Giza, Memphis & Saqqara
A private, all-inclusive journey through the earliest chapters of Egypt: the Pyramids and the Sphinx, the first capital at Memphis and the Step Pyramid at Saqqara, with lunch and a camel ride.
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Cairo · Day programme
Historic Cairo
A thousand years of Islamic Cairo in a day: the Citadel and Muhammad Ali Mosque, Sultan Hassan and Al-Rifa’i, Al-Muizz Street and the lanes of Khan el-Khalili.
The experience
Historic Cairo: the Citadel, Mosques & Khan el-Khalili
Begin high above the city at Salah al-Din’s Citadel and the Ottoman domes of the Muhammad Ali Mosque, then descend to the great Mamluk mosque of Sultan Hassan and its neighbour, Al-Rifa’i.
The afternoon is on foot along Al-Muizz Street, among madrasas, gates and old houses, ending in the bazaar of Khan el-Khalili with time for coffee and a little careful bargaining.
Covers
- Cairo Citadel
- Muhammad Ali Mosque
- Sultan Hassan & Al-Rifa’i
- Al-Muizz Street
- Khan el-Khalili
Suggested programme
- Morning
The Citadel
- Cairo Citadel and the Muhammad Ali Mosque
- Sultan Hassan and Al-Rifa’i
- Afternoon
The old city on foot
- Al-Muizz Street
- Khan el-Khalili
- Modest dress is needed in the mosques.
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Old Cairo & museums
The Royal Mummies at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, the churches of Coptic Cairo, a second great museum, and an optional felucca at sunset.
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