Tour to Cairo’s Historical places in 5 Days

Upon your arrival at Cairo International Airport, you will find Egypt Key Tours representative waiting for you holding a sign of your name or (Egypt Key Tours) then you will be escorted to your hotel in Cairo, Cairo overnight.

At 08:00 am, you will be escorted by your Egypt Key tour guide to visit the Great Pyramids of Cheops (the only one of seven ancient wonders still remaining on earth), Chephren, Mekerinus and the famous Sphinx, the Valley Temple facing the great statue. T

Enjoy a terrific camel ride around these magnificent structures.

Visit the ancient step pyramid of Djoser in Sakkara archeological site, as you learn about the evolution of pyramid design. The step pyramid is the world’s oldest major stone structure built around 2630 BC and the only one of its kind.

Moving on towards Memphis, Egypt’s former capital and once the cultural center of the ancient world, and was a cult center for god Ptah god of creation and artworks.

In the evening, our tour guide will assist you to attend sound& light show for an hour.

After that, you will drop back to your hotel, Cairo overnight

At 08:00 am, you transfer to visit The Egyptian Museum, which is the world’s greatest repository of ancient Egyptian treasures including those belong to the child King Tutankhamun along with many other fascinating artifacts , as well as additional visit to the mummies room at the museum.

And then you will visit Old Cairo (Coptic Cairo)”Hanging Church“, dating back to the 3rd Century AD and was dedicated to Virgin Mary. It’s called “Hanging” because of its location above the gatehouse of the ancient Roman fortress “Babylon”. It contains 110 Holy icons depicting beautiful religious scenes.

Then visit “Saint Serguis and Bacchus Church“, which is believed to have been built on the spot where the holy family rested at the end of their journey into Egypt.

Then, visit the “Jewish Synagogue of Ben Ezra“, which gained its importance from its Geniza (Storeroom) was found during the 19th century containing a treasure of abandoned Hebrew secular and sacred manuscripts.

Then go to Khan El Khalili Bazaar, which is one of Cairo’s main attractions. The district of Khan El Khalili was originally a mausoleum called “El Zaafran” for the burial of Fatimid Caliphs. After that, it became a district for the Turkish community during the Ottoman period and now it has become a bazaar where you will find many souvenir shops, coffeehouses “Café” serving Arabic coffee and offering Hookah “Shisha”, and restaurants throughout the area.

Back to the hotel to stay overnight Cairo.

In the morning, Egypt Key tour guide will escort you to visit one of the most stunning constructions in Cairo, the Citadel of Saladin Al- Ayouby. It was built in the 12^th century AD to fortify Cairo against the Crusaders. Inside the Citadel, you will visit the Great Alabaster Mosque of Mohammad Ali pasha, which consider is one of the most renowned historical and touristic landmarks in Egypt. The Great Mosque along with the citadel is one of the landmarks and tourist attraction of Cairo.

Visit Sultan Hassan Mosque and Madrasa, which is one of the extraordinary wonderful monuments in the Islamic world and described as one of the world’s greatest edifices. It was built in 14th century AD.

Al Refai Mosque (known as the Royal Mosque) lies right beside Sultan Hassan Mosque; the Mosque was built in 19^th century AD by Khoshiar Hanim wife of Mohammed Ali to be the mausoleum of the royal family.

After that, visit the Mosque of Ahmed Ibn Tulun, the oldest and the largest mosque in Egypt dating back to the 9^th century AD and watching the great view of Islamic Cairo from its unique spiral minaret 40 meter high.

Then ending the tour with a visit to the City of the Dead or Cairo cemetery.

Back to the hotel to stay overnight at Cairo.

Checking out from your hotel after breakfast and transfer to Cairo Airport to fly back to your home.