Cairo private guided tours visit Islamic and Coptic Cairo

Recommended by 92% of travelersCairo, Egypt

Cairo Day Tour Visiting Coptic Cairo Abu Serga Church Islamic Citadel and Mosques Lunch Included

From $8.00

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up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

6 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
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Offered in: English

Overview

Discover Cairo’s Coptic, Jewish and Islamic traditions on a full-day cultural tour that includes Abu Serga Church and the Citadel of Cairo. Step into the sanctuaries of the city’s most important Coptic churches, from the 4th-century Abu Serga to the elegant Hanging Church, visit a synagogue built where baby Moses was purportedly found and see celebrated mosques and madrassas. Finish your tour on the medieval fortifications of Saladin’s Citadel of Cairo, which protect the graceful domes and minarets of the Alabaster Mosque.

Flexibility to customize your itinerary to your own preferences
Explore the local streets on a walking tour of the city
Free hotel pickup and drop-off included
Free snacks included
Includes free admission to top local attractions
Lunch included
Led by a qualified Egyptologist

What's Included

All Transfers in Private AC latest model Vehicle
Private Tour
Bottled water

Entry Fees (Optional)
Gratuities
Lunch at Local restaurant (Optional)
Tour guide (Optional)

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to your preferred meeting point, or request pickup.

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Pickup details

As per requested time our tour guide will be waiting at the lobby area and he will be holding a sign showing our company name

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End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Infant seats available
Not recommended for travelers with back problems

Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
Entrance fees -Depending on the Tour Options Chosen
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.8

89 reviews

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Perfect day tour due to Extraordinary guide

Joy_D, Dec 2024

The tour was wonderful. The guide Myrna ( Mira) is enthusiastic and well read. She makes the day perfect. She involves each person into the tour and is happy to answer questions. Punctual, clean car, good driver. No complaints at all.

Yasmine and Said!

Trevor_S, Oct 2024

Yasmine and Said were a great team! They got us were we needed to be on time and Yasmine was very informative! Cannot imaging doing this without them.

Coptic Egypt

Josetta_L, Sep 2024

We had great time touring around the Citadel and Coptic Egypt. Jasmine our guide was very knowledgeable We learned a lot and she the tour in interesting way. The driver was nice and brought us to the places safely.

Coptic tour in Cairo with Sameer

charu_d, May 2024

This tour was perfect. Our guide Sameer and Sayed made sure to take us to all places and share as much knowledge of the history with us. They were also very helpful with the infants in our group. Would 100% booking this.

Nice way to visit Cairo but with caution

Alba_S, Apr 2024

First of all, the driver and car service was excellent. The guide was nice and she did her best to answer our questions. The problem came when we she wanted to cut the tour short by not going to the market. Finally we pushed to go and she accepted. Once we arrived she was pushing to leave from the begining and moreover siding with the vendors so we would overpay for whatever we wanted to buy in the market. Finally we felt forced to tip since she asked several times throughout the day. Overall, a good way to visit Cairo. Loads of stops and well organised. We got nice memories but we remember the day by the feeling of having to avoid being tricked all day long.

Fantastic Day in Cairo

Nick_M, Apr 2024

We saw Cairo’s famous mosques, Coptic churches, and one synagogue. Ruwana not only shared the history of the buildings but helped us better appreciate her culture, family life, and faith. We loved the entire experience. We spent most of the day with a new Egyptian friend.

