Our story: it didn't start as a business.

EgyVacations is a Cairo-based tour operator that plans and runs private tours of Egypt. We have more than 15 years of private tours behind us and work with our own guides and vehicles, so the team that writes your itinerary is the same team that looks after you on the ground, from airport arrival to departure. We also plan trips that combine Egypt with neighbouring destinations such as Jordan.

Yes. EgyVacations is licensed by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism under licence no. 1995, which authorises us to operate tours in Egypt. The guides who lead our tours in Egypt are licensed Egyptologists. If you would like to check our details before you book, our consultants are happy to answer any question on WhatsApp or by email.

EgyVacations has been running private tours for more than 15 years. In that time our team has planned trips for couples, families, solo travellers and groups of friends, from short Cairo breaks to longer journeys with a Nile cruise, and that experience goes into every itinerary: realistic timings, the right order of sites and the hotels that suit each kind of trip.

We are based in Cairo, Egypt, where our consultants and operations team work. The quickest way to reach us is WhatsApp on +1 515 375 1881, or you can email sales@egyvacations.com. A consultant usually replies within a few hours, and during your trip our team stays reachable on WhatsApp in case you need anything.

Our tours in Egypt are led by licensed Egyptologist guides, trained in the country's history and archaeology, and they are part of our own team. Your guide meets you at the sites, explains what you are seeing, takes care of tickets and timings, and adjusts the pace of each day to your group, whether you want every detail of a tomb or just the highlights before lunch.

Our tours are private by default: your party, your guide, your vehicle and your pace, with no strangers joining. If a tour runs differently, its tour page says so. Travelling privately means the day is shaped around you, so you can start early to beat the heat, linger at a temple you love or take a slower day when you need one.

Travellers rate EgyVacations 5.0 on Tripadvisor from 4,079 reviews and 4.9 on Google. These are independent review platforms where past guests describe their own trips, so they are a good way to see how we work before you commit. We encourage you to read them before you book, and to ask us anything they do not answer.

Planning is free. Tell us your dates, who is travelling and what you want to see, and a consultant writes you a day-by-day plan with hotels, guides, transfers and a full price, usually within a few hours on WhatsApp or by email. You can change it as often as you like, any itinerary on the site can be adjusted, and nothing is booked until you confirm.

A deposit as low as 30% of the total confirms your booking, or 50% over Christmas, New Year and Easter. The balance is due two days before arrival, or in cash when you arrive. We accept bank transfer, a secure payment link, PayPal and cash on arrival. There is no online checkout: you book by enquiry, once your itinerary is exactly right.

Outside peak periods, cancellation charges run from 15% of the tour price (from booking until 61 days before arrival) up to 100% within 14 days of arrival, with higher charges over Christmas, New Year and Easter and a 5% bank fee on refunds. If a government or airline issues a do-not-travel warning, we refund your tour or hold it as a credit. The full table is on the terms page.