Cairo Trip Overview
Discover the best mosques in Cairo and spend the finest spiritual times in Islamic Cairo as well as enjoy the beauty and splendor of Islamic architecture. Cairo is called the city of a thousand minarets because it is the major Islamic capital, home of such a large number of God’s houses.
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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
Discover the best mosques in Cairo and spend the finest spiritual times in Islamic Cairo as well as enjoy the beauty and splendor of Islamic architecture. Cairo is called the city of a thousand minarets because it is the major Islamic capital, home of such a large number of God’s houses.
Pass By: Islamic Cairo, Midan Silah ad-Din, Cairo 11511 Egypt
First of all, your expert tour guide will be waiting for you at your hotel, ready to welcome you to Egypt and start your tour.
At the first stop, you will visit the Citadel of Salah El Din, which was constructed by Salah El Din on the Moqattam hills in 1183 AD, created as a military post to protect Cairo from conquerors.
Then you will visit the stunning Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque, which was designed by the Turkish architect Yousif Boushnaq, the designer from Istanbul constructed this amazing Mosque for Mohamed Ali, the ruler of Egypt for more than 45 years.
At the next stop, Al-Azhar Mosque, As the largest Islamic institution in the world and the most famous mosque in the Islamic, the world, Al Azhar Mosque is known worldwide by religious scholars and non-scholars alike.
Then, you will visit Al-Hussein Mosque One of the most sacred Islamic sites in Egypt.
Then, you will start your tour by visiting Bab Zwayla, the mosque of Al-Saleh Talai’e, and the mosque of Sultan Al-Mo’ayyad. You will get the chance to climb up the stairs and reach its top to see a fascinating view of the minarets of a wide range of Cairo, you will visit Al Mu’ezz Street with tremendous old Islamic architecture date back to the 13th-15th century.
