Cairo Shopping Tour: Papyrus, Oils, Cotton

Embark on a private shopping tour in Cairo and Giza, exploring papyrus, perfume, and cotton shops. Discover authentic souvenirs and learn about Egypt’s important products.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Mamluk Jewellery and Bazaar - We are always ready to pick you up from your hotel in Cairo or Giza. Travel in a private car with an advisor to purchase hassle-free souvenirs from trusted government bazaars. Discover authentic Egyptian gold, genuine jewelry, and a variety of souvenirs.
    Experience real items, including silver and gold cartouches,…
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Private tour
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • Lunch Local Egyptian food (koshari or Falafel)
  • Bottled water
  • Driver who Speaks English
  • Transport by private vehicle
  • Coffee and/or Tea
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Any other tour not mentioned
  • Drinks are not included
Additional Information

Embark on a private tour from Cairo or Giza to shop for souvenirs, authentic items, and more. Your guide will assist you throughout your shopping experience, ensuring a hassle-free purchase of goods. Witness the traditional process of paper-making and explore an Egyptian cotton store, highlighting one of the country’s key exports.
Navigate Egyptian shops…

Location
Mamluk Jewellery and Bazaar
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Dreamer24089257191
Jan 29, 2026
Great shopping experience - Hussein was so nice and patient as we went round all the stops. He never rushed me and even bought me snacks alomg the way. Thank you to Sofy Egypt for being so understanding about my plans and to Hussein as well.
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Feliciap2021
Sep 1, 2025
Amazing Shopping Tour - We went to all Shops. Original Items and Very Nice Stuff. They’re so flexible with Prices. Essential Oils Shop was Fabulous, Papyrus Museum is Great. We learned a lot from them . Thanks so Much we will come back . Highly recommended.
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Jennelle_w
Jul 6, 2025
Great experience - Our guide was very knowledgeable. He spoke great English and gave us a lot of information. He was so considerate and thoughtful making sure we had water to drink and a snack to eat. The tour was awesome and we ended up purchasing something at almost every place.
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David
Jan 23, 2025
Best shopping experience ever! - This is THE best shopping Shops I've ever visited. . Original items and honest People. . We Visited Papyrus museum which was very Fabolous explained everything about the oldest paper and we took a Nice Video . . Then we went to Bedouin family house Profumery place Essential oils we got some. BEST PRICE & Lunch Koshary we had also During the tour we loved it . . Overall very Nice places we recommend everyone to BOOK This Tour . Excellent 👌 The trip was amazing and he took care of everything. Even before the trip he answered all questions and made sure that we had everything that was needed. I learned so much and was so impressed that I started planning my next trip before this one ended. I would say definitely use him if you plan on going to Egypt. Egypt is definitely a must to visit if you haven't already.. Highly recommended ❤️
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Z2961rmluigil
Jan 1, 2025
Great tour - Great tour, organized by Sofy Egypt Tours, which took us to discover the process of making papyrus and the world of essences. Giustino, our guide who speaks perfect Italian, proved to be really prepared and absolutely helpful.
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W9631gyelenab
Jan 1, 2025
Great visit - An Italian speaking guide explained everything about papyrus production. Really interesting and recommended experience
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Voyager26122897929
Nov 11, 2024
Papyrus making - Got to know many new things for the ancient egypt history. The making of papyrus and the people were welcoming. They will show the art and hieroglyphics to be written as your name.
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Courtneybf9590li
Aug 30, 2024
Shopping tour - Adel was awesome and very knowledgeable and told us about Egypt history. Sehs bomb was a wonderful driver and very safe.
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A7208admariah
Jul 10, 2024
5 star Shopping trip - The shopping trip was so much fun! Went with Joe and Abdul and my sister and the were so kind and nice! We wanted to go to a special stores and that was not a problem they were so willing to help us get the most out of the trip and we got all the things we needed.. 5 stars and i definetly reccomend!
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Liza_s
Dec 10, 2024
Unfortunately, it’s a no - We have completed our shopping trip in 1,5 hour. The places we were taken were really sad. The perfume place overpriced, oils kept under the light in the transparent jars, that would affect their quality, teas are kept in open boxes (I cannot imagine how much dust must be deposited there over the time). The papyrus shop was very basic and cotton shop had no cotton items there, just you basic overpriced poor quality items that you can get on the market. The only good thing we had was the koshari and a safe drive back to the hotel. We did ask if we can be taken to Khan Kalil or Husaini market instead as we had 5 more hours to our disposal, but we were politely declined and we came back to our hotel empty handed. Instead of promised 7 hours we got 2 and no presents to take back home. So cannot recommend this experience if you are looking to buy good quality items.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).