Emo Tours · Coptic Cairo, Citadel, Sultan Hassan, Khan el-Khalili
A private car takes you to nine stops, from the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra to the Citadel, Sultan Hassan and Khan el-Khalili, and you choose how much help to add. Pick it for flexibility: four options let you go from a bare car and driver all the way to guide, tickets and lunch.
Emo Tours runs this private day over the same nine stops as its full-day tour: Coptic Cairo with the Hanging Church, Abu Serga and Ben Ezra, the Mosque of Amr ibn al-As, Sultan Hassan and Al-Rifai, the Citadel and Khan el-Khalili. About six hours. What changes is the menu of options, which is longer here and lets you build the day around your budget.
Four options, from cheapest up. "Car with Driver + audio Guide" is the $15 one: transport and a recorded commentary, nothing else. "Private Car + Tour Guide" adds a live guide. "Car + Tour Guide + Entry Fees" adds tickets for the paid stops: the Citadel at EGP 550 and Sultan Hassan with Al-Rifai at EGP 220, EGP 770 a foreign adult. "Tour with lunch" adds a meal at a local restaurant; the listing doesn't say which extras come with it, so check the option text. Guests report anything from a three-course set lunch to a buffet.
Our pick is the guide option and your own tickets. One guest put it plainly: they paid their own admissions to two places, "which was cheaper than booking with the admissions included". Another, unhappy with the guide, said to stick with the driver only and quoted the tickets at EGP 770 per adult. Reviews sit at 4.6 from 263; the low ones are about guides, a missed pickup and a booking the operator couldn't find. The listing also advises against it for travellers with back problems or heart conditions and in pregnancy.
Driver and guide (if booked) meet you at the hotel. One guest notes the driver waited outside, not in the lobby.
The Hanging Church, Ben Ezra, Abu Serga and the Mosque of Amr ibn al-As. All free to enter.
Two great mosques on one EGP 220 ticket, facing each other below the Citadel.
Saladin's fortress and the Muhammad Ali Mosque. EGP 550, card only. Lunch fits around here on the lunch option.
The bazaar to finish, then the drive back to your hotel.
★★★★★Affordable private tour with guide and driver. Convenient pick-up and drop-off at the hotel. [...] We paid for our own admissions to 2 places (which was cheaper than booking with the admissions included). Ended up going 9am-4pm and felt it was totally worthwhile.
★★★★★Having a skilled private driver (Mohamed) and knowledgeable guide (Wagih) made a huge difference in what we saw and learned. We covered the main churches, synagogue, citadels, and mosques plus other sites.
★★★★★Amr, our driver was also a great guide! Gave us the inside information and then pointed out the sequence in which to view the sights, making the trip very efficient!
★★★★★Mahmoud tailored the activities to my interests and went the extra mile by pointing out the best vantage points for photos. He took photos for me with my phone. This was very helpful as I was solo.
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Not on the cheapest option, which gives you a car, a driver and an audio guide. The other three options include a live guide. Each option is priced per person by group size.
For a foreign adult in 2026: EGP 550 for the Citadel with the Muhammad Ali Mosque (card only) and EGP 220 for Sultan Hassan with Al-Rifai. EGP 770 in all, about $15. The churches, Ben Ezra, the Mosque of Amr ibn al-As and the bazaar are free. Our tour prices guide adds up the full day.
Same stops, same operator. This listing starts lower ($15 against $20 for the largest group) and has four options, including entry fees and lunch; the full-day tour has only audio guide or live guide.
At your hotel. The listing's pickup points cover downtown Cairo, Giza, 6th October and New Cairo; enter your hotel when you book to check it's served.
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Nine stops from the Hanging Church to Sultan Hassan in a private car, with a live guide and entry fees as options.
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