great day tour to cairo - Hi. For the second time, and certainly not the last, we booked a day trip from Hurghada to Cairo with Luxor Egypt Tours to visit the Great Pyramids. We also went to the new National Museum of Egyptian Civilization and then took a tour on the Nile by the motor boat was ammazing and food also in the restaurant was nice also and driver was safe with new modern car thanks Luxor egypt tours team

I cannot recommend the one-day private trip to Cairo from Hurghada enough! - Our guide was a true expert and provided us with an unforgettable experience. Exploring the Pyramids of Giza was a surreal experience, and learning about their construction and history was truly eye-opening. The Sphinx was equally impressive, and the Egyptian Museum was a treasure trove of artifacts that illustrated Egypt's fascinating past. This trip exceeded all of my expectations and I would do it again in a heartbeat

My one-day private trip to Cairo from Hurghada was absolutely phenomenal! - Our guide was so knowledgeable and engaging, providing us with a wealth of information about the sites we visited. The Pyramids of Giza were nothing short of breathtaking, and being able to explore these ancient wonders up close was an experience I will never forget. The Sphinx was equally impressive, and the Egyptian Museum was a true treasure trove of artifacts that highlighted the richness of Egypt's history. This trip was a highlight of my travels and I would highly recommend it to anyone visiting Egypt

Our private day tour to Cairo was unforgettable! - Our guide, Omar, was outstanding; he provided great insights into the history and significance of each site. The Great Sphinx and the Pyramids were the highlights of our day. The lunch at a local restaurant was a wonderful addition, allowing us to experience local flavors. This tour is a must for anyone visiting Egypt!

This private tour to Cairo from Hurghada offered exceptional value for money! - We visited all the major sites without feeling rushed, and our guide, Layla, was informative and engaging. The views of the Pyramids were breathtaking, and the lunch was delicious. I can't recommend this tour highly enough for anyone wanting to experience the best of Cairo

This tour was the perfect escape from Hurghada! - Our guide, Amina, was exceptional; she made the day enjoyable with her enthusiasm and expertise. The Pyramids were simply breathtaking, and exploring the museum was fascinating. The lunch we had at a local restaurant was delicious and authentic. I highly recommend this private tour for anyone wanting to see Cairo!

What a day of discovery in Cairo! - Our guide, Samira, was fantastic; she made the history of each site come alive. The Egyptian Museum was a treasure trove of artifacts, and her insights were invaluable. The lunch we enjoyed was delicious and provided a nice break. This private tour is a wonderful way to explore Cairo in one day!

Our private tour to Cairo was engaging and educational! - Our guide, Khaled, was incredibly knowledgeable and shared fascinating stories about each site we visited. The highlight was definitely the Great Pyramid; standing inside was surreal. The lunch was delicious, and we appreciated the chance to try local cuisine. This tour is highly recommended for history lovers!

Worst Tour Ever: Lied To and Rushed by Luxor Egypt Tours – Avoid at All Costs! - The tour explicitly included an English-speaking guide as a selected option (not an extra charge), promising a professional, educational experience. What we got was an absolute disaster – incomprehensible guidance, skipped elements, aggressive upselling, and blatant lies from the female guide (who introduced herself as Yasmen) to try to cut the tour short. This company is dishonest and unprofessional; do not book with them. The tour description clearly stated: - 1 hour at the Pyramids of Giza complex, including the three primary pyramids, six smaller pyramids, Sphinx, and Valley Temple (admission included). - 1 hour at the Egyptian Museum with over 250,000 artifacts, including Tutankhamun's treasures (admission included). - Exploration of Khan El Khalili bazaar, one of the oldest marketplaces in the Middle East. In reality: - The guide Yasmen's English was extremely poor – broken sentences, heavy accent, and mumbled words that made any historical explanations at the Pyramids and Museum completely incomprehensible. We selected the English-speaking guide option specifically to understand the rich history, but most of the tour was unintelligible gibberish. The educational aspect we paid for was entirely lost, turning what should have been a highlight into pure frustration. - Felt rushed all throughout. - Key parts of the Giza complex were skipped without explanation: the six smaller pyramids (a core advertised feature), close-up access to them, and entry into the Valley Temple, despite these being explicitly included in the itinerary. Whilst there she also unprofessionally pushed overpriced "extras" not in the itinerary (obviously for commissions) for e.g "papyrus workshop". - In the museum, there were many moments were she'd just leave us to wonder around in an exhibit without providing any historical context or explanations to what we were looking at, which was pretty lazy, what's the point of paying for a tour guide when they're just going to get you to look around on your own, they're useless at that point, we also had to push to see the whole museum, as we noticed many parts were skipped out. - At Khan El Khalili, Yasmen provided zero cultural or historical context – she simply dropped us there and walked around without explaining anything at all. Instead, when there she kept trying to push us to one specific shop but we kept refusing, because that was an obvious attempt to get commissions from our purchases.. to add insult to injury when we did go to stalls and vendors we actually have a genuine interest in, she just stood by snarkily laughing while we tried to haggle with vendors, refusing to assist with negotiating fair local prices as any competent guide should. The most shocking part: In the afternoon, around 3 PM, Yasmen and the driver attempted to end the tour several hours early by falsely claiming a "4 PM gate closure/curfew" in Cairo, insisting we had to leave the city immediately or risk being stuck overnight. This was a blatant lie designed to rush us out of Khan El Khalili, pressure us into a quick visit to only their preferred shop, and get us back to Hurghada prematurely. When we pushed back and quickly checked online (confirming no such 4 PM restriction or exit mandate exists for tourists or tour vehicles), they backpedaled, calling it a "miscommunication" because the driver was "afraid the road might close." I have full WhatsApp screenshots of the entire exchange with the operator (+20 11 42752126), where they repeatedly insist on the gate closure, then abruptly change their story when confronted. This wasn't an honest mistake – it was a deliberate scam to either cut the day short out of laziness or funnel us into commission-driven spots. It ruined the end of the tour, left us feeling manipulated, unsafe (in the moment this unfolded), and from that point onwards highly distrustful of the tour and all those involved. The whole day felt like a rushed shuttle service prioritizing subtle (and not-so-subtle) upselling over the professional, educational tour advertised.

