Private tour to nilometer and Manial Palace from Cairo

Private tour

Sightseeing Lovers

Location: Egypt

Languages spoken: English

Duration: 8 hrs

Difficulty: Easy

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Highlights

Explore and understand the meaning of the nilometer
Visit the remarkable Manial Palace and its wonderful gardens
Discover the City of the Dead and learn how people live there
Take a ride on a traditional felucca boat and enjoy lunch on board

All about the trip

The first monument to visit is the nilometer. It’s situated on the southern tip of Roda Island. It is one of the oldest existent structures which dates back to the period just after the Arab conquest of Egypt. Its importance goes back to a time when measuring the rise of the waters of the Nile was closely related to the levying of taxes on agricultural lands. Taxes were levied only when the waters of the Nile had risen to a certain designated level, which would irrigate the land during flood season.

Then continue to visit the remarkable Manial Palace of Prince Mohamed Ali Pasha “King Farouk’s uncle”. He had it designed in a style integrating European Art Nouveau and Rococo with many traditional Islamic architecture styles including Ottoman, Moorish, Persian, creating inspired combinations in spatial design, architectural and interior decorations, and sumptuous materials. The residence compound, composed of five separate and distinctively styled buildings, is surrounded by gardens planted with rare tropical plants collected by the prince on his travels along a small branch of the Nile.

End the tour with a visit to the City of Dead or Cairo Necropolis which contains a vast area of tombs and mausoleums, some of them are dating back to the Islamic Conquest of Egypt at 642 AD. Many people take this area as their permanent home because of the country’s chronic housing crisis shortage. It’s interesting to go and see this area and how the people live there.

Then head to the river to board a felucca, a traditional sailboat used on the Nile and other Mediterranean regions. As you float along the river, you’ll have lunch on board. After this trip, you will be transferred to your hotel.

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What is included in the price

Hotel pick-up and drop-off in Cairo
Private English-speaking Egyptologist guide
All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
Entrance fees to all the mentioned sites
Bottled water during your trip
All taxes and service charge
Lunch

What is not included in the price

Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary
Tipping

Instructions

What to take with you?

A small bag or rucksack
Comfortable clothes and shoes
Personal ID or Passport
Additional drinking water
Energy snacks
Pocket money
Sun protection, e.g. a hat or sun cream
Camera

Where do we meet and where will the trip end?

Meeting place:

We arrange hotel transfers in Cairo
Please let us know the name of your hotel during the booking process.

Final destination:

Same as the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy - Benevolent

Cancellation more than 4 days prior to the starting date. Clients are automatically refunded the full booking price.
Cancellation within 48 to 96 hours prior to the starting date. Clients are entitled to a 50% refund of the booking price.
Cancellation less than 48 hours prior to the starting date. No refunds.

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