CASTLE DAY TRIPS IN EGYPT
Capped gates and coach seats fill weeks ahead, and the good ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Review of Cairo to Alexandria day trip with catacombs, Roman ruins, Qaitbay Citadel, seafood lunch, guide, transport, and practical tips.
“Trip was interesting and tour guide Aiman was totally fantastic!”
Explore Cairo’s Egyptian Museum, Citadel, Mohamed Ali Mosque, and Coptic Cairo on a private day tour with lunch and hotel pickup.
“This is a nice tour, but Hassanin my tour guide showed up 30 minutes late. I was booked for 9:00a.m. and he showed up at 9:27a.m. That’s extremely unprofessional. I was tired as it was my last day, and Hassanin, and the driver was talking aboRead more”
Review of a Cairo to Alexandria day trip with Roman ruins, catacombs, Pompey's Pillar, Qaitbay Citadel, lunch, and hotel pickup.
“Such a great tour. Tour guide was one of the best I’ve ever had and the driver was excellent. Highly reommend this tour!”
Review of Cairo’s Egyptian Museum, Citadel, and Khan El Khalili tour, with practical advice on guides, lunch, traffic, value, and what to expect.
“Just perfect. Guide was interesting, professional and spoke excellent English. Our day was over all too soon, but the memories will be long lasting!”
Review of a private Cairo day tour covering Giza, the Egyptian Museum, Citadel, Old Cairo, Khan el-Khalili, transport, lunch, and practical tips.
“Doing this tour with a guide that loves arqueology makes all the difference. Our guide Karim answered all the questions, and made some himself to keep it interesting. He was very accommodating and the driver was good (considering how they drive in Cairo).”
Review of Cairo’s private 10-hour tour covering Giza, the Sphinx, Old Cairo, the Citadel, and Khan El Khalili Bazaar.
“Our guide was Isam Ali (I hope that is the correct spelling). He was fabulous. We were NOT rushed; he went at our pace, and he took some really fun photos for us. All our questions were answered regardles of the topic. There did not seem to be any lack of understandinRead more”
Review of Cairo’s private Egyptian Museum, Citadel, and Khan al-Khalili tour, with lunch, guide tips, costs, timing, and practical advice.
“Mahmoud was a great host and we had a wonderful time! Learned a lot about Egypt, life in Cairo, and the history of the country. A great way to start a trip. Thank you so much!”
Review of Cairo’s private day tour covering the Egyptian Museum, Citadel, Alabaster Mosque, and Coptic Cairo with guide and hotel pickup.
“Ola, our guide, was remarkable. She gave us such an inspiring and clear intro into ancient Egypt, super interesting. We were also impressed with her knowledge in both the Islamic and Coptic sections of the tour. Thank you Ola!”
Review of Cairo’s 8-hour private tour covering the Egyptian Museum, Muhammad Ali Mosque, Hanging Church, and Babylon Fortress.
“He was a very funny man. We loved him a lot. My son got along with him very well, they played a lot of games together. Good hearted person. Would love to go with him again”
Explore Cairo’s Egyptian Museum, Saladin Citadel, and Old Cairo churches on a private 6 to 8 hour tour with guide and transport.
“A beautiful excursion to the Egyptian Museum, Cairo and all the most characteristic places. I highly recommend this lovely experience. To make everything even more fascinating was the Lido guide, very good and experienced.Auto-translated”
Review of a private Cairo day tour covering Giza, the Sphinx, Citadel, Alabaster Mosque, and Coptic Cairo for $105.
“The museum was wonderful and churches are beautiful. Tour guide did not take me to all places on itinerary and when I wrote customer service about it, they said they would check and never got back to me.”
Review of Cairo’s NMEC, Citadel, Alabaster Mosque, and Khan Khalili day tour, with guide, hotel transfers, costs, timing, and practical tips.
“Essam's love of Egyptian history is contagious. He explained how to identify minaret architecture from the various historical periods. Our driver was highly skilled and kept us safe on the road. The bazaar and museum were also excellent.I would highly recommend this tour!”
See Cairo’s Egyptian Museum, Salah El Din Citadel, Mohamed Ali Mosque, and Khan El Khalili Bazaar on a private six-hour tour.
Review of Cairo’s 8-hour private tour to the Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, Citadel, Muhammad Ali Mosque, and Khan el Khalili Bazaar.
“What a great day! Ali was both punctual and courteous at pickup, and was knowledgeable and charming throughout the day. I highly recommend this tour with Ali!”
Review of a full-day Cairo tour from Giza covering Memphis, Sakkara, the Citadel, Mohamed Ali Mosque, lunch, and hotel pickup.
“Loved visiting the step pyramid and the surrounding area and learning more about the Old Kingdom. The whole day was great, the mosque/citadel and Memphis and it included a very tasty lunch as well as lots of information from an expert guide.”
A keep, a citadel, a palace with battlements, or a day trip to reach one.
