Islamic Cairo Part One Code No: DT. 0209
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Tour Highlights
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Short Itinerary
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Tour Highlights
| Code No: DT. 0209 |
| Trip Duration: About 8 Hours
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| Trip Runs: Everyday |
| Trip Size: Private Tours |
| Pick-up Location: Hotel in Cairo/Giza |
| Return To: Hotel in Cairo/Giza
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Pick-up Time: At 07:00 am
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Short Itinerary
Visit the Citadel of Cairo and Mohamed Ali mosque, the Mosque and School of Sultan Hasan, the mosques of El Refay, Mosque of Ahmed Ibn Tulun and Imam el Shafi Mosque, Mosque of Saida Nafisa and the mosque of El Saida Zeinb.
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Itinerary
Our represintative Guide will pickup you from your hotel to visit the citadel of Cairo which built by Saladin in the 12th Century and was the seat of power for the following 700 years.
On the premises is the Alabaster Mosque of Mohammed Ali, one of the landmarks in Cairo whose minaret can be seen from any part of the city.
The Mohammed Ali mosque was built in Turkish style, very similar to the Blue Mosque in Turkey.
then move to the Mosque of Sultan Hasan Located at the end of Al-Qalaa (Citadel) Street, it was founded by Al-Nasser Hassan Bin-Mohammed Bin-Qalawon, a Mamelouk ruler, as a mosque and a school accommodating the four main sects (madhhabs) of Sunnism then visit the mosques of El Refay which has three mosques inside it.
And then visit Mosque of Ahmed Ibn Tulun This is the third "large mosque" (gamee) built in Egypt. It is characterized by its spacious hall (saha), its unique spiral minaret and a large collection of gypsum decoration, then visit the mosque of Imam El Shafi, and the mosque of the daughter of the prophet El Saida Zeinb .
then go to visit the mosque of the daughter of the daughter of the Prophet El Saida Nafiesa.
At the end of the day we will transfer you back to your hotel.
The tour includes a visit to the Perfume Palace and Papyrus Institute if you prefer and Egyptian cotton shop factory.
What's Included:
• Pick up services from your hotel & return.
• All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle.
• Private English-speaking Egyptologist guide.
• Entrance fees to all the mentioned sites.
• Lunch meal at local restaurant in Cairo.
• Bottled water on board the vehicle during the tour.
• Shopping tours in Cairo.
• All taxes & service charge.
What's Excluded:
• Any extras not mentioned in the program
• Tipping
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