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Islamic Cairo & Coptic Cairo Walking Tour

Islamic Cairo & Coptic Cairo Walking Tour

Al-Azhar Mosque, the Hanging Church, and the old city on foot.

⏱ 1 day / 7 hoursOne-Day TripExperience Rating
📍 Cairo
Physical level
Active

Done entirely on foot — several hours on uneven paving and through crowded bazaar lanes, with few places to sit along the way.

About this tour

Cairo's oldest layers, on foot rather than from a car window — Al-Azhar Mosque and the medieval alleys of Islamic Cairo in the morning, then the walled Coptic Cairo quarter in the afternoon, including the Hanging Church and the Ben Ezra Synagogue, before finishing at Khan el-Khalili as the bazaar comes alive in the evening.

Highlights

  • ✦Al-Azhar Mosque
  • ✦Coptic Cairo: the Hanging Church & Ben Ezra Synagogue
  • ✦Khan el-Khalili bazaar
  • ✦Entirely on foot through the old city

Where You’ll Go

The single base for this tour.

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Included

  • ✓Hotel pickup and return
  • ✓Private English-speaking guide
  • ✓Entrance fees
  • ✓Bottled water

Not Included

  • ✕Lunch
  • ✕Shopping
  • ✕Tips
  • ✕Personal spending

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Yes — entrance fees for the sites on this itinerary are in the price, so there is nothing to buy at the gate. What you would still pay for separately are lunch, tips, shopping and personal spending.

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“Our guide took us on an exciting and enjoyable tour of the older Muslim part of Cairo including the Al Khalili market area. My wife has some mobility issues so he arranged for us to be picked up by car from our hotel and taken to meet him. We walked through a fascinating area of crowded streets, mostly locals, and stopped at various stalls to meet the guys making Egyptian pastries and desserts, freshly squeezed juice drinks, or to stop for a tea…”
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Z

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“Our guide delivered an exceptional tour experience in Old Cairo. The area was absolutely amazing, and the tour itself felt truly special, well planned, smooth, and full of memorable moments. Our guide is incredibly knowledgeable and shared so much context, architecture and history in a way that was engaging and easy to follow. He also took care of everything from start to finish, which made the night feel relaxed and effortless. Highly…”
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Emily

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“Our host was an amazing host and tour guide. We got started right on time and walked around some very interesting areas. He was so knowledgeable and answered all my questions. The group was also really fun and we enjoyed some delicious desserts and dinner. I can’t eat flour or dairy and they accommodated me during dinner time which I really appreciate. The tour was exactly as described and I felt really safe the entire time walking through the…”
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