Full Day Tour

Travel back in time to the glorious days of Egypt’s sprawling capital city, Cairo and see some of the medieval Cairo monuments, including a visit to markets, and conclude at the famous Khan al-Khalili bazaar.

• Start from Al Azhar park.
• Central fountain View
• Climb up the Telescope [Optional]
• Driving tour (Optional)
• The artificial lake
• The Ayyubid city wall (end of the driving tour in the park)
• The mosque of Aslam [view from outside]
• Qijmas al-Isaaqi (the mosque featured on the Egyptian 50 LE bill)
• Tuk-tuk tour below the park for 20 minutes.
• Al Mihmandar mosque and al-Mihmandar Sabil Kuttab [view from outside]
• Al Sayyeda Fatima [view from outside]
• Al Tunbugha al-Maridani mosque [halt for a visit to the courtyard]
• Aref bek mosque [view from outside]
• Umm al-Sultan Shaaban madrasa & the Ottoman house of al-Razzaz [view from outside]
• The blue mosque
• Khayer bek complex [view from outside]
• Alin Aq palace
• Darb Shoughlan school [view from outside]
• Walking tour below the park into al-Darb al- Ahmar historic district for 1.5 hours.
• Walk to Bab Zuweila gate [view from outside]
• Al-Saleh Talaei mosque [view from outside]
• Farag Ibn Barquq Madrasa-Sabil-Kuttab [view from outside]
• The tent makers’ covered market [view shops from outside]
• Al-Kurdi masjid [view from outside]
• Go through an old Ottoman house (Radwan’s house)
• Sabil-Kuttab of Nafisa al-Bayda and Sugar street [view from outside]
• Caravanserai of Nafisa al-Bayda [view from outside]
• Al-Muayyad masjid [visit]
• Walkthrough the cotton market on the street
• Muhammad Ali Pasha’s Sabil [view from outside]
• The fruit seller’s masjid [view from outside]
• Jamal al-Din al-Dahabi’s Ottoman house [Visit]
• Kafur al-Zimam small masjid [view from outside]
• Walkthrough the handcrafting area for mother-of-pearl accessories (inlaid jewelry boxes, backgammon and chess game-boards, tea trays, tea coasters, photo frames, paper clips, camel bone figures…etc.) [Optional visit]
• Emam Dardir’s Ottoman house & mosque [view from outside]
• Walkthrough the vegetable covered market
• Abul-Dahab Complex [Visit]
• The Caravanserai of Sultan al-Ghuri [view from outside]
• Al-Ghuri complex (Madrasa, Masjid, Mausoleum, Sabil-Kuttab, dome, and house) [view from outside]
• A nice walk to the al-Azhar mosque
• Khan al-Zarakishah [view from outside]
• Al-Azhar mosque and university (the oldest surviving Islamic University in the world) [visit]
• Khan el-Khalili tourist bazaar for 20 minutes.
• Take the underpass to go to Khan el-Khalili on the other side of the road
• Emam Al-Hussein’s mosque and square [view from outside]
• Break at the ancient renowned café of al-Fishawi (since 1710 AD) [Visit]
• Walkthrough Khan el-Khalili Bazaar [view shops from outside]
• Optional visit to the gold and silver workshop [Visit]
• Optional visit to the natural leather factory outlet [Visit]
• · Drop off at Al-Azhar Street (main road) for transfer and end of the tour

• Experience a private and expertly qualified Egyptologist guide.
• Private transportation by air-conditioned car.
• Bottled mineral water during the tour.

• Entrance fees (generally around 100 LE).
• Food and drinks.
• Gratuities (recommended).
• Rickshaw and golf car ride.