Full Day Tour Visiting Coptic and Islamic Cairo
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.
Round-trip hotel transfers and local lunch included Discover important Islamic, Jewish, and Coptic sites of Cairo Led by a qualified Egyptologist See the Hanging Church, old Jewish synagogue, and Alabaster Mosque
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Car + Guide + Entry fees
Car + Guide + Entry fees
Pickup included
What's included in Full Day Tour Visiting Coptic and Islamic Cairo
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
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
The Hanging Church
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.
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
Inclusions
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Private tour
- Snacks
- Dinner
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Qualified Egyptologist guide
- Private Car
- entrance fees
- 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
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Centrally located Cairo and Giza hotels
