Civilization Museum Old Cairo and Mohamed Ali Mosque Day Tour

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Itinerary

1. Start your tour in a comfortable air conditioned vehicle to visit the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, it displays several objects intend to take you on a journey through the ancient Egyptian civilization across various key historical phases. Starting with the predynastic and ancient Egyptian periods continue across the Graeco- Roman, Coptic, Islamic and contemporary modern time. NMEC is located in the heart of Al-Fustat, the ancient Islamic capital of Egypt and surrounded by many religious complexes. Now take a breath, you are ready to meet the pharaohs – those great Kings and Queens who ruled Egypt thousands of years ago. With the moving of 22 mummies, including 18 kings and four queens, from the Egyptian Museum, in an event termed the Pharaohs’ Golden Parade. The Royal Mummies’ Hall is designed to display the mummies of the ancient Kings and Queens of Egypt.

   2 hAdmission included

2. Then proceed to visit Islamic and Coptic old Cairo, start your tour at Babylon fortress which was established by the Roman emperor Trajan in the 2nd century AD; Admire the Hanging Church, one of the oldest churches in Egypt

   30 minAdmission included

3. Visit the Greek Orthodox Monastery & Church of St George.

   30 minAdmission included

4. See Ben Ezra Synagogue which is located on the spot where Moses as an infant was left in the basket according to the temple traditions.

   30 minAdmission included

5. Visit the Church of St Sergius & Bacchus which is built over a cave where the Holy family had taken shelter after run away to Egypt

   30 minAdmission included

6. Visit Amr ibn Al’As Mosque, the first and oldest mosque built in Egypt and Africa.

   30 minAdmission included

7. There is always time to take a panoramic photo stop in Cairo and the river Nile before you visit the Citadel of Saladin and Mohammed Ali Alabaster Mosque built in Turkish style, very similar to the Blue Mosque in Turkey. The Mosque was designed by the architect Youssef Boushnaq, a Turkish man who came especially from Istanbul and built this great mosque for Mohamed Ali, the founder of modern Egypt, who ruled Egypt and his family after him from 1805 till 1952.

   2 hAdmission included

8. There is always time to take a panoramic photo stop in Cairo and the river Nile before you visit the Citadel of Saladin and Mohammed Ali Alabaster Mosque built in Turkish style, very similar to the Blue Mosque in Turkey. The Mosque was designed by the architect Youssef Boushnaq, a Turkish man who came especially from Istanbul and built this great mosque for Mohamed Ali, the founder of modern Egypt, who ruled Egypt and his family after him from 1805 till 1952.

   30 minAdmission included

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

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How it compares in Cairo

• Its from-price is 210% above the median of the 2673 day trips we list in Cairo.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• By number of reviews it ranks 1117 of 2673.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Cairo

Cairo is Egypt's sprawling capital on the Nile, where the Pyramids of Giza meet medieval mosques, busy bazaars and the treasures of the pharaohs.

On the western edge of the city, the Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx rise from the desert plateau, with the step pyramid of Saqqara and the ruins of Memphis further south. Cairo's great museums, the Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square and the vast Grand Egyptian Museum beside the plateau, hold artefacts spanning thousands of years.

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

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