Visit Cairo’s religious landmarks on a private tour to the city’s most important Coptic, Islamic, and Jewish places. Learn 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 and eat lunch at a local restaurant; see Cairo’s most important mosques then take in sweeping views of the city from Saladin’s 15th-century citadel.
Discover important Islamic, Jewish, and Coptic sites of Cairo
Led by a qualified Egyptologist
See the Hanging Church, old Jewish synagogue, and Alabaster Mosque
Round-trip hotel transfers and local lunch included
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Hotel pickup and drop-off
✔ Private tour
✔ Professional Driver
✔ Qualified Egyptologist guide
✔ Transport by private vehicle
✖ Entry Fees (Optional)
✖ Lunch (Optional)
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. Blue Paradise Hotel
7. Downtown Apartment
8. Royal Marshal Hotel
9. Regency Hotel
10. Villa 55
11. JW Marriott Hotel Cairo
12. Gulf Tower
13. Logistic City Stars Hotel
14. Al Maghraby
15. Hotel Suisse
16. Makram Ebeid Apartment
17. Triumph Luxury Hotel
18. Cairo Hotel
19. Novotel Cairo Airport
20. Golden Tulip Flamenco Hotel Flamenco Cairo
Additional Info: Your hotel in Cairo Or Giza
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 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
Duration: 60 minutes
2
Hanging Church (El Muallaqa, Sitt Mariam, St Mary)
Saint Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church, also known as the Hanging Church, is one of the oldest churches in Egypt and the history of a church on this site dates to the third century. It belongs to the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria.
Duration: 60 minutes
3
Mosque and Madrasa of Sultan Hassan
The Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hassan is a monumental mosque and madrasa located in the historic district of Cairo, Egypt. It was built between 1356 and 1363 during the Bahri Mamluk period, commissioned by Sultan an-Nasir Hasan
Duration: 60 minutes
4
Church of St. Barbara
The Coptic Orthodox Church of St. Barbara is one of the many famous Coptic Orthodox parishes that can be found in the district of Coptic Cairo. The building is located on the eastern part of the Babylon Fortress and is one of the oldest buildings in Cairo, dating back to the 5th or 6th century AD
Duration: 60 minutes
5
Synagogue Ben Ezra
The Ben Ezra Synagogue, sometimes referred to as the El-Geniza Synagogue or the Synagogue of the Levantines, is situated in the Fustat part of Old Cairo, Egypt. According to local folklore, it is located on the site where baby Moses was found
Duration: 30 minutes
6
Al Rifai Mosque
Al-Rifa'i Mosque is located in Midan al-Qal'a, adjacent to the Cairo Citadel. Now, it is also the royal mausoleum of Muhammad Ali's family. The building is located opposite the Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan, which dates from around 1361, and was architecturally conceived as a complement to the older structure.
Duration: 60 minutes
7
Mosque of Muhammad Ali
The Great Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha or Alabaster Mosque is a mosque situated in the Citadel of Cairo in Egypt and was commissioned by Muhammad Ali Pasha between 1830 and 1848.
Duration: 60 minutes
8
Church of St. Sergius and Bacchus
Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church, also known as Abu Serga, in Coptic Cairo is one of the oldest Coptic churches in Egypt, dating back to the 4th century
Duration: 30 minutes
9
Tomb of Shah of Iran
The mosque served briefly as the resting place of Reza Shah Pahlavi of Iran, who died in exile in South Africa in 1944, and was returned to Iran after World War II. Part of the burial chamber is currently occupied by Reza Shah's son Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, who died in Cairo in 1980
Duration: 30 minutes
Additional info
• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
