Qasr El Nil Trip Overview
Located south of the city, Old Cairo is the oldest district of Cairo. The old town is relatively small, compared to the city as a whole, but it is a district steeped in history. We will visit the Egyptian Museum which is one of the largest museums entirely devoted to Egyptian Antiquity. We will then go to discover 2 amazing churches and after that we will visit the Ben Ezra Synagogue in Cairo which is the oldest in Egypt. It is unique in its blend of Christian architecture, Islamic arabesques, and Jewish ornaments.
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Duration: 6 to 7 hours
Starts: Qasr El Nil, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Qasr El Nil, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Located south of the city, Old Cairo is the oldest district of Cairo. The old town is relatively small, compared to the city as a whole, but it is a district steeped in history. We will visit the Egyptian Museum which is one of the largest museums entirely devoted to Egyptian Antiquity. We will then go to discover 2 amazing churches and after that we will visit the Ben Ezra Synagogue in Cairo which is the oldest in Egypt. It is unique in its blend of Christian architecture, Islamic arabesques, and Jewish ornaments.
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Stop At: The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Midan El Tahrir Geographical Society Building, Cairo 11511 Egypt
Visit the Egyptian Museum. The Egyptian Museum features a rare 5,000-year-old collection of art which is considered the world’s largest and most valuable collection of Egyptian art and a collection of ancient, Middle and New Kingdom artefacts
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: St Sergius and St Bacchus Church, Mari Gerges, Kom Ghorab, Old Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Discover the historic Christian part of the city “Coptic Cairo” by visiting “the Church of Saint Sergius and Bacchus” which would have been built at the place where the holy family rested at the end of their trip to Egypt.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: The Hanging Church, Kom Ghorab, Old Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
You will visit the “hanging church” which dates from the 3rd century AD and which was dedicated to the Virgin Mary, it is called “suspended” because of its location above the gatehouse of the ancient Roman fortress “Babylon” . It contains 110 holy icons depicting beautiful religious scenes.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Ben Ezra Synagogue, Coptic Cairo, Cairo 11511 Egypt
In Coptic Cairo, visit to the “Jewish Synagogue of Ben Ezra” which gained its importance thanks to its Geniza (store) was found in the 19th century containing a treasure of abandoned secular and sacred Hebrew manuscripts
Duration: 40 minutes
