Memphis Tours · Cairo
Memphis Tours fits the Egyptian Museum, Saladin's Citadel with the Muhammad Ali Mosque, the churches of Coptic Cairo and Khan el-Khalili into one private day. It's the pick if you want to pay once and never reach for your card at a ticket window.
Memphis Tours is one of Egypt's big agencies, and this listing has 158 reviews at 4.8. The day starts at 9 am at the Egyptian Museum, which gets about 90 minutes on the itinerary. That's the trade-off: you see the Old Kingdom rooms and the Tanis gold with a guide, but not much more. If the museum is your main interest, a half-day at Tahrir gives it twice the time.
The rest of the day crosses town. At the hilltop Citadel, begun by Saladin in the 12th century, you visit Muhammad Ali's Ottoman-style mosque, the one that dominates Cairo's skyline. In Coptic Cairo the listing names the Hanging Church and the Ben Ezra Synagogue, and Khan el-Khalili gets two hours for the bazaar and, guests say, lunch near it. Every entry fee is included: Tahrir is 550 EGP and the Citadel 550 EGP per foreign adult in 2026, so tickets alone are worth about US$22 a head.
Two things the price won't cover. Tutankhamun's mask has been at the Grand Egyptian Museum since late October 2025, and the royal mummies at NMEC since 2021; neither is on this route. And churches and mosques have a dress code: cover knees and shoulders, and women should bring a scarf for the mosque.
About 90 minutes at Tahrir with your guide: the Narmer Palette, Khafre, Rahotep and Nofret, the Tanis gold.
Saladin's fortress on the Mokattam hill, the Muhammad Ali Mosque inside it and the view over the city.
A local restaurant; one guest describes a historic place in the Khan el-Khalili area.
The old bazaar for spices, lamps and brass, with time to wander.
The Hanging Church and the Ben Ezra Synagogue inside the old Roman walls, then the drive back to your hotel.
★★★★★You get a diverse picture of Cairo, historical, cultural, and religious with a great lunch in an historic restaurant in the Khan Al-Kalili Market/Bazaar area.
★★★★★Great service and friendly faces. I needed to make a slight change to my schedule and the team was able to accommodate! Driver was amazing, guide super friendly and knowledgeable!
★★★★★It was a nice trip with a very professional guide. He thought us a lot about the history of Egyipt and about islamic and coptic cairo. He also gave us shopping advice and added a stop to the tour upon request.
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Yes. The listing includes entry fees to every site on the route, plus taxes and service charges. In 2026 that covers 550 EGP at the Egyptian Museum and 550 EGP at the Citadel per foreign adult; the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue don't sell tickets.
About 90 minutes, according to the itinerary. That's enough for the ground-floor masterpieces and the Tanis gold upstairs, not for the whole building.
Yes, lunch at a local restaurant and bottled water in the car. Drinks with lunch may be extra; ask your guide.
No. Tutankhamun's treasures are at the GEM in Giza and the royal mummies at NMEC in Fustat. Our mummies guide explains where everything went.
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Tahrir, the Citadel, Coptic Cairo and Khan el-Khalili in one private day, with every ticket and lunch included.
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