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Layover tour to Egyptian Museum, Islamic and Coptic old Cairo

  • 6-8 H
  • Egyptian Museum, Islamic and Coptic Cairo
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Overview

Book the best tour of Cairo Layover tours from the airport to see real Cairo and enjoy discovering its history and art. Be accompanied with your professional guide to explore the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir square seeing thousands of valuable pieces, and move to see Islamic Cairo seeing the citadel of Salah El Din and the mesmerizing mosque of Muhammed Ali. In addition, you will get greet visits to the beautiful historical churches of Coptic Cairo like the Hanging Church, Abu Serga church, and end your tour by visiting Ben Ezra Synagogue and drop of at the airport. 

Itinerary

Book your unforgettable tour to the great site of jewels of the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir square when you will find incredible pieces describe each historical period. Get ready to be amazed by the magnificent statues that back to thousands of years and enjoy seeing how it has been carved and designed with all the small details.

Your second destination will be for the huge citadel of Salah El din or one of the highest points in Cairo when you will see incredible view. In addition, you will visit Muhammed Ali’s Basha mosque or as its known the Alabaster mosque. The mosque embraces incredible beauty and very unique designation and lights feel like you have been transferred to another heavenly place.

Your next destination will be for Coptic Cairo where you will see the art embodied on the walls in very beautiful pieces of woods with Coptic symbols and beautiful painted icons like in the Hanging Church of virgin Mary seeing it like it has been hanged like a lightening chandelier due to building it on remains of Babylon Roman fortress. Your tour guide will accompany you to discover the hidden gems of the Coptic Cairo.

Besides, we will move to Abu Serga Church or the church dedicated for Saint Sergious and Bacchous. Under the church, you will find very marvelous cave where the holy family has hide during being in Egypt; therefore, people come from all around the world spending tens of hours to visit and discover the great are of old Cairo when you can touch the history.

Our final site for today will be a Jews synagogue which was a Coptic church and has been sold to Egyptian Jews who turned it into synagogue. The synagogue also has a very important documents related to Jews history in Egypt. Adding to its very valuable and attractive design. Finally, you will be dropped off at the airport when you finish your tour or according to your flight schedule.

Included

Included

  • Meet and greet service from the halls of arrival at any airport
  • Professional tour leader to accompany you during your transfers
  • Private tour guide speaking your language during the Cairo Layover tours
  • Comfy, private and Air-conditioned car for your tour to Egyptian museum and Old Cairo
  • Tickets to listed historical sites in your itinerary
  • Delicious lunch meal from local high-quality restaurant
  • Complimentary water and Juice during your tour
  • Taxes and charges are included for the tour
  • Round trip transfers from the airport and back

Not included

  • Fees of Egypt entry visa
  • Tipping
  • Any extra not mentioned in your itinerary
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