Private Cairo City Tour: Giza Pyramids, Egyptian Museum and Khan Khalili Bazaar
4.5
Private Cairo City Tour: Giza Pyramids, Egyptian Museum and Khan Khalili Bazaar
By Emo Tours Egypt
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Duration: 8h
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Live guide: Arabic, German, Russian, English, Italian, Spanish
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- Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
- Private tour
- Transport by private vehicle
- Bottle Water
- Entry/Admission - Great Pyramid of Cheops (Khufu)
- Entry/Admission - Khafre's Pyramid
- Entry/Admission - Menkaure Pyramid
- Entry/Admission - Great Sphinx
- Entry/Admission - The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities
- Entry/Admission - Khan Al-Khalili
What's not included- Inside any of the pyramids
- Lunch (Optional)
- Entry Fees (Optional)
- Guide (Optional)
- Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.
- Option 1Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egyptcairo
- Option 2Giza, El Omraniya, Giza Governorate, Egyptgiza
- Option 3Kafr Nassar, Al Haram, Giza Governorate, Egyptkafr nassar
- Option 4Kafr Al Gabal, Al Haram, Giza Governorate, Egyptkafr al gabal
- Option 56th of October City, Giza Governorate, Egypt6th of October City, Egypt
- Option 6New Cairo City, Cairo Governorate, Egyptnew cairo city
- Option 7Al Haram, Giza Governorate, Egyptal haram
Pickup details- As per confirmed pickup time you will find our tour guide waiting for you and he will hold a sign showing our company name
Hotel pickup offeredDuring checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.Additional pickup optionsDuring checkout you will be able to select from the list of included pickup points.- Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Infant seats available
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 32214P1- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not recommended for travellers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travellers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travellers can participate
- Entry fees includes basic area only
- Entrance fees -Depending on the Tour Options Chosen
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 32214P1
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- Amelia H0 contributionsDay tourCairo is an incredible city that beautifully showcases Islamic and Coptic heritage. The mosques, especially the Mosque of Muhammad Ali, are breathtaking with their stunning architecture and peaceful ambiance. On the other hand, the Coptic sites like the Hanging Church offer a rich historical perspective and unique designs that are truly fascinating. I had a fantastic experience with the guide Hazem. He was knowledgeable and provided great insights into the history and significance of each site, making the exploration even more enriching. Hazem also took us to a restaurant for lunch to experience local 'soal food' which was a lovely addition. Overall, visiting both the mosques and Coptic sites in Cairo is a must for anyone wanting to appreciate the city's diverse culture and religious harmony.Written 10 December 2024
- TonyHell0 contributionsExcellent primer on Alexandrian historyWe only had one day to learn what we could about the ancient city of Alexandria, and we were not disappointed by this tour! Our driver Mahmoud showed up exactly on time, was extremely courteous and nice. Although he explained immediately that his English wasn't great (versus our non-existent Arabic..) he used google translate to communicate whenever needed. Upon reaching Alexandria, he took us through the neighborhoods to see the city before we reached the catacombs. There we met our tour guide for the day -- Mahmoud. He was professional, personable and wealth of knowledge. The tours were knowledgeable and comprehensive, and we were allowed to spend as much time as we wanted at each stop. When he would suggest retail stops, he was accommodating about us not being interested. The sites in Alexandria and the tour itinerary are spectacular. It's an extremely good value for the day, and the history gives you a better understanding of Egyptian history. Thank you Mahmoud and Mahmoud!Written 10 December 2024
- andrefI6728UU0 contributionsAmazing time doing the ATV tour at the PyramidsThe ATV tour at Giza to see the pyramids was amazing. The guides were helpful and insightful providing a lot of historical background and context. They also took a lot of pictures for me which I appreciated. 10/10 recommend.Written 9 December 2024
