Top Cairo Private Sightseeing Tours

We managed to see a lot of things in 4 hours on our tour of Old Cairo, the Citadel and the souk. Our guide, Ahmed, explained the historical significance of the places we visited thoroughly and added lots of interesting anecdotes! A great way of learning about Cairo's history!

We booked the Half Day Tour of the Giza Pyramids and Great Sphinx with a private guide for our family of two adults and one child, and it was one of the highlights of our Cairo stop. Our guide Amal was outstanding. She has an incredible depth of knowledge about the history of the pyramids, the Sphinx, and the surrounding necropolis, and she paced the tour well so we stayed engaged the whole time. Both Amal and our driver were remarkably patient with us, especially when we needed extra time and attention for our child.. The package included car transport, entry fees, and a camel ride, which made the morning seamless. We started early at 8:30 AM, which turned out to be a great call since it meant cooler temperatures and smaller crowds around the pyramids before the site got busy later in the day. What stood out most was how personal the experience felt. If you’re visiting Giza and want a knowledgeable, unhurried, and well-organized private tour, I highly recommend this experience, and Amal in particular.

It was an absolutely amazing experience, choose Sasha as your tour guide if you can, she adjusted the plan a little bit to accommodate me, very knowledgeable about local history and culture. I got late due to another booking but Sasha and her team waited for me and made sure I can still see the best of the tour. She also took me to a few local stores, she asked me first if I was interested to see them, so I chose the Papyrus, perfume and statue stores. She just waited patiently while I was walking around there, both Sasha and the store staffs didn’t tried to push me to buy anything, it’s a very comfortable environment, and the local lunch provided to Sasha was also very good Egyptian Experience! When we walked around and someone tried to scam me Sasha would tell them to go away, she really took my whole Egypt experience to the next level, choose her if you can!

Had a great experience with Mohammad Wasir, we traveled with our 3 year old daughter and he was very accommodating and flexible with our start time, breaks during the intense heat and food which was very important to us We would recommend this experience plus the perfume / oud stop was an added experience and he ensured we were comfortable and relaxed throughout the day! Thanks Mohammad!

Abeer was a superb guide who made the day interesting and full of new learning and insights not just about Cairo and the Muslim and Coptic experience, but about so many other things from a long, noble past that weave in and out of each other‘s place and position in history and the current day. It is always fascinating to have a guide who is so positive, knowledgeable, but above all loves her country and its diverse history and contribution to the world. Among many memorable moments., possibly one of the best for sitting in a café in a traditional market, drinking, drinking, mint tea, chatting, and watching the world go by. That is one of the memories that I end of the day with a whole new appreciation for a history and story that I now realize I knew very little about. I also have to say a word of things for the driver who was quiet, courteous, but incredibly brave in traffic at a time seemed out of control. Yet, he seemed to be in total control. This was one of my best tour experiences..

We were only in Egypt for two days! So we had a lot of eggs in one basket hoping for lifetime memories of Egypt, Cairo, Giza and the pyramids! It was a lot to ask but this tour really delivered, principally because of our tour guide Ibrahim and the friendliest driver in the world, Sameer. Ibrahim was incredible, his English was impeccable and he spoke eloquently about Egyptian history, politics, traditions and the idiosyncrasies of Cairo culture. He was funny, engaging, patient and great with our two girls. More than all of this he gave us an incredibly passionate and informed reading of the history of the pyramids - he seemed particularly well informed having studied Egyptology in Oxford. Ibrahim anchored the mysteries of the Pharaohs and their tombs in historical terms and painted in rich technicolour the awesome achievements and vision of the ancient Egyptians. Seriously he was brilliant. In addition to bringing us to a much clearer understanding of ancient Egypt - he was sensitive to our need as a young family to have some moments to ourselves to be daft and have fun and he took some great pictures. I cannot recommend him highly enough. Our driver who spoke little English was smiling and generous and drove considerately. The lunch was delicious with a front seat view of the pyramids. The camel ride was a blast too! We had a fantastic day and came away from Egypt with lasting memories of our brief moment in the mind-bending history of the Pyramids. P.S. We went in May which seems to be a good time - it was really quiet and manageable heat.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Hussam from GEM Explore Egypt tour company was an absolutely outstanding tour guide and made our day unforgettable. He took my sisters and me to Saqqara and Memphis, where we saw the incredible Step, Bent, and Red Pyramids, along with the Sphinx in Memphis. His knowledge was impressive—he explained everything in a way that was both informative and genuinely engaging—and his sense of humor kept us laughing the entire time. What really stood out was how much he cared about our experience. Hussam made sure we were comfortable, having fun, and getting the most out of every stop. He also took amazing photos of us, capturing moments we’ll truly treasure for a lifetime. We chose to visit these pyramids before seeing the Great Pyramid, and it was the perfect decision—far less crowded and much easier to explore, which made the experience even more special. He also brought us to a restaurant with beautiful views of the pyramids, and the lunch was delicious. I also want to highlight our driver, who was extremely professional and a very safe, skilled driver. His car was clean, comfortable, and well-maintained, which made traveling between sites smooth and relaxing. If you’re looking for a knowledgeable, attentive, and fun guide—with a great team behind him—Hussam and GEM Explore Egypt are the perfect choice. Highly recommend!

Rasha was excellent. We would have been fairly lost going round the pyramids without a guide - it’s fairly chaotic - so very glad indeed we had her and the wonderful driver too. They respected our request for no shopping trips, and got us back to our hotel in good time for our evening flight. Thank you both, made the day smooth and enjoyable.