Egyptian Museum | Islamic Cairo
Egyptian Museum tour is a visit to the most attractive and crowded places of artworks in Egypt. You will visit the Egyptian Museum and the Citadel.
Cairo National Museum
The entrance of present Egyptian Museum or Cairo national Museum.
Container For Canopic Vases
Contain Tutankhamun's internal organs.
Statue of Chephren
The pharaoh is portrayed with symbols of royalty and god Horus protecting the head of the king between his wings.
Canopic Jars
Canopic vases were made to contain the mummified internal organs of the deceased.
The Alabaster Mosque
The mosque was designed by a Turkish architect in 1830 that was completed in 1848. There are two pencil shaped minarets, 32 meters each, taking after the Turkish style of mosques as well.
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TRIP ITINERARY
Egyptian Museum Citadel, and Islamic Cairo
When you have time in Cairo, do not forget to explore with us Cairo attractions and Cairo day tours. There are many things to do in Cairo in one day tours and excursions. Golavita team will help you to explore the best of Cairo like the Egyptian Museum, Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx. You can visit the oldest Pyramid in Egypt the step Pyramid and Sakkara cemetery.
Do not miss the old Cairo and the citadel with the alabaster mosque of Mohamed Ali. There is a chance to visit Luxor with our Day trip to Luxor from Cairo by plane or you may extend your visit for overnight to Luxor from Cairo by flight. These are some of the best tours in Cairo but sure not all. Explore the best in Egypt to the western desert and pure your heart and soul in the white desert, Black desert with Crystal mountain. Give a visit to Fayoum Oasis and Siwa Oasis and visit Baharyia Oasis, the nearest from Cairo.
Tour Highlights
- Egyptian Museum
- Citadel
- Alabaster mosque
- Lunch
Egyptian Museum
Egyptian Museum tour starts early morning from your hotel in Cairo or Giza. You will start your full-day tour with the Egyptian Museum or the Treasure-house. It will be easy to find yourself overwhelmed by the impressive artwork that fills every centimeter of the Museum. Do not be surprised a visitor complained to the first director of the Egyptian Museum Gaston Maspero, that it is too crowded with artifacts. Maspero replied that ancient Egyptian would have liked this.
Egyptian temple was crowded with statues and every available space of a tomb was full of scenes and hieroglyphics inscriptions. So in general what you will see represent one of the world” s oldest known civilization, dating back as early as four thousand years B.C. The treasure of the chronological order from the pre-dynastic period until the end of the Roman period in the ground floor is awaiting your visit, love, and appreciation.
Lunch
Enjoy your lunch at a local restaurant
Islamic Cairo
You will proceed to Islamic Cairo where you will breathe fresh air and have a perfect panorama for the whole of Cairo (The Citadel of Saladin) or Qala a Salah Al-din. The fortress built in 7 years between 1176 and 1183 A.D to protect Cairo from the Crusaders on Mokattam hill near the center of Cairo.
Alabaster Mosque
There you will have the chance to visit the Mosque of Mohammed Ali or the Alabaster Mosque which was built between 1828 and 1848. Also, you will compare between this Mosque as a perfect example of the Ottoman architecture in Egypt and another typical Egyptian architecture Mosque for the king Al-Nasser Mohammed Qalaun dates back to the 14th Century. By the end, you can enjoy your free time visiting Qaser El Gawhara Museum or the Military Museum. Then drive back to the hotel with our best wishes for an unforgettable day in Cairo.
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Prices Policy
Cancellation Policy
Cancellation Policy and refunds
Our goal is to provide extensive tours and excursion services and innovative travel products for our guests to ensure they enjoy the best of what Egypt has to offer as a holiday destination but we understand things happen in life and sometimes you have to cancel or change your tour plan. We want to make it as easy as possible to do so we try to make our cancellation policy as good as we can and we divided the cancellation policy into Individual Travelers, groups depending on the high and peak period of the season.
Day Tours and Shore Excursions Cancellation
Cancellation by the clients
Cancellation requests should be sent via fax or emailed to provide the Company with written confirmation that your reservation should be cancelled.
In case you cancel your trip, the following scale of charges will be applied.
- For daily excursions no cancellation fee ( 0 % cancellation fee ) is charged and a full refund is given if the cancellation is received 12 hours before trip starts.
