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Tour To The Nilometer And Manial Palace With Felucca Ride 20% OFF
Cairo, Egypt
$154.40
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Overview
The Tour to the Nilometer and Manial Palace offers a unique glimpse into the rich Islamic civilization of Egypt. This full-day adventure combines historical exploration with a serene felucca ride on the Nile.
- 🚐 Pickup included from your hotel in an air-conditioned vehicle for your comfort.
- 📜 Visit the ancient Nilometer, a vital structure for measuring the Nile's water levels, crucial for agricultural tax assessments.
- 🏰 Explore the breathtaking Manial Palace Museum, designed by Prince Mohamed Ali Pasha, showcasing a mix of European Art Nouveau and traditional Islamic architecture.
- 🌿 Stroll through the palace gardens, filled with rare tropical plants collected by the prince during his travels.
- 🪦 Discover the City of the Dead, a fascinating area of tombs and mausoleums dating back to the Islamic Conquest of Egypt in 642 AD.
- 🚤 Enjoy a relaxing felucca ride on the Nile, where you can savor a delicious lunch onboard as you take in the scenic views.
- 🏨 Convenient transfer back to your hotel after an enriching day of exploration.
- 💧 Beverages and water provided during lunch to keep you refreshed.
- 💼 Optional pickup/drop-off from Cairo airport or other locations available at an additional cost.
- ♿ Wheelchair accessible transportation options ensure everyone can enjoy the tour comfortably.
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Tour To The Nilometer And Manial Palace With Felucca Ride
Pickup included
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 8 hours
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- All Fees and Taxes
- Private tour guide.
- Lunch
- Pick up services from your hotel & return
- beverages and water during lunch.
- Tipping
- Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary
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NilometerThe first monument to visit is the Nilometer .It’s situated in the southern tip of Roda Island. It is one of the oldest existent structures which dates back to the period just after the Arab conquest of Egypt. Its importance goes back to a time when measuring the rise of the waters of the Nile was closely related to the levying of taxes on agricultural lands. Taxes were levied only when the waters of the Nile had risen to a certain designated level, which would irrigate the land during flood season.
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Manial Palace MuseumThen moving on to visit the remarkable Manial Palace of Prince Mohamed Ali Pasha “King Farouk’s uncle”. He had it designed in a style integrating European Art Nouveau and Rococo with many traditional Islamic architecture styles including Ottoman, Moorish, Persian, creating inspired combinations in spatial design, architectural and interior decorations, and sumptuous materials. The residence compound, composed of five separate and distinctively styled buildings, is surrounded by gardens planted with rare tropical plants collected by the prince on his travels along a small branch of the Nile.
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City of the Dead (Northern Cemetery)Then, Ending the tour with a visit to the City of Dead or Cairo cemetery which contains a vast area of tombs and mausoleums, some of them are dating back the Islamic Conquest of Egypt at 642 AD. Many people take this area as their permanent home because of the country’s chronic housing crisis shortage. It’s interesting to go and see this area and how the people live there.
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Nile RiverThen head to the river to board a felucca, a traditional sailboat used on the Nile and other Mediterranean regions. As you float along the river, you’ll have lunch on board. After this trip you will be transferred to your hotel Note : For pick up / drop off form Cairo airport, Sphinx airport, New Administrative Capital, New Cairo, Helioplis, Badr City, Shorouk, Rehab, Obour, Sheraton Almatar, Sheikh Zayed city, Ring Rd, Mirage City, Meridian Airport or Madinty City will be for additional cost.
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Tour To The Nilometer And Manial Palace With Felucca Ride 20% OFF
Cairo, Egypt
$154.40
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!