Walking Tour of Islamic Cairo 

Wednesday, 20th of August at 4:00 pm

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Shine from the Shrine: Walking Tour of the City of the Dead

Friday, 22nd of August at 8:00 am

For reservation:

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The scintillating City of the Dead, anecdotally known as Al-Qarafa, is

so full of life and amenities that if you sum, you realize it is more

town than slum. We will be able to label the fabled vast necropolis

and feast our eyes on monuments glorious from the City Victorious.

The lively City of the Dead is a treasure trove of masterpieces from

almost all eras of Egyptian history. Walking there gives you an

encyclopedic tour of Egyptian history. True to the vision of some of

its founders, the City of the Dead has the power to entertain the mind

and retain the body. Around 100,000 Cairenes live here amongst the

dead. At the pinnacle of Islamic art, the monuments are architected to

articulate the vision of the stellar

dweller. Picnic among the graves in the City Beyond the Walls! It is a

kaleidoscope of culture.

We attempt to see:

Mausoleum of Ibrahim Pahsa Halim

Tomb of Al-Torjoman

Mamelukes St.

Sultan Ahmed St.

Mausoleum of Sir Ahmed Hassanein Pasha, Author of the Lost Oases

Tomb of Narriman Sadek, Cinderella of the Nile, the Last Queen of Egypt

War Martyrs Tombs

Tomb of the First President of Egypt

Amir Kabir Qurqumas Complex

The Religious and Funerary Complex of Sultan al-Ashraf Inal

Mausoleum of Princess Shwikar

Mausoleum of Muhammed Talaat Harb, Egypt's Leading Economist

Tomb of Omar Makram, Revolutionist

Tomb of Noubar, First Prime Minister of Egypt

Mosque and Mausoleum of Sultan Faraj ibn Barquq

Mausoleum of Al-Ashraf Barsbay

Tomb of René Jean Marie Joseph Guénon, French Author and Intellectual

Mausoleum of Khedive Muhammed Tewfik Pasha

Tomb of Professor Ali Moustafa Mosharafa Pasha, Egyptian Theoretical Physicist

Compound of Sultan Al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Qa'it Bay

Tomb of Emir Tashtimur

Chinese Tomb

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Off the Beaten Track Tour of Historic Cairo

Saturday, 23rd of August at 8:00 am

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 Itinerary:

Abdeen Palace

Al-Madbouly Mosque

Sheikh Rihan St. (Sultan Hussein)

Abdeen Mosque

Madrasa of Sultan Mahmoud Khan

Sabil Bashir Agha

Port Said St.

Sabil Bashir Agha Daralsaada

The Khedivial School

Fadel Pasha Mosque (Sheikh Muhammed Rifaat)

Sabil Mostafa Pasha

Mosque of Zulfiqar Bek

Sayyeda Zeinab Square

Bahlul Mosque (Timraz)

Lady Saliha Sabil

The Path of the Sun Street (Darb al-Shams)

Lajin Al-Saifi

Dome of Sidi Al-Arbaeen

Alhawd Al-Marsood St.

Marasena St.

Sheikh Abdul Majid Ellabban St.

Yusuf Bek Sabil

Salar and Singer Al-Jawali

Khudairy St.

Saliba Street

Mosque and School of Prince Sarghatmish

Mosque of Ahmed Ibn Tulun

House of Gayer Anderson

Madrasa of Prince Taghribardi

The Mosque and Khanqah of Emir Shaykhu al-'Umari al-Nasiri (1349-57)

Sabil of Prince Abdullah Katkhuda

Darb Al-Hosor (Way of Carpets)

Sabil and Kuttab of Qaitbay

Mosque and Madrasa of Qanibay

Mosque of Khush Qadam

Mosque of Sultan Hassan

Mosque of Al-Rifai

Mosque of Al-Mahmoudiyya

Mosque of Muhammed Ali Pasha

Mosque of Jawhar Al-Lala

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Walking Tour of Islamic Cairo

From Al-Azhar Park to Al-Azhar Mosque

Sunday, 24th of August at 4:00 pm

In this beautiful tour of words and deeds, history and architecture

are elegantly braided together. Travel back in time to the splendid

scents, sights and sounds of historic Cairo, the fabled bridge between

ancient Egypt and modern Egypt. This is the story of the rise and fall

of the Islamic Empire.

