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Full Day Private Tour to visit Old Coptic Cairo & Islamic Cairo
Cairo, Egypt
$96.00
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
Overview
Your professional guide will take you from your hotel in Cairo or Giza to start a private visit to Coptic and Islamic Cairo. Enjoy your visit to the ancient Cairo through viewing the Hanging Church dating back to the third century. You will watch also Ben Ezra Synagogue which is the oldest Jewish temple in Cairo, dating back to the 9th century AD. The Church of Abu Serga which is one of the oldest Coptic churches in Egypt, This church is very famous for having been constructed upon the crypt where the Holy Family hid for three weeks during their sojourn in Egypt. Then visit the Castle of Salah al-Din that was built by him on the hills of Moqattam in 1183 AD. At the same place, you will have the chance to see the Alabaster mosque of Mohammed Ali Basha, which is built inside the castle, and it is considered the most important mosque in Cairo. Finally upon finishing your visit to the landmarks of Coptic and Islamic Cairo, we will drop you off to your hotel.
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Full Day Private Tour to visit Old Coptic Cairo & Islamic Cairo
Pickup included
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 7 hours
- Qualified Egyptologist guide
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Bottled water
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Private transportation
- Gratuities
- Lunch
- Entrance fees
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Church of St. Sergius and BacchusSaints Sergius and Bacchus Church is traditionally believed to have been built on the spot where the Holy Family, Joseph, Mary and the infant Jesus Christ, rested at the end of their journey into Egypt. They may have lived here while Joseph worked at the fortress. The church is of significant historical importance, and in fact, it is where many patriarchs of the Coptic Church were elected
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The Hanging ChurchThe Hanging Church is named for its location above a gatehouse of Babylon Fortress, the Roman fortress in Coptic Cairo (Old Cairo); its nave is suspended over a passage. The church is approached by twenty-nine steps; early travelers to Cairo dubbed it "the Staircase Church". The land surface has risen by some six meters since the Roman period, so the Roman tower is mostly buried below ground, reducing the visual impact of the church's elevated position
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Synagogue Ben EzraThe synagogues have included a geniza, or repository for abandoned or outdated documents containing the name of God, since Jewish teaching is that such papers had to be stored with reverence, and then eventually buried in a cemetery. The 11th-century building incorporated an unusually large geniza, "two stories high, more silo than attic – with a rooftop opening accessible from above
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Full Day Private Tour to visit Old Coptic Cairo & Islamic Cairo
Cairo, Egypt
$96.00
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
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