1 Giza Pyramids & Sphinx / The Egyptian Museum GUIDED TOURS
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Giza
Pyramids
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The Sphinx.
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Giza Pyramids. They are the only present-day survivors of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. We will see the Great Pyramid of Khufu then the other two Pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure. on our way driving up to the highest spot in the area to have a panoramic view of the pyramids (where you can take wonderful pictures and a chance for a memorable camel ride) then we drive back to stop between the great pyramid and KHAFRE pyramid to to visit the Boat museum and enter the second pyramid( 20EGP) later we drive down to Sphinx. It's a one block carved statue of limestone for King Khafre representing him as a sitting lion with human head. Just next to Sphinx we will see the Valley Temple of King Khafre. It's a small temple built of the red granite stone of Aswan. Egyptologists believe that this temple was the mummification place of the royal body.
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Camel Ride optional (10 US $)
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This is the Best place for a camel ride where you can have your photos taken with the pyramids in the background you can have a ten minutes ride for only 10 US$
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The Solar Boat Museum (Optional visit) (10 US $)
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:This boat worth to be classified amongst the wonders of the world. Just behind the Great Pyramid of King Khufu there is a boat- shape new museum( inaugurated 1980)in which you will see an amazing huge wooden boat that belongs to King Khufu himself. , The Boat was found only in 1954 dismanteled into 1224 pieces , It was made of Cedar wood and Halfa grass ropes with no nails or glue, the big challenge was to reassemble it , it is an achievement that counts to modern Egyptians
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The Egyptian Museum of Antiquities
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The Egyptian Museum of Antiquities: It was open in 1902. It houses the world’s greatest collection of Ancient Egyptian artifacts, including the golden treasures of the famous boy-king Tut Ankh Amun.
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2 Sakkarra / Memphis / Dahshour GUIDED TOURS
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Saqqara(SAKKARA)
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Sakkara is a very large open air desert area, and there is a lot of walk. It's about one hour driving from Cairo and about half hour driving from Giza Pyramids. Sakkara is located in a country area so you will have a good chance to enjoy the modern Egyptian country side where you will learn about the local customs and traditions of Egyptian peasants. Sakkara is a very rich archaeological necropolis where you will see the Funeral Complex of King Zoser including his Step-Pyramid; the oldest pyramid in Egypt. At Sakkara also you will see one or more (depending on time) of the Nobles' tombs. It shows the beauty and excellence of Ancient Egyptian art on their walls and gives an insight into the daily life of Ancient Egypt. The walls of these tombs are covered by beautiful scenes in colored high relief of the daily life of ancient Egyptians. (MERIROUKKA is the largest tomb)
Pyramid of Teti: The last thing you will see in Sakkara is the Pyramid of King Teti (6th Dynast, 23rd c. B.C). It's a small pyramid of limestone in a very bad condition, looks like a shapeless mound of rubble. Despite the fact that the pyramid itself looks in bad shape and not very attractive to go into but when you go inside it you will be surprised by its marvelous decorations. The inner chambers walls are covered by beautiful hieroglyphic inscription written in vertical columns, these are the famous religious texts known as the Pyramids Texts.
Pyramid of Teti: The last thing you will see in Sakkara is the Pyramid of King Teti (6th Dynast, 23rd c. B.C). It's a small pyramid of limestone in a very bad condition, looks like a shapeless mound of rubble. Despite the fact that the pyramid itself looks in bad shape and not very attractive to go into but when you go inside it you will be surprised by its marvelous decorations. The inner chambers walls are covered by beautiful hieroglyphic inscription written in vertical columns, these are the famous religious texts known as the Pyramids Texts.
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Memphis
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Memphis: It's an open-air museum built on the ruins of the ancient City of Memphis, the oldest capital city in ancient Egypt (3100 B.C). There you will see a big collection of antiques especially the Colossal of King Ramsses II, carved of one block of limestone weighing about 80 tons and measuring about 12 m high. Also you will see the famous Alabaster Sphinx of Memphis, in addition to many other monuments. Memphis is about 12 minutes driving from Sakkara, and the visit lasts just half hour
Memphis: It's an open-air museum built on the ruins of the ancient City of Memphis, the oldest capital city in ancient Egypt (3100 B.C). There you will see a big collection of antiques especially the Colossal of King Ramsses II, carved of one block of limestone weighing about 80 tons and measuring about 12 m high. Also you will see the famous Alabaster Sphinx of Memphis, in addition to many other monuments. Memphis is about 12 minutes driving from Saqarra, and the visit lasts just half hour.
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Dahshour
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Dahshour: It is a large open-air desert area like Sakkara and also was a royal necropolis in ancient time. There you will see the two pyramids of king Senefru, the Bent Pyramid and the Red Pyramid the red one is considered the first true pyramid built in ancient Egypt. The two Pyramids are in very good condition and the Red one is open for the visitors and you can go into it. Dahshour is about 20 minutes driving from Sakkara.
