Private Cairo City Tour: Experience Ancient Egypt with an Expert Guide
4.7
19 Ratings
Cairo

Our Tour Guide will meet you at Pickup Point(Hotels) To accompany you on an awe-inspiring tour to Old Cairo as you will visit the Egyptian Museum, The Citadel of Saladin, and Mohamed Ali Mosque.

The Guide specializes in ancient Egyptian antiquities and Egyptology, with over 15 years of experience.

After you finish We Will Drop you off at your Hotel.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities - The Egyptian Museum is the oldest archaeological museum in the Middle East and houses the largest collection of Pharaonic antiquities in the world. The museum displays an extensive collection spanning from the Predynastic Period to the Greco-Roman Era.

Among the museum’s unrivaled collection are the complete burials of Yuya and Thuya, Psusennes I and the treasures of Tanis, and the Narmer Palette commemorating the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under one king, which is also among the museum’s invaluable artifacts. The museum also houses the splendid statues of the great kings Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure, the builders of the pyramids at the Giza plateau. An extensive collection of papyri, sarcophagi, and jewelry, among other objects, completes this uniquely expansive museum.

  • Cairo Citadel - The Citadel of Cairo or Citadel of Saladin is a medieval Islamic-era fortification in Cairo, Egypt, built by Salah ad-Din (Saladin) and further developed by subsequent Egyptian rulers. It was the seat of government in Egypt and the residence of its rulers for nearly 700 years from the 13th to the 19th centuries. Its location on a promontory of the Mokattam hills near the center of Cairo commands a strategic position overlooking the city and dominating its skyline. At the time of its construction, it was among the most impressive and ambitious military fortification projects of its time.
  • Mosque of Muhammad Ali - Situated on the summit of the citadel, this Ottoman mosque, the largest to be built in the first half of the 19th century, is, with its animated silhouette and twin minarets, the most visible mosque in Cairo.

The mosque was built in memory of Tusun Pasha, Muhammad Ali’s eldest son, who died in 1816.

