After the Sphinx Festival - Three Exciting Tours with Sphinx Guest Speakers
Three daily Sphinx Festival's Cairo Tours are available after the Festival - full day tours 10am-5pm.
Please meet @ le Meridien at foyer 15 minutes before start for pick up by coach. 40 Euros per day/tour includes private coach, professional Festival Speakers guide, plus admisssion to the mant sites visited, with morning and afternoon tea served.
*Lunch is extra, to be paid for by participant, we will visit a great cafe each day.
TOUR #1 OLD CAIRO - Sun 6 Dec
Visit the antiquities of Coptic Cairo, Islamic Cairo, and shop at the Khan el Khalili Bazaar.
Guide: Dr Randa Baligh
Egyptlogist and guide Dr Randa Baligh, will take you to the world's oldest centre of Christianity - Coptic Cairo to visit the Hangng Church, Fortress of Babylon and Coptic Museum. Enjoy LUNCH in a traditional cafe in Old Cairo, then enjoy the panoramic magic of the Citadel, Mohumed Ali Mosque, and then onto the world's first university - El Azhar. End the day with shopping fun and grab a bargain at the lively Khan el Khalili Bazaar!
Visit the antiquities of Coptic Cairo, Islamic Cairo, and shop at the Khan el Khalili Bazaar.
Guide: Dr Randa Baligh
Egyptlogist and guide Dr Randa Baligh, will take you to the world's oldest centre of Christianity - Coptic Cairo to visit the Hangng Church, Fortress of Babylon and Coptic Museum. Enjoy LUNCH in a traditional cafe in Old Cairo, then enjoy the panoramic magic of the Citadel, Mohumed Ali Mosque, and then onto the world's first university - El Azhar. End the day with shopping fun and grab a bargain at the lively Khan el Khalili Bazaar!
TOUR #2 NEW CAIRO - Mon 7 Dec
Explore the Egyptian Museum, visit Zamalek & Downtown Cairo and enjoy a Nile Feluca ride.
Guide: Dr Randa Baligh
Experience a grand tour of the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities with professional Egyptologist and Museum curator Dr Randa Baligh. Climb the panoramic Cairo Tower, a coffee at the Marriot Palace, LUNCH in Zamalek, and visit the Egyptian Women's Village handicrafts shops. Have fun in the bustle of Downtown - view some shops, then finish with a Nile Feluca ride with afternoon tea!
Explore the Egyptian Museum, visit Zamalek & Downtown Cairo and enjoy a Nile Feluca ride.
Guide: Dr Randa Baligh
Experience a grand tour of the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities with professional Egyptologist and Museum curator Dr Randa Baligh. Climb the panoramic Cairo Tower, a coffee at the Marriot Palace, LUNCH in Zamalek, and visit the Egyptian Women's Village handicrafts shops. Have fun in the bustle of Downtown - view some shops, then finish with a Nile Feluca ride with afternoon tea!
TOUR #3 ART LOVERS CAIRO - Tues 8 Dec
Discover Cairo's hidden treasures of Islamic Art, Cairo Palaces, Islamic Museum, Local Art Galleries.
Guides: Loai Omran and Keti Sharif
Master of Islamic Arts and Architecture, Loai Omran, takes you on a journey of aesthetic discovery - view the most beautiful mosques and masterpieces of Islamic arts in Cairo. Learn the difference in various styles - Fatmid, Mamluk, Ayyubid styles and more plus various types of script. After lunch, visit local galleries and see the best of the Egyptian arts.
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