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One Day Tours At Cairo

5- Islamic Cairo

Highlight (Citadel, sultan Hassan and El-Rafaie Mosques, Gayer Anderson house and
Ibn Tulun's Mosque)

Part of central Cairo and an area replete with medieval mosques often visited by tourists because of its high proportion of historically important mosques and other Islamic monuments. Cairo famoused by the city of the 1000 minters.

By this programe you will go back for one thousands years old just in one day!!

ONE DAY:

visiting the famous splendid mosques starting with ...

1-( MOSQUE AND MADRSA OF SULTAN HASSAN) it consider to be the largest mosque in Cairo and the whole Islamic world built in 1356 by sultan hassan the mamluk sultan. This mosque including madrsa (religion school) to teach the four sects of Islam alson includes a hospital and a great mausoleum for his son consider to be the largest one in Egypt.

2- In front of it is (AL-RAIFI MOSQUE) built in (1869-1912) they finished it in 40 years and really it is deserive it was built by the mother of khedive Ismail to serve as a tomb for herself and the other members of the royal family

inside u can visit the tomb of (King Farouk, King Fuad, khedive Ismail and his mother with his three wives), And the mausoleum of the saha of Iran it contain the tomb of (MOHAMED EL-BAHLWY) who died in 1944.

3- Continue our tour to (IBN TULUN) mosque which is the best perserved of the very early Islamic structures in Cairo dates back to(876-879) and one of the largest mosques in the world it built over an area of about 6 and half feddans with the extensions. And climb its high spiral minartes 40 m. high.

4- At the back of this mosques is the beautiful house (BIET-AL KARITLIYA) or the (MUSEUM OF GAYER ANDERSON) Actually it is two houses dating from the 16th century and the other from th18 century, Gayer anderson was a British major who occupies and restored it in 1935 and connected them by a bridge to be one huge house AND its important to show how the people during the 16 & 18^th century used to live.

5- Visit the (CITADEL ) dates back to 12^th century, to visit the famous mosques inside 1-(THE MOSQUE OF MOHAMED ALI ) (the alabster mosque) dates back to 1830.

6- Leaving the citadel to have a uniqe tour in one of the famous Islamic street which is Al-Moizz's street to see the old Islamic building and many old houses

7- Also ends your tour in the biggest bazaars ( KHAN EL-KHALILI) Shops in this district are legendary for fine brassware, copper, leather, silver, gold, antiques and more..Go in walking tour around one or two hours.

At the end of the day we will transfer you back to your hotel.

Program includes:

All transfers in the program.
English speaking tour guide.
Lunch (drinks excludes).
Visits to all of this sites .

Not Included:

Optional tours.
Any other items not mentioned .
Any entrance fees.
Tipping.

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