1 day
Daily Tour
3 people
English, Francais
Your full-day tour commences at 8:00 am with a Sphinx Tours guide picking you up from your hotel. The first stop is the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, where the main exhibition hall showcases the four primary crafts that shaped Egyptian civilization: pottery, wood, textiles, and ornaments. Marvel at the world’s oldest prosthetic toe, a 30,000-year-old human skeleton, the last Kaaba Cover (Kiswaa Al Kaaba) made in Egypt during Nasser’s presidency, and the Mahmal, a ceremonial litter used to transport the Kaaba Cover from Egypt to Saudi Arabia annually. Additionally, you’ll have the opportunity to see the Kaaba key, an ancient clepsydra (water clock), and the royal mummies that were recently relocated from the Egyptian Museum in a grand parade.
Next, you’ll proceed to the Citadel of Salah El-Din and visit the Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali Pasha.
The tour continues to Old Cairo, also known as Christian Coptic Cairo, an area of profound spiritual significance for the Holy Family. Here, you can explore the Church of Abu Sergah, St. Barbara, the Hanging Church, and the Ben Ezra Synagogue, once a prominent Jewish place of worship.
At the end of the day, you’ll be transferred back to your hotel in Cairo or Giza.
Cancellation policy
You need to be ready in the lobby area of your hotel in Cairo or Giza. You will find your expert tour guide holding a sign of your name.
The main Exhibition Hall shows the four main crafts that shaped Egyptian civilization: pottery, wood, textile and ornaments. You can see the oldest prosthetic toe in the world, the skeleton of a man dating back 30,000 years ago, the Kaaba Cover (Kiswaa Al Kaaba) which was the last one made in Egypt during the presidency of Naser, and the Mahmal which was used to carry the cover from Egypt to Saudi Arabia every year in a great parade. Also, you can see the Kaaba key, a clepsydra which is an ancient time measuring device, and for sure you will see all the royal mummies which were moved in a royal parade from the Egyptian Museum to the Civilization Museum.
Where you visit The Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali Pasha.
Old Cairo, also known as Christian Coptic Cairo, which is among the most important locations visited by the Holy Family where their spiritual impact is still felt. There you will be able to visit and enter the Church of Abu Sergah, St. Barbara, the Hanging Church, and the old Jewish synagogue - Ben Ezra Synagogue.
The Sphinx Tours guide will ensure your return to your Cairo or Giza hotel, and make sure you are happy and satisfied.
More than 80 years of Experience
Our family has been in Egyptian tourism for over 80 years. We started in the 1930s with camel rides around the pyramids. Over time, we grew into a full tour company, "Sphinx Tours." We've seen Egypt change a lot and have guided all kinds of tourists. Our long experience helps us provide great service and handle any situation. Our family's deep knowledge of Egypt's history and culture is at the heart of our business.
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