THE WORSE TOUR EVER! - This was one of the worse tours i’ve ever done, i’d give it 0 stars if i could, it was that terrible. First of all, the tour operator was incredibly unprofessional on the phone at 3 AM, just saying “he’d call the driver” etc, the driver came, we were picked up, it was a long ride with snacks included, which was nice. Then time for the tour to the pyramids, we were unable to see everything, the tour was rushed and our tour guide was supposed to be an “English speaking” tour guide, her English was very very weak, we were unable to understand her and we don’t think she had a credible license to be a tour guide. There were so many instances, she kept pushing us to buy things, such as a “papyrus workshop”, which alarm bells rang, she also kept encouraging us to go on the camel rides at the pyramid and a horse ride, these were expensive and a real tour guide would’ve lowered the prices, this was when we could tell she was on commission and not a professional or licensed guide at all. She rushed our tour, we didn’t have time to look around properly and she kept saying that “oh but lunch is at this time etc” when we read reviews saying the tour guides didn’t rush their time. Then we went to the lunch place, which had an overpriced drink menu, since we didn’t buy any of the drinks, this was when things got dangerous and they lied about the “check point closing at 4pm” when we were in Cairo past 4, then she claimed we can stay in Cairo overnight, we knew this was a scam and my partner confronted the tour guide, who was rude, scummy and unprofessional, he said to him “you didn’t tell us or make it clear” and the tour operator, was rude he said “you should’ve asked” etc, and we also had the last part of our tour khan market, which they were trying to get us to miss, then the tour guide Yasmin came out with some nonsense saying “oh we can go to this one shop at the market and it’ll have everything” and that’s when we noticed this tour guide’s only job was to make more money out of us, aka commission. Because eventually when all the lies were uncovered they knew they couldn’t scam us or make a fool out of us, we are seasoned travelers and have done tours in over 16 countries, have seen a lot of countries and understand how things operate. We eventually bought some things in the market (not at the shop she was pushing us too) and the tour guide was also laughing as my partner tried to haggle, which was unprofessional and she was refusing to help put the prices down, infact she told us not to “haggle at 100 or 150 since it’s not the real prices”, this is not how a licensed, professional tour guide operates.This whole tour from the beginning to the end was a scam, we believe the driver, the tour operator and the tour guide were all involved in a scheme to milk more money out of us than we already paid. This was incredibly dishonest and predatory, luckily viator gave us compensation. Also I wanted to add at the old Egyptian museum, the tour guide Yasmin’s English was rusty, she even used google translate to speak to us, she didn’t know much English to hold a conversation, she was also pretending that she didn’t want us to not do the tour etc, and that it’s the tour companies fault and she sent unprofessional messages to my phone which I will upload here. If you’re someone who wants a relaxed, honest tour which isn’t focused on milking you for cash, I wouldn’t recommend this tour company, always check which company you’re choosing and if there’s red flags please don’t be afraid to speak up Thankyou.