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This private guided tour is perfect to visit three different styles of mosques; Ibn Tulun, Sultan Hassan and Rifa’i. the three mosques represent exquisite examples of Early, Mamluk and Ottoman styles of Islamic architecture respectively.
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Duration: 4 hours
Starts: Giza, Egypt
Trip Category: Private & Custom Tours >> Private Sightseeing Tours
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This private guided tour is perfect to visit three different styles of mosques; Ibn Tulun, Sultan Hassan and Rifa’i. the three mosques represent exquisite examples of Early, Mamluk and Ottoman styles of Islamic architecture respectively.
Start your private tour at 9am from your hotel with your private, qualified Egyptologist tour guide and get on your private, modern a/c van (WiFi on board) to head for the oldest mosque still intact in Egypt, the mosque of Ahmed Ibn Tulun (Ibn Tulun) (completed in 879) with its unique minaret that has external staircase and its beautiful decorations.
Then you will move to the mosque of Sultan Hassan (1360) that represents the Mamluk style of architecture with its mausoleum and madrassas (religious schools).
Then you will visit Rifa’i mosque (Royal mosque) (built between 1869 and 1912), it represents the Ottoman style of architecture. This mosque is the resting place for many members of the Egyptian Royal Family. It also has the beautiful mausoleum of the last Shah of Iran.
At the end of the tour you will be transferred back to your hotel.
