Cairo Private Tours

A Giza-based private tour company covering Egypt

Cairo Private Tours is an Egyptian company, with its contact address at 110 El Mansoria Road in Giza, that runs private guided day tours, airport layover tours, shore excursions and multi-day travel packages. Its About page describes it as an online shop for tours, activities and travel packages "based in the city of Cairo", operated by a group of local guides and tour operators, and the Cairo page tells readers to book direct "to avoid the middleman fees". The company says it provides daily tours in Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, Alexandria, Hurghada and Sharm el Sheikh, and its menu also has sections for Giza tours and Cairo layover tours. Shore excursions are listed from the ports of Alexandria, Safaga, Port Said and Sharm el Sheikh, and airport transfers from every Egyptian airport. Prices on the site are shown in US dollars. The homepage signs off with a note from the CEO, Tarek Kouta.

The site stresses that its Cairo and Giza tours are private and include a licensed professional tour guide, and that day tours start every day and can be customized.

Day tours, desert trips and Nile activities

The Cairo page carries the longest list, with a price, and often a duration and group limit, for each product. A Grand Egyptian Museum and Giza Pyramids tour runs 8 hours from $115, available every day. A private day tour of the Giza Pyramids, Memphis and Saqqara starts from $70, and the Saqqara, Memphis and Dahshur version from $60. A Citadel, Egyptian Museum and Old Cairo tour is listed from $55 with a maximum of 50 people, a half-day Grand Egyptian Museum tour runs 4 hours from $56 with a maximum of 25, and a private half-day Coptic Cairo tour starts from $44 with a maximum of 10. An Islamic Cairo private day tour is listed at 6 hours with a maximum of 20.

Further out, an El Fayoum oases private day tour runs 9 hours from $77, a Wadi El Hitan desert safari from Cairo runs 10 hours from $154, and a private full-day trip to Alexandria starts from $81. An all-inclusive Alexandria private day tour runs 11 hours from $110. A two-day Moses Mountain and St. Catherine private tour starts from $250 and runs every day except Sunday. Evening and activity options include a Nile dinner cruise with a show at 3 hours from $36, a camel ride around the pyramids at 2 hours from $39, a Tanoura folklore show at Wekalet El Ghouri from $35 on Saturdays and Wednesdays (minimum age 5), and an Alexandria fishing trip with a minimum age of 8. At the top end, a Luxury VIP tour of the Giza Pyramids and Sphinx lasts up to 8 hours from $200 for a maximum of 4 people.

For travelers passing through the airport, a full-day layover tour runs 12 hours from $88. The homepage also lists multi-day packages: an Alexandria and Cairo package of 4 days / 3 nights from $500, 7 nights with a Nile cruise from $1,150, and a 10 days / 9 nights Cairo, Luxor, Aswan and Sharm El Sheikh package from $1,800.

Luxor, cruises and shore excursions

The Luxor page offers a Luxor airport transfer (1 hour, from $30), a hot air balloon ride from $70, an Edfu and Kom Ombo temples tour from $66, a 5-hour private West Bank tour, a sound and light show at Karnak, and a Dendera and Abydos temples tour. The page says tours are led by Egyptologist guides in private modern vans. Its FAQ says the company can book a 4-night Nile cruise sailing from Luxor to Aswan and provide the shore tours needed.

Shore excursions are sold as private tours from the cruise ships. The homepage lists a private two-day Cairo and Alexandria tour from Alexandria Port, 2 days from $168, and a private fishing trip by boat from Sharm el Sheikh at 8 hours from $60. The homepage also describes desert safari trips to the Western Desert, Bahariya, the Black and White Desert and Siwa, and the Giza page lists a 3-day Siwa Oasis tour from Cairo from $320.

How the day works, and how to book

The About page says guides are available in all languages and that inquiries, reservations and tours can be handled by multilingual staff. It offers Mercedes and BMW vehicles for a luxury VIP service on request. Hotel pick-up is part of the last-minute booking process described on the Cairo page: pick a tour, call or message on WhatsApp at 01117005089 with the date, hotel name and room number, and the company replies with possible pick-up times.

Payment is flexible. The Cairo page's "Book Now and Pay Later" section says payment can be made in cash during the tour, and the Luxor FAQ confirms cash to the guide as well as card payments online before the tour date. The homepage says customers can book through a secure payment gateway or request a direct booking link. An optional account lets customers track payment status and confirmation and rate a tour afterward. Contact is by phone at (+2) 01117005089, by email at booking@cairoprivatetours.com, and by WhatsApp chat, and the homepage says support is available 24/7. Promotions of 10-30% off selected day tours and packages are advertised.

The Cairo page shows an "EXCELLENT" rating based on 197 reviews posted on Tripadvisor, with review excerpts that name individual guides. These are the company's selection of reviews.

What the pages leave open, and who it suits

The Luxor page advertises a "Flexible cancellation Policy" and the footer links to a cancellation policy page, but the tour pages do not state the window or refund terms themselves, so a traveler should read that page before paying online. Several tours list no group maximum, and the "private" label sits alongside products with a maximum of 50 people, so it is worth checking whether a given tour is private to the booking party. The luxury package tiers (standard, luxury and premium luxury) are named without hotel details on these pages.

Cairo Private Tours suits travelers who want a private guide and driver for the Cairo and Giza sites, a day out from Alexandria or Sharm el Sheikh on a cruise stop, or a quick layover tour from the airport, with the option to pay in cash on the day. Its long, clearly priced product list makes it easy to compare options before arriving, and the willingness to customize an itinerary is spelled out on every page. Travelers who want every term in writing before booking should read the cancellation policy page first, but for private Cairo sightseeing with a licensed guide, the offer is broad and plainly priced.