Cairo Trip Overview
Visit The Museum of Islamic Art considered to be one of the largest and oldest museums in the world.
Visit The Palace of Prince Muhammad Ali is considered a masterpiece of Art.
Visiting El Azhar Park the most beautiful gardens in Cairo, It’s Considered as one of the World’s great public spaces.
Going to Al-Azhar Mosque It’s one of Cairo’s oldest mosques and the world’s oldest operating university
visit Al-Hussien Mosque which is one of the most sacred sites in Egypt and the Middle East.
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Visit The Museum of Islamic Art considered to be one of the largest and oldest museums in the world.
Visit The Palace of Prince Muhammad Ali is considered a masterpiece of Art.
Visiting El Azhar Park the most beautiful gardens in Cairo, It’s Considered as one of the World’s great public spaces.
Going to Al-Azhar Mosque It’s one of Cairo’s oldest mosques and the world’s oldest operating university
visit Al-Hussien Mosque which is one of the most sacred sites in Egypt and the Middle East.
Stop At: Museum of Islamic Arts, Shar’a Bur Bab El Khalk Square, Cairo 11511 Egypt
The Museum of Islamic Art is considered to be one of the largest and oldest museums in the world. The museum, which is home to one of the world’s most important collections of Muslim art , hosts more than 104 thousand displays reflecting the greatness of the Islamic civilization in Egypt and the whole Islamic world and how flourishing it has been for a very long period of time.
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Stop At: Manial Palace Museum, 1 Saray Street Manyal, Cairo 11511 Egypt
The Palace of Prince Muhammad Ali is considered a masterpiece of Art. Inspired by the Moroccan and Islamic architectural design, Established in 1901 with an estimated area of 61,711 square meters, the Palace is surrounded by walls that are reminiscent of a medieval fortress. The Palace consists of five separate, uniquely styled buildings that reflect the wealth and lifestyle of the Prince in the late 19th Century.
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Stop At: Al-Azhar Park, Darassa Hill Al Darassa Hill, Cairo 11511 Egypt
visiting El Azhar Park the most beautiful gardens in Cairo in terms of trees and the area and the view overlooking the garden and some Islamic monuments. It’s Considered as one of the World’s great public spaces.
el Azahar Park which was an area covered with mounts of rubbish amassed during 500 years and when Aga khan IV visited Egypt in 1984, He decided to intervene and offer the city of his ancestors the much-needed gift of an oasis in this urban desert and he started the project of transforming these mounts of rubbish to a beautiful park. It is located on a hilly site surrounded by the most significant historic districts of Islamic Cairo.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Islamic Cairo, Midan Silah ad-Din, Cairo 11511 Egypt
Then going to Al-Azhar Mosque which is founded by Jawhar al-Siqilly, the Fatimid conqueror of Egypt in 970 AD. It’s one of Cairo’s oldest mosques and the world’s oldest operating university
Then moving to the opposite side of Al-Azhar mosque to visit Al-Hussien Mosque which is one of the most sacred sites in Egypt and the Middle East. The mosque hosts the shrine in which the head of al-Hussein, the grandson of Muhammed the Prophet, is alleged to have been buried.
Duration: 1 hour
