

City of the Dead (Al-Arafa)
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Consisting of two 4-mile-long (6-kilometer-long) cemeteries dating to Mamluk times (1200s to 1500s), Cairo’s City of the Dead is still in use today. Traditionally, all families kept a mausoleum; these days, some families use them to live in as well as for burials. There are also shops, cafés, and even a post office within the cemeteries.
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Half-Day Tour to the City of the Dead Necropolis from Cairo
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Experience a unique part of Cairo with a guided tour of the City of the Dead, an ancient cemetery that’s alive with life. Explore its crowded aisles of beautiful Islamic architecture with a local guide, and learn why so many Cairenes (around 500,000) are living alongside gravestones and mausoleums. This tour includes round-trip transport, as well as bottled water and snacks for your convenience.
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$74.40
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Islamic Cairo Private History Tour
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Discover the mosques and madrasas of one of the world’s oldest Islamic cities on a customizable, private tour of the city with a local guide. Explore historic Cairo, a UNESCO site that was founded in the 10th century, and see how the city’s tradition, art and architecture braid together in the narrow streets. Learn about life in the city while taking in the rich scents, sights and sounds of the Egyptian capital.
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$70.00
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Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
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Cave Church and City Of The Dead Tour
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Enjoy the history of the holy family in Egypt and visit the largest church in Africa
heading to the city of the dead to see a cemetery of more than 1200 years old
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$60.00
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Private Day Tour of Cairo's City of the Dead and Cave Church
This private guided tour enables you to see some local sites in Cairo. Visit the Famous Cave Church of St. Simon in Cairo, passing by the Garbage City in Cairo and The City of the Dead.
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$35.00
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Unseen Cairo – Garbage City & City of the Dead
You will have some of the best tour guides and Egyptologists in Egypt. Our tour guides have a Master’s in Egyptology. Our guides are trained in mainstream Egyptology, and are also well-versed in unconventional Egyptology and are capable of debating about unorthodox theories and contradicting them with traditional ones.
We run sightseeing tours 24/7, with sunshine, rain, heat or cold.
Our tour guides and Egyptologists speak fluent English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Dutch. We take sightseeing tours in all the afore-mentioned languages.
Our staff are customer-service oriented, patient, flexible and quite understanding of our clients’ needs, interests and expectations. The staff will listen very carefully to you and customize the tour according to what you need and expect. The staff will take a very good care of you, giving you what expect and a bit more. We value our staff because they are simply our wealth.
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$85.72
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Cave Church, Garbage City & The City of the Dead In Cairo
visit the Famous Cave Church of St. Simon in Cairo , passing by the Garbage City in Cairo and The City of the Dead. Private guided tour enables you to see some Local sites in cairo
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$93.72
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Private Half-Day Tour to City of the Dead and Mosque of Ibn Tulun in Cairo
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A unique blend of cemetery and residential neighborhood, Cairo’s City of the Dead is a fascinating place to explore. Visit its shops, tombs, houses, and mausoleums on a 4-hour, private tour for your group of up to 15 people. This guided experience includes round-trip hotel transport, and a trip to the Mosque of Ibn Tulun, one of the oldest mosques in the city.
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$14.29
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How much does it cost to visit City of the Dead (Al-Arafa) 2021?
Currently, an entrance ticket to City of the Dead (Al-Arafa) costs USD 14.29. Guided City of the Dead (Al-Arafa) tours start around USD 14.29 per person. See all 7 City of the Dead (Al-Arafa) tickets and tours on Viator.
What's the best way to experience City of the Dead (Al-Arafa)?
The best ways to experience City of the Dead (Al-Arafa) are:
- Half-Day Tour to the City of the Dead Necropolis from Cairo
- Islamic Cairo Private History Tour
- Cave Church and City Of The Dead Tour
- Private Day Tour of Cairo's City of the Dead and Cave Church
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