Tour in Cairo To National Museum (Mummies) Citadel & Khan Khalili

Cairo. Tour starts at 9:00 am with Pickup from your hotel in Cairo or Giza By guide to start your half day tour visiting The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization

National Museum of Egyptian Civilization NEMC. The main Exhibition Hall show the four main crafts that shaped the Egyptian civilization :pottery, wood, Textile and ornaments. You can see over there the oldest prosthetic toe all over the world, the skeleton of a man dates back to 30000 years ago, the Kaaba Cover which was the last one made in Egypt during the time of president Naser and the Mahmal which it used to carry the cover from Egypt to saudia Arabia every year in a great parade. The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization It's considered the first museum all over the world exhibit a comprehensive view for the Egyptian Civilization through the history from prehistory till the modern history. NMEC exhibit several objects to show the visitors the Egyptian civilization across the time starting with the predynastic and Ancient Egyptian period, the Greco-Roman, Coptic, Islamic and modern history. Also, you can see the Kaaba key, Clepsydra which an ancient time measuring device And for sure you will see all the royal mummies

Cairo Citadel. The Citadel of Sultan Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi (Saladin) is one of the most iconic monuments in Islamic Cairo, and among the most impressive defensive fortresses dating to the Middle Ages. Its strategic location on the Muqattam Hills gave it a formidable defensive position, and offered, as it still does today, an unrestricted panoramic view of Cairo. Sultan Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi was the first to order the construction of a fortress over the Muqattam Hills in (572 AH/ 1176 AD), but it was not completed during his lifetime. This was achieved during the reign of Sultan al-Kamel ibn al-Adel (604 AH/1207 AD) who decided to reside in it, making it the official residence of the rulers of Egypt. In the mid-nineteenth century, Khedive Ismail moved the official residence to Abdeen Palace in downtown Cairo. The Citadel witnessed some of the most significant events in Egyptian history from the time it was built to the end of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty

Khan el-Khalili. Then continue your day tour to Khan El Khalili Bazaar. The numerous shops in this district are known for trading fine brassware, copper, perfumes, leather, silver, gold, antiques and much more . At the end of the Tour, you will be transferred back to your Hotel