Tour Information
Tour Code | CAI23 |
Trip Duration | 8 hours (approx.) |
Trip Availability | any day around the year |
Trip Type: | Egyptologist tour Guide |
Departure Point | Centrally located Cairo and Giza hotels |
Departure Time | 9:00 am (earlier or later departures are available until 10:00am if required, please advise at time of booking) |
Return Details | return to original departure point |
Location | Cairo, Egypt |
Price | From 40 $ Per Person |
Highlight
The stage for the ancient cultural Islamic and Coptic sites in a full day tour in Old Cairo that keeps the remnants of old capital cities before Cairo. Starting with Coptic Cairo where you will visit Babylon Fortress or castle built through the reign of Roman Emperors Tarjan to Arcadius (98 AD – 395 AD), the Hanging Church of Saint Virgin Mary, Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church (also Abu Serga), one the oldest Coptic churches in Egypt built in the 4th century. Following these Coptic sites, Ben Ezra Synagogue comes to let you know about the baby Moses. Travel through the time to the Islamic era where you will see the 642 AD built Mosque of Amr ibn al-As. Then the 970 built Al-Azhar Mosque (mosque of the most resplendent) by orders from Al Mu'izz li-Din Allah of the Fatimid Caliphate then take a walk in the open museum of pedestrian only Al Mu'izz li-Din Allah Street filled with historic sites.
Itinerary
09:00a.m. | Tour Egypt Travel® representative and tour guide will pick you up from your hotel for a full day tour |
09:30a.m. | Off Old Cairo to visit Babylon Fortress then the Hanging Church (also Saint Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church), Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church (also Abu Serga Church) and Ben Ezra Synagogue (also El-Geniza Synagogue or Synagogue of the Palestinians). Tour time is 1 hour |
10:30 a.m. | Off to Mosque of Amr ibn al-As. Tour time is 45 minutes |
11:45 a.m. | Off to Al-Azhar Mosque |
12:00p.m. | Arrive and visit Al-Azhar Mosque. Tour time id 30 minutes |
12:30p.m. | Off to the open museum of Al Mu'izz li-Din Allah Street |
01:30p.m. | Arrive and take a walk in Al Mu'izz li-Din Allah Street which is about 3 kilometers of Islamic Monuments here and there. Tour time is 2 hours |
03:45p.m. | Off to your hotel. |
Please note that all times are approximate and subject to change.
PRICE :-
1 Person | 2 Person | 3 Person | 4 Person | 5 Person | 6 Person |
90 $ | 60 $ | 55 $ | 50 $ | 45 $ | 40 $ |
09:00 a.m. : Tour Egypt Travel® representative and tour guide will pick you up from your hotel for a full day tour
09:30 a.m. : Off Old Cairo to visit Babylon Fortress then the Hanging Church (also Saint Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church), Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church (also Abu Serga Church) and Ben Ezra Synagogue (also El-Geniza Synagogue or Synagogue of the Palestinians). Tour time is 1 hour
10:30 a.m. : Off to Mosque of Amr ibn al-As. Tour time is 45 minutes
11:45 a.m. : Off to Al-Azhar Mosque
12:00 p.m. : Arrive and visit Al-Azhar Mosque. Tour time id 30 minutes
12:30 p.m. : Off to the open museum of Al Mu'izz li-Din Allah Street
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