Half-Day Private Guided Tour through Old Cairo

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1. We will pick you up from your Cairo or Giza hotel and visit the Citadel area to watch the Alabaster Mosque which was built in the Ottoman style. It is a copy of sultan Ahmed mosque and is distinguished by its dome and its two minarets. From its courtyard, one can view the capital, the Nile, and the Pyramids.

   1 h

2. The Mosque of Ibn Tulun is one of the oldest mosques in Egypt as well as the whole of Africa surviving in its full original form, and is the largest mosque in Cairo in terms of land area. Since Ibn Tulun Mosque has much open space, it boasts both sunlight and shadows.

   30 min

3. Al-Azhar Mosque, known simply in Egypt as al-Azhar, is an Egyptian mosque in Islamic Cairo. Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah of the Fatimid dynasty commissioned its construction for the newly established capital city in 970. Its name is usually thought to derive from az-Zahrāʾ, a title given to Fatimah.

   30 min

4. Khan el-Khalili is currently a famous bazaar and souq in the historic center of Cairo. The bazaar district is one of Cairo's main attractions for tourists and Egyptians alike. It is also home to many Egyptian artisans, craftsmen and workshops involved in the production of traditional crafts and souvenirs.

   1 h

5. Salah el-din citadel at ElKhalifa area one of the outstanding structures built to protect Cairo fro the foreign invasion at the Era Of The Ayoubi dynasty and Mohamed Ali alabaster Mosque and much more

   15 min

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 74% below the median of the 10229 experiences we list in Cairo.
• It is shorter than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 3777 of 10229.
• 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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