- Andreas H0 contributionsAbsolute scam behaviour, very rushed tourMy issue with this trip was that I've booked the all inclusive pack which included lunch and we've agreed for a pickup time of 07:30AM. We were ready standing outside for the guide on time who was not there. Communication with them was so bad, very slow response giving us all sorts of excuses for them being late, first that it was the traffic and then that the car broke down. The driver showed up 70 minutes later. He went out of his way 30 minutes to get fuel to start the trip. When we arrived in Alexandria we met the guide but the tour was so rushed that we almost didn't have time to take photos or wander around or anything. But the worst part was lunch. The package that included lunch was 10 euros per person more than the package that was without lunch, which I've paid. But when we met the guide she told us that she doesn't recommend having lunch at the place we've paid for, she really discouraged us repetitively from having lunch there and that we should pay her an additional 10 euros per person in cash beforehand, not accepting to pay ourselves in cash the restaurant directly, and give them to her not to the restaurant, to take us to a better place as the other one was not good! So we ended up paying her as we were very hungry. Of course the restaurant was bad again. Overall i feel like we were completely scammed. And we've wasted so much money on this tour. In addition the duration of the tour was supposed to be between 10-12 hours, we were back after only 9 hours, so we could have spend some more time there seeing Alexandria and having the time to really get to experience the city. After contacting the company, they agreed for a 25% refund for just the fact that the driver was late, not for the scam of the lunch! Please please stay away from them and choose somr other guide, or if you still decide to book with them, book without lunch and get your own food with you.Written 8 December 2024
- cristianangelr20240 contributionsFantastic ExperienceWe had an excellent experience with Emo Tours. The booking process was seamless, and their tour portfolio is impressive. The company is extremely attentive and punctual, which made a big difference in our trip. Our guide, Reham (Lluvia), was outstanding. She speaks fluent Spanish, is incredibly kind and knowledgeable about the history of the places we visited. She answered all our questions and even provided us with a customized private tour that we had requested. I also appreciated how Reham helped us navigate the tourist areas and protected us from potential scams or vendors. Her guidance made us feel safe and confident throughout our trip. I would highly recommend Reham and Emo Tours to anyone looking for a reliable and exceptional tour experience.Written 8 December 2024
- 61paradigms0 contributionsA day well spent in Cairo!!We took the trip with Emo tours in Cairo for a day. It was a day well spent and it was made extra special by our tour guide Sayed Mahmoud . He did an amazing job at explaining the history and also ensured that we were not hurried into each site that we visited. I will recommend him for any trips in Cairo. Thank you !Written 8 December 2024
- Josep A0 contributionsTOUR TURÍSTICO GIZACongratulate Bob on today's excursion. He has been a magnificent guide and we want to repeat excursions with him on the way back to EgyptWritten 7 December 2024
- albertocJ6073QW0 contributionsGreat Trip around Coptic and Islamic CairoKhalaf was a great guide. He showed us around the most important sites in coptic and islamic Cairo, explaining everything and answering all the questions we had. He was very accommodating in Khan al Kalili when we were wanting to shop for a few souvenirs. Additionally, he gave great typical restaurant recommendations!Written 7 December 2024
- Abdeljalil E0 contributionsEmo tours driver only experienceThe driver Abdellah is a kind person, felt like going out with grandpa he's patient and explained many historical things at the downtown .Written 6 December 2024
- Dieter A0 contributionsEmo Tours Egypt: Highly RecommendedBooked 6 different tours on my recent trip to Egypt. All of them worked out perfectly well, drivers and guides were always on time, friendly and knowledgeable, cars in perfect condition. Even a refund for a tour which was cancelled for weather reasons i got within a few days. Especially Omnia, my whats-app correspondent at emo-tours, was extremely helpful, patient and kind.Written 4 December 2024
- Roam271743327340 contributions4 days Egypt TripEmo Tours is a reliable tour operators. Emo tours took care of our toupr requirements end to end,right from the arrival in Cairo till departure. Mr.Torky coordinated well and I recommend familes to avail the service of Emo tours.Written 4 December 2024
