Egypt Tours & Trips

Top operators in Egypt

Three tour companies really stand out when our travelers talk about their Egypt experiences - Timeless Tours, Expat Explore and Beyond The Nile Tours. What makes these operators special is how well they handle the practical details - getting from place to place without hassle, booking comfortable hotels and making sure you have excellent guides like Michael, Peter and Ayman who know their history inside out. The base tour prices offer good value for what's included, and our customers often mention how much they appreciate having everything organized so smoothly. You'll get the main sites and experiences covered in the standard package. Just keep in mind that add-on activities like special dinners, boat rides or extra site visits can push up your total costs quite a bit. It's worth looking at the optional extras list when you're planning your budget so you know exactly what additional experiences you might want to include. Many travelers tell us these tours exceeded their expectations - the guides bring ancient Egypt to life with their stories and knowledge, the hotels are well-chosen and comfortable, and the whole experience flows naturally from start to finish. The small detail that keeps coming up in reviews is how the guides handle all the local arrangements, which lets you focus on enjoying the experience rather than dealing with logistics. One practical tip our customers often share: factor in around 20-30% on top of the base tour price if you think you'll want to join most of the optional activities. That way you won't have any surprise costs once you're there.

• Beyond The Nile Tours

  
  4.5 (1,083 Egypt reviews)

  "Beyond the Nile tours are actually Nourbelle tours (local name). Harry the main organiser was informative and not too pushy. The entrance fees were US$125 which is approx 20% mark up if you paid by yourself. There were not many queues so paying yourself is an option but as the whole of my tour paid the entrance fees I felt it was easier to pay upfront and be handed the tickets as we arrived at each site. The tour guide provided an overview at each location then you get about 20ish mins to look around yourself. I paid for the hot air balloon (US$135 which is so expensive, others on the tour arranged it themselves for approx US$90 which I wished I did too). An archeologist was the guide at the pyramids (suggest not paying extra to go inside the main tomb as you can visit inside the kings mothers tomb for free & I imagine it’s a lot less claustrophobic as it’s shorter distance to the tomb room). I opted out of the village tour in Aswan and went to the souk myself which was about 40min walk from the cruise boat. The cruise boat was lovely, but I understand it changes all the time. We visited some temples by night along the river and even had about 8 hours on the boat during the day travelling to Luxor, which was needed after the 4am start time to do the hot air balloon (which wasn’t organised well but another has a wonderful souk that is mostly used by locals but still has tourist items for sale, I walked approx 30mins to it from the boat rather than go to the Nubian village. The boat was high quality and the buffet style meals were nice. Abu Simbel is a must! It’s worth the 4am start to see such a magnificent sight even if you stay for just an hour.

  Excellent - by Emma F.

  Tours

  9 Egypt tours

  Age range

  9 to 75 years old

  Adventure type

  Explorer

  Response time

  8h

  Response rate

  100%

  Average price

  $235

  Beyond The Nile Tours is an expert in:

  • Explorer
  • In-depth Cultural
  • River Cruise
• G Adventures

  
  5.0 (22,800 Egypt reviews)

  "It was an incredible experience, we could not have had a better guide. The organization was good but many of the extra activities were overpriced and the quality of the hotels and the train left something to be desired. Overall very good but there are things to polish.

  Excellent - by Andrés R.

  Tours

  6 Egypt tours

  Age range

  12 to 90 years old

  Adventure type

  In-depth Cultural

  Response time

  1h

  Response rate

  100%

  Average price

  $346

  G Adventures is an expert in:

  • In-depth Cultural
  • Active
  • Sailing
• Timeless Tours

  
  4.5 (3,056 Egypt reviews)

  "I am so happy I found this tour group and so grateful for a wonderful trip!! Hany from Timeless Tours was so helpful with all of my questions and concerns before and even after the trip. Safety was a top concern but Hany was extremely responsive and indicated how flexible they are should I have wanted to adjust plans! Not only did it feel very safe throughout the trip but I had a blast on the Luxor hot air balloon (and of course loved all of the temples and sites)! After the safety concerns, the next thing I appreciated most about this trip was how small the group was. My group was only 6-9 people during the 10 day trip but we periodically combined with different people from another small group and this was very enjoyable! (I am still texting regularly with many of these friends & we hope to meet up again in Egypt and other countries!) I had a terrific time but shared my feedback for improvement and this was taken earnestly. I really appreciate a company that cares about their clients even after payment or transaction is complete. It shows they value their mission, customers and reputation. I had a great time and would love to go on another tour run by Timeless Tours!

  Excellent - by Annie P.

  Tours

  11 Egypt tours

  Age range

  12 to 75 years old

  Adventure type

  Explorer

  Response time

  14h

  Response rate

  96%

  Average price

  $214

  Timeless Tours is an expert in:

  • Explorer
  • In-depth Cultural