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3 Egyptian Museum / The Citadel & Mohamed Ali Mosque / Khan El-Khalili Bazaar
OR Coptic Cairo (Old Cairo) GUIDED TOURS
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The Egyptian Museum
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The Egyptian Museum of Antiquities: It was open in 1902. It houses the world’s greatest collection of Ancient Egyptian artifacts, including the golden treasures of the famous boy-king Tut Ankh Amun.
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The Citadel & the Mosque of Mohammed Ali
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The Citadel: It's one of Cairo's most popular tourist attractions. The Citadel is an old fortress originally built by Salah El-Din (Saladin) in 1176 to fortify the city against the Crusaders. It's a complex which houses a number of museums, mosques and other sites, located on a spur of limestone that had been detached from its parent Moqattam Hills by quarrying. The most famous mosque to be visited at the Citadel is the Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali the Great, built in 1830.
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Khan El-Khalili
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Khan El-Khalili Bazaar: reputed to be the largest bazaar (market) in the Middle East. The bazaar has now grown to vast proportions. As you wander through the labyrinth of narrow streets you will find workshops and stalls selling all manner of things from woodwork, glassware and leather goods to perfumes, fabrics and Pharaonic curiosities.
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Coptic Cairo
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Coptic Cairo or Old Cairo: it's called Coptic Cairo because there are many old Coptic Churches there and it's called Old Cairo because it's the oldest part of Cairo dates back to the 7th c. A.D.The Hanging Church
The Church of St. Sergius
The Synagogue of Ben Ezra
The Roman fortress of Babylon The Coptic Museum (optional visit
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4 The Citadel & Mohamed Ali Mosque / Coptic Cairo (Old Cairo) / Khan El-Khalili Bazaar} OR{ The pharaonic Village } GUIDED TOURS
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The Citadel & the Mosque of Mohammed Ali
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The Citadel: It's one of Cairo's most popular tourist attractions. The Citadel is an old fortress originally built by Salah El-Din (Saladin) in 1176 to fortify the city against the Crusaders. It's a complex which houses a number of museums, mosques and other sites, located on a spur of limestone that had been detached from its parent Moqattam Hills by quarrying. The most famous mosque to be visited at the Citadel is the Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali the Great, built in 1830.
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Coptic Cairo
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Coptic Cairo or Old Cairo: it's called Coptic Cairo because there are many old Coptic Churches there and it's called Old Cairo because it's the oldest part of Cairo dates back to the 7th c. A.D.The Hanging Church
The Church of St. Sergius
The Synagogue of Ben Ezra
The Roman fortress of Babylon The Coptic Museum (optional visit
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Khan El-Khalili
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Khan El-Khalili Bazaar: reputed to be the largest bazaar (market) in the Middle East. The bazaar has now grown to vast proportions. As you wander through the labyrinth of narrow streets you will find workshops and stalls selling all manner of things from woodwork, glassware and leather goods to perfumes, fabrics and Pharaonic curiosities.
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The Pharaonic Village
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The Pharaonic Village: is a small village built on a small island on the Nile in Giza District. Just a few miles from the center of Cairo is a time machine waiting to take you on a fantastic journey to the days of the Pharaohs, a time brought to life by an incredible group of actors and actresses, faithful and exact reproductions of buildings, clothing, and life style. At the Pharaonic Village visitors sail on comfortable motorized barges down a network of canals and view incredibly accurate tableaux of the recreation of ancient Egyptian life. Sights include recreations of industries, games, arts, and moments from history and legend.
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Islamic CAIRO a) The Citadel & Mohamed Ali Mosque / City of the dead / Ahmed Ibn Tulun Mosque/ Gayer Anderson Museum or House/ Khan El-Khalili Bazaar GUIDED TOURS
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The Citadel & the Mosque of Mohammed Ali
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The Citadel: It's one of Cairo's most popular tourist attractions. The Citadel is an old fortress originally built by Salah El-Din (Saladin) in 1176 to fortify the city against the Crusaders. It's a complex which houses a number of museums, mosques and other sites, located on a spur of limestone that had been detached from its parent Moqattam Hills by quarrying. The most famous mosque to be visited at the Citadel is the Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali the Great, built in 1830.
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City of the dead
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City of the dead: It's a very large Islamic cemetery dates back to the 10th c. A.D. There you will visit some Royal tombs attached to mosques. Also you will have a panoramic view of the whole of the cemetery where you will distinguish between 3 levels of tombs, royals, nobles and common people tombs.