- Tysofka0 contributionsBook and gooo explore ancient Egypt!The trip was amazing, highly recommend. Our driver Yasser was amazing, he is good in English, and really a nice and kind person. Send him a lot of luck in life!!Written 2 December 2024
- dermotflavin0 contributionsMarwa is an amazing tour guide!!!She’s very knowledgeable about Egyptian history and culture. I really enjoyed the tour and learned a lot at both museums. We also visited the citadel and mosque which I found very interesting!Written 2 December 2024
- Abdeljalil E0 contributionsExperience unforgettable with Driver and car optionTook just the driver option, with Ostad Ahmed Abu Ali, he's a humble and kind person, provide me with a lot of rich history informations and i took my time in exploring all the historical sites. Good car, good driver, very good experience for the price .Written 2 December 2024
- myrna18000 contributionsVery informative tour about Sakkara.We were picked up promptly from our hotel by the driver and then we picked up our guide. The guide was very knowledgeable and we enjoyed the Sakkara tour very much.Written 1 December 2024
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Erick
New York City, NY3 contributions
Our tour guide, Tonsi, made this an unforgettable experience that we would recommend to all our friends. We took the private Giza pyramids + Cairo museum + Bazaar tour and our tour guide, along with the private driver, accompanied us for the duration of the trip (better part of a day). Tonsi was very knowledgeable about the history of ancient Egypt and a great teacher of Egyptian customs and culture. He guided us through the city and always shared with us anecdotes and helpful information about what we were looking at experiencing.
In addition to being an excellent guide, Tonsi also allowed us to experience other aspects of Egyptian culture, such as the local cuisine (he took us to a great authentic restaurant to try the Koshary) and Egyptian coffee.
During our trip, Tonsi always made sure that we understood the context of what we were witnessing and made us feel extremely welcome. He went above and beyond to even communicate with us after the tour. He helped us set up more experiences and was so kind and helpful. We would 100% recommend a tour with Tonsi. Thanks to him, we left feeling like we now had a friend in Cairo.
In addition to being an excellent guide, Tonsi also allowed us to experience other aspects of Egyptian culture, such as the local cuisine (he took us to a great authentic restaurant to try the Koshary) and Egyptian coffee.
During our trip, Tonsi always made sure that we understood the context of what we were witnessing and made us feel extremely welcome. He went above and beyond to even communicate with us after the tour. He helped us set up more experiences and was so kind and helpful. We would 100% recommend a tour with Tonsi. Thanks to him, we left feeling like we now had a friend in Cairo.
Written 2 January 2023
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Dear our valued customer
I would like to thank you for this review and for your positive points of view .
The most important thing of our company is the comfort and enjoyment of the customer during his tour and while in Egypt .
We hope you will be back in Egypt again to visit more charming places .
Thank you again .
Best regards
Emo Tours Egypt
Written 4 January 2023
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Tia L
3 contributions
Feb 2020 • Family
We liked our tour guide Adel and the driver Mnaa. They were eager to help with everything. We visited the papyrus and fragrance shop on top of the main attractions. We did this tour after arriving at midnight the previous day and ended up not going to the Bazaar after the tour guide explained that the gift shop inside the museum was similar.
Written 2 February 2020
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Dear our valued customer
Thank you for your very kind review, we are happy to hear our customers feel taken care of every step of the process. See you soon in another tour.
We hope to see you again soon ^_^
Best regards,
Emo Tours Egypt
Written 3 February 2020
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ToNga
Vietnam4 contributions
Jan 2023 • Solo
Great trip, friendly guide. I searched the tour on the internet. Even I booked at the very late 10 pm, they can managed and arranged to pickup me next morning and bring me to places: Egyptian Museum, Cairo Tower. Mr. Walid Elshear showed me the large of knowledge about Egyptian Ancient and Culture. The taxi driver is very support too. Nice car with private trip. I was solo traveler but I feel like I have friends and companion.
