Day Tour around Old Cairo & Museum of Civilization

Our (Seba Tours Egypt) tour guide will accompany you by an air conditioned private vehicle visit The recently inaugurated National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC), which is located in Fustat, the first Egyptian capital after the Arab Islamic conquest. The museum's outdoor spaces, designed to emphasize the unique location overlooking Lake Ain El-Sira, the last natural lake in Cairo.

The permanent collection is divided into two separate regions, one chronological and the other thematic. The Chronological area will include amazing pieces from the following eras: Archaic, Pharaonic, Greco-Roman, Coptic, Medieval, Islamic, modern and contemporary. The Thematic areas will be the following: Down of civilization, The Nile, writing ,state and society, material culture, Beliefs and Thinking and the Mysterious Gallery of Royal Mummies which have been recently transferred from the Old Egyptian Museum at Tahrir Square to the New National Museum of Egyptian Civilization.

Then, you will take a Photo Stop from outside to the first mosque was ever built in Egypt and Africa “The Mosque of Amr ibn al-As” which was originally built in 641–642 AD, as the center of the newly founded capital of Egypt, Fustat.

After that proceeding to another outstanding era " Coptic Cairo" where you will visit the "Hanging Church" which is dating back to the 3rd Century AD and was dedicated to Virgin Mary ,It's called "Hanging" because of its location above the gatehouse of the ancient Roman fortress "Babylon" .It contains 110 Holy icons depicting beautiful religious scenes.

Then visiting "Saint Sergius and Bacchus Church" which is believed to have been built on the spot where the holy family rested at the end of their journey into Egypt.

And ending Coptic Cairo tour with a visit to the "Jewish Synagogue of Ben Ezra" which gained its importance from its Geniza (Store room) was found during the 19th century containing a treasure of abandoned Hebrew secular and sacred manuscripts.

Then moving to "Islamic Cairo" and taking a walking tour in the 1000 years old "el Moez" street which is considered as an open air museum for Terrific Islamic Buildings which are decorated with different patterns and paints, then ending our tour with going to Khan el Khalili Bazaar which is one of Cairo's main attractions ..the district of Khan el Khalili was originally a mausoleum called "el Zaafran" for the burial of Fatimid Caliphs ,after that it became a district for the Turkish community during the Ottoman period , and now it becomes a bazaar where you will find many souvenirs shops ,coffeehouses "Café" serving Arabic coffee and offering Hookah "Shisha", and restaurants throughout the area.

After finishing this amazing tour, you will be transferred back accompanied by Egypt Tailor Made tour guide and driver towards your hotel.