What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Tour Guide
What's Not Included
  • All fees and/or taxes
  • Lunch
Location
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities
Midan El Tahrir, Geographical Society Building
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Ericac479
Nov 14, 2023
Trip of a lifetime - Booked a tour with Hisham to celebrate my birthday with 7 of my closest friends and family. Hisham was amazing to work with! He made sure all the details were perfect for our trip and made us feel safe the whole time we were in Egypt! Our driver Achmed deserves a special shout out for making sure we arrived at all of our destinations safely. We had an unforgettable trip and 10/10 would recommend to anyone looking to travel to Egypt. We felt safe the entire time we were there and never once felt unsafe. Thanks again to Hisham and his team. We will never forget this once in a lifetime experience.
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Cruzandani
Nov 2, 2022
Fun Filled 1 Day Cairo Tour - Hisham our Tour guide arranged airport pickup/drop off, a hotel with roof top breakfast and view of the Giza Pyramids and all our tour stops. We only had 1 day in Cairo, but is was non stop sights, local food, shopping, museums and even a Camel ride. I 100% recommend Egypt Holiday Tours for history of Egypt and tours.
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I_lefty3
Aug 20, 2022
You want the BEST book the BEST! AMAZING - We visited Giza, Alexandria, White and Black Dessert (camping) and Luxor. From our pick up at the airport to the hotel stay, camel ride, quad ride in the pyramids, sand boarding in the Sahara desert, Balloon ride in Luxor and all the temples we visited the service and hospitality was AMAZING! I would recommend 100% I came to Cairo because it was my birthday and it was my dream trip. They made sure I had great birthday memories with my mom. For me this trip was everything ! It went above and beyond my expectations!
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Now57
May 8, 2022
65th birthday celebration in Egypt - Celebrating my 65th birthday with a trip to Egypt, my daughter found Hisham tour which exceeded my expectations. We had personal drivers from when we landed to our departure. We also had very knowledgeable tour guides who were all about maximizing my experiences. Visited Giza, Memphis, Sakkara—saw the Sphinx, Pyramid and rode a camel. A birthday dinner cruise on the Nile river, don’t get any better that. Last part of trip we flew to Luxor, it’s a lush beautiful city I plan on visiting again. Rate 10/10
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Crix_tina22
May 2, 2022
65th Birthday Celebration - I want to that Hisham for making my Mother's 65th birthday a one for the books. I went with my mother and aunt. We were not only in awe with the sights but the service Hisham provided us. He was humble, funny and always went a step above the rest!. My mother was pleasantly surprised with her birthday cake and upgraded room. ANYTHING you need Hisham will make it happen with out a problem. The private and personalizes tours guides and transportation made it extra special. If you are ever in Egypty do not think twice to use this travel company and ask for Hisham!. We will definitely choose them when we come back to explore more of Egypyt#come as friends leave as family!
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Betomith1
Mar 23, 2022
The best way to visit El Cairo - Hisham and his team are the best option to visit the highlights of this city… for a couple of days, they guided us with a great service and clear information about Egyptian history… the best was the price, cheaper than in other agency… and it includes added value like support to find an ATM, very good drivers, experienced guides, anything you need… we are very happy of knowing Hisham and his team, 100% recommended!
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Yeseniadejesus
Mar 21, 2022
If you don't like tour guides, Hisham is your guy! 100% Recommend. - Amazing experience with Hisham . This tour guide is amazing. You feel you're hanging out with a friend. He knows a lot of history and cool spots to go. Definitely I recommend. I don't like use tourguides but him amazing. Really good service.
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426nicholeh
Feb 26, 2022
Best customized tour guide EVER! - Hisham made our trip to Cairo manageable and unforgettable! My family of 5 reached out to Hisham to set up a customized tour of Cairo that would also include kid friendly activities! We traveled with a larger family group, and when they wanted to join our tour with Hisham he was flexible and accommodating! He set up transportation to and from for our larger group, anything we needed he was able to get and was overall a blast to hang out with! Highly recommend!
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Andyrey_2020
Dec 15, 2023
Satisfied - Pros: Communication with Hisham was 100% excellent. Always responded on time. From the time I arrived, to the to the time I left Egypt I knew I could count on a response via WhatsApp. He took care of everything, from arrival to departure. The tour guide assigned to me took nice pictures of me for my time in Cairo. The driver was very nice and on time (even early) for any trips/transfers. Cons: I still think you should book if Hisham is your guide, he has great reviews. I am taking away one star because last minute (2 days before) I found out Hisham was not going to be my tour guide. That was okay and I expected a 5 star guide to replace him. Unfortunately I was disappointed , and the there was room for improvement from the assigned tour guide. I have traveled over 25 countries solo, so I know a quality tour guide when I see one. This guide was not up to my expectations. I went to Luxor/Aswan with another guide from another company and it was a completely different experience(5 star). Also my suggestion is the car driver should have water available, and AC on all the time. Sometimes the AC was turned off. Thank you for a wonderful time. Egypt is wonderful and safe, do not hesitate to travel to this beautiful country.
