Top Highlights of Old Cairo, NMEC Royal Mummies & Khan El Khalili
Cairo’s layered history comes alive when you pair the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) in Fustat with nearby Coptic Cairo and historic Islamic Cairo.
Start at the Royal Mummies Hall, walk through the Roman Fortress of Babylon to see the Hanging Church and Abu Serga Crypt, and finish your afternoon sipping mint tea in Khan El Khalili Bazaar.
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