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