• If you are a return visitor to Cairo, this means you wish to see more of this historical City other than the usual sites like the Pyramids and Museum. A fascinating Egypt Cairo Half Day Alternative History Tour 1 is just for you, exploring the Turkish / Mamlouk influence on Egypt with is very underestimated. A visit to the first ever recorded ‘Nilometer’ structure which measured the level of the Nile in ancient times constructed through the Turkish dynasty.

• Included:

•      Pick up and return service

•      All transfers by A/C vehicle

•      Service of professional English-speaking Tour Guide

•      Assistance during tours

•      Entrance fees to the sights

•      Bottled water during tour

•      Shopping tours through bazaars

•      Service charges and taxes included

• Excluded:

•     Personal expenses

•     Optional tours

•     Tipping

•   Itinerary:

•   The Nilometer -

•    Roda Island Cairo

•    Pick up after breakfast from your Hotel with your expert English speaking Tour Guide for your delightful Half day in Cairo visiting the spots often neglected by the Tour companies.

•    Situated on the southern tip of what is known as ‘Roda Island’, this historical structure is a unique insight.

•     Called the .Nilometer’, it shows how the clever architects of the Umayyads period 715 AD known as the ‘Umayyads’, constructed this clever way of measuring the flow of water of the Nile and in which directions was best to take accurate statistics.

•     TheNileometer was restored in 815 AD but was unfortunately destroyed by flooding in 850 AD.Today’s updated structure of the Nileometer was designed by Abdul Abbas Ahmad Ibn Muhammad from western Turkestan and a renowned astronomer of his time.

•    He restored the Nileometer in 870 AD which was then once again restored finally in 1092.

•    The original structure of the building was destroyed during the occupation of France in 1825, so the origina domed roof was replaced by its current pointed cone shaped roof.
•    In the early days, the local farmers were taxed according to the level of the waters and how it irrigated the land.
•    If the crops were flourishing, the taxes were increased.
•     Once the completions of the Aswan High Dam and other Dams along the Nile, the Nileometer was not serving any further purpose. 

•     Prince Mohamed Ali Palace and Museum  -

•      Maniel Cairo 

•     After Tour 1,you will be transferred with your Tour Guide to the Maniel district of Cairo to explore the wonderful Gardens and Palace of Prince Mohamed Ali. 

•     The first thing that strikes you on entering the main Palace gates, is the huge space and diversity of green open land with tropical plants, shrubs and trees and botanical area, all delicately cared for regularly. 

•    The Palace was constructed in 1901 AD by the son of the Khenive Mohamed Tawfiq which was part of a long established reign dating from the Turkish royalty through to Egyptian. The Palace and Museum hosts 5 separate buildings, each hosting their own uniques blends and styles with several aspects of design and architecture from Turkish, North African and European influences. 

•     This period was considered the ‘Elite’ and most palacial period in Egyptian history since the Pharaonic period with structures, design and furnishings being at their most grandest. 

•     Each separate building has it’s own unique style and design with ornate ceilings,marble tiling, mahogany wooden furnishings, gold painted frames, Chinese ceramics, and art work from the original renowned painters of these times from all over Europe and the African continent. 

•    There is an original Mosque with intricate details, A tall tower of Moroccan design,

•     a reception area hosting 2 rooms on entry, 1 with marble and ceramic interiors for the hot weather, and 1 with wooden interiors for the winter months 1 building holds a unique ornate waiting room for high status visitors of that time, with plush dining and seating facilities in adjoining rooms.

•    A 2nd building is a palatial hall for distinguished royal visitors with original paintings of past rulers and current scenes depicting Cairo. 

•     A 3rd Building was home to Prince Mohamed Ali and his French wife. Both had separate bedroom chambers with their own bathrooms and an office area with reception, all found on the higher level of the building with an impressive stairway and hand carved wooden ceiling design, 

•     Finally, after your intriguing tour, you will be transferred back to your Hotel with your Tour Guide.

•     Prices Per Person:

• 	2-3 Persons	4-6 Persons	7-10 Persons
  Prices	£ 46	£ 39	£ 32

•     Prices -

•      Per Person in Sterling Per Tour and can be paid in US$ or Euros by credit card via a secure payment system with no extra surcharge.Current prices valid through.

•      Payment -

•   Reservations should be made as early as possible to secure your places on required tour and we accept booking 1 day prior to tour starting .Your booking will be secured upon receipt of a 25% deposit Once completed, our Representative will take.

     The balance of payment when you are collected for your tour.(cash or credit and debit cards accepted).

•      Transportation -

• Transport for all tours included: domestic flights, trains, and air conditioned vehicles by road. Wi-Fi, Bottled water and ice box all included whilst travelling by road. All are new vehicles of the latest design and technology.

•      Tour Guides -

•     Are always there to meet and greet you from your pickup point and return. All tours of the sites in Egypt include constant guidance of a highly qualified Egyptologist Tour Guide both on included and optional tours.

•     Travelling with Children in Egypt - Children delight in touring the Pyramids, Temples and Tombs in Egypt as often it is part of their school study programme. Holidays at Egypt offers packages to suit all ages with excellent combined multi location destinations such as Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, Nile Cruise and the Red Sea Resorts.

•      Wheelchair Travellers –

•   Holidays at Egypt  are particularly keen to promote and cater for disabled and wheelchair clients with specially adapted transportation for easy accessibility.

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