Enjoy a personalized and tailor-made tour with a private Egyptologist guide, driver, tour will be tailored just for you and will suit your needs and your budget.
Avoid the crowds with your own private guide & private vehicle during your tour to the Citadel.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Private transportation
✔ Hotel pickup and drop-off
✔ Bottled water
✔ In-vehicle air conditioning
✔ Qualified Egyptologist guide
✖ Entrance fee for Cairo Citadel - 450 EGP per person
✖ Lunch
✖ Gratuities
Pickup Locations
1. Cairo Marriott Hotel & Omar Khayyam Casino
2. Ultra Loaloa Nile Maadi Hotel
3. Hilton Cairo Zamalek Residences
4. Grand Nile Tower
5. Helio Cairo Hotel
6. Royal Marshal Hotel
7. Regency Hotel
8. JW Marriott Hotel Cairo
9. Gulf Tower
10. Logistic City Stars Hotel
11. Al Maghraby
12. Makram Ebeid Apartment
13. Triumph Luxury Hotel
14. Cairo Hotel
15. Novotel Cairo Airport
16. Golden Tulip Flamenco Hotel Flamenco Cairo
17. New Aleegiance Hotel
18. Nile Sky Suites Hotel
19. Grand Nile Plaza
20. Victory Of Downtown Hotel
Additional Info: We pick up all travelers wherever they are in Cairo or Giza. WhatsApp mobile number is highly recommended.
Itinerary
1
Cairo Citadel
The Citadel of Cairo or Citadel of Saladin is a medieval Islamic-era fortification in Cairo, Egypt, built by Salah ad-Din (Saladin) and further developed by subsequent Egyptian rulers. It was the seat of government in Egypt and the residence of its rulers for nearly 700 years from the 13th to the 19th centuries. Its location on a promontory of the Mokattam hills near the center of Cairo commands a strategic position overlooking the city and dominating its skyline. At the time of its construction, it was among the most impressive and ambitious military fortification projects of its time. It is now a preserved historic site, including mosques and museums.
Duration: 2 hours
2
Mosque of Muhammad Ali
Mohamed Ali pasha mosque at citadel of Saladin,Cairo,Egypt. Also known as Alabaster mosque, because of the outer casing of the walls up to 13 meters high.
this mosque has been built by Mohamed Ali pasha the Turkish ruler in Egypt ( 1805- 1848 ). he built this mosque on honor of his son Tusson pasha, who died in early age. he start building the mosque 1825 and finish 1848.
The designer was Turkish architect Yousf Bushnaq, who designed the mosque in the same shape of the blue mosque in Istanbul Turkey.
The mosque divided for 2 parts, The atrium & the mosque. with its great dome ( 52 m. high ) and two great minarets ( 84 m. high ).
Duration: 30 minutes
Additional info
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
