Cairo Walking Tour: Explore Downtown and Zamalek

Experience the best of downtown Cairo on this 4-hour walking tour. Explore Zamalek Island, Liberation Square, and iconic 19th-century architecture. Finish with a delicious Egyptian dinner.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Zamalek (Gezira Island) - Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo for this downtown Cairo half-day tour with Egyptian dinner in the center of the city and drive you to Zamalek Island, where you’ll spend the late afternoon exploring the best of this scenic city. Journey into the historical backstreets and bustling boulevards as you follow your guide on this informative walking tour. Wander through the Attabah district and stroll past the Old Opera Square as you listen to your guide share insider info on Cairo.
  • Liberation Square (Midan El-Tahreer) - Cross the Nile River, where scenic views lead to the site of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution in Liberation Square (Midan Tahrir). Stationed among 19th and 20th century buildings, this historical site proved the birthplace of freedom in recent times. Your guide will point out local graffiti and explain its significance. Take in street theater as you wander through this popular spot for locals and foreigners to gather. At the end of your tour, make your way to a local Egyptian restaurant, where you’ll enjoy traditional dishes like koshari (rice, lentils, chili sauce and onions) or falafel. Your friendly guide will return you with a full belly to your original starting point where you’ll depart with a deeper understanding of the culture, history and city sites that make Cairo a destination for travelers.
What's Included
  • All taxes & service charge included.
  • Complimentary bottled water during the trip.
  • Enjoy a local drink.
  • Savor a local food dinner.
  • Entrance fees to all mentioned sites covered.
  • Expert guidance from a multilingual Egyptologist.
  • Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off service.
  • Comfortable transfers in a private air-conditioned vehicle.
What's Not Included
  • Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary.
  • Tipping.
Additional Information

Take part in our incredible half-day walking tour in downtown Cairo that lasts four hours and showcases the city’s most impressive highlights. Stroll along the city streets with your personable tour guide in the late afternoon, beginning your journey at Zamalek Island where the charm of the old city meets its modern counterpart. Experience the vibrancy of Liberation Square (Midan Tahrir) and marvel at the newly adorned graffiti while you immerse yourself in the street theater set against a backdrop of grand 19th-century architecture. Your guide will illuminate the significance of the sights you encounter along your walk. Culminate your exploration with a mouth-watering, authentic Egyptian meal at a local eatery.

  • recommended for travelers
Location
Zamalek (Gezira Island)
Cancellation Policy

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

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I632ysdanielb
Mar 2, 2022
Day tour and Dinner in the tower - We had a very nice day visiting some temles, we went to the market and had lunch at Abou Tarek. To finalize the day, a great dinner in the Cairo Tower, as I mentioned previously, other very nice day in Cairo!
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Maria_j
Mar 2, 2022
Great Service! - I went with my friends and we had a very good time. The food was delicious and the tour guide was very knowledgeable. Don't second guess yourself buy this tour.
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Kwameem
Jan 23, 2022
Great Tour - Was a nice chill tour we went to the park and learned about the palace and we ate a nice Egyptian dinner with dessert was really nice experience
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Essisings
Jan 23, 2022
Very Nice - My favorite part was listening to music with Ahmed and strolling in the park. He taught us about Cairo and Giza and we hung out like friends. This was a perfect chill tour.
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Brian_a
Oct 21, 2023
Taken advantage of! - I started my day visiting Abiden Palace OUTSIDE! Then immediately going to Papyrus shop, perfumes shop, jewelry shop and cotton shop! Jumping to Giza pyramids and paying for a camel ride and paying for a horse ride! I booked a 1/2 day in Cairo and I was taken to Giza. I told my guide several times that Giza was on my itinerary for the following day I told my guide that that I already have pyramids and camel ride already scheduled for my tour the next day. He insisted we go to Giza the same day we do the 1/2 day tour. His response was that what he will show me is better then what I will be seeing the following day on tour What I expected I would see Cairo museum or even a mosque and a church or the Cairo citadel or Cairo bazaar but from out of nowhere he took me To Giza and had me pay for tours that I explained I had already paid for. Even my afternoon tour to Cairo tower which is with another guide was spoiled by him as I originally had the tour and lunch somewhere but this part was very suspicious as he made me given him the phone number of the operator of the tower tour. He called the operator and asked for the guides phone number. He asked me to text the operator and ask for him to give the ticket from the tower guide to himself so he could go on the tower tour with me. I was standing there trying to understand what was going on at that time as he was talking to the tower guide. The tour guide called the operator and had a conversation. After getting off the phone, the tower guide left me with him One more time he made me pay for the lunch at the tower which was originally included in the tour within the city He text me and called throughout the night but I didn’t answer the phone I feel he was about to ruin my tour for the following day When eating lunch at the tower, he told me his plans for me over the next couple days were to take me on other tours Ahmed Yassin is a person that takes advantage of tourists
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Miguel_g
Mar 18, 2023
Terrible! NO SHOW - This was the worse service we received while in Cairo. Our tour was supposed to start at 3pm , at 315pm no one arrived to pick us up so we called - made 3 attempts but to NO AVAIL. We reached out via the messenger app they communicated with us from prior to being in Cairo, but still no reply. We also reached out internally through Viator and no response either. At 430 we decided that they will not be doing the tour so we canceled. We're hopeful to get our refund in FULL. It was a 4 hour tour planned for the day and we were basically left with nothing to do for the day. Very disappointed.
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Hezekiahcollins
Feb 26, 2023
Truly an Aweful Experience - This was the worst private tour ever. To start, the the car sent to pick us up was tiny, smelled like an ashtray, and hot. The tour guide was terrible. He did more joking around than providing information. We were taken specifically deep into the slums of old Cairo to stores ready to take my wallet for a ride. One of the store owners even pushed me in the back when he understood I was not going to buy anything from him. We sat in traffic with windows down for at least an hour and a half. My wife and I felt like we were escaping rather than completing what should have been fun evening.
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