Private Tour To Old Islamic Cairo

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1. Egypt Royal Tours - Tour guide will be waiting you. They will be holding a sign of Egypt Royal Tours, You do not need to look for them – they will be waiting for you and will find you. From the moment your tour starts, your guide will give you full attention. Once in the car, your guide will talk to you about all the things on the way as well as other aspects of your tour that will interest you. Start your tour to the Citadel of Salah El Din which was constructed by Salah El Din on the Moqattam hills in 1183 AD to defend Cairo from the armies of Crusaders. After that visit Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque which was designed by the architect Yousif Boushnaq a Turkish man who came specially from Istanbul and built this great mosque for Mohamed Ali, the ruler of Egypt (1805-1849) who ruled Over 45 years.

   1 hAdmission included

2. Then move to visit Sultan Hassan & El-Refaie Mosques, which El Sultan Hassan Mosque considered the finest old Mosque in Cairo built in the days of the Mamluk Sultan Hassan son El Suktan Muhammad Ibn Qalaoun in 1363 AD to be the pride of Islamic architecture also El Refaae Mosque that built in the days of El Sultan Hussein in 1902 AD in Mamlk style which kept the graves of the royal family of Muhammad Ali pasha and it was dedicated to El Sheikh Ahmed El Refaae who he was so famous at that time.

   1 hAdmission included

3. Then proceed to Ibn Tulun Mosque that built by Ahmed Ibn Tulun in 877 AD and it is the third Mosque built in Egypt and the oldest one still in its original state which characterized with its unique minaret which it is only found in Iraq and Egypt Lunch meal at local restaurant in Cairo, then transfer back to your hotel.

   1 hAdmission 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 47% above the median of the 1157 city tours we list in Cairo.
• It is shorter than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 317 of 1157.
• 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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