The Pyramids, the Sphinx, and the Grand Egyptian Museum
Overview
Pick up from your hotel in Cairo.
On this tour, a qualified Egyptologist guides you on a tour of the Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. See the Sphinx and visit the Valley Temple.
Then you will have a chance to do shopping at a papyrus institute and a souvenir shop.
Continue your excursion to the Grand Egyptian Museum, home of thousands of artefacts including treasures unearthed from royal tombs.
After that you will be driven to your hotel in Cairo.
Overview
Pick up from your hotel in Cairo.
On this tour, a qualified Egyptologist guides you on a tour of the Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. See the Sphinx and visit the Valley Temple.
Then you will have a chance to do shopping at a papyrus institute and a souvenir shop.
Continue your excursion to the Grand Egyptian Museum, home of thousands of artefacts including treasures unearthed from royal tombs.
After that you will be driven to your hotel in Cairo.
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Coptic Cairo & National Museum of Egyptian Civilization
Overview
Pick up from your hotel in Cairo.
On this tour, a qualified Egyptologist guides you on a tour of Coptic Cairo the real highlight is a visit to the church of st. Sergius and bacchus where the virgin mary, baby Jesus and family sheltered during king herod’s massacre of male babies. Then we visit ben ezra synagogue.
Then we shall tour the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) which is a large museum in the ancient city of Fustat. On Apr 3, 2021 and in an awe-inspiring parade (The Pharaohs’ Golden Parade); twenty-two mummified members of ancient Egyptian royalty being relocated from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square to the NMEC
The Citadel of Saladin, The Mosque of Mohamed Ali, the Mosque & Madrasa of Sultan Hasan, and the Mosque of Al-Rifa’i
Overview
Pick up from your hotel in Cairo.
Today you will enjoy a guided tour to The Citadel of Saladin & the mosque of Mohamed Ali the founder of the last royal family in Egypt.
Sultan Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi was the first to order the construction of a fortress over the Muqattam Hills in (572 AH/ 1176 AD), but it was not completed during his lifetime.
This was achieved during the reign of Sultan al-Kamel ibn al-Adel (604 AH/1207 AD) who decided to reside in it, making it the official residence of the rulers of Egypt. In the mid-nineteenth century, Khedive Ismail moved the official residence to Abdeen Palace in downtown Cairo.
The Citadel witnessed some of the most significant events in Egyptian history from the time it was built to the end of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty.
Then we will visit The Mosque and Madrasa of Sultan Hasan & the Mosque of Al-Rifa’i.
The Mosque and Madrasa of Sultan Hasan is one of the largest and architecturally exquisite mosques in all of Egypt. It was commissioned by the Mamluk sultan Hasan ibn al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalawun.
Al-Rifa’i mosque was built in the nineteenth century to Equivalent its fourteenth-century neighbour, the mosque of al-Sultan Ḥassan. While a section of the mosque is dedicated to prayers, another is reserved as a mausoleum for the members of the family of Muhammad Ali Pasha the founder of the last royal Family in Egypt. Khedive Ismail and his mother Hoshiyar Kadin, as well as Kings Fuad I and Farouk, the last two rulers of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty, are buried here. Also the mosque contains the burial chamber of Muhammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran.
Transfer back to the hotel.
The Mosque & Madrasa of Sultan Hasan, and the Mosque of Al-Rifa’i, and Al-Mu’izz Street
Overview
Pick up from your hotel in Cairo.
Today you will enjoy a guided tour to The Mosque and Madrasa of Sultan Hasan & the Mosque of Al-Rifa’i.
The Mosque and Madrasa of Sultan Hasan is one of the largest and architecturally exquisite mosques in all of Egypt. It was commissioned by the Mamluk sultan Hasan ibn al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalawun.
Al-Rifa’i mosque was built in the nineteenth century to Equivalent its fourteenth-century neighbour, the mosque of al-Sultan Ḥassan. While a section of the mosque is dedicated to prayers, another is reserved as a mausoleum for the members of the family of Muhammad Ali Pasha the founder of the last royal Family in Egypt. Khedive Ismail and his mother Hoshiyar Kadin, as well as Kings Fuad I and Farouk, the last two rulers of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty, are buried here. Also the mosque contains the burial chamber of Muhammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran.
Then we shall enjoy a walking tour throw Al-Mu’izz Street, such very rich open air museum for Islamic architecture.
Finally, transfer back to the hotel.
Overview
Pick up from your hotel in Cairo.
Today you will enjoy a guided tour to The Mosque and Madrasa of Sultan Hasan & the Mosque of Al-Rifa’i.
The Mosque and Madrasa of Sultan Hasan is one of the largest and architecturally exquisite mosques in all of Egypt. It was commissioned by the Mamluk sultan Hasan ibn al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalawun.
Al-Rifa’i mosque was built in the nineteenth century to Equivalent its fourteenth-century neighbour, the mosque of al-Sultan Ḥassan. While a section of the mosque is dedicated to prayers, another is reserved as a mausoleum for the members of the family of Muhammad Ali Pasha the founder of the last royal Family in Egypt. Khedive Ismail and his mother Hoshiyar Kadin, as well as Kings Fuad I and Farouk, the last two rulers of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty, are buried here. Also the mosque contains the burial chamber of Muhammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran.
Then we shall enjoy a walking tour throw Al-Mu’izz Street, such very rich open air museum for Islamic architecture.
Transfer back to the hotel.
Saqqara and Memphis
Overview
Pick up from your hotel in Cairo.
Today you will enjoy a guided tour to the ancient necropolis of Sakkara. Here, admire the Step Pyramid of Djozer, the world’s oldest stone structure, learning how it was constructed in around 2,630 BC for King Djozer.
While in this area, we visit a local carpet school and we are able to watch the fascinating skills of those who make rugs by hand.
Then we shall visit Memphis, was founded in 3200 BC by King Narmer. It was the capital of Egypt in the era of the Old Kingdom (dynasties 3-6).
The site is over 5000 years old so little of the actual city remains, but it still boasts several impressive artifacts and an array of statues that have been uncovered in the past century.
Among the most important monuments in the open museum of Meet Raheena – ruins left from ancient Memphis – are the statue of Ramses II at the entrance and the huge statue of Ramses II which lies on the ground.
Finally, transfer back to the hotel.