Tuesday, July 4, 2023

Cairo Half Day Tour

 

 


Cairo Half Day Tour

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 Familythe Child Jesus, His mother Mary, and St Josephfled 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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