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Egyptian Museum

Egyptian Museum is home to over than 120,000 ancient Egyptian artefacts. An extremely popular room in the museum is the Mummy Room which presently displays nine mummies including the one of Queen Hathsepsut which was the one last discovered.

The Museum holds the largest collection of Egyp...

Egyptian Museum is home to over than 120,000 ancient Egyptian artefacts. An extremely popular room in the museum is the Mummy Room which presently displays nine mummies including the one of Queen Hathsepsut which was the one last discovered.

The Museum holds the largest collection of Egyptian antiquities and treasures exhibited on two floors. One of the most valuable collection pertains to Tutankamon including its 11 kilos weight mask made of solid gold.

Cairo Tower (Borg Al-Qāhira)

The Cairo Tower is located in Egypt in the Zamalek district of Cairo, and it is the highest structure in Egypt. On the top of the tower there is a circular observation deck and a restaurant. The tower was completed in 1961, and its design in the form of the pharaonic lotus flower is the work of N...

The Cairo Tower is located in Egypt in the Zamalek district of Cairo, and it is the highest structure in Egypt. On the top of the tower there is a circular observation deck and a restaurant. The tower was completed in 1961, and its design in the form of the pharaonic lotus flower is the work of Naum Chebib. The view from this tallest construction in Egypt is spectacular any time of the say, especially during the night time when Cairo is lighted by numerous lights throughout the city.

Saladin Citadel (Qalaʿat Salāḥ ad-Dīn)

Saladin Citadel is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Cairo. This is a medieval Islamic fortification located near the center of Cairo where one can see mosques and museums. Even though this site was firstly only a pavilion where people could walk and enjoy the light wind. It was not ...

Saladin Citadel is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Cairo. This is a medieval Islamic fortification located near the center of Cairo where one can see mosques and museums. Even though this site was firstly only a pavilion where people could walk and enjoy the light wind. It was not before the 12th century that Salah ad-Din realized its strategic importance. He fortified this area which later on served properly in the defence against the Crusaders. Due to its importance the Citadel was used as a fortress and a royal city. The walls that Saladin built were 10m high and 3m thick. Saladin built a Well of Joseph in order to supply the Citadel with water but after some time, after the population grew and water was not sufficient for everyone, al-Nasir Muhammad was forced to build water wheels on the Nile that were used to supply the Citadel.
The Mosque of Muhammad Ali (Mohamed Ali Pasha) is also located on the citadel, as well as Al-Nasir Muhammad Qala´un Mosque and the Mosque of Suleyman Pasha.

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Ibn Tulun Mosque

Ibn Tulun Mosque is the oldest and the largest mosque in Cairo. The construction of the building started in the 9th century AD by Ahmad Ibn Tulun and it was completed in 879 on Mount Yashkur. Even though over the years it fell in disuse, especially because the city center moved to what is today C...

Ibn Tulun Mosque is the oldest and the largest mosque in Cairo. The construction of the building started in the 9th century AD by Ahmad Ibn Tulun and it was completed in 879 on Mount Yashkur. Even though over the years it fell in disuse, especially because the city center moved to what is today Cairo center, the  mosque is the most visited tourist attraction of the city.

The mosque has a large courtyard and a round brick minaret which was built few centuries later. Around its courtyard walls there are arcades with Qur´an inscriptions.

Cairo apartment

Situated next to Metro Station Mohammed Farid, Two Bedroom Furnished Apartment in Mohamed Farid Street Downtown is a self-catering accommodation located in Cairo. It offers free WiFi in all areas.

Featuring a balcony, the apartment features a city view. It offers a living room with a sate...

Situated next to Metro Station Mohammed Farid, Two Bedroom Furnished Apartment in Mohamed Farid Street Downtown is a self-catering accommodation located in Cairo. It offers free WiFi in all areas.

Featuring a balcony, the apartment features a city view. It offers a living room with a satellite flat-screen TV, a kitchen and a dining table. The bathroom is fitted with a shower.

The apartment is within a walking distance from downtown, major shopping areas and convenience markets. Cairo Airport is 40 minutes by car from Two-bedroom Furnished Apartment.

