Private Cairo: Home Cooked Experience with a Local Family
5.0
25 Ratings
Dokki
Experience the taste of authentic Egyptian cuisine with a private home-cooked meal in Cairo. Immerse yourself in Egyptian culture and traditions with a local family.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Cairo - Share a real Egyptian meal with a local family on this private tasty Cairo tour. Visit a family home, chat with the women of the house, check out the ingredients in a typical local kitchen, and learn the recipes for favourite traditional Egyptian dishes. Think kushari, stuffed vegetables, fattah, molokhia, lentil soup, mossaqa, and that famous Egyptian rice with vermicelli. Who’s hungry?
After feasting on delicious food and dessert, you’ll have time to relax, enjoy an Egyptian drink, and chat with family members to learn about Egypt’s culture and what life is like for women in the Middle East. This is your opportunity to ask everything you want to know about Egyptian life, so don’t be shy!
Your private Cairo food adventure will introduce you to true Egyptian hospitality, traditions, and even the local sense of humor as you sit back and sip a cup of Egypt’s famous mint tea or Egyptian coffee. If you’re feeling competitive, have a go at a game of Backgammon – but be warned, it’s hard to beat an Egyptian at their favorite game!
Once you’ve finished your evening and experienced the genuine warmth of this Egyptian family, you’ll bid ma’ salama (goodbye) to new friends.
What's Included
- Local English-speaking guide
- Dinner
- Beverages
What's Not Included
- Items of a personal nature
- Gratuities
Meal Options
- Dinner
Additional Information
There’s nothing quite like a meal cooked at home, particularly when you’re on the move. Participate in this private food tour in Cairo and enjoy a grand feast at a local’s residence. Engage in conversation with the lady of the house for a genuine understanding of Egyptian practices and traditions of the Middle East.
The cost of this tour is calculated based on a minimum of two participants. A single traveller may still reserve this private tour, but will be required to pay the base price for two participants.
- Please cover your shoulders and legs to below the knee.
- This tour is priced for a minimum group size of two travellers. A solo traveller may still book this private experience but will be charged the base rate for two travellers.
- For hotels in the city centre (downtown, Dokki, Garden City and Mohandsien) or in the Giza area, we arrange a complimentary pick up from your hotel, please call our team Cairo a day prior your tour via phone +2 01097999534 to do the needed arrangements .
- If your hotel is not in the city centre or Giza area, such as near the airport or 6th of October, we can arrange a hotel pick-up for a supplement fee. Please contact us via phone +2 01097999534 and we will arrange the pick-up for you. If you are not sure whether your hotel is in the city centre, you can check with us via phone.
- Following recent safety incidents we recommend that you check your government’s advice for their latest information on travelling in Egypt before your departure and ensure that your travel insurance covers you for all areas of your itinerary. We have links to prominent government travel advisories and regular updates on issues affecting this trip on our Travel Alerts page.
- Maximum Private group size is 12.
- This is a child-friendly tour. Children under the age of 6 are permitted to join this tour free of charge.
Location
Pharaohs Hotel
Lotfy Hassouna
Pharaohs Hotel, 12 Lotfy Hassouna, St, Dokki, Giza Governorate.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Michelle_m
Oct 20, 2022
Ammmmmaaazzziinnnggggg experience!! - A must to do in Cairo! The food was so great and enough to feed an army! Very generous and nice family and our guide, Noha, was so nice and told us many things about egypt. Thank you very much to the family, Ahmed, Reham and their kids.
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Darae84
Feb 11, 2020
Super special experience - Reham and her family were absolutely lovely. I was the only guest, so I had a private cooking lesson. The food was amazing, and Reham along with the UA guide helped me practice my arabic a bit as well. I saw her wedding album, her daughter Habiba showed me her drawings, and we danced and laughed after the meal. Reham even gifted me with a lovely scarf at the end of the night - a super special souvenir from my time in Egypt that I will always keep. If you are looking to really experience Egyptian life, and do more than just wander through the tourist sites, I would highly recommend this experience. It's wonderful to sit down and chat and really learn about the place you are visiting. I'm so glad I was able to step inside a real home and be made part of the family for an evening. There's so much more to Egypt than the tombs and the temples! The people are wonderful and this was also my best meal of my 2 week trip :-)
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Ninac75
Nov 6, 2019
Fantastic evening - We had such a nice evening with our guide Marwa at the lovely home of Eman’s with her family. Such kind and generous people to have you into their home and show you how to prepare a few traditional dishes, and enjoy a yummy feast while talking and getting to know one another. One of our very favorite experiences while in Egypt!!
