One Day tour - Cairo.
Mosque and Madrsa Of Sultan Hassan, Madrsa, great mausoleum, Al-RaifiI Mosque, mausoleum of the Saha, spiral minartes, Citadel, alabster mosque, shiite mosque, theological school, biggest bazzars, Khan El-Khalili.
Is a part of central Cairo and an area replete with medieval mosques often visited by tourists because of its high proportion of historically important mosques and other Islamic monuments. Overlooked by the Cairo Citadel.
By this programe you can feel that you go back for one thoushands years old just in one day!!
ONE DAY:
After breakfast visiting the famous splendid mosques starting with the Mosque and Madrsa Of Sultan Hassan - it consider to be the largest mosque in Cairo and the whole islamic world built in 1356 by sultan Hassan the mamluk sultan. This mosque including madrsa (religion school) to teach the four sects of islam alson includes a hosptial and a great mausoleum for his son consider to be the largest one in Egypt.
Infornt of it is (Al-RaifiI Mosque) built in (1869-1912) they finished it in 40 years and really it is deserive it was built by the mother of Khedive ismail to serve as a tomb for herself and the other members of the royal family inside u can visit the tomb of (King Farouk, King Fuad,khedive ismail and his mother with his three wives), And the mausoleum of the Saha of iran it contain the tomb of (Mohamed El-Bahlwy) who died in 1944.
Continue our tour to (Ibn Tulun) mosque which is the best perserved of the very early islamic structures in cairo dates back to (876-879) and one of the largest mosques in the world it built over an area of about 6 and half feddans with the extentions. And climb its high spiral minartes 40 m.high.
At the back of this mosques is the beauitful house (Biet-Al Karitliya) or 4-the (Museaum Of Gayer Anderson) Acatually it is two houses dating from the 16th century and the other from th18 century, Gayer anderson was a british major who occupies and restord it in 1935 and connected them by a bridge to be one huge house AND its important to show how the pepole during the 16&18th century used to live.
visit the (Citadel) dates back to thE 12century,to visit the famous mosques inside 1-(The Mosque Of Mohamed Ali) (the alabster mosque) dates back to 1830.
leaving the citadel to (Al-Azhar) mosque the first shiite mosque built by the fatimed in 970 A.D Today Al-Azhar turned into a theological school. And the leading university for the studay of religion.
Facing Al-Azhar is the biggest bazzars (Khan El-Khalili). Shops in this district are legendary for fine brassware, copper, leather, silver, gold, antiques and more. Go in walking tour around one or two hours.
At the end of the day we will transfer you back to your hotel.
Program includes:
All transfers in the program.English speaking guideEntrance fees during sightseeing
Not Included:
Optional tours.Tipping.Any other items not mentioned Lunch
THE TOTAL COST OF THIS TOUR
ONE PAX 80 U$D
TWO PAX 50 U$D
THREE PAX 40 U$D
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