Islamic Cairo

Islamic Cairo is this wonderful world that takes you from 641 CE until the 19th century during Khedive Ismail’s rule.

Islamic Cairo Tour

In this world, you will go through dazzling giant architecture with great shiny decorations of overlapping colors that look combined together charmingly, while large pendants and majestic Mashrabyias leave their unique touch amid this precious exclusive art of architecture.

All around you have been shiny and wonderful since hundreds of years ago, while every inch takes you to its dazzling, majestic history. So, you will live great history amid fantastic, colorful  

Each step takes you to the dazzlement of the historical events amid amazing ancient architecture. It is the amazement of Fustat, which was the capital of Egypt since these eras, El Moez Street, and Khan El Khalili Bazaar.

Imagine being inside an Aladien movie; however, you are in the real world that pumps majestic, dazzling history everywhere. Just cross through giant historical gates that are called Bab El Futuh. So, you go through a spot with giant doors that seem like the historical movies.

Then, you go through Fatimid and Mamluk Street and market, walking on the historical tiles that have the same looks since these historical eras, while all around you are the same, including the great architecture with its dazzling decorations.

Even the amazing handmade crafts shops that shine with unique handmade crafts that you can purchase one of as a souvenir, and herbalist shops, as they are, exude the scent of distinctive oriental spices, in addition to amazing Eastern perfume shops that pump amazing perfumes, are the same. You are in the arms of glorious history.

In this amazing market where you feel as if you are shopping with the Fatimids, you will find jewelry shops and other shops selling pharaonic artifacts.

Go amid the colorful lights while your eyes shine with the bright handmade crafts, experiencing going back in time to hundreds of years ago.

Cairo Citadel of Saladin

What about living as a hero/heroine in a majestic historical movie whose events run in the strongest Citadel in the Middle Ages? 

That will you do when visiting the Cairo Citadel of Saladin. wander amid this strongest citadel, arriving at rooms of soldiers, historical observation towers, the majesty’s dazzling ruling throne, etc.

The Citadel of Saladin was the seat of government from the era of Saladin until the family of Muhammad Ali. Each event that happened at this unique spot will take you to great facts and stories from hundreds of years ago.

In the Citadel of Saladin, you will meet a giant mosque that shines as a great piece of jewelry; it is the Mosque of Muhammad Ali.

Islamic Cairo Mosque 

Inside this mosque, you will be surprised by the amazing colorful decorations that offer a unique kind of architectural art. 

Actually, the amazement of this mosque is a point in a wide charm of historical mosques, including Al-Rifai mosque, Ahmed Ibn Tulun mosque, Sultan Hassan mosque, and Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah mosque, in addition to Al-Azhar mosque.

It is the greatness of Islamic Cairo.