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Ancient Islamic

Islamic Cairo Egypt package (4 nights / 5 days)

View the most famous ancient mosques in Cairo and, like Mohamed Ali, Sultan Hassan, Al Refa'ai, Ibn Tulun Mosque Al Azhar and more ...

Travel Package Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrival in Cairo
Arrival Cairo International Airport, meet and assist by our representative, who held a sign which includes your name, and you help handle all your procedures through passport control, customs formalities and luggage area, then transfer you to your hotel by air conditioned modern vehicles and overnight in Cairo.

Day 2: Pyramids - Egyptian Museum
Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo, enjoy a full day excursion to visit the Giza Pyramids of Cheops enigmatic, Chephren, Mykernuis, Sphinx and Valley temple, which are the most famous monuments of Egypt old, you can feel the mysteries surrounding their symbolism, design and implementation have generated heated debate, it is likely that many these mysteries will never be resolved, continue your tour visiting the fantastic Egyptian Museum known as the Museum Egypt, which is located in the capital of Egypt - Cairo, where you can see the largest collection of antiques ancient and the famous gold mask of Tutankhamun, among other amazing Pharaonic objects, then return to your hotel and overnight in Cairo.

Day 3: Salah El Din Citadel - Mohamed Ali Hassan Al Sultan, Al & Refa'ai Ibn Tulun mosque
Breakfast Your hotel in Cairo, enjoy a full day excursion to visit the Citadel of Salah El Din which was built on the hills by Moqattam careers. The Citadel is one of the greatest monuments of medieval world at war, and a highly visible landmark on Cairo the eastern horizon. Also, you will see the mosque Mohammed Ali Mosque The most popular Islamic among tourists, who sometimes called the Alabaster Mosque because of its widespread use of this stone on some exterior walls and other surfaces, this mosque was designed in a Turkish style. Also, you will see the Al Naser Mohamed, then proceed to visit Al Sultan Hassan Mosque, which is regarded as a style the most compact and unified of all Cairo monuments is one of the masterpieces of Mamluk architecture facade is 76 meters long and 36 meters high, the cornices, the entrance gate, the burial chamber and the monumental staircase are particularly noteworthy Note, after this visit Al Refa'ai mosque, which is located near Al Sultan Hassan Mosque, last visit Ibn Tulun mosque which was completed in 897 AD on Mount Yashkur, he considered the oldest mosque in Egypt survive in its original form and one of the largest in the world, it also famous for its minaret, the only of its kind in Egypt, it is modeled on the minarets of Samarra, with a spiral staircase around the outside, having completed your visit, you will be transferred to your hotel and overnight in Cairo.

Day 4: Amr Ibn El Mosque - Al Azhar - Hussein Al - Khan El Khalili
Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo, enjoy a tour by visiting Islamic Amr Ibn El As Mosque the first mosque built on the land of Egypt in 642 AD (21 AH) by Amr Ibn El As, the commander of the army Muslims who conquered Egypt, the mosque is also known as Taj - Al Jawamie (State of mosques) and (The mosque), the mosque was built on the site of Amr Ibn El As tent at Fustat, after that proceed to visit the Al Azhar, which is considered one of the oldest universities operating Worldwide, the Islamic University in connected to the beautiful and historic Al Azhar, the mosque and the university are named after Fatima Al-Zahraa, the daughter of the prophet Mohamed, the Fatimid dynasty which claimed descent, the Al Azhar mosque is a symbol of Islamic Egypt, continue to Al Hussein Mosque and the end of your tour by visiting the famous and oldest market in Cairo, which included spices, fruit, ivory, silver, gold, fabric, restaurants and local coffee shops Egypt. Then return to your hotel and overnight in Cairo.

Day 5: Cairo - Home
Breakfast at your hotel, transfer to airport Cairo International for final departure, assistance through formalities by our representative.

Travel package includes:
- Reception and assistance upon arrival and departure by our representative in Cairo airport
- All transfers by private air conditioned vehicle to Cairo
- Accommodation in Cairo for 04 nights with breakfast daily
- All tours in Cairo are (private tours) Travel per itinerary Package
- Professional English speaking Egyptologist guide
- Entrance fees for all visits during the tour Islamic Cairo, according to the itinerary
- Lunch meals during visits per itinerary
- All taxes and service charges

Travel Package includes:
- Personal expenses
- Optional excursions

Egypt Islamic Cairo package (4 nights / 5 days)

Payment Plan:
25% deposit required to secure the reservation and can be made online Credit card, Visa and MasterCard or bank transfer
Remaining 75% will be required upon arrival in Egypt and can be paid credit card or cash

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