Written 29 January 2023
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Dear our valued customer
Thank you so much for your kind words, We really appreciate you taking the time out to share your experience with us .We count ourselves lucky for customers like you.
We look forward to seeing you again in the future!
Best regards,
Emo Tours Egypt
Written 1 February 2023
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Navigator768130
1 contribution
Mar 2020 • Couples
The trip was fantastic. Both he driver Abdullah and guide Mahmood were brilliant. The guide was able to show the sites at our own time. We even wanted to see Sakkara which is not in the tour but they were able to squeeze it in for a small price. The food was great and pick up was on time. The car was a good standard car with enough AC. Food was good. We loved the trip and even though we booked last minute. They were able to do the tour.
Written 23 March 2020
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Dear Valued Customer,
We thank you for sharing your pleasant experience which will serve as a further source of inspiration for us to achieve higher standards of hospitality excellence.
there are a lot of amazing things to discover around Egypt , and we will be waiting to show you the treasures of our country .We appreciate your time and efforts in Providing a feedback to us .
we look forward to welcoming you again
Thank you
Emo Tours Egypt
Written 24 March 2020
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Fatima Sab
1 contribution
Feb 2022 • Friends
Our tour to the Giza pyramids/Egyptian museum/Bazaar was absolutely Amazing! Nesma our tour guide was soo knowledgeable and very passionate about the Egyptian history! It also helps that she is Egyptian too. We learnt so much in a span of a couple of hours. I really recommend this company! From the beginning everything was well planned out. Nesma even went the extra mile to show us some beautiful places and hidden gems. She was so helpful and kind. On top of it all! having a private tour with just myself and my family was absolutely incredible! An unforgettable experience indeed! We felt so happy and satisfied! A huge thank to Emo Tours and the incredible team. And a massive thank you to our driver Hamed and Nesma our beautiful and charismatic tour guide. She is a gem indeed!
Fatima Sab.
Fatima Sab.
Written 15 February 2022
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Jennifer F
Chappaqua, NY2 contributions
Apr 2023
The tour guide was okay. She gave some incorrect information but I am not sure if it was due to a language barrier. The most disappointing part was that when we were supposed to go to the bazaar, she informed us that most of the shops were closed because it was Sunday. I feel like I should have been told this when we booked and later was told that it wasn’t really true. My family and I missed out on the bazaar because of this!
Written 14 April 2023
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noodeyn
Shetland Islands, UK139 contributions
Book with another tour company, Emo use 3rd party contractors. You won’t get the suv pictured, the whole day was rushed. We were ushered between “shops”of friends of the tour guide. You’re not under any obligation to purchase anything but it’s awkward and time consuming and took away from the tour of the pyramids, museum and we never even made it to the boutique market. 80% of the photos the guide took were stupid with our hands in the wrong place to hold the pyramid in fact the camel guy took far better photos! and unfortunately his breath was so bad we were fighting amongst ourselves over who should stand beside him next. A long way to go, a lot of money spent and a huge disappointment. Photo example included…
Written 26 July 2024
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Thank you for sharing your feedback. We are truly sorry to hear about your disappointing experience. The tour guide you mentioned is a freelance guide, and we rely on valuable feedback such as yours to monitor their performance. Your comments are crucial in helping us address and improve the quality of our services. We appreciate your insights and will take immediate steps to ensure that future experiences meet the high standards we strive to maintain.