Maybe it'd be better with another guide; I would skip Amr ibn Al-A'as Masjid Jama mosque

Sara_K, Feb 2024

Most places we visited are worth the visit and were considerably hassle free. I wouldn't visit the Amr ibn Al-A'as Masjid Jama from the inside though; it's a modern building, quite bland in comparison to the older mosques and you'll be literally bullied by rude people to leave your shoes with them (they will make a fuss if you want to carry your shoes with you), cover most women, even dressed modestly, with a head to toe mantle that I'm not sure how often it's washed and it's quite warm, and on the way out, they will literally "demand tips" quite aggressively too. It'd be much more better to charge a visitors' fee and make the visitors feel welcomed. It supposed to be a holy, peaceful place but it's the only place we definitely didn't feel welcomed and also didn't think the place itself was worth the hassle. Also, the guide was lovely but she'd repeat herself quite a lot and go too slowly, which made the tour take like double the time it could have taken, and she wouldn't understand many of our questions (felt almost like she memorized the info about the places but didn't know enough English for a full conversation), so in the end it's quite tiring and a bit frustrating. However, they were organized with the itinerary, the car, the tickets and the lunch was in a very yummy restaurant.

Cairo Holy Tour

Greg_D, Feb 2024

Enjoyed seeing the beautiful mosques and more modest Christian churches and the synagogue. Our guide provided so much information we leaned much about the religious history of Cairo.

Great experience

Lei_Z, Jan 2024

Excellent tour. Good tour guide. Clean and comfortable transportation. Everything went Emma and as we expected. Recommend without any reservations.

Peeking inside Coptic & Islamic Cairo

Ahsan_R, Oct 2023

Tour was good and covered main aspects of Islamic & Coptic Cairo. Guide & driver arrived at hotel on time. Zainab, the guide, was quite knowledgeable on the subject matter. Overall I enjoyed the tour a lot, gave good insights of historic city.

Amazing

Gianni_G, Sep 2023

We had a great time on this tour. The guide and driver were very helpful and knowledgeable. We highly recommend!

Really worth a visit

janice_c, May 2023

A very interesting and insightful day out. Our brilliant guide - Mohammed looked after us and was very knowledgeable

Great day of Egyptian Culture

Lynette_L, Mar 2023

Had a great time on our day trip with Eco Tours with Mira as our guide. Very knowledgeable. Visit amazing mosques and Coptic churches in old Cairo. Marvelous day. Had traditional lunch in the "down town" of Cairo and even negotiated our way through local fruit and veg Friday market.

Islamic and Coptic Cairo Tour

Veronica_H, Feb 2023

The whole day tour was memorable, beautiful Mosques and the Christian churches were a wonderful place to visit, to actually visit where Jesus, Mary and Joseph lived for a short time was truly amazing. I did this trip solo and felt very safe and well taken care of, my driver Esam did a good job manoeuvring the streets. My guide Hola was very knowledgeable and witty, really made the day enjoyable.

Nice trip but bad guide

Eva_b, Jan 2023

It could be better with another guide. She hadn’t give us so many infos, it was very basic and it was better reading the tabloid in the city

Could be better

Shiri_Y, Nov 2022

Good sites however the guide was not knowledgeable enough. Tour included 3 Muslim and 2 Coptic sites and lasted 5 hrs.

Amazing guide!!

Devdatta_B, Nov 2022

Mr.Essam from Emo Tours is a fantastic guide. He not only is a great Egyptologist but also makes your day perfect with surprises and great food. Amazing guy. He guided us on this tour as well as the Museum and also the Pyramids tour. All of the tours were fabulous with nice stories and very good informative and step by step guidance. With him around you can just switch off your brain and relax as he takes you around and shows you everything that you came to see and much more.

Great way to explore Old Cairo!

Joseph_L, Oct 2022

Great experience for anyone who wants to see Old Cairo. My guide Hussein was excellent! He did a wonderful job explaining the history of everything and answered all my questions. He also took so many great pictures of me at the different sites, which I appreciated since I was a solo traveller. Highly recommend this tour for anyone interested in seeing the most beautiful mosques and churches in Cairo!

Great Tour!

Shayna_C, Oct 2022

A wonderful time with Khaled. He is a wealth of knowledge. Be ready to walk and talk. Seeing the changes in the religious history is fascinating.

Great tour and fab guide

suzanne_f, Oct 2022

Great knowledgable cheerful guide! Rely knows his stuff and able to discuss Egyptian life and Cairo generally as we travelled between sites. Lovely person just great!