We offer a complimentary visit to Coptic Cairo to Discover the historical treasures of the Coptic Christian community on this 2-hours private tour of Coptic Cairo. Travel into this captivating neighborhood, also known as Old Cairo, with your private guide, and visit a medley of early, icon-adorned churches, including the Coptic Museum, Hanging Church and Abu Serga, where the holy family is said to have found refuge. Learn about Egypt’s rich Coptic heritage, and visit the Coptic Museum, a treasure trove of ancient artifacts that tell the story of this Christian community, one of the world’s oldest. Our guide will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo or Giza by our private vehicle then transfer to visit The museum in a privet tour
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Hotel pickup and drop-off
✔ Private tour
✔ In-vehicle air conditioning
✔ Transport by air-conditioned minivan
✔ Qualified Egyptologist guide
✖ Entrance fees 200 EGP per person
Pickup Locations
1. Cairo Marriott Hotel & Omar Khayyam Casino
2. Ultra Loaloa Nile Maadi Hotel
3. Hilton Cairo Zamalek Residences
4. Hilton Cairo Grand Nile
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. Flamenco Hotel Cairo
Additional Info: Centrally located Cairo and Giza hotels
Itinerary
1
National Museum Of Egyptian Civilization NEMC
National Museum of Egyptian Civilization NEMC The permanent collection is divided into two separate regions, one chronological the other thematic. The chronological areas will be the following: Archaic, Pharaonic, Greco-Roman, Coptic, Medieval, Islamic, modern and contemporary. The thematic areas will be the following: Dawn of Civilization, The Nile, Writing, State and Society, Material Culture, Beliefs and Thinking and the Gallery of Royal Mummies. UNESCO provided technical help to the museum. The collections was taken from other Egyptian museums such as the Egyptian Museum, the Coptic Museum, the Museum of Islamic Art, the Manial Palace and Museum in Cairo, and the Royal Jewelry Museum in Alexandria. On 3 April 2021, the museum was officially opened, right before the moving of 22 mummies, including 18 kings and four queens, from the Egyptian Museum in an event termed the Pharaohs' Golden Parade.
Duration: 2 hours
2
Church of St. Sergius and Bacchus
Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church is traditionally believed to have been built on the spot where the Holy Family, Joseph, Mary and the infant Jesus Christ, rested at the end of their journey into Egypt. They may have lived here while Joseph worked at the fortress. The church is of significant historical importance, and in fact, it is where many patriarchs of the Coptic Church were elected
Duration: 60 minutes
3
The Coptic Museum
The Coptic Museum At the end of the tour you will visit the fascinating Coptic Museum, which is located in an area of great historical importance within the precinct of the Babylon Fort. Occupying over 8,000 sq meters the museum features almost 16,000 objects of importance to the Copts of Egypt
Duration: 45 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
