Old Cairo, & the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC)

Meet your Egyptologist Tour Guide at the lobby of your hotel, then start your day tour visiting the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, which was built after the UNESCO’s idea of building Museums of Special Nature.

• The NMEC is where you get to see the development phases of the Egyptian Civilization, and the Gallery of the Royal mummies, where you see the state of preservation for the ancient Kings and Queens of Egypt. Grab Lunch at a local cultural Restaurant, then enjoy the afternoon tour of Old Cairo or Coptic Cairo, the Centre of Christianity in Cairo. 
• On the site of a Roman-Byzantine fortress town, Coptic Cairo (or Old Cairo) is a fascinating place to visit. 
• Once we descend the short stairway into the quarter, we will feel removed from the hustle-and-bustle of Cairo. 
• Along the quaint, modest alleyways are small, modest homes.  We will walk the cobblestone streets and stop at a few of the churches here., where you will visit Hanging Church, dating to the late 4th and early 5^th Century, this basilica was named “Al-Mu’allaqah” because it was built on top of the south gate of the Fortress of Babylon.
• Continue to Church of St. Sergius, dating back to the beginning of the 5th Century, this basilica is built on the cave in which the Holy Family stayed and is regarded by visitors as a source of blessing.
• As we stroll along, we Meet your Egyptologist Tour Guide at the lobby of your hotel, then start your day tour visiting the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, which was built after the UNESCO’s idea of building Museums of Special Nature.
• The NMEC is where you get to see the development phases of the Egyptian Civilization, and the Gallery of the Royal mummies, where you see the state of preservation for the ancient Kings and Queens of Egypt.
• Grab Lunch at a local cultural Restaurant, then enjoy the afternoon tour of Old Cairo or Coptic Cairo, the Centre of Christianity in Cairo. 
• On the site of a Roman-Byzantine fortress town, Coptic Cairo (or Old Cairo) is a fascinating place to visit.  Once we descend the short stairway into the quarter, we will feel removed from the hustle-and-bustle of Cairo. 
• Along the quaint, modest alleyways are small, modest homes. 
• We will walk the cobblestone streets and stop at a few of the churches here., where you will visit Hanging Church, dating to the late 4th and early 5^th Century, this basilica was named “Al-Mu’allaqah” because it was built on top of the south gate of the Fortress of Babylon.
• Continue to Church of St. Sergius, dating back to the beginning of the 5th Century, this basilica is built on the cave in which the Holy Family stayed and is regarded by visitors as a source of blessing.
• As we stroll along, we will come to the recently restored Synagogue of Ben Ezra— the oldest Jewish synagogue in Egypt. 
• Then the bus will drop you off at your hotel door step.