- Duration
- 8 hours
- Starts from
- Cairo
- Group size
- Up to 12 guests
- Difficulty
- Easy
Overview
A private full day among Cairo's places of worship: the mosques of Sultan Hassan and Al-Azhar, the churches of Old Cairo, Ben Ezra Synagogue and the lanes of Khan El Khalili.
Cairo is called the city of a thousand minarets, but its churches and synagogue are just as much part of its story. Your private car and guide collect you from your hotel and start in Islamic Cairo at the Mosque of Sultan Hassan, a fourteenth-century Mamluk building whose towering walls and vast open courtyard dwarf everyone who enters.
From there you continue to Old Cairo, where Coptic churches stand within the walls of the old Roman fortress, alongside the Ben Ezra Synagogue. Your guide explains how Christians, Jews and Muslims have shared these streets for well over a thousand years.
Later you return to the medieval heart of the city for Al-Azhar Mosque, founded in 970 and still one of the oldest working centres of learning in the world, then cross into Khan El Khalili for a stroll among the lantern and spice stalls. The tour takes about eight hours.
Highlights
- The Mosque of Sultan Hassan
- Al-Azhar Mosque, founded in the tenth century
- The Coptic churches of Old Cairo
- Ben Ezra Synagogue
- A stroll through Khan El Khalili
Itinerary
- 1
Day 1
Hotel → Sultan Hassan → Old Cairo → Al-Azhar → Khan El Khalili → Hotel
Morning pickup and a visit to the Mosque of Sultan Hassan. You continue to Old Cairo for its Coptic churches and the Ben Ezra Synagogue, then return to Islamic Cairo for Al-Azhar Mosque. The day ends with a walk through Khan El Khalili, about eight hours after pickup.
What's included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Cairo or Giza
- Private air-conditioned car with driver
- Licensed tour guide
- Entry fees for the sites on the itinerary
Not included
- Lunch and drinks
- Personal expenses and shopping
- Tips for guide and driver
What to bring
- Modest clothing covering shoulders and knees
- A headscarf for women visiting the mosques
- Shoes that slip off easily for the mosques
- Small Egyptian pound notes for tips and shoe attendants
Pickup & meeting point
Pickup from your hotel in Cairo or Giza in the morning; the exact time is confirmed the day before.
Children up to 11 pay the child rate
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