-Sergah and St. Barbara, the Hanging Church, and the old Jewish synagogue, the Ben Ezra Synagogue.
- After 2 hours exploring these historical religious sites, enjoy lunch at a local restaurant before continuing your day tour to Islamic Cairo, founded in 641 AD by the first Muslim leader, Amr Ibn Elas. There, you can visit and enter Amr Ibn Elas Mosque, which was built in 642 AD by the Muslim leader Amr Ibn Elas in the El Fustat area.
- Continue your day with a visit to the largest mosque in Cairo, El Sultan Hassan Mosque, also known as Madrasa El Sultan Hassan, founded by Sultan Hassan in 1356 AD.
- Next, visit another famous mosque, Al-Rifa'i Mosque. The building stands opposite the Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan, which dates from around 1361 and was architecturally conceived to complement the older structure. This formed part of a vast campaign by the 19th-century rulers of Egypt to associate themselves with the perceived glory of earlier periods in Egypt's Islamic history and to modernize the city.
- Then visit the Citadel of Cairo, where you can see the most famous mosque in Cairo, Mohamed Ali's Mosque, known as the Alabaster Mosque.
- Your tour ends with drop-off at your hotel.
