Cairo Islamic Tour for Umrah-Plus

Day by day

Cairo Islamic Tour for Umrah-Plus

Day 1:

• Arrival to Cairo Airport… Our representative will meet and greet you and assist you through

passports control & formalities, luggage identification & portage.

• You will be transferred from Airport by a private A/C car to your hotel - Overnight in Cairo.

  Day 2 :

• Breakfast at hotel, Start your full day tour visiting the Egyptian museum of antiquities. On display

is a rare collection of 5000 years of art. The largest most precious collection of Egyptian art in the

world. Over 250,000 genuine artifacts are presented, including an exhibit dedicated to the

Tutankhamen collection of treasures, gold, and jewelry, as it was enclosed in his tomb for more

than 3,500 years before it was discovered in November, 1922 when his tomb was excavated.

 Visit the Giza Great Pyramids - Cheops, Chephren & Mykerions. Cheops’s Pyramid is the most

colossal ever built. Next is a close-up look at Sphinx - a huge funeral complex guarded by the

legendary lion body with the face of king Chephren. At the end of the day you will be transferred

back to your hotel.

• Overnight at your hotel.

   Day 3:

• Take Breakfast at the hotel. Start your full day visit to the renowned Citadel that was built by

Saladin in the 12th Century and was the seat of power for about 700 years after. On the premises is

the Alabaster Mosque of Mohammed Ali, one of the landmarks in Cairo whose minaret can be seen

from any part of the city. The Mohammed Ali mosque was built in Turkish style, very similar to

the Blue Mosque in Turkey.

• Then visit Mosque of Sultan Hasan and Mosque of El-Refaey (which has three tombs inside it),

both locate at the end of Al-Qalaa (Citadel) Street, it was founded by Al-Nasser Hassan Bin-

Mohammed Bin-Qalawon, a Mamelouk ruler, as a mosque and a school accommodating the four

main sects (Madhhabs) of Sunnism.

• Then visit Mosque of Ahmed Ibn Tuloun which is the third "large mosque" (Gamea) built in

Egypt. It is characterized by its spacious hall (saha), its unique Spiral Minaret and a large

collection of gypsum decoration.

• At the end of the day we shall transfer you back to your hotel.
• Overnight at your hotel.

Ø (Optional) Cairo by night and Felucca on the Nile.

• This is a city tour all around Cairo to see the known places in Cairo, and sailing boat trip (Felucca)

around the “Guezireh” Island… It is one of the most romantic trips in Cairo to admire the beauty of

the moonlight or sunset. Oriental dinner included.

 v Day 4 :

• Take breakfast at the hotel.
• Full day Islamic Tours (El Azhar University, the Islamic Museum and Mosques): By car to

millenary Islamic University of El-Azhar, then to the Islamic Museum where are kept among other

treasures an invaluable collection of antique Mosque lamps.

• Tour continues to the annexed Anderson Museum of Islamic Art. By the car to Bab El Fetouh &

Bab El Nasr, which are to two famous gates of the Fatimid City, then proceed to gate of Bab Zuweila ,

El Hussein Mosque and El Mouayad Mosque.

v Day 5 :

• After breakfast, full day tour in the Mosques starting. Then go to the mosque of the daughter of

the prophet El Sayeda Zeinb, then go to visit the mosque of the granddaughter of the Prophet, El

Sayeda Nafiesa, Followed by a visit to Khan El-Khalili bazaars which is a famous shopping center

displaying oriental flavor goods and handcrafts, such as spices perfumes, gold, silver, carpets,

brass, copperware, ceramics and characterized with its mashrabia buildings.

 Then Back to the hotel for overnight.

 Day 06:

• Breakfast at the hotel our representative will transfer you to the airport and assist you at

 the airport through final departure formalities.

Minerva Travel & Tours – 9 Al-Ahrar St. off El-Batal Ahmed Abdel Aziz St. - Dokki - Egypt

Tel.: +2 0237609504 Fax: +2 0237608157

Email: reservation@minerva-travel.com

Inclusions

• PROGRAM INCLUDES:

1. 04 nights / 05 days 4*Stars hotel accommodation in Cairo on bed & breakfast basis.
2. FULL DAY: Civilization Museum - Citadel, Mohamed Ali, Sultan Hassan Mosque, El Refaie Mosque.
3. FULL DAY : Pyramids & Sphinx, Memphis to visit Serapeum & Saqqara Step Pyramid
4. FULL DAY TOUR: Visiting The Prophet relatives Mosques ( El-Sayeda Zienab, El-Sayeda Nafeesa )
5. Visits to Al-Azhar Mosque & Area of El-Moaez street & Houses of Fatimid Cairo and to KHAN EL-KHALILI BAZAR’s.
6. Multilingual expert Egyptologist guide.
7. All your tours and excursions are with A/C bus.
8. The service of meet and assist at Cairo
9. Our prices include all taxes and services.
10. All your visits entrance fees include.