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Private Guided Tour: Full Day Coptic and Islamic Cairo Exploration
4.9
74 Ratings
Cairo
Embark on a full-day private guided tour of Coptic and Islamic Cairo, exploring the rich religious history and architecture of the city. Visit Islamic, Coptic, and Jewish monuments, enjoy the expertise of experienced tour guides, and indulge in a delicious lunch. Book now!
Embark on a full-day private guided tour of Coptic and Islamic Cairo, exploring the rich religious history and architecture of the city. Visit Islamic, Coptic, and Jewish monuments, enjoy the expertise of experienced tour guides, and indulge in a delicious lunch. Book now!
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Cairo Citadel - Our Gem Explore Egyptologist will pick you up at your requested location to start your journey in Cairo heading to the largest Islamic Monument Cairo Citadel ,Called Also Saladin Citadel, Dates back to the eleven century and was built by the great warrior Saladin and his minister. The Citadel contains 13 fortified towers, contains…
- Cairo Citadel - Our Gem Explore Egyptologist will pick you up at your requested location to start your journey in Cairo heading to the largest Islamic Monument Cairo Citadel ,Called Also Saladin Citadel, Dates back to the eleven century and was built by the great warrior Saladin and his minister. The Citadel contains 13 fortified towers, contains 7 mosques, Citadel was the seat of government and the residence of its rulers for more than 700 hundred years, what a chance to know the modern history of Egypt. Then it will be the time to visit one of the Islamic wonders here is Mohammed Ali Mosque.
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Lunch (if selected)
- Entry fees (if selected)
- Pick-up & drop-off to your accommodation in Cairo or Giza
- Bottled water
- Lunch (if selected)
- Entry fees (if selected)
- Pick-up & drop-off to your accommodation in Cairo or Giza
What's Not Included
- Extra 15USD per Head pick up from Airport Hotels, New Cairo, Nasr City 6 of October , Heliopolis
- Gratuities
- Extra 15USD per Head pick up from Airport Hotels, New Cairo, Nasr City 6 of October , Heliopolis
- Gratuities
Additional Information
The best religious tour in Cairo, as you will be able to visit Islamic Cairo, Coptic, and Jewish monuments. The tour’s start time is flexible, but usually the tour starts around 8 AM, takes a duration of eight hours, and ends around 4 PM. This private tour includes Pick up with our air-conditioned vehicles at your requested location, and Drop Off at…
The best religious tour in Cairo, as you will be able to visit Islamic Cairo, Coptic, and Jewish monuments. The tour’s start time is flexible, but usually the tour starts around 8 AM, takes a duration of eight hours, and ends around 4 PM. This private tour includes Pick up with our air-conditioned vehicles at your requested location, and Drop Off at your requested location. The tour also provides Entry Fees + Taxes Services, Tour Guides with an experience of 15+ years, Lunch, and a bottle of water during the day.
Location
Cairo Citadel
Salah Salem St
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(74 Ratings)
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Kathrynsi6716dn
Jan 18, 2026
Absolutely Recommended. - We had an excellent day with Ahmed and our driver Mohammad. Ahmed was very informative and occasionally waxed philosophical! He was very knowledgeable and we appreciated his insights. Highly recommended.
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1abhiking
Jan 11, 2026
Wonderful tour of Old Cairo - Great tour! We learned so much about the Coptic and Islamic history of Egypt and saw beautiful churches and mosques. Meera was a wonderful guide. We highly enjoyed this tour and would recommend.
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Pioneer07426313717
Jan 5, 2026
Fascinating! - Ahmed was the best tour guide I could have asked for! He gave me so much information about the religious history of Cairo. I thoroughly enjoyed visiting all the landmarks and would recommend to any group or solo traveler who likes history/theology. 10/10
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Bonnie_d
Jan 4, 2026
Highly recommended - Mira, our guide, was very knowledgeable and a joy to be with. The sites we visited were excellent. We could not have done this by ourselves. I highly recommend it!
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703junichit
Jan 3, 2026
Knowledgeable Experience with Mira - When you travel Cairo and complete Pyramid and renowned museums such as GEM, you may feel things have been done.
However, you cannot miss long history of more than 2,000 years after ancient kingdoms of Egypt.
Taking this tour, you may be able to understand and feel the transition happened in Cairo from Coptic to Islam. This experience will lead you to dive deep into the history in Egypt and definitely make your travel more rich and meaningful.
My guide, Mira is the best guide person ever I have met in Egypt. She is of course certified guide and very knowledgeable irrespective of her young age. I could find her diligence also during this tour and I have to say I was lucky to have such an outstanding guide person.
By the way, I would recommend all tourists those who would like to join this tour to do some brief study with respect to history of Egypt (i.e. after ancient kingdoms to modern times) before joining. This homework enables you to receive her explanation smoothly and makes your tour satisfactory.
Hope you also enjoy this tour with outstanding guide person such as Mira!!
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Hyungjuk2016
Dec 31, 2025
Wonderful Family Tour with Mira - We had a great Cairo city tour with Mira as three families, including our 10-year-old son.
Mira was very friendly, knowledgeable, and explained Egyptian history in a way that was easy to understand and interesting for both adults and children.
She was also excellent at taking photos and made sure everyone was comfortable and enjoying the tour throughout the day.
It was a truly enjoyable experience, and we highly recommend Mira to families visiting Cairo.
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12456348
Dec 27, 2025
To do! - We were with Mira, everything went very well. She provided us with a lot of information. The interior of the Saladdin mosque was really beautiful!
Chokran Mira!
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Susannegk9852zy
Dec 21, 2025
A highly recommended excursion not to be missed! - We had an absolutely fantastic day as a family with a private tour of Islamic and Coptic Cairo. Our tour guide Ahmed was simply outstanding – extremely friendly, highly knowledgeable, and clearly passionate about the history and culture of Cairo. What made the tour even more special were the small surprises Ahmed thoughtfully included along the way.
Thanks to him, we learned so much about the city, the country, and the people. His explanations were engaging, easy to understand, and never boring, and he was always happy to answer our questions and adapt to our wishes.
A big compliment also goes to our driver Hussein, who drove us safely, calmly, and reliably throughout the day and brought us back to the hotel comfortably at the end.
The tour was perfectly organized, very informative, and at the same time pleasantly personal. We felt well taken care of at all times. Highly recommended – we would book this tour again without hesitation!
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Michellesamar101
Dec 12, 2025
Take this tour! - This was the last tour we booked on our trip to Cairo and we debated about canceling it because we were overwhelmed with it so much information during other tours. Our guide Sahar was incredibly accommodating and customized this tour based on our wishes and timeline. She consolidated quite a bit of information into a smaller amount of time and was still informative and engaging. It is interesting to see the different religions that are observed within the Cairo area and the general history of the buildings, customs and people. The mosque of Muhammad Ali at the very least is a reason to go It's breathtaking and rivals any major Christian cathedral in the world.
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Caroline
Jan 15, 2026
Interesting day in Coptic Cairo with Menna and Mohamed. - Mohamed is an experienced driver in chaotic center traffic. Menna is very knowledgeable and conveys the information well. Both very very nice,
At my request the program slightly modified. We went to the museum of modern Egyptian art. Very rewarding. Glad this flexibility was there.
It was a nice day. I highly recommend this trip.
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