This Islamic and Coptic Cairo tour from Alexandria Port is a private shore excursion through Cairo’s religious heritage. You visit the Hanging Church in Coptic Cairo, the Mosque of Ibn Tulun and the Citadel with the Mosque of Muhammad Ali, with lunch, an English-speaking guide and an air-conditioned vehicle, from $90 per person.
It suits cruise passengers who have already seen the Pyramids or are more interested in Cairo’s churches and mosques. The drive from Alexandria Port takes about 3 hours each way. Please dress modestly, with shoulders and knees covered, and bring a light scarf for the mosques.
We guarantee you will be back at Alexandria Port at least 2 hours before your ship departs. If we ever miss that, Egypt Day Tours takes full responsibility and pays for your hotel and your flight to the ship’s next port of call, so you can rejoin your cruise.
First time in Egypt? The Cairo day tour from Alexandria Port covers the Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum. For a shorter day, our Alexandria shore excursion stays in the city. See all our Alexandria shore excursions.
Egypt Day Tours offers private Alexandria Shore Excursions to enjoy different attractions in Cairo. Enjoy an Islamic and Coptic tour from Alexandria port to visit the major religious attractions in Cairo. You will visit the Citadel of Salah El-Din, Mohammed Ali Mosques, and other Islamic Mosques in Cairo, Visit Ibn Tulun Mosque, Amr ibn El-As Mosque, continue visiting Coptic Cairo, visit the Hanging Church and Abu Serga Church. Book a private tour of Old Cairo from Alexandria Port online with Egypt Day Tours.
Your Egypt Day Tours guide will be waiting for you outside the Alexandria cruise terminal. They will be holding a sign showing your name. It will be quite easy for you to identify them. Then you will proceed to your vehicle and start your tour. Your guide will talk to you not only about the history of Ancient Egypt, but also about modern Egypt, Life, religion, politics, and all aspects of Life in the country. The journey from Alexandria Port to Cairo will take (Approx. 3 Hours).
The Citadel and Muhammad Ali Mosque. Salah El Din began this hilltop fortress in the 1170s to defend Cairo against the Crusaders, and it remained the seat of Egypt’s rulers for centuries. Its skyline is crowned by the Mosque of Muhammad Ali, built in the 1830s and 1840s in Ottoman style, with walls clad in alabaster and a vast domed prayer hall lit by hanging lamps.
Ibn Tulun Mosque. Completed in 879 CE, Ibn Tulun is one of the oldest mosques in Cairo still in its original form. Its huge, peaceful courtyard is surrounded by pointed arches, and you can climb the outer spiral staircase of the minaret for one of the best rooftop views of old Cairo.
Amr ibn al-As Mosque. Founded in 641-642 CE right after the Arab conquest, this was the first mosque built in Egypt and in Africa. Rebuilt many times since, it still marks the birthplace of Fustat, the first Islamic capital of Egypt, which grew into Cairo.
Coptic Cairo. Inside the old Roman fortress of Babylon stand some of Egypt’s most important churches. The Hanging Church is built over the fortress gatehouse, so its nave seems suspended above the ground. Nearby, the Church of Abu Serga (Saints Sergius and Bacchus) stands above the crypt where, according to tradition, the Holy Family rested during their flight into Egypt.
Good to know. Your cruise line arranges the visa for its passengers. Dress modestly for mosques and churches, with shoulders and knees covered; women should bring a scarf for the mosques. Shoes are removed inside the mosques.
