Day Trip Egyptian Museum, Old Coptic and Islamic Cairo

Start your Tour to Egyptian Museum, Old Coptic and Islamic Cairo when you meet with your archeologist guide at the hotel lobby. Your first stop will be one of the oldest parts of Cairo, Old Cairo, and the Coptic churches near The Roman Fortress. Start Cairo attractions with Old Cair, it is one of the oldest parts of Cairo and is home to the Coptic Museum, Roman Fortress, Coptic Churches, and Islamic Mosques. The Hanging Church is one of the oldest Churches in Old Cairo and its famous for its unique architectural style. Explore Abu Serga Church, It was built on the ruins of the ancient Roman fortress of Babylon and the most important point concerning the church. 

Then, visit Ben Ezra Synagogue is the oldest Jewish synagogue in Egypt but it was built on the remain of a Coptic Orthodox church. At the end of your tour to Old Cairo, you will continue to explore the Old Mosques in Cairo and the mosques of the Islamic Cairo. Start with Cairo Citadel or the Citadel of Saladin is a medieval Islamic fortification located on Moqattam Hill in Cairo built by Saladin (Salah ad-Din) between 1176 and 1183 AD. The Alabaster Mosque was built in the early 19th century by the Ottoman ruler Muhammad Ali Pasha. Actually, the Mosque is one of Egypt tourist attractions in Cairo that’s why King Fuad in 1931 ordered a full restoration for the mosque and it was completed under King Farouk in 1939.

Lunch: Take your lunch meal at a local restaurant before you head to your last stop.

After the lunch visit The Grand Egyptian Museum houses a huge collection of artifacts spanning thousands of years of ancient Egyptian history. In fact, the Grand Egyptian Museum is very famous for the extensive collection of treasures found in Tutankhamun tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor. At the end of your Tour to Egyptian Museum, Old Coptic and Islamic Cairo, we drive you back to your hotel as part of your Egypt trips.