Learn about the three faiths that shaped medieval Cairo with visits to a church, synagogue, and mosque. Visit Cairo’s religious landmarks on a full-day tour to the city’s most important Coptic, Islamic and Jewish places. Discover how the Christian Holy Family took shelter on the site of Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church, explore the Church of Saint Barbara, and see the gilded icons that adorn the Hanging Church. Enter a synagogue built where baby Moses was found. Enjoy visiting the largest citadel in the world and walk into the Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali. Have a chance to visit the brilliant Islamic monument Sultan Hassan Madrasa. With door-to-door transport by an air-conditioned car and lunch at a local restaurant included but beverages are not included.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Lunch at a local restaurant.
✔ Pickup service from your Hotel by a private A/C. vehicle and return.
✔ Bottle of water during the tour..
✔ Professional English speaking Egyptology Tour guide.
✖ Any Extras not mentioned in the itinerary.
✖ Beverages during the lunch-time.
✖ Entrance fees to the mentioned sightseeing.
✖ Tipping to the guide and driver.
Pickup Locations
1. Gardenia Pyramids view inn
2. Pyramids Island
3. Vg Hotel
4. Kemet Pyramids Inn
5. City Inn Alshwarbi Hotels
6. Joanna Camp
7. The Location Hotel
8. King Tout Hotel Pyramed View
9. Jana Pyramids View in 3
10. Golden Palace Down Town
11. Pharaonic Pyramids Inn
12. DeJoya Hotel
13. Pyramids Sun Land Veiw
14. Cairo City Center Dreamers Hotel & Suits
15. Regency Hotel
16. Amigo Pyramids View Inn
17. Pyramids Plateau View
18. Kemet Boutique Hotel
19. Saray Pyramids & Museum View Hotel
20. Amoon Ra Pyramids View
Additional Info: All Hotels, or Rental Apartments in Cairo or Giza.
Itinerary
1
Coptic Cairo
Egypt Gift Tours Egyptology guide will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo or Giza on time. Drive to Old Cairo that is also known as Christian Coptic Cairo which is among the most important locations visited by the Holy Family; where the spiritual impact of their presence is still felt. The first stop will be the Hanging Church, named for its location above a gatehouse of Babylon Fortress, which is one of the oldest churches in the world. Then you will get inside the Synagogue of Ben Ezra, where you will know more about the birth of Moses and Hebrew Culture and tradition. Enter the Church of Abu Sergah (St. Sergious), the whole area of the Fort of Babylon, a destination of pilgrimage not only for the Egyptians but for Christians from around the world. Also there you will have a chance to visit St. Barbara Church.
Duration: 2 hours
2
Mosque of Amr Ibn Al-As
Then we continue our day tour to Islamic Cairo that was founded in 641 A.D by the First Muslim leader Amr Ibn Elas. Over there in Islamic Cairo you will be able to visit and enter some of the mosques such as ; Amr Ibn Elaas Mosque, which is the very first mosque built in Egypt.
Enjoy an amazing tour inside one of the largest mosques in Egypt (Sultan Hassan Mosque).
Duration: 40 minutes
3
Cairo Citadel
Continue towards the Citadel of Salah El Din, built on famous hill Al Moqattam in Cairo, that was constructed for military purposes, for protecting Cairo from incoming threats. Since then, it became a residence of the king of Egypt for many centuries. Step inside the beautiful Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali; built inside the castle in the 19th century. Take special photos from the Citadel panorama. Political event called "Massacre of the Citadel" happened in the Citadel in 1811, where Mohamed Ali, the ruler of Egypt (1805-1849) murdered Mameluke leaders in Qaser El Gawhara palace, and it's not currently opened for visits.
Finally you will be transferred back to your hotel in Cairo or Giza.
Duration: 2 hours
Additional info
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• All Hotels in Cairo Or Giza.
