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Egyptian Museum, the Citadel and Coptic Cairo

A private day from your Cairo or Giza hotel: Egyptian Museum, Citadel and Mohamed Ali Mosque, Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue, with lunch included.

Length
Full day
Tour type
Private, just your group
Pickup
Your hotel in Cairo or Giza
Guide
English-speaking Egyptologist
Lunch
Included, local restaurant
Shopping stop
Optional: Khan El Khalili or near the pyramids

The tour journey

Your day, step by step

Your hotel is in:

Times are estimates; traffic and your hotel's location change them. Drive times are from map routing without traffic.

  1. 8:45approx.
    Pickup

    1.3 km to the first stop, about 2 min without traffic

  2. 8:45approx.
    1
    Visit

    Guided visit to the museum's Pharaonic collections.

    Egyptian Museum: history, hours and tickets →
  3. 11:00approx.
    2
    Visit

    4.8 km from the Egyptian Museum, about 8 min without traffic

    The Salah al-Din Citadel, for centuries the seat of Egypt's rulers, with the Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali.

    Cairo Citadel: history, hours and tickets →
  4. 12:00approx.
    Lunch, included

    Lunch at a local restaurant.

  5. 13:15approx.
    3
    Visit

    6.8 km from the Citadel, about 9 min without traffic

    Church built above the Roman fortress of Babylon.

    Coptic Cairo: history, hours and tickets →
  6. 13:45approx.
    Visit

    Church believed to be a place where the Holy Family sheltered in Egypt.

  7. 14:15approx.
    Visit

    Synagogue in Coptic Cairo.

  8. 14:45approx.
    Shopping stop, optional

    An optional stop: skip it if you'd rather go straight back to your hotel.

  9. 15:15approx.
    Drop-off

    6.3 km back, about 6 min without traffic

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Included

  • All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
  • Pick up services from your hotel & return
  • Private English Egyptologist guide
  • Entrance fees to all the mentioned sites
  • A bottle of water during your trip
  • Lunch meal will be served in a local restaurant
  • All taxes & service charge

Not included

  • Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary
  • Tipping

Book this day

Request this tour

Send your date and group size for Egyptian Museum, the Citadel and Coptic Cairo. We reply with the price for your day and confirm the pickup from your hotel.

Price on request

  • Private, just your group
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Change or skip a stop: just ask
  • Free cancellation up to 24 hours before

Nothing to pay with the request. To book, a 25% deposit by card or PayPal; the rest in cash on the day. Payment and cancellation

No payment now: we reply with the price for your date. We use these details only to answer your request.

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What to bring

Comfortable shoes, sun protection, a hat, and some cash for tips.

Tips

Tips are not part of the price.

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