Private Guided Walking Tour of the Islamic Quarter of Cairo

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This is a private tour that starts with visiting the Alabaster Mosque in the citadel, then you will start your walking tour between the ancient gates of Cairo (from Babal-Futuh and Bab al Nasr till Bab Zuwayla), those are the only remaining gates of Cairo. You all also view and visit all the ancient mosques, houses ans mausoleums on the way between them. Start your tour from your hotel at 9am with your qualified, professional tour guide in your private, modern a/c van (WiFi on board) and head to the citadel of Saladin (the 12th century) to visit the Alabaster Mosque (1821-1856) of Mohammed Ali Pasha, then you will move to start your walking tour starting from Babal-Futuh and Bab al Nasr through Street of Muezz (the founder caliph of Cairo in 970 A.D.) to visit the Mosque of al-Hakim (1013), Bayt al-Sihaymi (1648), which is the best exampleof an old Cairo house, the Mosque of al-Aqmar (1125) and the Museum of Textiles.

Move on to see the Madrasa-Khanqah of Sultan Barquq (1386), the Hospital, Madrasa, and Mausoleum of Sultan al-Mansur Qalawun (1285) and Khan al-Khalili (1382). Have a look at the Mosque of al-Azhar (970) and the Sabil-Kuttab of Tusun Pasha (1820) before visiting the Mosque-Mausoleum of Sultan al-Mu'ayyad Shaykh (1422). Have a look at Al Khayammeyah (the tent makers' quarter), before proceedint to Bab Zuwayla.

You will have lunch in a local restaurant and there will be appropriate stops and advice for unforgettable pictures. At the end of the tour you will be transferred back to your hotel.