Optional Tours & Experiences

For your own holidays
 Make the most of your extra time in Cairo with these seven fantastic tour options!

If you want to know more please contact the travel agency:
Karnak Sector Egyptair
Contact person: Asmaa at events@egyptair.com
Direct tel: +201032845477 or +201006508767

National Museum of Egyptian Civilization

NMEC is the first museum in the Arab world focusing on the earliest civilisation in history - the ancient Egyptian civilisation. It is the only museum in Egypt that offers the visitors a general overview of all the different historical periods that encompass Egypt.

Citadel & Mohamed Ali Mosque

This visit includes the Citadel of the great leader Salah Eldin Al Ayoubi. Explore the ancient Citadel of Salah El Din with its magnificent medieval architecture and the Mohamed Ali mosque.

The Egyptian Museum

The visit will Start at Tahrir Square, in the heart of down town Cairo, where the Egyptian Museum, which  holds the greatest  collection of Egyptian antiquities in Cairo.
 

Cairo Coptic Churches & Islamic Mosques

This visit takes you to Old Cairo to view its ancient Islamic, Coptic and Jewish heritage. Stops include the Ben Ezra Synagogue, the hanging church and Abu Serga, the 4th century church believed to be Cairo’s oldest church and the spot where the Holy Family, rested at the end of their journey into Egypt.
 

El Moez Le Din Allah Street

El Moez Street in Islamic Cairo, Egypt, is one of the oldest streets in Cairo, approximately one kilometre long. The street (shariʻa in Arabic) is named for Al-Muʿizz li-Deen Illah, the fourth caliph of the Fatimid dynasty. It stretches from Bab Al-Futuh in the north to Bab Zuweila in the south. The area around Muizz Street as well as the main street itself contains many historical buildings ranging from the era of Amr Ibn El As to the Tulunid Period, the Fatimid, Ayyubid, Mamluk, Ottoman, and Mohamed Ali.

Sound & Light Show in Giza

The Sound and Light Show at the Great The one-hour show begins with the illumination of the Sphinx, who narrates the history of the pyramids and their builders. Using laser beams and light projections on the walls of the Mummification Temple, desert sands, pyramid walls, and the Sphinx itself, a condensed story of Egypt unfolds. The accompanying soundtrack complements the surroundings, and the voice of the Sphinx is suitably dramatic and mysterious! After the show, your driver/guide will meet you at the gates of the complex to escort you back to your hotel.
 

Cairo by Night

Whether conventional or chic, there are a wide variety of places to have a drink in Cairo by night. Nearly every street in the city also supplies access to a traditional coffee house, which has served as a common male social gathering that dates back hundreds of years.