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Full Day Tour to the Egyptian Museum Citadel of Saladin and Coptic Cairo

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Destination: Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Duration: 8 hours
Price: $110.00
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Experience the highlights of Cairo and join us in this amazing city tour in Cairo to the Egyptian Museum, the Citadel of Saladin and Old Cairo. Go back to the Pharaonic times and see the treasures of the Pharaohs that had been kept for long time in their tombs, afterwards moved to the showcases of the Egyptian Museum to be displayed in front of millions of people.

The Egyptian Museum is not the only place we are going to visit today, but the Citadel of Saladin is also included in this tour. This special site was constructed in the 10th century by the Muslin sultan, Saladin to protect Egypt from the Crusaders, afterwards it became the residence of the rulers of Egypt for a period that lasted more than seven centuries.

The last visit of our tour will be Old Cairo area, where we are going to visit some of the most unique collection of Egypt’s Coptic churches, this is besides having a walking tour in Khan El Khalili.

Morning time, at 08:00 AM, you’ll join your expert tour guide in such one of the marvelous tours in Cairo. The first stop of our tour in Cairo will be to the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, the largest museum in the world with a huge collection of displays dating back to different eras of the ancient Egyptian history, including the gold collection of the well-known king, Tutankhamen and his royal tomb.

The second visit of the day will be to the Citadel of Saladin, constructed in the 10th century by sultan Saladin in order to protect Egypt from the Crusaders. The citadel itself is one of the most impressive medieval fortresses in Egypt and the ancient world, this is besides it contains many remarkable monuments such as the Mosque of Mohamed Ali, the Mosque of El Nasser Mohamed and many interesting museums.

After having our lunch meal at local tourist restaurant, we will proceed to Old Cairo area, where we will visit some of the most unique collection of our Coptic monuments such as the Hanging Church, the Abu Serga Church, and the Church of Saint Mary.

After the tour, we will transfer you again to your hotel in Cairo, where our services will be ended.