- Less than 12 hours before the trip starts a 50% will be charged as a cancellation fee.
- Additionally, there are cancellation fees on all domestic flights within Egypt. If you cancel a tour at any time, you will be subject to any fees according to airline’s cancellation policy.
Cancellation by Golavita
We reserve the right to cancel a tour at any circumstances but will not cancel a tour less than 45 days before departure, except for Force Majeure, Low Bookings or clients’ failure to pay the final balance, the Company will, upon cancellation, return all monies paid excluding payment for travel insurance or offer an alternative tour of comparable standard. No compensation will be paid to the Client if cancellation is because of Force Majeure or Low Bookings.
Tour Packages and Nile Cruises Cancellation
Cancellation by the clients
Cancellation requests should be sent via fax or emailed to provide the Company with written confirmation that your reservation should be cancelled.
In case you cancel your trip, the following scale of charges will be applied.
Individual Travelers
- Up to 20 days before arrival date 5% cancellation fee
- 19 – 08 days before arrival date 15% cancellation fee
- 07 days before arrival date 100% cancellation fee
Groups (10 persons or more)
- Up to 30 days before arrival date 5% cancellation fee
- 29 – 16 days before arrival date 25% cancellation fee
- 15 – 08 days before arrival date 50% cancellation fee
- 07 days before arrival date 100% cancellation fee
Christmas & New Year from 20/12 till 06/01 & Easter holidays from 19/03 till 31 /03
- 30 days before arrival date 25% cancellation fee
- 29 – 16 days before arrival date 50% cancellation fee
- 15 days before arrival date 100% cancellation fee
Cancellation by Golavita
We reserve the right to cancel a tour at any circumstances but will not cancel a tour less than 45 days before departure, except for Force Majeure, Low Bookings or clients’ failure to pay the final balance, the Company will, upon cancellation, return all monies paid excluding payment for travel insurance or offer an alternative tour of comparable standard. No compensation will be paid to the Client if cancellation is because of Force Majeure or Low Bookings.
Frequently asked questions
What is the reservation system in Golavita?
Once you make your mind about the trip or tour package you want, try to make your reservation as early as possible via one of our contacts to give us the chance to secure your space for your wanted trip upon receiving a deposit of 25 %. You can pay the deposits with any kind of credit cards, dollars, Euros or English pounds.
How can I contact Golavita ?
Golavita tour is available 24 hours a day and 7 days a week to receive and answer your requests or your bookings inquires via phones, Email and lives on line chat. Moreover all our contacts, you can find easily on our home page.
Who do I contact in case of emergency?
Upon your arrival to one of Egypt’s airport and after you will be greeted and welcomed by our staff and on the way to your hotel, our representative will give you papers with all useful information about Egypt and the contact numbers and phone line from which you will keep all the stay and from which you can call us day and night.
What is the official currency in Egypt?Will I be able to exchange dollars, Euros, or other currencies in Egypt?
Egyptian currency is known as Genieh or L.E or Pound .Currency exchange is available at banks, official bureaux de change and most hotels. Banks often have better exchange rates than bureaux de change or hotels. All common international currencies are accepted. There are ATMs in Cairo and other major cities in Egypt that accept any hard currency credit cards
Is it allowed for non-Muslims to enter historical mosques in Egypt?
• Non-Catholics can enter the Vatican and non-Christians are welcomed at churches around the world. While not all the holy mosques of Egypt are off-limits to non-Muslims. All the historical mosques are open for the visit of Muslims/non-Muslims alike like Mohamed Ali Mosque within the Citadel, Amr Ibn El Ass mosque, Ibn Tulun mosque, El Refae mosque, Madrassa of Sultan Hassan and Al Azhar mosque. However, there are protocols which must be followed. Always remember a mosque is a place of prayer and worship for Muslims. It is not a museum.
Can I take pictures while visiting the monuments in Egypt
The answer is between yes and no. in most of the sightseeing it is allowed to take photos and make your trip memorable but there are other places in which you can not take even your camera with you for example Egyptian Museum, Valley of the kings, inside any of the Pyramid, inside the tombs in Sakkara, tombs of noblemen in Luxor, valley of the queens in Luxor.
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