private Day Tour to Coptic and Islamic Cairo
private Day Tour to Coptic and Islamic Cairo
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This full day private guided tour will take you to various Islamic and Christian sites in Cairo. Learn about Egypt's Christian history and discover Church of Abu Serga (St. Sergious) and Fort of Babylon. Visit St. Barbara, the hanging church and old Jewish Synagogue -Ben Ezra . Tour Islamic Cairo and pay a visit to Amr Ibn Elas Mosque, Ibn Tulun Mosque and the stunning Salah El Din Citadel. Step inside the beautiful Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali; built inside the castle in the 19th century. Take special photos from the Citadel panorama. With door-to-door transport by an air-conditioned car and lunch at a local restaurant included but beverages are not included.
Itinerary
Cairo
20 minsAdmission Ticket FreeWe will pick up you from your location with our egyptologist then drive you directly to the Amazing sightseeingHanging Church (El Muallaqa, Sitt Mariam, St Mary)
1 hours 30 minsAdmission Ticket Not IncludedVisit the Hangin Church in Cairo. The church dates from the 9th century, but the site is thought to have first been occupied by the church as early as the 3rd century AD, making it one oldest Christian religious site in Egypt. also considered to be the most beautiful. of the old churches in the area, although a 19th-century portico built onto the front of the church obscures some of this beauty. Inside the portico through the 13th-century facade of the church is still visible.Church of St. Sergius and Bacchus
1 hours 30 minsAdmission Ticket Not IncludedDeeper into Coptic Cairo there are several other older churches, including the Church of St. Sergius, which dates from the 5th century and was supposedly built upon the site of a crypt where the Holy Family (Jesus, Mary, and Joseph) to shelter during their time in Egypt.Mosque of Muhammad Ali
1 hoursAdmission Ticket Not IncludedThis mosque was built for praying and for Mohamed Ali to be buried. Mohamed Ali is buried in the tomb on the southeast side of Beit Al Salah, to the right-hand side of the entrance leading to the main section.Cairo
20 minsAdmission Ticket FreeAfter your day tours are finished, we will transport you ack to your hotel in Cairo.
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GBP 28.55
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