Coptic Museum

This beautiful museum was opened by Marcus Simaika Pasha in 1910. The Museum houses valuable collections of Coptic Christian artifacts. An excellent collection of Nubian art is exhibited in this museum after it was saved from floods in of Lake Nasser.

The artifacts preserved here dat...

This beautiful museum was opened by Marcus Simaika Pasha in 1910. The Museum houses valuable collections of Coptic Christian artifacts. An excellent collection of Nubian art is exhibited in this museum after it was saved from floods in of Lake Nasser.

The artifacts preserved here date from 300 AD to 1000 AD. The entire museum is beautifully decorated and its collections are divided into several groups such as stonework, manuscripts, textiles, etc., and positioned in chronological order. Needles to say, this is the world´s largest collection of Coptic art.

pyramids tour

Giza pyramids and the sphinx Tour from cairo
Discover the most important and famous monument in Egypt ( Giza Pyramids) Your guide will take you to the 5000-year old Great Pyramids. Stand at the Pyramids, of Cheops, Chefren, Mykerinus and guarded by the Great Sphinx .It is an a...

Giza pyramids and the sphinx Tour from cairo
Discover the most important and famous monument in Egypt ( Giza Pyramids) Your guide will take you to the 5000-year old Great Pyramids. Stand at the Pyramids, of Cheops, Chefren, Mykerinus and guarded by the Great Sphinx .It is an amazing experience makes you see the greatness of the pharoes and discover alot of secrets concerning the pyramids .

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religious tour St Simon monastery

Saint Simon the Tanner (St. Sama'an, in Arabic) lived towards the end of the tenth Century when Egypt was ruled by the Fatimid Caliph, Al- Muizz and Anba Abram was the Coptic Pope.
At the time, the Copts (Christians) in Egypt were engaged in handicrafts. St Simon worked in one of the crafts widespread in Babylon (Old Cairo) which was tanning, a craft still known there till this day.
This profession involved also other crafts that depend on the process, from where he carried several titles related to skins; St Simon the Tanner, the Cobber, the Shoemaker.
The Monastery, located on the opposite side of the road leading to the Citadel contains seven Churches and Chapels hidden in a series of caves in the Mokattam (Muqattam) hills.
The Monastery was erected and dedicated to him a thousand years after his miracle and his death. It lies behind "Mansheiyet Nasser", the Zabbalin village (garbage collectors). This village was erratically established in 1969 when the Governor decided to move all the garbage collectors of Cairo to one of the hills of the Mokattam. There, they built themselves primitive houses of tin. The number of trash collectors living in the area reached about 15.000 in 1987. This number has doubled now.

Reaching the monastery is quiet a difficult approach. Amazingly, the people there will point you in the right direction knowing your destination without even been asked. The Monastery is reached through the narrow village streets, trash carts passing you by along with piles of rubbish, plastics and tins on the sides of the alleys with people sorting them out. Even if described in detail, the Zabbalin village is a hard place to picture, far from one's imagination; it can only be grasped on site.
At the far end of the village, awaits you an unexpected, stunning place; a vast open space lying in the bosom of the hills, with dramatic colored carvings all over the mountain. The carvings were done by a Polish Artist who begun working there several years ago. They represent stories from the Bible such as the Holy Family journey and the Nativity scene.

The main Cathedral there is named after the Virgin Mary and St Simon in commemoration of the legend of transferring the Mokattam Mountain in November 979 when Simon the Tanner was chosen to fulfill this miracle
According to Coptic sayings, the Caliph Al Muizz, an enlightened man, was fond of literacy gatherings and inviting different religious leaders to debate in his presence with neither anger nor contention.
In one of those meetings in which Pope Abram and a Jew named Jacob Ibn Killis were present, the Pope got the upper hand in the debate. Plotting to take revenge, Ibn Killis quoted the verse where the Lord Jesus said in Mt 17:20: "If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to the mountain, Move from here to there, and it will move, nothing will be impossible for you" and demanded him to prove that his religion is right by means of this.
The Caliph saw in this an opportunity to remove the mountain that was spoiling his view. At the same time, if they proved unable to do so, it would be the proof that the religion of the Christians was wrong and he would be done away with them completely or so goes the Legend.

