Every Egypt Day Tours experience is led by a licensed, passionate guide who brings ancient history to life in front of your eyes. Our team of private Egyptologist guides and multilingual local experts has spent years mastering Egypt’s monuments, stories, and hidden gems — so you get far more than a tour. You get a conversation with someone who genuinely loves this country and wants you to love it too.
Mohamed El Attar founded Egypt Day Tours more than 15 years ago with a single conviction: that the best way to experience Egypt is privately, at your own pace, with a guide who treats you like a friend rather than a ticket number. Today Egypt Day Tours has accumulated over 1,053 five-star reviews on TripAdvisor and is recognised as one of Egypt’s most trusted private tour operators for international travellers from the United States, United Kingdom, Europe, and Australia.
Mohamed grew up in Cairo and has spent his entire professional life studying and working within Egypt’s tourism and archaeological ecosystem. He reads and speaks Arabic, English, and has working knowledge of the classical Arabic used in ancient texts. He has personally visited every site that Egypt Day Tours offers — the Pyramids hundreds of times, Abu Simbel more than 200 times, and Siwa Oasis more than any guide we know. That direct, personal knowledge shapes every tour itinerary and every guide we hire.
Mohamed personally recruits each guide on the Egypt Day Tours team, conducting direct interviews and practical assessments. He reads every guest review and follows up on every piece of feedback — positive and critical. The quality of a tour depends entirely on the quality of the guide, and Mohamed treats this as non-negotiable.
Mohamed believes that Egypt is best understood slowly. “Most tourists rush from the Pyramids to the Museum to Luxor to Aswan and back home in seven days, and they see everything but experience nothing,” he says. “The best Egypt trip is the one where you spend an extra hour inside a tomb because you’re having a real conversation with your guide about who was buried there. That’s what we build.”
Every Egypt Day Tours itinerary reflects this philosophy: private transportation so you control the timing, licensed Egyptologist guides who know the sites deeply rather than broadly, and enough built-in flexibility that a fascinating side conversation at Karnak doesn’t mean you miss your next appointment.
All Egypt Day Tours guides hold official Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities licenses, speak fluent English, and specialise in private — never group — touring. They slow down at the sites that fascinate you, skip the crowds when possible, and share insider knowledge you won’t find in any guidebook. When our guests leave five-star reviews on TripAdvisor, they mention our guides by name. That tells you everything.
Manal is one of our most-requested guides, consistently praised for her deep knowledge of pharaonic history and her gift for storytelling. A licensed Egyptologist with a university background in Egyptology and archaeology, she specialises in the Giza Pyramids, the Egyptian Museum, and Cairo’s ancient Coptic and Islamic quarters. Guests describe her as “amazing” and credit her with transforming a standard Pyramids visit into a profoundly moving experience.
Ahmed leads Egypt Day Tours’ most ambitious multi-destination itineraries, coordinating seamless private journeys across Cairo, the Nile Valley, and beyond. Guests consistently praise his professional organisation and deep knowledge of both Upper and Lower Egypt. He is the guide of choice for clients seeking a full-Egypt immersive experience on extended tours and dahabiya sailings.
Luxor is home to the greatest concentration of ancient monuments on Earth, and our dedicated Luxor guides live and breathe this city. They walk you through the Valley of the Kings, Karnak Temple, Hatshepsut’s mortuary temple, and Luxor Temple with the detail and personal insight that makes each site come alive — who built it, why, and what it meant to the civilisation that created it. Available for day tours from Hurghada or Sharm and for multi-day Luxor programs.
Our Aswan-based guides are rooted in Nubian culture and bring a dimension to the southern Nile that no outside guide can match. From Philae Temple and the Abu Simbel convoy to felucca rides on the Nile and visits to Nubian villages, they provide cultural context that goes far beyond the standard temple tour. Many speak the Nubian language in addition to Arabic and English.
Alexandria carries layers of history — Greco-Roman, early Christian, Islamic — and our Alexandria guides are experts in all of them. They navigate the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, Pompey’s Pillar, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, and the Citadel of Qaitbay with stories that connect ancient Alexandria to the vibrant Mediterranean city you see today. Highly recommended for shore excursions from the Alexandria cruise port.
Every Egypt Day Tours guide meets the following minimum requirements before they join our team:
We also offer tours with certified guides who speak French, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese, and Arabic as primary languages. Please specify your preferred language at booking.
All our guides are available exclusively for private tours — your group, your pace, your questions. Tell us where you want to go and we will match you with the right guide for your interests, language preference, and itinerary.
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Yes. Every guide on our team holds an official license from the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. This government certification requires a formal university degree, written and oral government examinations, and ongoing professional renewal. Unlicensed guiding is illegal in Egypt at major archaeological sites — every guide you meet at the Pyramids or Valley of the Kings must by law hold this licence.
All our standard guides speak fluent English. We also offer tours with French, Spanish, German, Italian, and Arabic-speaking guides. Please mention your preferred language when you book and we will confirm availability for your travel dates.
Every Egypt Day Tours experience is completely private. You travel only with your own group — no strangers, no waiting for others, no rushed schedules. Your guide focuses entirely on you throughout the entire tour.
Absolutely. If you have a preferred guide from a previous visit or a specific recommendation from another traveller, let us know when you book and we will do our best to arrange it. We understand that a great guide is often the most memorable part of an Egypt trip.
Our guides average more than 12 years of active private tour guiding experience. Many hold university degrees in Egyptology, archaeology, or history in addition to their Ministry of Tourism licence. Mohamed El Attar personally reviews every guide who joins the Egypt Day Tours team.
Yes. We have guides who specialise in French, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese, and Arabic as primary tour languages. Availability varies by destination and season — contact us with your dates and preferred language and we will confirm what we can arrange for you.