In this tour, I shall prove that there exists an architectural

historian technique whereby history can be interpreted through

architecture. Behold! Seddik technique is unique.

"Travel. Set out and head for pastures new. Life tastes richer when

you've rode warm feet. No water that stagnates is fit to drink, for

only that which flows is truly sweet ...." - Ibn Battuta

"behind the gates of glory and façades of fame lie unique stories of

rise and fall that teach us to never give in, in nothing great or

small, in the march of history against the juggernaut of time. When

domes dominate a relief of belief reveals the architecture of history

in the history of architecture through abodes beyond the boundaries of death.

The minarets dot the I's and cross the T's of architecture, furnishing

a Rosetta Stone to untangle the web of history. The palaces of

startling elegance provide visual biographies highlighting the

salience of sailing in the sea of history and granting us a passport

to the past.

List of what we might or might not see during our tour:

Al Sioufiyya

Al Khiyamiyya

The Mosque of Salih Tala'i

Ahmed Maher

El-Darb El-Gadid

Bab Zeweila

Mosque of Almuayyad Sheikh

Wekalat Nafisa Albayda

Haret Al-Zahabi

Haret Al-Roum

Haret Al-Aqqadeya

Mosque of Alfakahany

Al-Kahkiyeen

Funerary Complex of Sultan Qansuh al-Ghuri (a glimpse)

Al-Azhar Mosque

The Mosque of Muhammed Bek Abu El-Dahab

Al-Hussein Mosque

Khan Jarkas el-Khalili

Haret Al Sanadyqyah (Boxmakers)

Alhamzawi Al-Saghir

Sultan al-Ashraf Barsbay Complex

Jawhar Al-Qaid (Commander of the Army)

Bayn al-Qasrayn (Palace Walk of Naguib Mahfouz)

Mosque and Sabil-Kuttab of Shaykh 'Ali al- Mutahhar

Al Maqases

Sekket Al-Badistan

Al Westani

Al Bab Al Thaleth

Haret Al Saleheya

Madrasa and Mausoleum of al-Malik al-Salih Najm al-Din Ayyub

Al-Zahir Beibars

The Qalawun complex

Bait El Kadi (House of the Judge)

Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qala'un Madrasa and Mausoleum

Sabil-Kuttab Mohamed Ali

Sultan al-Zahir Barquq Funerary Complex

Egyptian Textile Museum (just make a brief mention of)

Darb Kormoz

Al Khoronfesh

Al Qasabi

Sabil-Kuttab of Abdel-Rahman Katkhuda (Ottoman)

The Mosque of al-Aqmar

Haret Al Sananeeri

Haret Al-Darb al-Asfar

Bayt Al-Suhaymi in Al-Darb al-Asfar

Mosque-Sabil of Suleiman Agha el-Silahdar

Haret Bergewan

Amir Al Gyosh Al Goani

Al Dabeeba

Darb Al Waraka

Bayn Al-Sayareg

Haret Al-Morakeshi

Al-Hakim Bi-Amr-Allah Mosque

Sour Misr Al Qadima

Bab Al Fotouh (Gate of Conquests)

Albanhawy

Bab Al Nasr (Gate of Victory)

Gamaliyya

Wekalat Qaitbey

Haret Alotoof

El-Jashankir Mosque

Kasr Alshok

Al Mashhad Al Husseini

*A digital version of this tour by Ahmed Seddik is available as a

'PocketGuide' with voice, downloadable from Apple Store.

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Walking Tour of the Island of Zamalek

Monday, 25th of August at 4:00 p.m.

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Walking Tour of Giza Pyramids, Temples and Tombs

Your Visa To Giza

Tuesday, 26th of August at 8:00 a.m.

Pyramid of Khufu

Pyramid of Khafre

Pyramid of Menkaure

Pyramids of the Queens

Khufu's Boat

Tomb of Idu, Overseer of the Construction of the Great Pyramid

Tomb of Qar (G 7101)

The Sphinx

The Valley Temple of King Khafre

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Tour of the Egyptian Museum

Thursday, 28th of August at 10:00 a.m.

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Tour of the Camel Market at Birqash (Souq Al-Gimaal)

Friday, 29th of August at 7:00 a.m.

