Explore Egypt, go on a tour of it, and look
through World Tour Advice packages to locate Cairo Half Day Tour
or other Day Tours that visit other historical sites in Egypt like Cairo.
Prepare to explore
Egypt and learn more about the Islamic faith by taking Egypt Holidays' Cairo Half Day Tour, which includes
visits to mosques,citadels, and other Islamic sites in Cairo. There are several
Islamic sites around Egypt.
Half Day Tour of Cairo,
Beginning at Mosques Egypt is home to some of the oldest mosques in the entire
world, including the famed Al Azhar Mosque. Because of its age, Al Azhar is
both a mosque and a university where students can learn about Islam. The
complex known as the Sultan Al-Ghuri Complex was constructed in Islamic design
between 1503 and 1505 and is a wonderful location to visit if you want to learn
more about Islam.
Tailor made your Cairo half day tour, or choose one of our half day tours to
explore Cairo:
Option 1 Giza pyramids Half day tour
Pick up from your hotel by our tour guides, We
recommend Amany Fahmy, Ahmad Hakim and Fardos as highly experienced tour guides
in Cairo, After picking up from hotel, drive by modern Ac van to Giza pyramids
plateau, explore the secrets of the Ancient engineers in ancient Egypt, witness
the beauty of the grand pyramid, the only thing still in exist from the 7
wonders of ancient world, Entry inside pyramids is optional, choose to enter
inside one of them, either Cheops or Chephren, walk in desert among 9 pyramids
dating to the fourth dynasty, marvel at the gigantic statue of Abu El Hol (The
Sphinx), explore secrets of funerary temples ruins, visit the only temple well
preserved in Giza plateau, The valley temple of Chephren.
In case your time permit enjoy lunch meal either at a
restaurant with pyramids view or during a quick tour on river Nile on board of
felucca boat
Option 2 Saqqara complex half day tour
Pick up from your hotel, drive by modern Ac van to
Saqqara complex where you will witness the beauty of the first building of
stone of big scale in all the world, The step pyramid, the Heb sed festival
building, there you will see the eldest columns in the world, the eldest
arches, enter in Teti pyramid, enter in mastaba of Kagemni, marvel at the
splendid scenes on the walls of the tombs, these scenes represent the daily
life in Ancient Egypt, catching fishes, birds, paying taxes, various sports,
playing music, dancing, funerary procession etc.
In case you have extra time we can organize lunch
meal at a local opened area among the beautiful fields of Saqqara.
Option 3 Old Cairo half day tour
Enjoy half day tour to explore the old churches and
the Synagogue in Cairo, pick up from hotel then drive by car to Fustat area
where is located Amr Ibn Aas mosque, the Synagogue, the oldest churches erected
in Egypt and in Middle east The crypt of the holy family which was used during
their voyage to Egypt to escape from the Roman soldiers who wanted to kill the
child Jesus, your tour guide will show you the map which represent their
journey in Egypt, The Bible verify that the Holy Family�the Child Jesus, His mother Mary,
and St Joseph�fled
into Egypt to escape from Herod the King who wished to kill the Child. That
much is mentioned in the second chapter of the gospel of Matthew, Your guide
will show you the hanging church, the towers of Babilion fortress, the cave
church, the smallest church in world, it was one of the places which were used
by the holy family during their stay in Egypt. then walking in the old streets
of Old Cairo, see the different local shops then savor the Egyptian traditional
dish Kousharym drive to hotel
Option 4 Citadel half day Tour
Pick up from your hotel, then drive by modern Ac car
to Qalaa square, Qalaa means the fortress, there You will see the Citadel or
the fortress of Saladine, the mosques of Sultan Hassan and Rifaii, drive to the
hill which was used to erect this medieval fortress, enter inside it , see
panorama of all Cairo, then enter the mosque of Muhammed Aly which is called
also the alabaster mosque, or the white mosque, back to your hotel
Option 5 The Civilization museum tour
CAIRO HALF DAY TOUR TO THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF
EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION
Our half day tour starts at 9:30 am by Picking up
from your flat or hotel in Cairo or Giza by world tour advice representative,
your private expert Egyptologist tour guide will meet you at hotel, then drive
by Ac van, drive to old Cairoto start a tour exploring NEMEC, The
National Museum of Egyptian Civilization
The master exposition Hall introduce the four
important craftsmanship that formed the Egyptian civilization :pottery, wood,
Textile and ornaments.
