Tour Overview
Flavors of the Pharaohs: A 12-Day Culinary & Cultural Journey Through Egypt
Egypt Food Tour Package 2026/2027
Embark on an extraordinary 12-day expedition that weaves together Egypt’s most iconic landmarks with an immersive culinary experience unlike any other. This carefully curated Food Tour Package invites travelers to explore Egypt’s rich civilizations. while savoring the authentic, diverse flavors of Egyptian cuisine. From bustling Cairo eateries to riverside restaurants along the Nile.
What You’ll Discover
Your journey spans the length and breadth of Egypt, taking you through:
- Cairo & Giza — Marvel at the Great Pyramids, the Sphinx, and the ancient Saqqara necropolis, then indulge in traditional Egyptian dishes at handpicked local restaurants.
- Islamic Cairo — Explore two of the Arab world’s most revered religious landmarks: the historic Mosque of Amr Ibn Al-Aas and the grand Al-Azhar Mosque.
- Luxor — Step back in time among the temples and tombs of ancient Thebes, paired with authentic Upper Egyptian cuisine.
- Aswan — Experience Nubian culture and flavors on the banks of the Nile.
- Alexandria — Taste the Mediterranean heritage of Egypt’s cosmopolitan coastal city.
- Minya — Uncover the lesser-known archaeological gems and local culinary traditions of Middle Egypt.
Why Travel With Us
Every detail of your experience is handled by our expert team. Your dedicated, professional guide will accompany you throughout the entire journey. Ensuring seamless transitions between destinations, local insights, and personalized attention at every step.
We go beyond sightseeing. At each destination, you’ll dine at carefully selected restaurants offering distinct regional flavors. Giving you a true taste of Egypt’s culinary identity from north to south.
Special Rates Available for Families & Groups — Contact us for tailored pricing.
Book your 12-Day Egypt Food Tour today and let us craft an unforgettable experience where history, culture, and cuisine come together.
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Day-by-Day Itinerary

You will arrive at Cairo Airport and our company representative will be waiting for you to take you to the hotel in a private air-conditioned car.
After resting at the hotel, you can have dinner Enjoy the best and most delicious food in Egypt through the most famous restaurants, and then return to the hotel to spend the night.

In the morning, you will move with the tour guide to have a delicious breakfast at one of the foul restaurants and enjoy the taste of Egyptian breakfast such as falafel, foul and fried potatoes, and then begin your trip to the pyramids:
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Giza Pyramids
The Pyramids of Giza are the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and are still the largest man-made structures in the world. They were built over a period of 20 years, beginning around 2560 BC, by the pharaohs Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure.
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The Great Sphinx
The Sphinx was builted by the ancient Egyptians as a guardian and protector overlooking the Giza Plateau, and the Sphinx was, as all the monuments of the Pharaonic era in Egypt. There is no doubt that the Sphinx makes you ask more than one question, and here we will explain everything related to the Sphinx.
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Lunch Time
Have lunch in one of the restaurants overlooking the pyramids and enjoy the taste of Egyptian grills, Then you continue your tour to:
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The Egyptian Museum
The Egyptian Museum of Cairo is located in the center of the city, in Tahrir Square, in a neoclassical building designed by Marcel Dourgnon and opened in 1902. At the time of opening to the public had about 12,000 pieces, a fund that over the years grew significantly to reach today a figure close to 150,000 artifacts.
Finally, we drive you back to your hotel to spend the overnight.

In the morning, you will meet the tour guide and have a delicious Egyptian breakfast of feteer, cheese and honey, and then begin your tour:
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Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara
Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara, the burial place of the famous Pharaoh Djoser in the Third Dynasty It is a long technical development in ancient Egypt. It is a new architectural form because it is the first of the step pyramids. The pyramid was initially designed as a mastaba (tombs in the First and Second Dynasties) which was expanded into six stepped structures 60 meters high.
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The Ancient City of Memphis
Founded around 3050 B.C.E. by the first pharaoh of Egypt, Menes, the ruins of the city are located 19 km south of Cairo, on the west bank of the Nile. The local god was Ptah.
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Dahshur Pyramids
Dahshur Pyramids represent the southern end of the vast pyramid field that begins at Giza. In addition to large-scale tomb complexes built for queens and nobles from Memphis until the Thirteenth Dynasty. Dahshur also boasts two of the best preserved ancient pyramids in Egypt. Both were built during the reign of King Senefru (2613-2589 BC), founder of the Fourth Dynasty, and the curved pyramid and the red pyramid in Dahshur are tremendous evidence of architectural development.
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Red Pyramid at Dahshur
Red Pyramid at Dahshur is considered another project of the Fourth Dynasty pharaoh Sneferu. After completing the curved pyramid, which is also located near the Dahshur cemetery, Sneferu corrected the mistakes made in building his pyramid. The Red Pyramid, completed sometime around the beginning of the 26th century BC, was the first successful attempt to build a true pyramid, making it the most direct inspiration for the Fourth Dynasty pyramids.
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Lunch Time
Have lunch in one of the wonderful restaurants and then continue your enjoyable tour.
Finally, we drive you back to your hotel to spend the overnight.

