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National Museum of Egyptian Civilization & Islamic & Coptic Cairo
Cairo
Important Information
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Wheelchair accessible
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Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Children must be accompanied by an adult
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Join one of the best historical Cairo day tours and pay a visit to Cairo’s most interesting and popular places the national Museum of Egyptian civilization & Islamic & Coptic Cairo. Some visitors are satisfied with a tour of the Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx, but there is so much more to this city. explore Salah El-Din Citadel is one of the most iconic monuments in Islamic Cairo and the historic Islamic Cairo and Coptic Cairo neighborhoods. Further insight into Egypt’s past can be gained at the new brand Museum in Cairo the National Museum of Egyptian civilization the first museum of civilization (NMEC) in the Arab world, will present a comprehensive view of Egyptian civilization fro...
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7 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
7 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
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National Museum of Egyptian Civilization & Islamic & Coptic Cairo
Cairo
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Join one of the best historical Cairo day tours and pay a visit to Cairo’s most interesting and popular places the national Museum of Egyptian civilization & Islamic & Coptic Cairo. Some visitors are satisfied with a tour of the Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx, but there is so much more to this city. explore Salah El-Din Citadel is one of the most iconic monuments in Islamic Cairo and the historic Islamic Cairo and Coptic Cairo neighborhoods. Further insight into Egypt’s past can be gained at the new brand Museum in Cairo the National Museum of Egyptian civilization the first museum of civilization (NMEC) in the Arab world, will present a comprehensive view of Egyptian civilization fro...
The NMEC is the first of its kind in Egypt and the Arab world. It presents the full range of the richness and diversity of Egyptian civilization throughout the ages, from prehistoric times to the present day by focusing on its continuity and stability as demonstrated by its tangible and intangible heritage. The museum’s exceptional collection includes the royal mummies, which are exhibited in a new interactive display using 21st-century cutting-edge technology to go beneath the wrappings and reveal their secrets, in addition to shedding light on the rituals and religious beliefs surrounding mummification in ancient Egypt.
3 hours
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Mosque of Muhammad Ali
The Mosque of Muhammad Ali is located inside the Citadel of Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi (Saladin) in Cairo. It was built by Muhammad Ali Pasha in 1265 AH\ 1848 AD on the site of Mamluk palaces. This mosque is known as the "Alabaster Mosque", in reference to its marble paneling on its interior and exterior walls. The mosque’s twin minarets are the highest in all of Egypt, each reaching a height of 84 meters.
The mosque was built on the Turkish style that consists of an open court and prayer hall. The prayer hall is a square space that is surmounted with a large central dome surrounded by four semi-domes and four shallow domes in the corners. There are two minibars (pulpits) inside the mosque. The original of the two is made of wood decorated in green. The other was a later addition made of marble.
2 hours
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Hanging Church (El Muallaqa, Sitt Mariam, St Mary)
This church was known as the” Hanging Church“ because it was built over the ruins of Old Cairo‘s Roman fort, and situated near the Coptic Museum.
The church is made up of a court divided into four wings separated by three rows of marble columns. A wooden semi-circular vaults covers the main court. The church also contains an inscribed granite baptismal tank and a marble pulpit carried upon ten columns decorated with mosaic. The pulpit dates to the eleventh century AD.
The east side houses five alters surmounted by wooden domes. The church's ceiling was made to look like Noah's Ark. The Hanging Church is famous for the icons that decorate its walls. The oldest dates to the fifteenth century AD, while most of the rest date to the end of the eighteenth century AD.
