Day Tour to the Old City & The Egyptian Museum

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About this activity

Your Tour Guide will pick you up from the hotel, to enjoy a visit to the most interesting museum, the Egyptian Museum, which features artifacts from the Pharaonic period. The museum displays a rare collection of 5000 years of art which is considered the largest most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world. Over 250,000 overwhelming artifacts are presented, including an exhibit dedicated toTutankhamen collection of treasure, gold and jewelry which was enclosed in his tomb for over 3,500 years before it was discovered in the 1920s when his tomb was excavated.

Then proceed to visit Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque inside the Citadel of Salah El Din . Lunch will be served in a local restaurant. Continue driving to the area of Islamic Cairo, where you will be able to explore Khan El Khalili, Cairo’s old bazaar. Then we move on to Coptic Cairo to visit theHanging Church, Ben Ezra Synagogue, Church of St. Barbara, Church of Abu Serga. Later you will be transferred Back to your hotel

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At a glance

Duration: 8 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–13
Guide: English, Spanish
Operated by: SK Tours

Ages: Infants (0–2 years) · Children (3–11 years) · Adults (12–75 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Lunch
Included: Private car for the whole day
Included: shopping tour in khan khlili
Included: Private tour guide

Not included

Not included: Entry tickets to the sights

Itinerary

The Egyptian Museum in Cairo

3 hours Admission not included

Admire artifacts from Ancient Egypt in the Egyptian Museum. Then visit Salah El Din Citadel, constructed in 1183 AD, and Mohamed Ali Mosque, built inside the castle in the 19th century. Tour Old Cairo, the site of a city that pre-dated Cairo with many historic churches and a Roman fort.
Mosque of Muhammad Ali

2 hours Admission not included

After the Egyptian Museum , head to the Citadel of Salah Addin and Moahmed Ali mosque .
Mosque of Amr Ibn Al-As

one hour Admission not included

Then next stop will the first mosque to be built in Africa and stories about islamic Cairo .
Mosque and Madrasa of Sultan Hassan

one hour Admission not included

Islamic Cairo and its beautiful mosque and artifact and how Egypt used to be at that time , you will get to know more at Sultan Hassan Mosque
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Coptic Cairo

3 hours Admission not included
After that you will get to know more about Coptic Cairo and visit :
- The Hanging Church
- Coptic Museum
- Barbera Church
- The Cave Church
- Ben Ezra Museum .
Khan Al-Khalili Bazaar

2 hours

At the end of your day after lunch you will get sometime to explore the Market ( Bazar ) of Khan El Khalili walking with your guide .

Meeting point and pickup

You can be picked up from your accommodation or go straight to the meeting point.

Meeting point

We will wait at your hotel lobby
We will wait at your hotel lobby

End point

We will wait at your hotel lobby
We will wait at your hotel lobby

Pickup points

Cairo Marriott Hotel
Ultra Loaloa Nile Maadi Hotel
Hilton Cairo Zamalek Residences
Hilton Cairo Grand Nile Hotel
Oasis Hotel Heliopolis
Helio Cairo Hotel
Royal Marshal Hotel
Regency Hotel
JW Marriott Hotel Cairo
Gulf Tower
Logistic City Stars Hotel
Makram Ebeid Apartment

and 257 more pickup points

We pick up all our travelers from their hotels , that they are staying at .

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

The operator may cancel if the weather does not allow it; you then get another date or your money back.
The operator may cancel if too few people book; you then get another date or your money back.