The 4 Local Market Tours in Cairo That Earn Their Price

1.Private Half-Day Local Market and Souq Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 167 reviews · 4 hours · from $35Our pick

Spend four hours exploring Cairo’s traditional markets with a private guide and driver. Walk El Ghorya and Gamalia Street, see El Azhar Mosque and Bab Zuwayla, shop at El Mosky and Khan el-Khalili, and finish with Egyptian kushari. Guides such as Hamad, Mostafa, and Aladdin are praised for bargaining help and local food tips.

“Today marks our final day in Egypt, and we spent it exploring the local market. Our guide,Hamad, along with his assistant Abdul, arrived bright and early, displaying remarkable patience throughout the day. He first inquired about our interests and what we hoped to purchase. With a wealth of suggestions, he attentively waited as we browsed, demonstrating his gentlemanly nature by opening the car doors for us and ensuring our safety on the busy streets. Hanad even negotiated for the best prices on our behalf. To top it off, he treated us to a local beverage and treated us to delicious shawarma and drinks, all out of his own pocket. We…”

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2.Cairo Local Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 8 reviews · from $61

See Cairo through its everyday markets with a private guide, take a free tuk-tuk ride through a local neighborhood, and eat khoshari at a neighborhood restaurant. Hotel pickup, private air-conditioned transport, bottled water, and return service are included. Guide languages may vary.

“Omar has been great. Perfect fluency in Italian and very welcoming. The tour is interesting to see the local markets and stores. No pressure to buy. Recommend.”

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3.Private tour Egyptian museum ,Islamic Cairo, Old Coptic Cairo and Local Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $20Best value

Spend about eight hours with a private guide and car visiting Cairo’s Egyptian Museum, Coptic churches, a synagogue, the Citadel, Muhammad Ali Mosque, and local bazaars. Hotel pickup from Cairo or Giza, bottled water, and drop-off are included. Admission tickets and lunch cost extra.

“We were confused on what we had signed up for. When we were greeted in the lobby by Karem he laid all our concerns to rest. What we were confused about was "yes we are going into the museum - no the entrance fee is not included in our price" ... hey really this tour was Read more”

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4.Cairo Private stop over to Giza Pyramids & sphinx, Local Market & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $115

Turn a Cairo layover into a focused 4 to 5-hour outing with a private Egyptologist guide, airport pickup, Giza Pyramids and Sphinx, Khan Al-Khalili market, and a local lunch of koshary or falafel. Guide Abduo is named in several guest accounts, though guide assignment may vary.

“Abdo was excellent tour guide for our family.He made our trip great one and was professional.met our needs too took us to places with excellent gesture”

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