The 13 Best Historical Tours in Egypt

1.Private Full-Day Tour of Historical Alexandria

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 1,155 reviews · 10 hours · from $65Our pick

Private day trip from Cairo to Alexandria with a guide, A/C transport, Roman theater, catacombs, Library exterior, Qaitbay Citadel, and lunch.

“Our tour guide was amazing, sweete and really good at explaining anything we needed, she treate us so nice and looked after us. we had amazing food included, very hostile. And the transportation very good we were picke up and dropped off where we wanted or needed to be!”

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2.Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Over the Historical sites in Luxor

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 697 reviews · from $75Top rated

Sunrise hot air balloon over Luxor, Egypt. Hotel pickup, 1500-foot views of the Nile, Valley of the Kings, and Hatshepsut.

“The balloon ride was fantastic, offering stunning views at sunrise. The staff, especially Marolla, were very friendly and accommodating. After the ride, we joined the "free" breakfast... At 8am, we were treated to three traditional dance shows with extremely loud music. Unfortunately, there was a man who pressured us to immediately write a positive review of the tour. He got very close and demanded to see proof of my review, taking my phone from me when I struggled to log into TripAdvisor. He accused me of lying when I said that I wrote my review. This behavior is unacceptable. Customers who pay good money should be treated with respect. I…”

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3.Old Cairo Guided Walk Tour: History, Culture & Street Bites

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 633 reviews · 3 - 4 hours · from $31

Walk Old Cairo with an Egyptologist, mosques and Ottoman houses, El Moez Street, Khan el Khalili, plus street snacks and koshary or pie.

“We had an amazing time. Randa is very knowledgeable and the mosques we great. Very good food as well”

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4.Historical Alexandria Shared Day Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 260 reviews · 11 hours · from $77

Cairo to Alexandria in one packed day: Kom el Shoqafa catacombs, Pompey’s Pillar, Roman theatre stops, seafood lunch, Qaitbay Citadel.

“The guide was very good. The transportation was not good. The representative was not nice and polite.”

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5.3-Day Siwa Oasis Tour, Safari, Camp & Historical Site

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 80 reviews · 3 days · from $361

3-day Siwa from Cairo with WWII El Alamein museum, Cleopatra’s Spring, salt lakes, desert camp safari, and Shali city. $361 pp.

“Our guide was careful and flexible, he has given us space and listened to our preferences. He also helped us get know more about egyptian everyday life and tought us some arabic and explained the highlights of the trip. The accomodation was lovely and a food was tasty, we had great time having dinner with oher guests and guides. The safari was exeptional, it will be a lifetime memory, as well as having bath in the salt lakes, riding tuktuk and making wishes at the oracle temple. we are grateful for our guide Mahmud for his flexibility and kindness and humor!”

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6.Full-Day Guided Tour of Historical Sights

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 54 reviews · 6 - 8 hours · from $71

Roman Alexandria, catacombs, Pompey’s Pillar, and Qaitbay fortress, guided by an Egyptologist with pickup, tickets options, and lunch.

“We had a very nice tour. The driver was a very good and pleasant driver, and our guide Hany did a great job as our guide, his English is perfect, he is very knowledgeable, which we appreciated a lot, and, also very important, he is a very nice person. Thanks”

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7.Egyptian Heritage Tanoura Dancing Troupe Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 54 reviews · 4 hours · from $42

Experience Cairo’s Tanoura and whirling dervish show at Wekalet El Ghouri, with door-to-door transfer, live folk music, and great seating.

“The tour guide contacted me in advance and confirmed pickup location and time. He was kind, attentive and him and his driver made the commute enjoyable. He got our tickets and we were first in line and got front row seats. The show was wonderful. Beautiful way to experience Egyptian culture through music and dancing. After the show, our guide led us and we met our same driver. Kareem was our guide!”

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8.Discover The Historical Mosques In Cairo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · from $45

Private 6-hour Cairo mosque tour with hotel pickup, A/C car, entry fees, water, and expert guidance through Al-Azhar and more.

“This tour was fantastic, the guide was excellent and hand over a lot very interesting information about history of Egypt”

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9.Al Tannoura Egyptian Dance Heritage Show at Wekalet El Ghouri

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 16 reviews · from $10Best value

Al Tannoura Sufi whirling dancers at Wekalet El Ghouri in Cairo, with hotel pickup, reserved entry, and live traditional music.

“Terrible agency, the guide, Aya, did not even know how to get to the place and we had to GUIDE her to the ticket Office. She didn't explain anything and didn't even offer some water, which was included. When the spectacle finished, we had tRead more”

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10.Private Day Tour Historical Alexandria from Cairo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · from $80

Private day trip from Cairo to Alexandria with expert guidance, Kom el Shoqafa, Pompey’s Pillar, Fort Qaitbay, and Bibliotheca Alexandrina.

“Menna our guide was amazing! She tell us everything that we wanted to know about the history of Alexandria. She answer every question that we had. And make us enjoy the trip! No words for that girl. The trip was nice with a very comfortable Van. Our driver also great guy he protect us help us with everything and he made all the stops that we asked. You did a great choice with this staff! Bravo!”

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11.Guided Historical Sights live Tour guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 13 reviews · 4h 30m · from $95

A guided 4.5-hour Alexandria route covering Roman catacombs, Pompey’s Pillar, the Library of Alexandria, top museums, St Mark’s Church, and Qaitbay Castle.

“We had a great time in Alexandria with a great guide. Feaby guided us around the city and gave us all the important information. Due to her knowledge and connections we were able to avoid the crowds of tourists. Feaby is one of the best tourist guides we have ever met!”

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12.9 Days Private Historical Tour in Egypt

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · from $4,500

Private 9-day Egypt tour mixing Cairo, Giza, Saqqara, Luxor temples and tombs, then Red Sea Sharm El Sheikh.

“Perfect tryp and very professional assistance all it was amazing”

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13.Cairo Heritage Tour: Golden Palace, Oldest Mosque with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 11 reviews · 5 hours · from $63

Half-day Cairo Heritage Tour to Mohamed Ali Palace, Ibn Tulun Mosque, and Gayer-Anderson Museum, with lunch plus hotel pickup.

“Fantastisk oplevelse - så mange spændende ting med en god guide. Kan klart anbefale!”

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