In short
- "Private" here: 56 tours are just your group; on 17 the activity is shared while the transfers and guide stay private.
- "Without traffic" drive times come from map routing: the shortest a drive can take, not a forecast.
- An Egyptologist is a guide trained in ancient Egyptian history; 44 of our tours list one.
- "Last entry" comes before closing: at Karnak, last entry is 4 p.m. on the Ministry's ticketing portal, and the site closes at 5 p.m.
- A student ticket needs a valid student ID, and the student must be 24 or younger.
These are the terms you meet on Egypt day tour pages and in booking replies, from "private" and "without traffic" to "Egyptologist", "felucca" and "last entry". Each is defined as this site uses it, with the figure or rule behind it where one exists, so a tour page reads the same to you as it does to us.
Booking terms
| Term | What it means here |
|---|---|
| Day tour, day trip | A tour of one day or less that starts and ends at your hotel (the layover tour, at Cairo airport). Egypt Day Tours sells only day tours: no multi-day packages, hotel bookings or Nile cruises. |
| Private | On 56 tours the whole day is just your group. See private day tours in Egypt. |
| Shared activity | On 17 tours, a boat, a balloon, a show, a dinner cruise or a safari is shared with other guests, while your transfers and guide stay private. |
| On request | No price is shown: you send your date and group size, and the reply gives the price for that date. |
| "From" price | A starting price per person, shown on 8 tours; how it works is in how Egypt day tour prices work. |
| Approximate price | Shown on 24 tours: a price taken from similar tours on the market, confirmed with the quote. |
| Per person, for 2 or more | How prices are quoted on this site. |
| Deposit | 25% paid online, by card or PayPal, to confirm a booking; the rest is paid in cash on the day. |
| Free cancellation | Up to 24 hours before the tour starts, with a full refund. |
| Optional extra | Something outside the price that you can add, such as going inside the Great Pyramid (on 12 tours) or the Tutankhamun tomb ticket (on 7 tours). |
| Guide only | A licensed guide of your own, without a set program, for the sites and hours you choose, in Cairo, Luxor, Aswan or Alexandria; a car and the entrance fees can be added on request. See do you need a guide. |
On a tour page
| Term | What it means here |
|---|---|
| Hotel to hotel | The page shows the whole day stop by stop, in order, from pickup to drop-off, with a map. |
| Without traffic | Drive times from map routing: the shortest a drive can take, not a forecast. |
| Approximate clock times | Estimates; the pickup time is confirmed when you book. |
| Egyptologist | A guide trained in ancient Egyptian history; 44 tours list one. |
| Tour leader | The escort listed instead of a guide on some tours, such as the Maxim dinner cruise and the Luxor hot-air balloon. |
| Representative | The person who meets you at your hotel on some tours, such as the pyramids sound and light show. |
| Meet and assist | On the Sindbad submarine tour: you are met at your hotel in Hurghada and brought back. |
| Shopping stop | Time at shops or a workshop; on 5 tours it is optional and can be skipped. |
