City of the Dead (Al-Arafa) Tours and Activities

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Reveal the mystery of the Pyramids, feel the energy of special places, understand the philosophy of Sphinx, discover your unlimited abilities by driving a quad in narrow, crowded streets and the wide desert. Get adrenaline by climbing high above Cairo in the Mokattam mountains and enjoy other surprises. All in one day.

Travel back in time to the days of Ancient Egypt on this 6-hour private tour of the Alabaster Mosque, the City of Dead and Alazhar Park from Cairo. An informative guide will lead you through Alabaster Mosque, which was built inside Cairo’s biggest fortress and was covered in silver and alabaster stone. Next you’ll visit the tombs of the City of Dead before continuing on to Alazhar Park, one of the largest in Egypt. You’ll also have the chance to climb to the highest point in Cairo for a breathtaking view overlooking the entire city.