private Day Tour to Coptic and Islamic Cairo

Cairo, Egypt
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Duration4h 40m
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesGerman, English, Italian, French, Spanish
Private tourOnly your group will participate
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

This full day private guided tour will take you to various Islamic and Christian sites in Cairo. Learn about Egypt's Christian history and discover Church of Abu Serga (St. Sergious) and Fort of Babylon. Visit St. Barbara, the hanging church and old Jewish Synagogue -Ben Ezra . Tour Islamic Cairo and pay a visit to Amr Ibn Elas Mosque, Ibn Tulun Mosque and the stunning Salah El Din Citadel. Step inside the beautiful Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali; built inside the castle in the 19th century. Take special photos from the Citadel panorama. With door-to-door transport by an air-conditioned car and lunch at a local restaurant included but beverages are not included.

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Transportation and Guide

Transportation and Guide only: This pricing is for private transportation and an Egyptologist tour guide.
Pickup included

transportation

transportation
Pickup included

guide+fees+lunch+transport

guide+fees+lunch+transport
Pickup included

What's included

  • Bottled water
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • sightseeing entrance fees 40 usd per person
  • lunch is 10 usd per person
  • motor boat ride on river Nile is 15 usd per person
  • any language but guide is 35 usd extra
  • tour guide & driver tipping

What to expect

  1. Cairo
    20m
    We will pick up you from your location with our egyptologist then drive you directly to the Amazing sightseeing
  2. The Hanging Church
    1h 30m · Admission ticket not included
    Visit the Hangin Church in Cairo.
    The church dates from the 9th century, but the site is thought to have first

    been occupied by the church as early as the 3rd century AD, making it one oldest

    Christian religious site in Egypt. also considered to be the most beautiful.

    of the old churches in the area, although a 19th-century portico built onto the

    front of the church obscures some of this beauty. Inside the portico through
    the 13th-century facade of the church is still visible.
  3. Church of St. Sergius and Bacchus
    1h 30m · Admission ticket not included
    Deeper into Coptic Cairo there are several other older churches, including the Church of St. Sergius, which dates from the 5th century and was supposedly built upon the site of a crypt where the Holy Family (Jesus, Mary, and Joseph) to shelter during their time in Egypt.
  4. Mosque of Muhammad Ali
    1h · Admission ticket not included
    This mosque was built for praying and for Mohamed Ali to be buried. Mohamed Ali is buried in the tomb on the southeast side of Beit Al Salah, to the right-hand side of the entrance leading to the main section.
  5. Cairo
    20m
    After your day tours are finished, we will transport you ack to your hotel in Cairo.

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

Be picked up from the hotel pick-up is offered for this tour. Note: if you are booking within 24 hours of the tour/activity departure time, we cannot guarantee hotel pick-up. Once your purchase is complete, we will send you complete contact information (phone number, email address, etc.) for our local operator to organize pick-up arrangements.

Additional information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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