You will see also medical
struments, marvel at the oldest prosthetic toe all over the world, the skeleton
of a human of Nazlet Khatter, dating back to 33000 years ago, Kiswa, You will
see the Curtain of Holy Kaaba, famous as (kiswaa Al kaaba) which was the
last one sent from Egypt to Mecca during the rule of president Gamal Abd El
Nasser, You will see also Al-Mahmal which was used to carry the
Kaaba curtain from Egypt to saudia Arabia every year in a great parade of many
camels, horses , musicians etc
NEMC museum, famous as The National Museum of
Egyptian Civilization is the only museum in all the world displaying a
global panorama for the Egyptian Civilization through the history from the very
old past, before having any history (The pre history )till the nowdays
history.
The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization displays
numerous pieces showing you the Egyptian civilization across the time as it
starts from pre history and pre dynastic, then Ancient Egypt objects, musical
struments, make up, mirrors, agriculture truments, bread, food, water timer,
sand timer, then objects from the Greco-Roman period, Koush treasure, old
coins, various statues, then Coptic period and pieces from different churches,
bibles, old coptic textile, Then Islamic period, Mashrafia, Mahmal and Kaaba
Kesswa, Menbar from a mosque, Sabil building, plates, books etc and modern
history
Also, you can see the Kaaba key, Clepsydra which an
ancient time measuring device, Talaat Harb statues, Mohammed Aly statue.
Then you will take free time to see the royal mummies
which were moved from the Egyptian museum in Tahrir square to the NEMC
during a lavish Golden Pharaoh Parade, Twenty two ancient Egyptian royal
mummies made their way across Cairo streets, leaving the Egyptian Museum to go
to their new house at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in old
Cairo.
After this Your guide will introduce you to the
textile exposition then lunch meal and back to hotel
Option 6 The Egyptian museum in Tahrir square tour
Pick up from your hotel, drive to the Tahrir square,
a guided tour to the Egyptian museum of Antiquities, Explore objects from Old
kingdom, Middle kingdom, New kingdom, Witness the beauty of Hatshepsut staues,
your guide will tell you why a very beautiful woman used a false beard , how
she was able to rule Egypt as a pharaoh, She was the first femminist woman in
history, then you see Akhenaten, in the second floor you will see Yuya and Tuya
treasure, golden masks and mummies, see animal mummies, and some pieces of king
Tut Ankh Amon, free time to wander in the museum, then drive back to your hotel
in Cairo
Option 7 Cairo food tour
Enjoy half day tours wandering in Cairo streets,
trying local food and local beverages, Tour can be only walking and tastng
local food and exploring the Egyptian kitchen, but you can ask our tour
operator to make it full day including visiting some stunning sites in Cairo.
Tour start by picking up you from your hotel, go to
downtown, buy your breakfast Falafel, Beans (Fool Metdames), eggplant made by
the Egyptian way (Mosaqaha), you choose either walking in Cairo downtown while
eating your sandwitches, or to eat it in the restaurant, or go to Nile and
enjoy your breakfast while riding a felucca on river Nile,
It is good idea to buy an Egyptian juice such as
Sugar cane or guava or Subia etc and take it to enjoy its taste from Manial
island, great view of Nile river, you will spend 10 minutes visiting the
Nilometer, then walking in the main street in Manial island or in street number
9 on the hill of Muqattam to see traditional restaurants, we will buy
Shawerma, koushari and sit at a local place to enjoy it, It is time for
deserts, In case you want ice cream, We go to gruppi to try the Royal ice cream
(Cassata), in case you like to see old markets, let us go to El Hussein square
in Khan El Khalili market, the eldest of Egypt and the most famous in Cairo,
try the Egyptian deserts Om Ali, Roz Be Laban, Mehalabbyia, walking tour in the
market and stop at El Fishawy to enjoy tea with mint, Back to hotel.
Note on the way back to hotel, in case of no bad
traffic, We will stop at El Abd and by small plate of Konaffa, Basboussa and
Baqlava for you to take it home to make your family and friends taste the
Egyptian food of Cairo.
Option 8 Cairo mosques half day tour
Pick up from your hotel, a guided tour to explore
Cairo mosques, Ibn Tolun mosque, Sultan Hassan and El Rifaii mosques.
In case you want it full day tour exploring more
mosques in Cairo, we will add Muhammed Aly mosque and El Nasser Muhammed Ibn
Qalaoun mosques in the Citadel of Salah El Din.
Then go to Muizz street and visit El Hakim mosque,
Qalaoun complex, In case you want to see more mosques we can add Al Azhar
mosque, El Hussein mosque, El Sayeda Nafissa mosque etc, lunch meal and back to
hotel
Option 9 Cairo half day walking tour
- Walking tours are different tours, For example:
- Walking tour around Giza pyramids in Cairo
- Walking tour in Saqqara, Step pyramid, Serapium,
Mastabas and Heb Sed building
Option 10 Cairo palces tour
- Walking tour in Cairo downtown
- Walking tour in Cairo markets and old streets
-Walking tours in Cairo islands and gardens such as
El Gazirah island, El MANIAL Island, Maadi island
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