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Private Tour in Cairo Citadel: A Tailor-made Experience with a Private Egyptologist Guide
5.0
39 Ratings
Cairo
Experience a customized tour with a dedicated Egyptologist guide and driver. The tour will be specifically designed to meet your preferences and budget. Enjoy the exclusivity of a private guide and vehicle, ensuring a crowd-free visit to the Citadel.
Experience a customized tour with a dedicated Egyptologist guide and driver. The tour will be specifically designed to meet your preferences and budget. Enjoy the exclusivity of a private guide and vehicle, ensuring a crowd-free visit to the Citadel.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Cairo Citadel - The Citadel of Cairo or Citadel of Saladin is a medieval Islamic-era fortification in Cairo, Egypt, built by Salah ad-Din (Saladin) and further developed by subsequent Egyptian rulers. It was the seat of government in Egypt and the residence of its rulers for nearly 700 years from the 13th to the 19th centuries. Its location on a…
- Cairo Citadel - The Citadel of Cairo or Citadel of Saladin is a medieval Islamic-era fortification in Cairo, Egypt, built by Salah ad-Din (Saladin) and further developed by subsequent Egyptian rulers. It was the seat of government in Egypt and the residence of its rulers for nearly 700 years from the 13th to the 19th centuries. Its location on a promontory of the Mokattam hills near the center of Cairo commands a strategic position overlooking the city and dominating its skyline. At the time of its construction, it was among the most impressive and ambitious military fortification projects of its time. It is now a preserved historic site, including mosques and museums.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Bottled water
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Qualified Egyptologist guide
- Private transportation
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Bottled water
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Qualified Egyptologist guide
What's Not Included
- Entrance fee for Cairo Citadel - 10.00 USD per person
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Entrance fee for Cairo Citadel - 10.00 USD per person
- Lunch
- Gratuities
Location
Cairo Citadel
Salah Salem St
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(39 Ratings)
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809camerons
Jan 26, 2026
Citadel and more (St Simon) - We had a fantastic time on this tour. Our guide was Bassant, and I highly recommend her! We were two adults, and she picked us up from our hotel and described the city and neighborhoods on the way to the citadel. She helped us to the ticket counter and we paid with Visa. We spent about 1.5 hours at the citadel with great explanations of the mosques, monuments, culture, history, and the police museum. She is very knowledgeable of history. We had time afterwards to cater our visit and chose to visit the church of St Simon, for an extra 20 USD per person. We felt very safe with her and our driver Mario. It was a great experience and wish we had more time with them but had to leave for an event. It is clear they would add on more time for a small fee if we wanted to see other areas.
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Barry
Jan 4, 2026
The right guide is key for this tour - Cairo is a city rich with history. But, too often viaitors jump from major attraction to major attraction without getting the context.
Simone is a great guide, who provides that critical context, so you understand not just “what” you are looking at, but the historical “why” context.
With 8 centuries of history, the Citadel has served numerous roles, and is also an incredible showcase of Islamic architecture.
Upon Simone’s suggestion, we added a visit to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization a unique museum housing the sarcophagi of 20 Egyptian pharaohs.
I recommend this tour and, in particular, Simone as a guide.
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Greedygrace
Dec 28, 2025
Cairo Citadel Tour - Traveled as a solo female traveler, and requested for female guide if possible. They managed to arrange it with Hager. 😀
The tour with her was easy going, and she filled me in with stories of the past, history of the churches etc.
I had an enjoyable day with her, and really appreciated her knowledge on the churches!
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217hiras
Nov 28, 2025
Amazing! :) - A great day! Initially our tour was to only visit the Mosque of Muhammed Ali. We paid a bit extra as we still had the rest of the day and wanted to see the other mosques in the area. We also visited the Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hassan and Al-Rifa’i Mosque. A huge thankyou to our tour guide, Hoda, who made this day extra special. Her knowledge, kindness and patience made our day even better. She was great company, and made us feel very welcome. I highly recommend this tour if you’re ever in Cairo and want to visit the mosques in the citadel and explore the histories of them.
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Jacqueline
Jul 15, 2025
The Citadel and Qualwun Complex - Hoda was a wonderful guide. She explained things clearly with just the right amount of detail. She was also sensitive to all our needs in terms of pace , heat and water. The balance of tour and free time was just right and she was flexible.
The Citadel with it's beautiful mosque was breathtaking with wonderful views over the city. Hoda was happy to take as many photos of us as we wanted, and waited patiently while we took our own photos.
We asked to do a shorter tour of the Citadel so that we could also visit the Qualawun complex, with its beautiful mausoleum, in El Moez St.
I would definitely use Hoda as a guide again.
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Rula_b
Apr 13, 2025
Excellent experience - The tour was great. They picked us up from the hotel and the tour took about 3 hours. The guide, Hoda, was very helpful and courteous. She explained everything and answered our questions. She spoke English well and clearly. She also gave us suggestions on other places to visit and resturants for authentic food. She was just great! The driver, Muhammad, was also great. I would definitely recommend this for others.
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Rmb273
Apr 13, 2025
Excellent experience 👏 - The tour was great. They picked us up from the hotel and the tour took about 3 hours. The guide, Hoda, was very helpful and courteous. She explained everything and answered our questions. She spoke English well and clearly. She also gave us suggestions on other places to visit and resturants for authentic food. She was just great! The driver, Muhammad, was also great. I would definitely recommend this for others.
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Departure38448717565
Apr 12, 2025
Nice experience - A very nice experience, the visit of citadel and mosque, our who Walid and very friendly always listening. I highly recommend
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Mark_s
Apr 6, 2025
Breath taking . - Our guide robert was excellent with lots of knowledge and information, beautiful from the outside but Breath taking when you walk inside .
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Malik
Jan 19, 2025
A lot of info was exchanged and the tour guide has numerous facts to give about the land - A lot of info was exchanged and the tour guide has numerous facts to give about the land. Very helpful and very insightful
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