Private Night Tour in Cairo with Sufi Ceremony

When you sign up for a private tour of Islamic Cairo at night, you are promised a touch of authentic Egyptian culture. The special attraction that you can look forward to during this tour in Egypt is the Sufi dance show. The evening will begin with a hotel pickup, after which you will be escorted to the venue of the evening, the Wekalet El Ghoury Arts Center. The show will start with performances of Folkloric music by local Egyptian musicians. You will also witness the Tanoura Dance show performed by ‘El Tanoura Troupe for the Cultural Heritage’.

Towards the end of the evening, you can expect to see the famous Whirling Dervish Sufi ceremony, which is listed on the UNESCO Heritage of Humanity. The ceremony will help you understand Sufism’s central tenets of acceptance and tolerance, self-control and the mystical union with God. When the show ends, you will be taken to El Moez Street, which has 34 restored monuments reflecting the essence of Islamic Cairo.

One of the things to do in Islamic Cairo at night is to see the Al-Hakim Bi Amr Allah Mosque, featuring two earliest surviving ones Minarets in Cairo. Another fascinating thing to do in Egypt is to explore the historical cafés and local markets of the neighbourhood, which showcase the rich and glorious past of Egypt.