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Ibn Tulun Mosque
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Ibn Tulun Mosque: This mosque is considered to be the oldest intact mosque in Egypt. It was built by Ahmed Ibn Tulun, a Turkish-origin governor of Egypt (868-905 AD). It was the third congregational mosque to be built in Cairo and the third largest mosque in the world. It's approximately 26,318 square meters in size. This mosque is very unique in its architectural details because it reflects all the characteristic features of Abbasid art of Iraq, and was obviously influenced, particularly with regards to the minaret, the great rectangular piers with engaged corner columns, the decorative motif and other features by the famous Samara mosque in present day Iraq
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Gayer Anderson Museum
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or House: The Gayer-Anderson Museum or House is actually made up of two 17th century houses stuck together. They are of Islamic architectural design and the majority of their halls and rooms are furnished with Islamic design furniture.. This complex is named after a British major who lived in it and restored it earlier in the 20th century. He filled the house with French, English and Oriental furniture and other fixtures. The house is a good example of upper class medieval Cairene tastes. The house is located in the southeast corner of the Ibn Tulun Mosque
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Khan El-Khalili
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Khan El-Khalili Bazaar: reputed to be the largest bazaar (market) in the Middle East. The bazaar has now grown to vast proportions. As you wander through the labyrinth of narrow streets you will find workshops and stalls selling all manner of things from woodwork, glassware and leather goods to perfumes, fabrics and Pharaonic curiosities
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b)The Citadel & Mohamed Ali Mosque / City of the Dead / El-Sultan Hassan Mosque/ El-Refaai Mosque /Khan El-Khalili Bazaar GUIDED TOURS
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The Citadel & the Mosque of Mohammed Ali
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The Citadel: It's one of Cairo's most popular tourist attractions. The Citadel is an old fortress originally built by Salah El-Din (Saladin) in 1176 to fortify the city against the Crusaders. It's a complex which houses a number of museums, mosques and other sites, located on a spur of limestone that had been detached from its parent Moqattam Hills by quarrying. The most famous mosque to be visited at the Citadel is the Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali the Great, built in 1830.
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City of the dead
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City of the dead: It's a very large Islamic cemetery dates back to the 10th c. A.D. There you will visit some Royal tombs attached to mosques. Also you will have a panoramic view of the whole of the cemetery where you will distinguish between 3 levels of tombs, royals, nobles and common people tombs.
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Sultan Hassan,
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In fact, many guide books refer to it as the finest ancient mosque in Cairo, and has been
praised as one of the major monuments of the Islamic world. This monument is best seen
in the morning, when the sun lights up the mausoleum and the western iiwan.
The founder of this gigantic monument was Sultan Hassan, the son of the great Mamluk
Sultan, Al Nasser Mohamed Ibn (son of) Qalawoun. also a great builder, but the Sultan Hassan Mosque remains the most important monument of this period. Sultan Hassan imported engineers from throughout the world to build his great monument.
The mosque is located near the Citadel, specifically in Salah El Din Square, sometimes referred to as Qala's Square.
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The Refa'i Mosque
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The Refa'i Mosque is located next to Sultan Hassan Mosque in Salah El Din Square near the Citadel in Cairo. Actually, it is separated from the mosque of Sultan Hassan by a pedestrian street. As I entered this lane I was overwhelmed by the huge structure of the Refa'i Mosque and the tiny details of the decorations on its exterior walls, and by the large marble columns that are a part of the entrance portal. The designers and builders of this grand mosque paid considerable attention to every single detail of its ornamentation. (tombs of LATE KING FAROUK,FOUAD and FOUAD’S MOTHER )
the Shah of Iran. tomb of Mohamed Reda El Bahlwy, who died in exile in South Africa in 1944, and was returned to Iran after World War II. Part of the burial chamber is currently occupied by Reza Shah's son, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, who died in Cairo in 1980. For Iranians who find themselves in this mausoleum there is poignancy for an emperor who reigned for 37 years .
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Khan El-Khalili
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Khan El-Khalili Bazaar: reputed to be the largest bazaar (market) in the Middle East. The bazaar has now grown to vast proportions. As you wander through the labyrinth of narrow streets you will find workshops and stalls selling all manner of things from woodwork, glassware and leather goods to perfumes, fabrics and Pharaonic curiosities.
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c) Fatimid Cairo: The old gates of Cairo: Bab el Futuh, Bab en Nasr and Bab Zewella/Al Azhar Mosque/ Beit El Sehemi/ Khan El-Khalili Bazaar / El Khayameya Street (Tent maker workshops) GUIDED TOURS
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9 Felucca on the Nile / Shopping at Arcadia Mall / Khan El-Khalili Bazaar GUIDED TOURS
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10 Cairo Tower/ Horse Carriage / Felucca on the Nile GUIDED TOUR
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