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Kayla
May 10, 2019
An amazing night with an incredibly welcoming family! - What a wonderful night! I had such a special time, and I felt so welcomed into their home. We had a delicious meal, and it felt even more special to have it during Ramadan. I felt like an immediate member of the family! It was a really great opportunity to spend some time with an Egyptian family, and to ask any questions that popped into my head. If you are interested in getting to know a little more about Egyptian culture, and so see what an Egyptian home looks like, and to share a home cooked meal with a local family, then you would absolutely love this experience! It has been one of my favorite nights in Egypt so far, and I would highly, highly recommend it!!
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Alinad1511
Apr 25, 2019
UNIQUE AND MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE - Absolutely loved spending an evening with Reham and her children Habiba, Ali and Omar. So very much enjoyed her delicious cooking and her bubbly and charming personality. Just stepping into her happy kitchen was special. What a treat. Marva, the UA guide, who was with us for dinner was educated, sweet and informative. A truly unique experience to share stories and a great meal with this fun and charming Cairo family - ! highly recommend it !
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Pwiser
Mar 25, 2019
Wonderful evening with welcoming family - Our evening with Reham and her family was a warm and wonderful, not to mention tasty, experience. UA picked us up with an excellent driver and English-speaking guide for a drive in heavy traffic to Reham’s apartment in the Cairo suburbs. She welcomed us into her home with a meal of traditional dishes which we shared with her, our guide, her husband and two of their three children. Afterwards, we looked at wedding pictures, talked about our countries and ourselves and toured their apartment. I expressed an interest in learning more about the head scarf. Reham showed me how to tie one, and gave me one to take home. We spent a fun time taking pictures and friending each other on Facebook. At the end of the evening, our guide and the driver took us back to our hotel. It was an unforgettable evening and an experience I highly recommend.
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Bill
Mar 24, 2019
What a great evening and introduction to Egypt - I had a wonderful evening with UA guide Hend, Mai and her daughters Fatima and Farida. Rush hour traffic was heavy but the driver did a great job and this enabled Hend and me to talk about what was happening in Egyptian society today as we made our way through Cairo. At Mai's home I was made to feel welcomed and comfortable . The food Mai prepared was delicious and a delight to eat . She explained what each dish was and how it fit into Egyptian cuisine. As we ate we were able to talk about many aspects of daily Egyptian life:cost of living, education, healthcare, customs and culture . It was a great evening and I have recommended it to many people I have spoken to since. Many thanks to Hend, Mai and her family for a wonderful first evening in Egypt.
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Eric
Mar 22, 2019
Amazing food, incredible hospitality. - I was welcomed to their home and the moment I entered I was greated by delicious aromas food. Reham, the chef, made some fantastic food. They eagerly answered any questions I had, after eating we talked for a bit they told about the life in Egypt and they should me their wedding photos. It all really felt like I was a family member that they had not seen for a long time. My tour guide, Marwa, was very knowledg eable and explained many things about the culture and religion. Highly recommend this tour for a unique experience.
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Kimwv1920fb
Feb 11, 2019
Awesome! - Mai cooked a wonderful dinner for us! Everything was delicious and home cooked. We spent the evening with Dalia, Mai, and Mai’s family. A wonderful evening in an Egyptian home! Thank you so much.
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Christian
Feb 7, 2019
The most amazing food (really good) with the company of a lovely family. - English:
This was one of the most incredible activities I did in Cairo. In the company of Sharouk and Mai (host) I was able to cook and learn from the Egyptian culture through the eyes of an incredible family.
Food? out of this world, really incredible, I must say that I ate one of the best meals of my life
The family? Incredibly kind, affectionate and willing to make you feel at home
If you are in Cairo please do not hesitate to do this activity, I mean it, you will learn and eat as you have never done before
Español:
Esta fue una de las actividades más increibles que hice en Cairo. En compañÃa de Sharouk y Mai pude cocinar y aprender de la cultura egipcia a través de los ojos de una familia increible.
¿La comida? fuera de este mundo, realmente increible, debo decir que comà una de las mejores comidas de mi vida
¿La familia? Increiblemente amable, cariñosa y dispuesta a hacerte sentir como en casa
Si estás en Cairo por favor no dudes de hacer esta activida, lo digo en serio, aprenderás y comerás como nunca antes.
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