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Walking tour of the old Cairo city
Good Market was rather rushed 10 minutes for shopping Meal was satisfying Tour guide good sometimes hard to understand All over it was a good experience.
3.September 2026
Islamic Cairo
Old Cairo Guided Walking Tour: History, Culture and Street Bites
Al-Muizz Street on foot with a local guide, tasting koshari, ta'ameya and feteer along the way.
4.8(40+)Food includedSmall group
Duration
4 h
Group
Private
Pickup
10:00 or 16:00
From your hotel
Cairo
Min. age
Any age
Tickets
Included
In short
A four-hour walking tour of Islamic Cairo with a local guide and six food stops: Bab Zuweila and the tentmakers' street, Al-Muizz Street with its Mamluk mosques and mansions, Al-Azhar, and Khan El Khalili, tasting koshari, ta'ameya, feteer, sugar-cane juice and Egyptian sweets. 55 EUR per adult including all tastings and hotel pickup in Cairo.
Prices by departure city
Adult and child (4–11) per person, entry tickets included. Choose your row in the booking box.
- From Cairo and Giza hotelson foot · Private4 hours
- Pickup
- 10:00 or 16:00
- Back
- 14:30 or 20:30
€55Adult€35 · Child
| Departure | Transport | Pickup | Back | Duration | Adult | Child |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From Cairo and Giza hotels | on foot · Private | 10:00 or 16:00 | 14:30 or 20:30 | 4 hours | €55 | €35 |
Highlights
Six tastings
Ta'ameya, koshari, feteer, sugar-cane juice, sweets, tea.
Al-Muizz Street
Mamluk mosques, madrasas and a 1648 merchant's house.
Bab Zuweila minaret
Climb for the view over the domes of the old city.
Khan El Khalili finish
El Fishawy café and the honest shops.
About this tour
Al-Muizz is a one-kilometre street with a thousand years of buildings on it, and the best food in Cairo is sold on its side lanes. This walk does both, slowly.
The walk starts at Bab Zuweila, the southern gate of Fatimid Cairo (1092), climbs a minaret for the view over the domes, and enters the tentmakers' covered street. The first bite is ta'ameya (Egyptian falafel made with fava beans) from a stand that has fried it for fifty years.
Al-Muizz Street runs north past the Sultan al-Ghuri complex, the Qalawun complex with its hospital and mausoleum (1285), the Barquq madrasa and Bayt al-Suhaymi, a merchant's house of 1648. Between them: koshari, the national dish of rice, lentils, pasta and fried onions; sugar-cane juice; feteer, the layered pastry, sweet or savoury.
The walk ends at Khan El Khalili with a coffee or mint tea at El Fishawy and a plate of basbousa or konafa. Lunch is unnecessary afterwards. Your guide points out the honest shops if you want to buy spices or lanterns. Drop-off at your hotel, or stay on in the bazaar.
Itinerary
- 10:00
Pickup and drive to Bab Zuweila
Evening slot starts at 16:00.
- 10:45
Bab Zuweila and the tentmakers' street
Minaret climb; first tasting.
- 11:30
Al-Muizz Street, south to north
Al-Ghuri, Qalawun, Barquq, Bayt al-Suhaymi; koshari and juice.
- 13:00
Al-Azhar area and feteer
- 13:30
Khan El Khalili
Sweets and tea at El Fishawy.
- 14:15
Drop-off or free time in the bazaar
What is included
- Local licensed guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Cairo
- Six food and drink tastings
- Entry to the minaret and the mosques visited
- Bottled water
About the tickets: Six food tastings, the Bab Zuweila minaret ticket and the mosques are included.
Not included
- Extra food or drinks beyond the tastings
- Purchases
- Tips
Good for
- Food lovers
- Guests who prefer walking to museums
- Evening slot for hot months
Not ideal for
- Guests with mobility limits (cobbles, stairs, 3 km on foot)
- Strict allergies to gluten or nuts (tell us; we adapt what we can)
What to bring
- Passport or ID copy
- A light jacket in winter
- Cash for tips and drinks
- Camera or phone
- Comfortable shoes for the bazaar
- An appetite; skip breakfast
Sites you visit
Questions about this tour
We use the same stands every week; everything is cooked or fried in front of you and drinks are bottled or freshly pressed. Tell us about allergies when booking.
Most of the tastings are vegetarian by nature (ta'ameya, koshari, feteer with cheese, sweets). Vegan on request.
Light clothes, closed comfortable shoes, a hat and sunscreen. Shoulders and knees covered for mosques and churches; scarves are lent at the door. In winter mornings a light jacket.
You book without a card. You pay on the day of the tour in EUR (or the equivalent in EGP or USD) to the guide, or by bank transfer in advance if you prefer. Flight options need the flight paid 72 hours before travel; we send a link.
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before pickup, 48 hours for tours that include a flight. Balloon flights cancelled by Civil Aviation for wind are refunded in full.
Reviews
Rating based on 40+ reviews on our listings and this site.
4.8(40+)
TripAdvisor
Consigliatissimo
La guida è stato bravissimo, ci ha portato in giro per la città spiegandoci le cose nel dettaglio, noi abbiamo scelto e trovato (non è scontato) una guida che parlava l’italiano e ci è stato possibile capire a pieno le informazioni. Molto gentile e disponibile a qualsiasi domanda, dandoci tutto il tempo di vedere meglio le cose…
2.August 2026
TripAdvisor
Excellent tour and Guide
Our guide Sabra was excellent. He was very knowledgable and flexible. He went out of his way to accommodate us outside the normal tour itinerary. He introduced us to local food and helped us to understand the art of negotiating. He balanced the tour with the midday sun. Keeping us comfortable in the shade as much as possible…
G.August 2026
TripAdvisor
Geweldig
We hadden een super leuke gids die veel kon vertellen over de geschiedenis! Het eten en drinken dat we kregen was lekker en kwam op de juiste momenten van de tour. Het was een prachtige stad en zeker aan te raden!
L.July 2026
TripAdvisor
Fun and informative walking tour
Our tour guide was Randa who was extremely knowledgeable and made the walking tour fun and informative. A good way to see and experience a bit of the Old Cairo and learn some of its history. Highly recommend.
RobinJuly 2026
NL
Eten en geschiedenis in één wandeling
Koshari, ta'ameya, feteer en suikerrietsap tussen de moskeeën van Al-Muizz. Vier uur lopen, zes proeverijen, geen lunch meer nodig. Onze gids kende elke kraam bij naam.
Bram de V., BelgiëMay 2026
Old Cairo Walk and Street Food: price and booking
Book without a card. Pay on the day in EUR. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before pickup.
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