Safaris · CAIRO SAFARIS
This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 15 cairo safaris tours worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
Leave Cairo or Giza for Qarun Lake, Wadi El Rayan, Mudawara Mountain, and Magic Lake. You’ll ride a 4x4 over the dunes, try sandboarding, choose a camel or horse ride, and eat BBQ lunch at a desert camp. Guides such as Ryan, Sabra, Ahmed, and Taha are praised for friendly service and great photos.
“All the places we saw were great!!! as was our tour guide Shawky”
Leave Cairo or Giza by air-conditioned vehicle for Fayoum’s Wadi El Rayan. With guides such as Fares, Ahmed, Ramy, or Ryan, you’ll ride dunes, sandboard, visit waterfalls and Magic Lake, and eat lunch at a desert camp.
“I did the desert safari with Fares. I had such a good time. Fares took me sanboarding, showed me the waterfalls, and is so knowledgeable about the area. He also took me to a wonderful lunch and took beautiful pictures of me. I recommend this tour with Fares.”
You’ll visit the Great Pyramid, Khafre, Menkaure, the Valley Temple, and Sphinx with a private guide such as Osama, Ahmed, or Mohamed. Then ride a quad bike and camel through the desert, with hotel transfers, entry fees, water, and flexible pickup included.
“We had a great time with Mohammed our guide and Fullee our driver (sorry if I misspelled names). They were both very knowledgeable and professional. Fullee was kind enough to help us get breakfast before our tour. We very much enjoyed the informative tour if the pyramids, the camel ride, oil samplings, and quad bike ride. Highly recommend!”
Leave Cairo or Giza by air-conditioned vehicle for Wadi El Rayan National Park. You’ll see waterfalls, ride a camel, stop at Mudawara Mountains, drive over dunes in a 4x4, sandboard, and eat at a Bedouin camp. Guides such as Hussein, Hassan, and Amr are praised for their care and good humor.
“Everything was amazing!! From the tourist quide Amr who was fantastic ! The safari was so funny and our 4×4 driver Farak was incredible!! That was our best day!!”
Leave Cairo early for Bahariya Oasis, then ride a 4x4 through the Black Desert, Crystal Mountain, Agabat Valley, and White Desert National Park. Your Bedouin driver prepares lunch and a barbecue dinner, while you sleep in a desert tent and return to Cairo after breakfast.
“Awesome trip, great views, fun 4x4 driving. We loved our guide, super chill and authentic experience”
Leave Cairo or Giza early for Qarun Lake and Wadi El Rayan. Your private group rides a 4x4 over dunes, tries sandboarding, sees waterfalls and Mudawara Mountains, sails a felucca, visits Magic Lake and Tunis Village, and eats barbecue in the desert. Guides may include Ahmed, Khaled Dimo, or Zizo.
“Mountains, desert, lakes, Hadassah driver, sandblasting, fellow travelers, etc This was a fun relaxing tour.”
Leave Cairo early for Bahariya Oasis, then switch to a private 4X4 for Black Desert, Crystal Mountain, Agabat, and the White Desert. You camp among limestone formations, eat a barbecue dinner, watch the stars, and return after breakfast and a hot spring stop. Guides may include Mohamed, Mohab, Mona, or Omar.
“I took the tour with our friendly guide Yosef and our great driver Shaaban. It was great to see the majestic desert scenery! It was a great experience!”
Start at 4:30 pm with private hotel pickup in Cairo or Giza. Ride through the desert near the pyramids, pause at the Giza Plateau and panoramic viewpoint, then enjoy a charcoal barbecue and Bedouin tea. Guide assignments vary, with staff such as Gouda, Ayman Gabry, Osama, and Ola among the company’s guides.
“Gouda was a very knowledgeable guide. He had an answer for all my questions and even ones for questions I didn’t know I had. I would highly recommend this tour company and especially Gouda. The tour itself was fantastic and a once in a lifetime experience.”
Leave Cairo at 4:30am for Bahariya Oasis in a private air-conditioned minivan. Ride a Toyota Land Cruiser through the Black and White Deserts, visit Crystal Mountain and El Hez, camp under the stars, and watch sunrise before returning to Cairo.
“The overnight into the black and white deserts was phenomenal. The desert is beautiful. The stars were amazing with no glow on the horizon. The tour guide and drivers made it an easy way to camp. They set up camp and cooked an amazing meal. Just be warned it is rustic so don't expect a washroom.”
Travel from Cairo to Fayoum with a guide such as Eino, Abdo, or Abdelrahman, then explore Wadi El-Rayan, Wadi Al-Hitan, Magic Lake, Egypt’s waterfalls, and Mudawara Mountain by 4WD. Swim, sandboard, drink Bedouin tea, and eat at a desert camp.
“A good trip with my son well looked after by Eino. Driver arrived on time, common place to pick up the guide enroute which was not a problem. The Viator add said it was 1hr 30 from Cairo. We were staying at Nile Maadi which was closer to 2hr30 so a long drive. It’s a lot iRead more”
Spend two private days with an Egyptologist guide and driver visiting the Giza pyramids, Egyptian Museum and Khan el Khalili, then ride a 4x4 into Faiyum. The second day includes Lake Qarun, Wadi El Rayan, Wadi Hitan’s whale fossils, Tunis Village, entrance fees and lunch.
“Mimo and Abdolghany were absolutely incredible. If we could give this review 10 stars, we would. Mimo was an experienced Egyptologist and gave us a wealth of information along our trip. We stopped at some of his favorite shops thRead more”
Travel from Cairo to Bahariya Oasis for a one-night 4WD safari through the Black Desert, Crystal Mountain, Agabat dunes, Flower Stones, and White Desert. You will camp under desert skies, eat included meals, and return to Cairo after a shower and lunch at the oasis.
Leave Cairo at 7:00 AM for a private Fayoum Oasis day trip with guide Abdalla and 4x4 driver Ahmed. Visit Qarun Lake, Wadi El Rayan Waterfalls, Mudawara Mountains, Magic Lake, and desert dunes, with sandboarding, lunch, water, and hotel pickup included.
“A “full” experience with Abdalla that who acted not only as a tour guide but as a friend trying to fulfill our every wish. Highlight of the tour was the 4x4 safari ( tour of the desert ) the driver Ahmed made his Land Rover into a Bedouin tent anRead more”
Travel from Cairo by private air-conditioned vehicle to Africa Safari Park in Beheira Governorate. With a private tour leader, you’ll see hippos, crocodiles, reptiles, falcons, and more, take a river trip, and eat African-style lunch at Zambezi. Extra fees apply for some pickup areas.
“This trip was too expensive for what it was. The experience itself was incredible, however, a lot of the animals were forced into the pictures, indeed some were rewarded with food but others were merely shouted at and had the glass banged on by the staff. The second issue was our guide. I felt like this trip rather than being our tour was a tour for the guide. He was taking pictures with the animals and sometimes when we didn't get any pictures, we had to wait for him to get his pictures taken. He constantly wanted to be in pictures with us as well, when we simply wanted to…”
You’ll visit Khufu, Khafre, Menkaure, and the Sphinx with a private guide and air-conditioned car, then ride a camel at the panorama point and drive an ATV in the desert. Guides such as Basem, Sahar, Mahmoud, Adam, and Hoda have been praised for history, photos, and personal care.
“This was the perfect trip to the pyramides. First We got picked up in a car at our hotel and driven to the giza pyramides. We rode om camels and took a lot of cool pictures in front of the pyramides😍 It was amazing to watch the pyramides and we got to touch the StoneRead more”
Dunes, game drives, camps or snow.
