Cultural Experience to Discover Coptic and Islamic Cairo

Cultural Experience to Discover Coptic and Islamic Cairo

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Cultural Experience to Discover Coptic and Islamic Cairo

Duration: 6 hours
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AUD 115.28

Highlights

Discover the holy sites of two ancient religions with a full-day tour of Cairo’s Coptic and Islamic landmarks. See the hanging church in the heart of old Cairo, and enter the crypt at Abu Serga, built on the legendary spot that sheltered the holy family. Visit a thousand-year old Greek Orthodox church before enjoying an Egyptian lunch, then spend the afternoon discovering Cairo’s Islamic traditions. Walk the palisades of Egypt’s oldest mosque, and pass the walls of the medieval Cairo Citadel to enter the exquisite alabaster mosque.

Itinerary

  • Hanging Church (El Muallaqa, Sitt Mariam, St Mary)

    2 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    The guide will pick you up from your hotel. Move by an air-conditioned car to start your tour by visiting the old Coptic Cairo. This colorful quarter is the original home of the Coptic Christians, one of the worlds oldest Christian denominations. Stop to see the Hanging Church, aka St Virgin Mary Church. Built in the 7th century, this old church takes its name from its location: sited above a gateway in the old Roman fortress. Admire the courtyard and interior with its screens, marble pulpit and icons, and hear about its long history. Next, you will have your lunch in a good quality restaurant with set menu of grill chicken/kebab and kofta. Next, after a visit to the Monastery and Church of St George, an early 20th-century church that is the only round church in Egypt, call at Abu Serga, a 5th-century Coptic Church. View the 24 interior columns and 12th-century icons on the walls, and learn how the church stands where the holy family is thought to have stayed during their flight into Egypt from Israel King Herod. Then, take a look at the Ben Ezra Synagogue.
  • Mosque of Muhammad Ali

    2 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    Then you will see the emblem of Cairo is the mosque of Mohamed Ali Psha.
  • Khan Al-Khalili

    2 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    You will finish your day at the market of Khan El-Khalili where you can have a free time to explore the shop and the other mosques.

What's included

INCLUDED

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Private tour
Lunch (Egyptian food)
Bottled water on board
Entrance fees to the sities
Air-conditioned vehicle
All taxes and service charge
Qualified Egyptologist guide

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Mobile or paper ticket accepted
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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