Real Cairo Food Tour Experience (Eat like a local)

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What You’ll Experience
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Duration
5 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 15 guests
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English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Italian, German
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Dive into Cairo's culinary heart with our unique food tour. Explore hidden gems, savor authentic dishes, and uncover historic sites rarely seen. Personalize your adventure for a true local experience.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Let's eat and walk like an Egyptian.


Our food tour in Cairo is a perfect tour for those who want to organize specialty food and beverage tours.

for all visitors to Egypt especially food lovers all over the world.


We also can custom your food adventure tour anywhere in Egypt. Experience the local Egyptian culture, to eat at the places that only locals visit and discover great historical sites that very few people get to see.

What You Get

Private tour
traditional food
No extra fees or hidden fees
Tips
Personal expenses

Good To Know

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Specialized infant seats are available

What You’ll Experience

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Downtown Cairo

Once you will meet your guide, he will start to talk with you about the Egyptian local food and the story of these plates. You will try a variety of local Egyptian plates as mentioned on the menu. Also, you will be in spots the Egyptian people live, work, do shopping, eat, drink, etc. During the tour, we are able to do some shopping spots to take souvenirs. Enjoy wandering in the most famous street in Egypt.
1 hourAdmission Ticket Free
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Khan Al-Khalili

Enjoy wandering in the most famous street in Egypt.
45 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
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El-moez Street

You will impressed with amazing Islamic monuments from outside.
30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
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Khan Al-Khalili

Sample Menu Main Foul Let's learn how to eat the Foul in the local Egyptian way:⁠-⁠) Served with Egyptian bread and a special pickle. Main Flafel Do you know there are two types of Falafel? You will try both of them:⁠-⁠) Don't forget to ask your guide to make Falafel with pickled eggplant. Main Koshary Served with special sauces. The guide will make a unique vibe to know how you should eat the Koshary to be like a local. Main Shawarma Enjoy the Egyptian Shawarma with garlic sauce Dessert Cane juice The most famous Egyptian juice in Egypt. Fresh juice, watch how they make it. Main Eastern dessert Eastern desserts such as Basbousa or Konafa Dessert Famous ice cream from El Abd Enjoy your summer food tour in Egypt with such yummy ice cream at the end of your food tour. Dessert Egyptian tea or coffe at Local cafe
1 hourAdmission Ticket Included

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Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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think twice.
May 14, 2025
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In the images you can see that they take you to quite a few places but in reality there were not so many, but it still seemed a rather improvised tour, you understand the culture and the place to g...read more

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authentic and full of charm
April 24, 2025
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We decided to blend two tours into one incredible day, and I’m so glad we did. A big thank you to the Explore Egypt Tours team for making it seamless! Our guide and driver, Esmail, met us right on ...read more

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Fantastico food tour
April 22, 2025
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I and my husband had a wonderful experience on a food tour through Cairo’s historic Khan El Khalili Bazaar. Our guide, Ismail, was knowledgeable, passionate, and made the journey truly memorable. W...read more

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Mixed experience
April 19, 2025
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This is a revised review. My original was 1 star, but I have updated it to reflect the efforts of the company to make things right. A quick recap of my experience: The food tour itself was prett...read more

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We got scammed!!!
April 06, 2025
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DO NOT TAKE!!! The food tour itself was ok. Our guide wasn’t very talkative at the start, but my wife is good at getting people talking so he opened up a bit over the course of our time together. ...read more

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