Eleven tours of Coptic Cairo, the Citadel and Islamic Cairo, sorted by how you travel: a private car, on foot, or after dark. Each has its own page with the entry fees, the price for your group and what guests say.
A car, a driver and hotel pickup, with a guide and entry fees as options. Prices drop per person as your group grows.
Most bookedThe most-booked Old Cairo tour: churches, the Citadel mosque and the bazaar in four private hours, guide and tickets optional.
Entry fees: Option. Otherwise you pay the Citadel (EGP 550, about $11, card only); the churches and the bazaar are free
Most stopsNine stops in six private hours. The base price buys a car and an audio guide; a live guide costs extra.
Entry fees: Not included: Citadel EGP 550 + Sultan Hassan and Al-Rifai EGP 220 = EGP 770 (about $15); churches and bazaar free
Top ratedThe top-rated full day: a private guide on every option for the Citadel, Sultan Hassan, three churches, Ben Ezra and the bazaar.
Entry fees: Option. Otherwise Citadel EGP 550 + Sultan Hassan and Al-Rifai EGP 220 = EGP 770 (about $15); the Coptic sites are free
BudgetNine stops by private car with four options, from driver and audio guide up to guide, tickets and lunch.
Entry fees: Option. Otherwise Citadel EGP 550 + Sultan Hassan and Al-Rifai EGP 220 = EGP 770 (about $15); churches free
All-inOne option, nothing to decode: guide, private car and every entry fee for nine stops in Coptic and Islamic Cairo.
Entry fees: Included (Citadel EGP 550 and Sultan Hassan with Al-Rifai EGP 220; the other stops are free)
Cave ChurchThe only tour pairing the Citadel with the Mokattam Cave Church, with an Egyptologist guide on every option.
Entry fees: Option. Otherwise only the Citadel charges (EGP 550, about $11); the Cave Church and the bazaar are free
The churches of Roman Babylon and the monastery carved into the Mokattam cliffs. Every stop is free to enter.
CopticThe old churches, Ben Ezra and the Mokattam Cave Church in four private hours. No entry fees anywhere on the route.
Entry fees: None needed: every stop is free (donations welcome at the Cave Church)
Shorter tours on foot through the medieval walled city and its bazaar.
ShortestTwo to three hours in Al-Azhar, on Al-Muizz and in the bazaar with a licensed guide and pickup. Rated 5.0.
Entry fees: None needed: Al-Azhar, Al-Hakim, the street and the bazaar are free (the Al-Muizz monuments ticket, EGP 220, isn't part of it)
WalkingFive slow hours on foot: two on Al-Muizz Street, then the bazaar and Al-Azhar Mosque, with a guide and minivan pickup.
Entry fees: Not included: the Al-Muizz monuments ticket is EGP 220 if you go inside; Al-Azhar and the bazaar are free
The old city after dark: dinner, a felucca on the Nile, and a shared walk with koshary and every entry included.
NightSunset felucca, dinner and Khan el-Khalili after dark for one flat price per person, entrances and pickup included.
Entry fees: Included: the listing covers entrances to all venues and the felucca
Cross-sellA shared 3-hour walk from Bab al-Futuh to Khan el-Khalili with every entrance, snacks and koshary included.
Entry fees: Included: the Al-Muizz ticket (EGP 220) and Bayt al-Suhaymi (EGP 220) are in the price