In short
- Ask what "private" covers: 56 of our tours are just your group; on 17 the activity is shared while the transfers and guide stay private.
- Ask which fees are in the price: 53 tours include site entrance fees, 30 include lunch, and 71 list tips as not included.
- Ask about flights: domestic flights are never part of a tour price on this site, including the 7 tours by plane.
- Ask the cancellation terms: here, cancellation is free up to 24 hours before the tour starts, with a full refund.
- Ask who you book with: Egypt Today Travel, a Category A travel agency licensed by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, licence no. 1947.
Before you book an Egypt day tour, ask five things: what is private, when and where the pickup is, which tickets the price covers, what is optional, and what happens if you cancel. Below, each question comes with the answer for the tours on Egypt Day Tours (egyptdaytours.net), a site dedicated to day tours in Egypt, so you know what a clear answer looks like.
About the day
| Question | A clear answer gives | The answer on this site |
|---|---|---|
| Is it private, or shared? | Who shares the car, the guide and the activity | 56 tours are private, just your group. On 17, the activity itself (a boat, a balloon, a show, a dinner cruise, a safari) is shared with other guests; the transfers and the guide stay private. More in private day tours in Egypt. |
| Where does it start and end? | A named place | At your hotel, on every tour except the layover tour, which meets you at Cairo airport; 7 tours in Luxor and Aswan also collect guests from Nile cruise boats. |
| What time is the pickup? | A time for your hotel | Tour pages show approximate clock times; the pickup time is confirmed when you book, because traffic and your hotel's location change it. |
| How long are the drives? | Distances and drive times, stop by stop | Each tour page gives both, from map routing without traffic. On Luxor in a day from Marsa Alam, Karnak is 355 km from your hotel, about 4 h 11 min without traffic. |
| Who is the guide? | Training and language | 44 tours list an English-speaking Egyptologist, a guide trained in ancient Egyptian history; most others an English-speaking guide or tour leader. A guide only, in English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French or Italian, can be booked in Cairo, Luxor, Aswan and Alexandria: see do you need a guide. |
| Can I skip a stop or change the order? | A yes or no for that tour | Where the tour allows it: ask before booking and you are told what is possible. |
| Is there a shopping stop? | Whether you can skip it | 5 tours have an optional shopping stop that can be skipped. |
About the price
| Question | The answer on this site |
|---|---|
| Per person or per group? | Per person, for 2 or more people. 8 tours show a "from" price, and 24 an approximate price taken from similar tours on the market, confirmed with the quote; the others are priced on request, and the reply gives the price for your date. |
| Are the entrance fees included? | On 53 tours, for the sites in the program. |
| Which tickets are extra? | Going inside the Great Pyramid is an optional extra on 12 tours; the Tutankhamun tomb ticket in the Valley of the Kings on 7. |
| Is lunch included? | On 30 tours: 24 at a local restaurant or a cooking class, 6 on board a boat. On 7 tours lunch is optional and not included; the other tours list no meal. |
| Is water included? | Bottled water on 72 tours. |
| Are tips included? | 71 tours list tipping as not included. |
| Are flights included? | No. Domestic flights are never part of a tour price; 7 tours travel by plane, explained in Egypt day trips by plane. |
