Islamic Cairo Tour: Architectural Heritage in Bab El Wazir
El Azhar Park & Bab Zuweila & El Saleh Tala’i Mosque & Ahmed El Mehmendar Mosque & El Altinbugha al-Maridani Mosque
Package Overview
Leave the modern life with its technology and boring life and step back in time with this Islamic Cairo tour, where history comes alive. At the heart of Cairo, explore El Darb El Ahamar Street, filled with stunning Islamic monuments like mosques, palaces, houses, mausoleums, collage, one of Cairo gates, and part of ancient Cairo walls which protect the city against invading armies. Visit handicraft market and enjoy lunch at a local restaurant.
- Your Tour guide will pick you up from your Cairo hotel to begin your journey through the historic heart of Islamic Cairo.
- The tour starts at El Azhar Park, where you'll take a golf cart ride to Bab Zuweila, Cairo's southern gate dating back to 1092 AD.
- From there, we'll visit the El Saleh Tala’i Mosque (1160 AD) and the Qijmas Ishaqi Mosque (also known as the Abu Hariba Mosque, built in 1482 AD and featured on the 50 Egyptian pound note).
- Continuing by golf cart, we’ll explore the Ahmed El Mehmendar Mosque (1324 AD) and the El Altinbugha al-Maridani Mosque (1340 AD).
- we'll visit the Bayt Al-Razzaz Palace, an ancient house built between the late 15th and 18th centuries, followed by the Aqsunqur Mosque (Cairo Blue Mosque), constructed in 1347 AD.
- Throughout the day, we'll visit many more historical sites, culminating with a short video presentation at the El Azhar Park showroom.
- . Afterward, enjoy lunch at a high-quality local restaurant before returning to your hotel for an overnight stay in Cairo.
Additional Easemytrip Delights
Day Wise Itinerary
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DAY1
- • Pick up from your Cairo hotel to begin your journey through historic Islamic Cairo
- • Start at Al-Azhar Park, then take a golf cart to Bab Zuweila (1092 AD)
- • Visit El Saleh Tala'i Mosque (1160 AD) and Qijmas Ishaqi Mosque (1482 AD)
- • Continue by golf cart to Ahmed El Mehmendar Mosque (1324 AD) and El Altinbugha al-Maridani Mosque (1340 AD)
- • Visit Bayt Al-Razzaz Palace (built late 15th-18th centuries) and the Aqsunqur Mosque, known as the Cairo Blue Mosque (1347 AD)
- • Lunch at a high-quality local restaurant, followed by a short video presentation at the Al-Azhar Park showroom
- • Return to your hotel for an overnight stay in Cairo
Inclusions
- Pick up services from your hotel & return
- All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
- Private English-speaking Egyptologist guide
- Entrance fees to all the mentioned sites
- Bottled water during your trip.
- All taxes & service charge
- Lunch meal will be served in a local restaurant.
Exclusions
- Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary
- Tipping