And so, after 3 days of prayers and fasts by the people throughout the land of Egypt, Simon was chosen to move the Mokattam Mountain. It is said that a great earthquake swept over the mountain. Each time the people stood up to worship, the mountain was thrust up and the sun would be seen from under it. When the people sat down, the mountain thrust down. This was repeated three times

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$150 Per Day

Habibi Offer 2days private tour of Cairo-Giza

Itinerary:
Day 1
We will start (8:00 AM)  with a visit of the great Pyramids of Giza,  the Enigmatic Sphinx from here we drive to Sakkara the vast Necropolis of Ancient Memphis.  Sakkara has 14 Pyramids and built by Zoser I In 2700 BC.  It is the first Pyramid and is the world’s oldest Stone structure.  In the Afternoon,  we will have our Lunch and then,  we drive to Memphis -  the Capital of The ancient kingdom and one of the most important Cities throughout the History of ancient Egypt.

Day 2
In the early morning and after breakfast we drive to the Egyptian Museum,  famous for its antiquities dating back some 50 centuries from Egypt’s Pharaonic period,  including the fabulous treasurers of King Tut.  Afternoon (late lunch not included)  We take a tour to old Cairo,  visit the old Coptic suspended Church and the oldest synagogue Of Ben Ezra,  then later we drive to the citadel of Saladin,  and the Alabaster mosque of Mohammed Ali.
What's Included
1.  Licensed Egyptologist escort/guide.
2.  All transfers per programmes are in a modern car,  with airconditioning and a private driver.
we can pick you from airport with extra fee $25.

What to bring?
We are a muslim country so please dress properly when traveling to Egypt .

Estimated Local Cash Needed:
400 Egyptian pounds -  For your tickets,  any extra drinks,  entry to mummy rooms,  or pyramids .

Additional Info
I love to recommend
Dahshor city (  visiting the bent and the red pyramids of king Senefro )  $22 per person.
Camel Trip $  35 (  one hour in Giza Pyramids )per person.
Lunch (  $15 per person ).
we can transfer you from airport with additional fees ($25 )

See Some arabic words That will help you :-
1-  Aiwa -  (  Yes ).
2-  La -  (  No ).
3-  Ezzayak (  How are you {to a man}-  f .  Ezzayik )
4-  Min Fadlak (  Please -  {to a man}  -  f.  Min Fadlik )
5-  Bi-kam?  (  How much ?  )
6-  Mumkin el-Hisab?(  May I have the bill ?  ).  feel free to email us for more.

$90 Per Day

Full day Pyramids, Sphinxs, Memphis & Sakkara

Pyramids & Sphinx

A «must see» for every visitor to Egypt, spend half a day wandering and wondering around the great Pyramids and Sphinx of Giza. Explore the site, enter the tombs and venture out into the desert plateaux for the best views of all three pyramids.

On the outskirts of Cairo stands one of the Seven Wonders of the World: the great Pyramids. Built around 4,500 years ago, the three towering Pyramids are massive in size, constructed from around 2,300,000 blocks, weighing an average of two-and-a-half tons each. Get up close and be dazzled by the external magnificence of these wonders.

Within short walking distance of the Pyramids is the Great Sphinx of Giza, built in 2620 BC in the likeness of the then King of Egypt, Chephran (Khafre). The ancient monument — 187 feet long and 65 feet high — is a human-headed lion wearing a royal headdress, sitting in guard of the Great Pyramids.

Memphis & Sakkara

Memphis served as the capital of Upper and Lower Egypt some 5,000 years ago during the 1st Dynasty. Menes, the first pharaoh of this dynasty, built a great white-walled palace and the Temple of Ptah here.

Sakkara: One of the most exciting historical and archaeological areas in all of Egypt is Sakkara, situated about 12 miles south west of Cairo. The site is dominated by the famous step pyramid of King Zoser. It was the first pyramid to be built in ancient Egypt, preceding those at Giza by many centuries, and is the work of the famous pharaonic architect, Imhotep.

Inclusion:

• Entrance Fees to Giza Plateau, Memphis & Sakkara
• Transfers Services by private and air conditioned vehicle.
• Top Qualified & Licensed Tour Guide.
• Mineral Waters & Wipes

Exclusion:

• Solar Boat
• Entrance to inside of the Pyramids
• Food & Drinks
• Camel or Horse ride