Immersive Cultural Experience: Touring Islamic Cairo's Historic Sites
Joined 2024
As the sun rise over the bustling streets of Islamic Cairo, a tour of the famous Sultan Hassan, Rafa'ay, and Ibn Tulun mosques. You will marvel at the intricate carvings and soaring domes as you willwalk through the centuries-old structures. When you will enter the Sultan Hassan mosque, revealing the mosque's hidden treasures and stories of its past, when you visit the Rafa'ay mosque and Ibn Tulun mosque, each with their own secrets and hidden histories
Itinerary
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Ibn Tulun Mosque
The Mosque of Ibn Tulun, is considered the second oldest mosque extant in Egypt. It is the only remaining monument in the City of Qata'i', established in AH 256 / AD 870 as the capital of the Tulunid state in Egypt.
Rafa'ay Mosque
Al Rafa'ay Mosque was built in the nineteenth century to Equivalent its fourteenth-century neighbor, the mosque of al-Sultan Ḥassan. The
Hoshiyar Hanim, the mother of Khedive Ismail, commissioned the current design of the mosque and put in charge of the construction the architect Hussein Pasha Fahmi.
While a section of the mosque is dedicated to prayers, another is reserved for the members of the family of Muhammad Ali Pasha, which was in power from the early nineteenth century until the 1953, when the modern Egyptian republic was born. Khedive Ismail and his mother Hoshiyar Kadin, as well as Kings Fuad I and Farouk, the last two rulers of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty, are buried here, all enshrined in elaborate tombs. The mosque contains the burial chamber of Muhammad Reza Pahlavi (d. 1400 AH/1980 AD), the last Shah of Iran.
Sultan Hassan Mosque and Madrasa
This building combines strength and splendour, elegance and beauty, as well as a multiplicity of decoration. One of the building's most prominent features is the principal
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Hotel (Guest Resident)
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Inclusions & Exclusions
- Private air-conditioned vehicle (Hyundai H1) and Upgrade according to Number of Guest
- Parking Fees
- Hotel pick up & drop off
- English-speaking tour guide
- Entrance fees for sites listed
- Bottled water
- Personal expenses (ex. shopping)
- Professional photography
- Any extras or add-ons
- Tipping
Tour Important Information
- This tour involves a lot of walking, so make sure to wear comfortable shoes.
- Please make sure to have sun screen and hats to avoid you of the Sun heats.
-You Have to remove your shoes before entering the mosque and dress modestly, covering their arms and legs.
-You are not allowed to bring food, drinks, pets, or any other prohibited items into the mosque premises
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Joined 2024
About Tour Guide Ibrahim B.
Hallo, I'm Ibrahim a freelance Tour guide in Egypt with 4 Years as Tour guide and more than 6 Years of experience in this field as Tour Leader, Operator in a many travel agencies
I love Career because I am able to meeting with people from diverse backgrounds and possibly, make new friends. From the quiet crowd to the sociable, you get to hear about their passions and stories.
I Offer you sightseeing tours, adventure tours, cultural or historical tours, and specialty tours all of that in Group or Private tours.
I do tours all over Egypt, not only Cairo and Giza, But Fayoum, Ain Sokhna, Alexandria, Manya, Sohag ,Luxor , Aswan , Abu Simble, Hurgada, Marsa Alam and Sharm El Sheikh . I am available also to customize all my tours to any request you might have, so please feel free to contact me anytime .
$90/ per group
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