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Walking Photographic Tour of the City of Alexandria

The Bride of the Mediterranean

In the Footsteps of the Pharaohs of Pharos

Saturday, 30th of August at 7:00 a.m.

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The Ancient Daughter Library at the so-called Pompey’s Pillar

The Fort of the Mamluk Sultan Al Ashraf Seif El Deen Qaitbey

The Ruinous Arab Walls of the Medieval City

The Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa

The Royal Palace of Al-Montazah

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina

The Odeon at Kom el-Dikka

Al Qa’ed Ibrahim Mosque

Al Morsy Abuelabbas Mosque

Alabaseery Mosque

The Eastern Harbor

Ras el–Tin Palace

Ramleh Square

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Tour of the Suez-Canal-City of Port Said

Sunday, 31st of August at 8:00 a.m.

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Testimonials:

On ABC News:

http://abcnews.go.com/International/video/back-beginning-christiane-amanpour-moses-pharaoh-pharaoh-exodus-18086799

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In the lobby of the Egyptian Museum, Ahmed handed me his business card. Melek kelem, it read, in mirror-like Arabic script. This was no empty palindromic boast, I saw as soon as he started the ten-minute "preview' tour we'd arranged. Ahmed was indeed a Master of Speech, a Word Lord, even -- to stretch the effect into English -- an Emir of Rhyme. He had a dense and mesmerizing way of speaking, full of shifting rhythms and ridiculous puns. Ambling through the museum next to him felt more like jogging, trying to keep up with his ancient-Egyptian etymologies, mnemonics for hieroglyphics, and archaeology gossip.

Zora O'Neill, Travel Author.

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Witty and enthusiastic.

Arguto e pieno d'entusiasmo.

Lonely Planet

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In Ahmed we found not only an amazing producer, but a great resource for all things Egypt. His offhand knowledge of Egyptian history, of

pharaohs and antiquities, of hieroglyphics and pyramids is astounding. He can quote ancient Egyptian texts from memory. In many ways he was our tour guide and history professor on top of everything else.

Erin Lyall George

Producer

The CBS Evening News

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He is also particularly good at turning dry facts into fascinating anecdotes and was often able to entertain and educate us with

interesting stories about Egypt’s history. He is obviously passionate about the country, its history and culture.

Helena Merriman

Broadcast Journalist

BBC World Service

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His language skills, especially his knowledge of English, are absolutely first class and he has an ability to express himself in a manner that many native English speakers would find difficult to improve upon.

Michael Buchanan, Correspondent, BBC News

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“You are a student of the finer point of the English language.”

Hugh Sykes, BBC, the World at One

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My aim was to take a break with a cultural and historic character. And having Egyptologist and tour guide Ahmed Seddik as my companion made my adventure unforgettable.

Amira El-Naqeeb, Travel Writer

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The Digger Who Can Figure:

http://fnewsmagazine.com/2011/08/the-digger-who-can-figure/

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"His name is Ahmed Seddik and he is the most delightful, smart and funny person you can imagine. He loves languages and speaks incredible English. He talked continuously without notes of any kind during our tours of the temples at Saqqara, the Pyramids and tombs in Giza, Islamic Cairo, and the City of the Dead--not just providing fascinating and encyclopedic information, both historic and modern,

but peppering his monologue with puns and alliteration."

Caroline Moore

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“Ahmed Seddik is the brightest Egyptian I have met since I came to Egypt. I have found his Egyptological knowledge prodigious.”

Professor Jerry Leach

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Ahmed Seddik worked with me as a discussant on the translation of Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq’s monumental mid-nineteenth-century work al-Saq ‘ala l-saq (Leg over Leg) during 2012 and 2013, a work widely considered among the most linguistically challenging of Arabic texts in view of its use of little-known words, word-play and puns, and complex grammar. I reviewed and discussed in depth with Ahmed most of the cruxes of the text and benefited enormously from his in-put. His knowledge of Arabic grammar, verse, and the Quran is encyclopedic and his ability to untangle the contortions imposed from time to time on the language of the book by the constraints of verse and rhymed prose proved to be prodigious. Ahmed’s love of language in general and the Arabic language in particular made him the ideal partner in an enterprise of such a daunting nature. I can recommend him unreservedly to anyone involved in scholarly work involving the Arabic language arts.

Dr. Humphrey Davies