Day 01
Cairo Landmarks, Al-Moez Street and Al Azhar Park
- 6:00 pm: Pick up from your hotel in Cairo or Giza to begin your tour.
- Visit Abdeen Palace, one of Egypt's most famous palaces, which witnessed many events from the royal era until the emergence of modern Cairo.
- Abdeen Palace is a rare historical masterpiece that has been turned into a museum. The museum reflects the palace's luxury and the critical events it witnessed from the royal era until the July 1952 Revolution.
- It is one of the most essential and famous palaces built during the rule of the family of Muhammad Ali Pasha in Egypt, and it served as the seat of government from 1872 until 1952.
- Continue to the Monument to the Unknown Soldier in Nasr City, a pyramid-shaped monument in Cairo located in the suburb of Nasr City.
- It was designed by the Egyptian artist Sami Rafie and built by order of the late Egyptian President Anwar Sadat to commemorate the Egyptians who lost their lives in the War of Attrition and the October 1973 War.
- The exact site was later chosen as the burial place of President Sadat after his assassination in October 1981.
- Then visit Al-Fishawi Cafe, one of Cairo's famous cafes, located in the Al-Azhar district. It is one of the oldest coffee shops in Cairo, dating back to 1797.
- The cafe became famous and glamorous thanks to the Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz, for whom Al-Fishawi was a favourite place. The cafe witnessed many of the first drafts of his novels and served as a living meeting place for friends, writers, artists, lovers, and ordinary people.
- Continue to Al-Moez Street, which represents the heart of Old Cairo and was developed as an open museum of architecture and Islamic monuments, including Barqouq Mosque and School in Nahassen, El Aqmar Mosque, the Mosque of El Saleh Talae, the Blue Mosque, and the dome, hospital, and school of Qalawoon.
- The street extends from Bab El Fottoh in the north to Bab Zuwaila in the south and is one of Cairo's largest open Islamic museums.
- It has been recognised as one of the largest collections of medieval architectural treasures in the Islamic world.
- End the tour at Al Azhar Park, one of the largest gardens in Greater Cairo and one of the most beautiful gardens in the world, covering an area of 80 acres.
- The project was announced in 1984 and opened to visitors in 2005. It took more than seven years to complete and cost more than 100 million pounds, funded by the Aga Khan Foundation for Islamic Architecture.
- Dinner at Studio Masr restaurant offers a panoramic view of Cairo City.
