Food & Nightlife4.7(9)· Cairo, Egypt

Food-Tour at Traditional Restaurant to Taste the Egyptian Kitchen

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The experience

Overview

Discover Egyptian cuisine on this private, guided food tour. First, visit a traditional market, known as a souk, to try authentic items like falafel, koshary (a lentil and rice dish), and sugarcane juice. Wander the streets filled with fruit stalls and donkey-pulled carts and see how the local Egyptians live and eat. Plus, learn about everyday life from your guide.

How this compares

Cairo · 511 Food & Nightlife · typical ~3,138 EGP · 418 EGP · good value

The fine print

What's included

  • ✓food
  • ✓Bottled water
  • ✓Driver/guide
  • ✓Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • ✓Transport by private vehicle
  • ✓private tour
  • ✕Gratuities

Stop by stop

Itinerary

  1. 1
    Old Cairo

Good to know

Frequently asked questions

How long is this experience?
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Can I cancel my booking?
Yes — you can cancel free of charge up to 24 hours before it starts.
What's included?
food · Bottled water · Driver/guide · Hotel pickup and drop-off · Transport by private vehicle · private tour

What travellers say

Reviews (9)

4.7
★★★★★
Based on 9 verified reviews
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Johnthan_M
★★★★★
Aug 2021

my guide Ahmed met me at my hotel with very nice car and we went to local places to try Egyptian food like fruit meat as he said to me , sugar cane juice , Egyptian tea , Egyptian hoookah smoking, we talked alot about Egypt , people , he is very helpful , recommended

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Katharyn_W
★★
Nov 2019

Our tour guide was very nice, but this really isn't a food tour, but more of a "let me bring you to all my friend's stores" tour. First of all, if you're staying in Giza, this is probably better, but we were in Downtown Cairo, which meant an hour in traffic to get to Giza, to stop at a local fast food joint (FelFella, there was one right near our hotel) for falafel. Ok, we were hungry by then. But then to "rest" in between stops, we went to three different shops (papyrus, perfumery and cotton shop), all of which had stayed open late waiting for us, had a 10-20 minute presentation for us and th

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Anthony_S
★★★★★
Aug 2018

A very interesting tour. there are 2 parts to this tour. one is the Food. My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed one meal. A second Meal full of meat frankly became too much and the desert and coffee was delicious. however the most fascinating part of the tour was where it was. you get to experience the FULL FLAVOUR of the locals in their streets. you see their lifestyle on show. nothing hidden. cars honking, carts pulled by donkeys, all these cafe shops including oldies playing backgammon and Shiskas, fruit stalls, small restaurants, flea bargain shops......just sensational and all condensed into a

418 EGP≈ $8/ per person
4.7(9)verified reviews
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“my guide Ahmed met me at my hotel with very nice car and we went to local places to try Egyptian food like fruit meat as he said to me , sugar cane juice , Egyptian tea , Egyptian hoookah smoking, we talked alot about Egypt , people , he is very helpful , recommended”
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