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🏛️ Cultural & Historic· 📍 Cairo, Egypt

Half Day Private Tour to visit the Coptic Quartet of Old Cairo

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Half Day Private Tour to visit the Coptic Quartet of Old Cairo

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Your professional guide will take you from your hotel in Cairo or Giza to start a private visit to Coptic and Islamic Cairo. Enjoy your visit to the ancient Cairo through viewing the Hanging Church dating back to the third century. You will watch also Ben Ezra Synagogue which is the oldest Jewish temple in Cairo, dating back to the 9th century AD. The Church of Abu Serga which is one of the oldest Coptic churches in Egypt, This church is very famous for having been constructed upon the crypt where the Holy Family hid for three weeks during their sojourn in Egypt. Then visit the Castle of Salah al-Din that was built by him on the hills of Moqattam in 1183 AD. At the same place, you will have the chance to see the Alabaster mosque of Mohammed Ali Basha, which is built inside the castle, and it is considered the most important mosque in Cairo. Finally upon finishing your visit to the landmarks of Coptic and Islamic Cairo, we will drop you off to your hotel.

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Cairo · 5282 Cultural & Historic · typical ~4,081 EGP · 2,460 EGPgood value

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BintaP
★★★★★
May 2026

Bassant and Kiru were amazing guides. They picked us up directly from our hotel and took us to see some of the most important sites in Egypt (Coptic and Islamic). Bassant is incredibly knowledgeable. She weaves in stories with history to really captivate your attention. She even was so kind to get us cold and waters and juices in the heat. I would highly recommend both for your tour of Egypt. We made it a short day due to jet lag but Bassant invited us to see additional places like the civilization museum and shops as well as pyramids. I loved that she gave us not only history on the incredibl

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440ivicam
★★★★★
Dec 2025

We had wonderful day at GEM which is amazing and unforgettable. Also our guide Gina from Twitter Egypt Travel was very professional and helpful.

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Resort36195876180
★★★★★
Feb 2025

So glad our guide Hager was with us. She put all the history into context with what we were seeing. Highly recommend having a guide as you would otherwise not understand what you were seeing.

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danf343
★★★★★
Feb 2025

Everything about the tour was great. Starting with timely pickup from our hotel and the visit to the sights. We were comfortable and felt safe and loved the commentary.

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W2373QLpatricks
★★★★★
Jan 2025

Our tour to the Coptic Quarter and the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, led by Mario Nagy, was a wonderful experience and a great deal for the money. He was knowledgable, approachable and friendly. We were driven by Kyro, who, when I asked him to stop by a pharmacy for cough drops, did so and even paid for them. He wouldn't let me pay him back. About a half hour after we arrived back at our hotel, we got a call from Kyro stating that he had overpaid them by $50 and brought it back to us! We were very touched at his honesty. We used Twitter Egypt Travel for our VIP Meet and Greet and t

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W3588ZEandrewb
★★★★★
May 2024

Spent the day with Mario visiting Coptic Cairo and new Grand Egyptian Museum. A fun and engaging guide with a deep knowledge of Egyptian history.

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