Overview

Discover the Islamic Art highlight of Cairo. Explore the old Islamic medieval city of Al Qahira with the amazing Islamic old mosques and houses, & tour the large tourist bazaar at Khan Elkhalili. The tour features the old street of El Muez with all its amazing buildings, the walls of the old fortified town, and the ancient gates of the city.

Itinerary

Islamic Cairo

We are proud in fact to offer such an amazing tour to some our Islamic monuments located in Old Cairo area, as today we are going to discover two of our historical mosques that attract the attention of many tourists all over the world. This is besides the old market of Khan El Khalili, which considers as one of the well-known tourist markets in Egypt and the Middle East as well. Our tour of today starts at the Ibn Tulun Mosque, which is considered to be the oldest mosque in the city surviving in its original form, and is the largest mosque in Cairo in terms of land area. We will go through its parts, explore its floor and wonderful design. After that, we will move to visit other mosque, which is the Mosque and Madrasa (school) of Sultan Hassan, one of the very old Islamic monuments in the area. The mosque and its school are located very close to the Citadel of Saladin in Cairo. They have been built by Sultan Hassan, the son of the great Mamluk Sultan, Al Nasser Mohamed Ibn Qalawoun. This collection is really deserves the visit. Later on, we will have a short lunch break (if you wish).

Khan El Khalili Bazaar

We will then continue our tour to visit the most famous Khan El Khalili Bazaar, which is considered to be one of the famous tourist markets in the Middle East. Between its old shops and oriental atmosphere, guests will enjoy walking along the market, where they can buy something local allow them remembering their tour in Cairo. Finally, we will transfer you back to your hotel in Cairo, where our services will be ended.

Included

• Assistance by our professional English-speaking Representative.

• Private, Expert Tour Guide in all the indicated historical sites and museums.

• Round trip transfer by air-conditioned vehicles with qualified drivers.

• Entrance fees to all the indicated historical sites and museums.

• One small bottle of Mineral Water per person per day.

• Lunch meal. Translated into Arabic, French, and Spanish with separators