Day Tour Islamic Christian Cairo
This private full-day tour visits both Islamic and Christian Cairo. visiting Old Cairo, also known as Coptic Cairo, a center for Christian activity. an important location visited by the Holy Family. Oriental lunch at a local restaurant. continue to Islamic Cairo, founded in 641 A.D by the first Muslim leader, Amr Ibn Elas
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Day Tour Islamic Christian Cairo
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What's included in Day Tour Islamic Christian Cairo
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Church of St. Sergius and Bacchus
Start a full-day tour visiting Old Cairo, also known as Coptic Cairo, a center for Christian activity. It's an important location visited by the Holy Family, and where the spiritual impact of their presence is most felt to this day. They took shelter in a cave above which, in later years, the Church of Abu Serga (St Sergius) was built. Also, St. Barbara, the hanging church, and the old Jewish synagogue – Ben Ezra Synagogue. The whole area of the Fort of Babylon is a destination of pilgrimage for Christians from around the world. Oriental lunch at a local restaurant. Then continue to Islamic Cairo, founded in 641 A.D by the first Muslim leader, Amr Ibn Elas. Also, visit and enter Masjid Amr Ibn Elas Mosque which was built by him in 642 A.D. Then visit El Sultan Hassan Mosque, also known as `Madrasa El Sultan Hassan` which was founded by Sultan Hassan in 1356 A.D. The Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan is a massive Mamluk-era mosque and madrassa located near The Citadel in Cairo.
Church of St. Barbara
They took shelter in a cave above which, in later years, the Church of Abu Serga (St Sergius) was built. Also, St. Barbara, the hanging church, and the old Jewish synagogue – Ben Ezra Synagogue.
The Hanging Church
They took shelter in a cave above which, in later years, the Church of Abu Serga (St Sergius) was built. Also, St. Barbara, the hanging church, and the old Jewish synagogue – Ben Ezra Synagogue. The whole area of the Fort of Babylon is a destination of pilgrimage for Christians from around the world.
Inclusions
- All Fees and Taxes
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Qualified Egyptologist guide
- Lunch at local restaurant
- Drinks
- Tipping & Gratuities
- other languages tour-guides are available up to request at an extra cost
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Not stroller accessible
- Not suitable for pets
- We do pick up all travelers outside Cairo city at an extra cost
- other languages tour-guides are available up to request at an extra cost
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Please arrive at the pick up point 15 minutes before departure time.
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We do pick-up all travelers outside Cairo city at an extra cost
