The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Citadel, & Coptic Cairo
- Schedule: Everyday
- Destination: Cairo
- Pick up location , Return:Your hotel in Cairo Or Giza
- Duration: 8 hours
Overview
Admire artifacts from Ancient Egypt by visiting the Museum of Egyptian Museum Antiquities. Then visit Salah El Din Citadel, constructed in 1183 AD, and Mohamed Ali Mosque, built inside the castle in the 19th century. Tour Old Cairo, the site of a city that pre-dated Cairo with many historic churches and a Roman fort.
Itinerary
First, with our Representative, you will take a wonderful tour to discover the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities. Although many of the original exhibits can now be found in the New Grand Egyptian Museum, this “old” Museum still contains a very large number of objects from all ancient Egyptian dynasties that are well worth seeing.
After completing the visit to the Egyptian Museum, you will pass by Tahrir Square, where the Egyptian revolution began in 2011 Then we move to visit the Saladin Castle, which is a defensive fortress dating back to the Middle Ages and was built by Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi to protect Cairo against any attacks from the Crusaders. It was built of limestone. We will enjoy visiting the high defensive walls and huge defensive towers. Inside the castle there is the most important mosque in Egypt And the Islamic world, which is the Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha, which was built between 1830 and 1840. It is built with very pure marble, and that is why it is called the Alabaster Mosque. Then we take beautiful souvenir photos in the panorama area and then return to the hotel Lunch is included in between visits at Local Restaurant then
a wonderful tour to visit Old Cairo, known as Coptic Christian Cairo, which is among the most important sites visited by the Holy Family. First we will start our trip by visiting the famous Babylon Fortress, which dates back to the first century AD, then visit and enter the Church of Abu Serga, Saint Barbara, the Hanging Church, the ancient Jewish temple – and the Temple of Ben Ezra
Included
- Entry Fees.
- Expert Tour guide.
- Lunch at Local restaurant.
- All Taxes Services.
- Snacks(Bottle of Water, Can of Pepsi, Chips & Cake).
- All Transfers by Private A/C Vehicle.
Excluded
- Personal Items.
- Tipping.
- any Optional Tours.