Written 27 July 2024
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Martin C
Ptuj, Slovenia46 contributions
Sept 2019 • Couples
Wow, what a day. First of all: Our guide was Ahmed Jassin and our drive was Amr Shouman. Our tour had the Airport pick up, entry to the middle pyramid, camel ride (30 mins) and entry to mummy room as extras. We arrived before 8:00 and didn't have to wait so when it comes to flexibility and punctuality 5*. Our day was: Giza plateau ( Pyramids, camels, inside of middle pyramid and Sphinx.) During the whole ride and time the information was clearly and repeatedly conveyed and explained. All questions were answered and even everyday information was very interesting. Then we stopped at the Papyrus institute and oil/perfume institute. Everything was described in detail and you "should" buy something, because it helps them (duh). Anyways, after that it time for lunch. As we had trouble digesting the local food, we requested to be dropped off at the Pizza Hut/KFC in Giza...the lunch was supposed to be our extra, but we received the amount allocated for the included local lunch as spending money for our meal. We we weren't expecting this at all. After that we went to the Museum. There the tour was really informative, interesting and clevetly planned. We even got to see Dr. Selima Ikram (a world famous egyptoligist who studies the mummies). The last stop was Khan el Khalili bazaar. Very vibrant and lively. All in all the tour is really the one to pick amd ofcourse Emo tours was very responsive in helpful during the whole process...they truly cater to every need and at a good price. 5*
P.S. nothing beats eating at Pizza hut, with all the pyramids and the sphinx in sight 😁
P.S. nothing beats eating at Pizza hut, with all the pyramids and the sphinx in sight 😁
Written 25 September 2019
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Dear Our Valued guest,
Thank you for your outstanding detailed review , and your positive comments about our service
We are so happy that you spent a lovely time in our beloved country with us
Your positive feelings about Egypt and our devoted company, mean so much to us, and that is what we always aim for.
, It would be a pleasure and honor to You should definitely come back for another visit to our country . there's more for you to see ,
So, get ready for your next trip to explore more treasures of the marvelous Egyptian Civilization.
Best regards,
Written 26 September 2019
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Maria J
5 contributions
Sept 2019 • Couples
We were picked up from our hotel taken to Luxor train station he took us to our seats on the train for our overnight ride to Gisa. We were then met at Gisa station by our tour guide Maged who took us to our lovely air conditioned car driven by Walid and we both had the most amazing day!! First stop Maged took us for a coffee and pastries as it was still early and then our first stop was the pyramids which we found absolutely amazing and Maged did a fantastic job of explaining everything about the culture, the sphinx, the pyramids everything they represented and he even got us a camel ride!! Next stop was the papyrus shop which was lovely and informative and then onto a bazaar which Peter nearly sold me for a camel!!! Then onto Cairo museum which was absolutely huge but amazing could easily of spent a week there and once again Maged was exceptional in guiding us and explaining the artefacts in the museum the best bit for us was tutankhamun..which you all must see then we were taken for a late lunch then sadly our tour was over and as our train wasn't due to leave at 9.00pm Maged stayed with us till our train departed which was very good of him. We had an absolutely amazing day in Gisa, Cairo and would reccomend anyone to come and see it for yourselfs and a big thankyou to Maged for being an exceptional tour guide and to Walid for being our chauffeur for the day!
Written 10 September 2019
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Dear our valued customer
It was a pleasure to show you the beauty of our country within your short Trip .Your positive feelings about Egypt and our devoted company, mean so much to us, and that is what we always aim for.
We hope to see you again soon with a longer stay...there are a lot of amazing things to discover around Egypt
Sincerely
Emo Tours Egypt
Written 10 September 2019
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Christian
Cavour, Italy3 contributions
Beautiful experience! The driver and the guide Mohammed picked us up at the hotel! Two super friendly and helpful people!
The guide was very prepared and made us spend a wonderful day full of culture!
I recommend this tour to visit the most important attractions of Cairo in one day!
The guide was very prepared and made us spend a wonderful day full of culture!
I recommend this tour to visit the most important attractions of Cairo in one day!
Written 6 July 2024
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Dear our valued customer
Thank you so much for your kind words, We really appreciate you taking the time out to share your experience with us .We count ourselves lucky for customers like you. We look forward to seeing you again in the future!
Best regards,
Emo Tours Egypt
Written 7 July 2024
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Hello, are admission tickets to museum and pyramids included in price? :) Thank you!
Written 11 February 2019
I didn’t use this company and this was just one day of a longer tour package. I used Emo Tours and everything was included.
Written 11 February 2019
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