Coptic Cairo, Islamic Cairo and Bazaar Insider Experience

Highlights

Leistungen

Ablauf

1. Visit one of the most spiritual spots in Coptic Cairo and explore the site, where the Jesus and his mother sheltered from the Romans during their journey from Betlehem to Egypt and back.

   30 Min.Eintritt inbegriffen

2. Visit the Hanging Church that was dedicated to the holly virgin Mary in the 5th century AD. The church was built upon the much older Roman tower of Babylon in Egypt. See old icons and get to know more about how the coptic church played a major role in spreading Christianity in Africa and the Middle East.

   30 Min.Eintritt inbegriffen

3. Look at the water well, believed to has been drunk from by the holy family during their stay in this part of Cairo, Egypt. Walk through the crypt, where and Egyptian family believed in the holy virgin Mary story and protected her and Jesus the child from the Romans. See the basilican original style at the Church of St Sergius and Bacchus in Coptic Cairo, Egypt.

   30 Min.Eintritt inbegriffen

4. Visit the Medieval citadel of Saladin in Islamic Cairo and learn more about the fort design and how it inspired world architecture at the time and future. View Cairo old and modern from the highest spot at Mokatam mountain with a wonderful view of the city from the citadel.

   1 Std.

5. Explore the famous Alabaster mosque of Mohamed Ali Basha at Cairo Citadel and learn about how Egypt became independent from the Turkish rule (Ottoman Empire)

   30 Min.

6. Take a walk through the Unesco heritage site and street of Almoez in old Cairo and explore original mosques, gates and cultural houses and get the option to enter some of the famous mosques and madrassas there.

   1 Std.

7. Walk the old market of Cairo, one of the oldest in the middle east that has been functioning for the last 400 years.

   30 Min.

Stornierung

Kostenlose Stornierung bis 24 Stunden vor Beginn, mit voller Rückerstattung.

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Gut zu wissen

How it compares in Kairo

• Its from-price is 25% below the median of the 10229 experiences we list in Kairo.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• By number of reviews it ranks 2077 of 10229.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Kairo

Kairo, Ägyptens weitläufige Hauptstadt am Nil: Pyramiden von Gizeh, mittelalterliche Moscheen, lebhafte Basare und Schätze der Pharaonen.

Am Westrand der Stadt erheben sich die Pyramiden von Gizeh und die Große Sphinx auf dem Wüstenplateau, weiter südlich die Stufenpyramide von Sakkara und die Ruinen von Memphis. Kairos große Museen, das Ägyptische Museum am Tahrir-Platz und das riesige Große Ägyptische Museum am Plateau, bewahren Fundstücke aus Jahrtausenden.

Top-ranked sights in Kairo: Egyptian Museum (Museum of Egyptian Antiquities), Saqqara (Sakkara), Khan El-Khalili.

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