Day Tour Islamic Christian Cairo

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1. Start a full-day tour visiting Old Cairo, also known as Coptic Cairo, a center for Christian activity. It's an important location visited by the Holy Family, and where the spiritual impact of their presence is most felt to this day. They took shelter in a cave above which, in later years, the Church of Abu Serga (St Sergius) was built. Also, St. Barbara, the hanging church, and the old Jewish synagogue – Ben Ezra Synagogue. The whole area of the Fort of Babylon is a destination of pilgrimage for Christians from around the world. Oriental lunch at a local restaurant. Then continue to Islamic Cairo, founded in 641 A.D by the first Muslim leader, Amr Ibn Elas. Also, visit and enter Masjid Amr Ibn Elas Mosque which was built by him in 642 A.D. Then visit El Sultan Hassan Mosque, also known as `Madrasa El Sultan Hassan` which was founded by Sultan Hassan in 1356 A.D. The Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan is a massive Mamluk-era mosque and madrassa located near The Citadel in Cairo.

   1 h

2. They took shelter in a cave above which, in later years, the Church of Abu Serga (St Sergius) was built. Also, St. Barbara, the hanging church, and the old Jewish synagogue – Ben Ezra Synagogue.

   1 h

3. They took shelter in a cave above which, in later years, the Church of Abu Serga (St Sergius) was built. Also, St. Barbara, the hanging church, and the old Jewish synagogue – Ben Ezra Synagogue. The whole area of the Fort of Babylon is a destination of pilgrimage for Christians from around the world.

   1 h

4. Oriental lunch at a local restaurant. Then continue to Islamic Cairo, founded in 641 A.D by the first Muslim leader, Amr Ibn Elas. Also, visit and enter Masjid Amr Ibn Elas Mosque which was built by him in 642 A.D.

   1 h

5. Then continue to Islamic Cairo, founded in 641 A.D by the first Muslim leader, Amr Ibn Elas. Also, visit and enter Masjid Amr Ibn Elas Mosque which was built by him in 642 A.D.

   1 h

6. Then visit El Sultan Hassan Mosque, also known as `Madrasa El Sultan Hassan` which was founded by Sultan Hassan in 1356 A.D. The Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan is a massive Mamluk-era mosque and madrassa located near The Citadel in Cairo.

   1 h

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 close to the median of the 10229 experiences we list in Cairo.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• 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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