Old Cairo – Islamic & Coptic Discovery

Admire the great Christian, Jewish and Islamic heritage of Cairo.  Visit Cairo's most important historic and spiritual sites on this full-day tour from Cairo.

Enjoy visiting old mosques, churches, synagogues, city walls and gates.  Explore the Alabster and Ibn Tulun mosques, the Hanging church, and the Ben Ezra synagogue.  Taste a local drink in the oldest coffee shop in Cairo known as El Fishawy.  Check out the Itinerary tab for more details.

Get excited by sightseeing tour to visit the Islamic and Coptic sites from Cairo. Where you will see Salah El Din Citadel where Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque stays, also Al Gowhara palace built by Mamluks and Ottoman. Then proceed to Ibn Toloun Mosque, the Museum of Gair Anderson, the Hanging church, St. Sergius and Coptic Museum. Your Egypt Tours guide will pick you up from Cairo hotel. Then enjoy a day trip to Cairo, get excited by sightseeing of the Islamic and Coptic sites in Cairo. First, see Salah El Din Citadel where Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque stays, also Al Gowhara palace built by Mamluks and Ottoman. Then proceed to Ibn Toloun Mosque, the Museum of Gair Anderson and Proceed to have your lunch at local restaurant. Then we will move on to Old Cairo where you will discover the Roman fortress, the Hanging church, also called Al Mo’allaka church, then to Abu Serga Church which sheltered the holy family. End your tour by the treasury collection at the Coptic Museum. Drive back to your hotel.

• Private excursion
• Pick up services from Cairo hotel
• All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
• Private English Egyptologist guide
• Entrance fees to all the mentioned sites
• Mineral water on board the vehicle during the tour
• Shopping tours in Cairo
• All Service charges & taxes

• Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary
• Gratuities (optional)