Egyptologist-Guided Private Tour of Egypt

  • DurationFull Day
  • AvailabilityEvery Day
  • PickupYour Cairo or Giza hotel
  • Tour TypePrivate Egyptology Tour

Overview

Egyptologist-Guided Private Tour of Egypt

Written by the Egypt Day Tours team and reviewed by our licensed Egyptologist guides. Last updated July 2026.

A private Egypt tour led by a genuine credentialed Egyptologist every single day, tailored to your interests, going deep at the great sites and the hidden ones, with honest early and special access, the academic depth of the famous tours without the celebrity price.

This is the trip for travelers who refuse to be rushed past five thousand years of history with a memorized script. From the first morning to the last, you are accompanied by a genuine credentialed Egyptologist, a specialist who reads the hieroglyphs, knows the latest scholarship, and can answer the questions a general guide cannot. It changes everything.

Here is the honest truth about expert-led travel, and our place in it. The celebrated tours put a famous archaeologist’s name on the brochure, then deliver a lecture or two while a working Egyptologist does the day-to-day guiding. Reviewers consistently say that working guide was the real highlight. We simply make that expert the centerpiece, with you every day, at a fraction of the cost of the celebrity trips. You get the substance without the markup.

Because it is private, the tour is built entirely around you. Fascinated by the pyramid builders, the heretic king Akhenaten, the queens of Egypt, or the art of mummification? We shape the itinerary to your passions, lingering where you want to linger and going as deep as you wish. There is no group to rush for and no fixed script, only your curiosity and an expert devoted to satisfying it.

We also arrange the access that makes a deep trip special, honestly. Early entry to beat the crowds, quiet time at major sites, and access to certain closed tombs and lesser-visited places where it can genuinely be arranged. We will tell you plainly what is possible and what is not, rather than promising head-of-state privileges we cannot deliver. Honesty is part of the service.

The result is the Egypt you always wanted: unhurried, accurate, and profound, with a scholar at your side turning every wall and every stone into a story. See the thematic versions in our Old Kingdom, New Kingdom, and beyond the trail deep-dives, and plan the museum with our Grand Egyptian Museum guide. It anchors our Egyptology tours collection.

Itinerary

Tour Highlights

  • ◆ A genuine Egyptologist with you every day
  • ◆ Tailored entirely to your interests and pace
  • ◆ Real depth at the great sites and the hidden ones
  • ◆ Honest early and special access where possible
  • ◆ Academic depth without the celebrity price

Pricing

Group size4-star5-starLuxury
Solo travelerOn requestOn requestOn request
2 travelers (per person)On requestOn requestOn request
3-4 travelers (per person)On requestOn requestOn request
Tour Includes
  • ✓ Private tour with a credentialed Egyptologist throughout
  • ✓ Accommodation
  • ✓ Tailored itinerary
  • ✓ Guided sites with entrance fees
  • ✓ Honest early and special access where arrangeable
  • ✓ Transfers
  • ✓ Bottled water
Tour Excludes
  • ✗ International flights
  • ✗ Egypt visa
  • ✗ Optional extensions and cruise
  • ✗ Some meals
  • ✗ Special access that cannot be guaranteed
  • ✗ Personal expenses and tips

Things to Know

Price Policy

All prices are charged in USD per person per trip. You can also pay us online via a secure payment gateway without any extra costs or surcharges. This is our pricing policy for this trip.

The initial price is based on 1 adult in group size with the lowest price in the low season

Tour Voucher

After your tour is confirmed, we will email you the final confirmation of the tour and voucher to print and bring with you. Details will Contain contact numbers of customer care, tour operator, and All information for your convenience.

Tipping

Tipping is not included in any of our packages and is left to the discretion of the travelers. Although not mandatory, it is of great importance to people who will take care of you while traveling.

Children Policy

  • 0 – 01.99 Free of Charge (unless flights were included)
  • 2 – 5.99 pay 25% of the tour price and 50% of the tour price if it includes flights or sleeper train
  • 6 – 11.99 pay 50% of the tour price
  • 12+ pay full tour price as per adult person

If your tour package includes airfare, an extra charge for your children may apply.

Cancellation Policy

Egypt Day Tours do not require a cancellation fee for tours or excursions canceled for ‘force majeure’ reasons like volcanoes, earthquakes, or reasons that are Out of control. If the booking cancellation happens For personal or business reasons and Egypt Day Tours has already incurred the booking costs on your behalf, these costs will be transferred to you.

  • The whole amount will be charged if canceled less than 30 days before the check-in date.
  • 50% of the whole amount will be charged if canceled 60 to 31 days before the check-in date.
  • 15% of the whole amount will be charged if canceled 90 to 61 days before the check-in date.

Deposit and Payment

A 50% payment will be required from the total amount after confirming your tour booking as requested. You can pay by credit or debit card (MasterCard/Visa) through the VeriSign Secured payment system on our website, and the Rest of the Payment will be on a Cash basis upon you Start Your Tour to the Egypt Day Tours representative.

Travel Insurance

Secure your trip and give yourself greater peace of mind with the Travel Insurance program proposed by Travel Guard. One week, 25$ per person.

Extra Expenses & Additional Entry Tickets

All tours don’t include entrance fees to special archaeological sites, such as walking inside one of the pyramids and the Mummies Room at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo or entering the Tomb of Tutankhamen at Valley of the Kings in Luxor are also available at extra cost.
Please contact us if you wish to add or adjust anything to the program.

Extra personal expenses on the trip may include a food tour, alcoholic beverages, tipping, visa fees, recreational expenses, and other services not listed.

Following are the items with extra costs during the trek:

  • For the visa fees, please check Visa and Passport Information.
  • Additional transport that you require.
  • Tipping for the guide and driver after the trip.
  • In case of unforeseen events, such as bad weather and flight cancellations, you are responsible for extra hotel nights and meals.

FAQs

Is the guide a real Egyptologist?

Yes, a genuine credentialed Egyptologist accompanies you throughout, not a general guide and not a celebrity for one lecture.

Can the tour be tailored to a specific interest?

Completely. We build it around your passions, whether that is the Old Kingdom, Akhenaten, queens, or mummification.

Can you get special access?

We arrange honest early entry, quiet time, and certain closed sites where genuinely possible, and we tell you plainly what is and is not arrangeable.

How is this cheaper than the celebrity tours?

You pay for a superb working Egyptologist rather than a famous name and head-of-state logistics, so you get the depth at a far lower price.

How long should the tour be?

Most deep trips run 10 to 16 days. We tailor the length to your interests and time.

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