Travellers Experience: EGYPT ITINERARY from a Visit in Jan

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DAY 1

ISLAMIC CAIRO
1. Al Azhar Mosque
2.Bab Zuweilla Gates-in Old City(where Mamluk leader Qutuz beheaded Mongols ) Climb to top of the minarets
3. Islamic Arts Museum -must see
Z-12 Asr 3.00 M-5.30

DAY 2 TOUR

  • Giza Pyramids & Sphinx
  • Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square (Tutankhamun etc)
  • Khan Al Khalili- shopping souk area, v busy
  • Qalawun Complex (must see) on Al Muiz Street which has amongst the gold and other shops, many historic buildings: the
    the largest concentration of Islamic architecture (Fatimid-Ottoman).

DAY 3

OLD CITY
1.Amr ibn Al Aas Mosque -642 AD
2. Tomb & Mosque of Imam Shafi (near City of Dead cemetery)
3. National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (Firawns body)

7 pm GIZA Light show at Pyramids

DAY 4 – JUMMA

  • Salah Ed-Din Citadel (Mohamed Ali mosque-(Turkish style))
  • Great views of Cairo from the front Gohara terrace.
  • Al Rifai Mosque-1912(Shah of Iran tomb) & opposite it is
  • Sultan Hassan Mosque & madressa (4 corners for each madhab)
  • Ibn Tulun (oldest mosque in Cairo 876AD)

Stayed at the Fairmont on the Nile.

Hotels near the Pyramids are not as good

EXTRAS

  • Breakfast at 9 Pyramid Lounge
  • Nile Dinner Cruise

OTHER MOSQUES if time permits

  • Abu Dahab(1774) across from Al Azhar-climb up for incredible city views.
  • Masjid Elmouaed Sheikh
  • Complex of Sultan AlAshraf Qaytbay(Mamluk)
  • Mosque & Tomb of Binyamin
  • Al Azhar Park (sunset-high point in Cairo)
  • City of Dead Cemetery

SHOPPING

  • Al Muiz Street-largest concentration of Islamic architecture (Fatimid-Ottoman)
  • Gayer Anderson museum (Imperialist)
  • Al Khayameyya-Kabah kiswa

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