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Tramfam
Jun 11, 2023
Don't get ripped off by this company - A few months ago I starting planning our Egypt trip with a tour guide mentioned on this AA Non-Rev page a few times. I reached out to him and got a quote. Seemed very high to me, especially traveling to a country that I thought would be much cheaper. I asked him about a few different options and all were way higher than what I could book on Viator separately for the tour. I mentioned my findings to him and he insisted that he was one of the top 10 tour guides in Egypt and he offered a PRIVATE comfortable deluxe van and would make our trip a “dream vacation!” Side note, the Viator tours that I was looking at were all private and had 5 star reviews. The most important thing to me was that he had prior experiences with airline employee standby travel and that he was flexible for airport pickup and we didnt have to pay until we got there. So I went ahead and agreed on the $1835 dollars for a two day tour of Cairo for 5 people. He sent me an itinerary and without doing any research on it myself, it sounded fine. Part of the reason why you hire a tour guide is for knowledge and you not having to do any planning. We arrived late and he was there for us. All was good but during the 45 minute ride to the hotel he asked us what we wanted to do for the day trip the next morning. I thought we’d follow the same itinerary but we arrived to our hotel at 1am so he was catering to our sleep schedule. We mentioned a few ideas but settled on going to the pyramids and getting that out of the way since we were staying at the beautiful Marriott Mena House right by the pyramids. We never had a set time for us to start our tour. He just said after we eat breakfast at our hotel, we’d begin our trip. We agreed on a 9am start time. This part is where it starts going south. He sent his driver to get us first at our hotel and then we picked him up next in his local town of Giza. He took us shopping first because we wanted to buy scarfs for our pictures. He was fully aware we could buy our $1-3 dollar scarfs at the pyramid itself (we didn’t know that until we got to the pyramids) but he ended up taking us to a specific store, not a shopping area at a bazzar or market place, but this random store. I thought that was fishy since he decided the store. I immediately assumed it was a commission store. That didn’t turn me away because im fine with people making an extra dollar. I just don’t want to be completely taken advantage of, especially since we’re Americans. Anyways, we shop. The kids were picking out things and asking how much everything was….we quickly find out it’s WAY overpriced. The store attendant kept saying he’d make us a deal at the end. Let me be clear, this was our first stop and hardly knew the Egyptian pounds into US dollar yet either. We ended up buying 3 scarfs, two metal trinkets, a t-shirt and a small clay pyramid. The man asked us for 3500 Egyptian pounds which is a roughly 140 in US dollars. I was like, “oh heck no!” I wouldn’t even pay this in the states. Then I have my teenage kids saying they’d pay me back, let’s just get it. I also had my husband asking if we’re putting it all back? We didn’t know just how bad we were getting ripped off until we got to the pyramids to find out the $15 scarf I bought was $2 there. Our tour guide hardly entered the store to even help us in this transaction. He went and got coffee. I’m trying to make this short as possible. Once we knew that we were totally ripped off, we asked our tour guide to take us back to the store to get a refund. He was happy to do that for us. Everything we were refunded we got the 2 days later at the market place for $32 usd. We didn’t follow our itinerary that day and didn’t do anything else but the pyramids, camel ride and the sphinx.  He didn’t even take us to the other two pyramids in the area. Everything seemed cut short from the shopping trip and having to refund it. Later that night at 2am I get a Facebook message that he twisted his ankle and need an X-ray the next morning. He said he was sending a new tour guide and same driver. I was of course sympathetic but sad our trip wasn’t working out as planned, especially for $1835usd! I gave him two options. Send just a driver and we’d do it ourselves and discount the overall price OR cancel and I’d pay him half for the 1st. $917 for one day at the pyramids is 3 times overpriced for 5 people but again, that’s what I said I’d pay so I did. He sent his driver and agreed on $125 for just the driver but we had to pay extra for all the entrance fees. My trip was nothing like planned in our itinerary. It was very much cut short, changed a lot, ended up doing it on our own the 2nd day, etc. Our final price was $1385 but charged a little more to use our CC. I’m writing this post to say this….I was extremely over charged for our trip. Everything that I ended up getting on Viator could have been $600 and we paid $1385, could you imagine if I had to pay the $1835…so him spraining an ankle work in our favor. Just a heads up that just because someone recommends someone on this site doesn’t mean you’ll have the same experience. His name is Ahmed Mido. If you do use him, be very stern with him and what you can get from other private companies online. He is a very nice guy, was fair when we encounter the problem and how to work out the following day without him. I also felt safe and secure with him. Just felt extremely ripped off, and that makes for a bad experience. That’s all.
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