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Tours
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- Private 4-Hour Coptic Cairo, Citadel and KhanThe most-booked Old Cairo tour: churches, the Citadel mosque and the bazaar in four private hours, guide and tickets optional.
- Full-Day Coptic and Islamic Cairo TourNine stops in six private hours. The base price buys a car and an audio guide; a live guide costs extra.
- Private Citadel, Coptic and Islamic Cairo DayThe top-rated full day: a private guide on every option for the Citadel, Sultan Hassan, three churches, Ben Ezra and the bazaar.
- Private Day in Islamic and Coptic CairoNine stops by private car with four options, from driver and audio guide up to guide, tickets and lunch.
- Coptic Cairo and the Cave ChurchThe old churches, Ben Ezra and the Mokattam Cave Church in four private hours. No entry fees anywhere on the route.
- Night Tour: Khan, Dinner and a FeluccaSunset felucca, dinner and Khan el-Khalili after dark for one flat price per person, entrances and pickup included.
- Khan el-Khalili and Al-Muizz StreetTwo to three hours in Al-Azhar, on Al-Muizz and in the bazaar with a licensed guide and pickup. Rated 5.0.
- Islamic Cairo Walk with Al-Azhar MosqueFive slow hours on foot: two on Al-Muizz Street, then the bazaar and Al-Azhar Mosque, with a guide and minivan pickup.
- Guided Day with Entry Fees IncludedOne option, nothing to decode: guide, private car and every entry fee for nine stops in Coptic and Islamic Cairo.
- Citadel, Cave Church and Khan el-KhaliliThe only tour pairing the Citadel with the Mokattam Cave Church, with an Egyptologist guide on every option.
- Old Cairo Walk with Street FoodA shared 3-hour walk from Bab al-Futuh to Khan el-Khalili with every entrance, snacks and koshary included.
Guides
- All guides
- Tour pricesWhat a couple really pays, with options and tickets decoded.
- Coptic CairoMetro, free churches, the museum and the Cave Church.
- Citadel ticketsEGP 550, card only: what the ticket covers and when to go.
- Al-Muizz and the KhanThe unified ticket, a walking route and how to bargain.
- Guide or DIYMetro, driver, audio guide or Egyptologist: which fits.
- Mosque dress codeScarves, robes, shoes and when mosques close.
Blog
- All posts
- Ramadan 2027 in Old CairoExpected dates, shorter hours, iftar crowds and Eid.
- Cairo metro fares 2026New fares, Mar Girgis and Bab El Shaaria, women's cars.
- City of the Dead demolitionsWhat has been cleared since 2020 and what it means for you.
- Where are the mummies?NMEC, the GEM and Tahrir: what moved and where.
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