Trip To Egyptian Museum, Cairo Citadel & Old Cairo
Enjoy a special day tour in Cairo city, visiting the famous Egyptian Museum, then proceed to Cairo Citadel or Salah El Din Citadel, & finally have a nice time in Old Cairo & visit the most popular churches.
At approx 08:00 am Maestro Egypt Tours representative will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo to start your amazing day tour to visit the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, north of Tahrir square, this is the richest museum of Egyptian antiquities in the whole world, it contains pharaonic treasures going back to 5,000 years & it is open daily, the building is rectangular with a large rotunda on the ground floor containing massive exhibits including colossal statues of Ramses II, the best views of them can be obtained looking down from the upper galleries, the gold and alabaster trappings from the tomb of Tutankhamun draw the crowds and there are people whose sole reason for visiting Egypt is to see them. many of the Tutankhamun tomb treasures have boon on display in museums round the world even the golden mask, yet one exhibit has always remained in Cairo, there is no visit to Egypt is complete without a trip to go through this magnificent collection of rare jewelry & treasures of Tutankhamun, then proceed to visit Mohamed Ali Alabaster mosque in Salah El Din Citadel, it's called Alabaster mosque because the shining marble which covers its inner and outer walls this mosque considered one of the most magnificent of all mosques because of its large bronze windows, scores of lamps and fine mosaics. Then continue to have your lunch at a local restaurant, continue driving to the area of Islamic Cairo where you can explore Khan El Khalili bazaar, Cairo's oldest bazaar, then complete your day tour & move on to Coptic Cairo, to visit Hanging church or Muallaka church, dates back to the 7th century, on the right side inside the church you will see an ancient painting of the Virgin and child, and it seems as though the Virgin's eyes follow you as you move about, continue to visit St. Barbara's church, it built during the 8th century, contains a small chapel to Saint George & has some delightful murals, proceed to visit Saint Serguis Church (Abu Serga Church) it stands at the end of a narrow alley, the crypt is supposed to be the exact place where the Holy Family sheltered for a month after their trip to Egypt. Finally transfer back to your hotel.
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