Full-Day Private Cairo Tour: Egyptian Museum, Citadel & Old Cairo

Immerse yourself in 5,000 years of Pharaonic, Christian, Jewish, and Islamic heritage on this full-day (1-day) private Cairo city tour visiting the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities in Tahrir Square, the medieval Citadel of Saladin and Alabaster Mosque of Muhammad Ali, Old Coptic Cairo (Hanging Church, Abu Serga, and Ben Ezra Synagogue), and Khan El Khalili Bazaar. Accompanied by a private licensed Egyptologist guide and dedicated air-conditioned vehicle, this tour includes all admission tickets and 1 lunch (breakfast and dinner are not included).

Depart your Cairo or Giza hotel at 08:30 and begin with a comprehensive 2.5-hour guided tour of the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square (09:00–11:30), examining Old Kingdom statues, royal sarcophagi, the Narmer Palette cast, and New Kingdom royal treasures. Continue to the hilltop Citadel of Saladin (11:45–13:15) to visit the Ottoman Alabaster Mosque of Muhammad Ali and admire panoramic views across Cairo.

After a freshly prepared Egyptian lunch at a local restaurant (13:15–14:15), explore the historic lanes of Coptic Cairo (14:30–15:30)—including the 4th-century Hanging Church (El-Muallaqa), the Holy Family crypt at the Church of St. Sergius and Bacchus, and Ben Ezra Synagogue—before concluding with a walk through Khan El Khalili Bazaar and returning to your hotel by 16:30. Practical Note: Rated Easy (ages 2–85); modest clothing covering shoulders and knees is required inside churches and mosques.