At the beginning of the fourth day of your trip, you will meet with the tour guide and have a delicious breakfast at one of the restaurants, then you will start a 3-hour trip to Minya in a private, air-conditioned, comfortable car. Upon arrival in Minya, you will visit:
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Tombs Of Beni Hassan
Tombs Of Beni Hassan were excavated in the mountain to be the burial of the nobility during the Middle Kingdom, specifically from the era of the eleventh dynasty and the twelfth dynasty around 1800 BC, which means that the age of these tombs is about 4000 years, and cemeteries number 39. Amenemhat “They are the four completely complete tombs that are intended to visit in addition to some other incomplete cemeteries.”
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Tuna el Gebel cemetery in Al Minya
The archaeological site of Tuna el Gebel cemetery in Al Minya is located in the vicinity of Amarna, once the capital of the Egyptian empire. Its ruins extend over an area of about 3 kilometers. The oldest monument belongs to the tomb of Akhenaten, ruler of Egypt during the time when Amarna was its capital.
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Lunch Time
Have lunch in one of the wonderful restaurants and then continue your enjoyable tour.
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Tell El-Amarna
The pharaoh Akhenaten gave the order to build this city in the fifth year of his reign Tell El-Amarna , becoming the capital of Egypt, serving the worship of the God Aten (represented by a solar disk). This ancient city was located between Thebes and Memphis, cities that were of great importance in antiquity.
Finally, we drive you back to your hotel to spend the overnight.
In the morning, you will start your trip to Luxor after having breakfast and enjoying the taste of tea. Prepare for a 5-hour trip to reach Luxor. Upon arrival, you will have some rest in the hotel, In the evening, you will meet your tour guide and enjoy a tour of Luxor and a wonderful dinner.
Finally, we drive you back to your hotel to spend the overnight.

At the beginning of the day, you will meet with the tour guide and have breakfast at one of the restaurants in Luxor. You will begin your tour inside the charming city of Luxor:
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Valley of the Kings
The Valley of the Kings is located in the city of Luxor, on the West of the Nile River. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
This large necropolis, near Luxor, contains more than 60 tombs of pharaohs and nobles of the New Kingdom, one of the most prosperous periods in the history of ancient Egypt.
Among the finds are the chambers of Tutankhamun, Seti I, and Ramses II. It even has an analog of the wives and relatives of the pharaohs, called the Valley of the Queens.
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Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut The funerary temple of Queen Hatshepsut, known as Deir el Bahari, name meaning "monastery of the north" and designed by its architect in the royal court, Senenmut, is "the wonder of wonders" of ancient Egypt: it stands on the west bank of the Nile and is partially excavated in the mountain behind which lies the Valley of the Kings.
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Colossi of Memnon
The Colossi of Memnon are twin statues representing Amenhotep III in a seated position. His hands rest on his knees and his gaze is directed towards the east, in the direction of the Nile River and the rising sun. The statues are carved in blocks of quartzite, brought especially from Giza and the quarries of Gebel el-Silsila, north of Aswan, including the stone bases.
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Lunch Time
Have lunch in one of the restaurants overlooking the Nile River and then continue the tour.
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Karnak Temple
The oldest structures at Karnak come from the Middle Empire: the white chapel of Sesostris I (1965-1920 BC), reconstructed in the open-air museum, and the foundations of what was the most sacred part of the 12th dynasty temple of Amun in the sanctuary of the sacred boat and the Courtyard of the Middle Empire (behind the sixth pylon).
Finally, we drive you back to your hotel to spend the overnight.
Enjoy a delicious breakfast and start your tour with a tour guide by visiting:
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Edfu Temple
It dates back to 237 BC during the Hellenistic period after the conquest of Alexander the Great. Its construction took place under the mandate of Ptolemy II who, although they were Greeks, preserved the architectural style and Egyptian traditions. It would be completed in 57 BC with the mandate of Ptolemy XII and would be built on a much smaller temple, also dedicated to Horus.
Go to Aswan and enjoy visiting:
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Kom Ombo Temple
The temple of Kom Ombo is one of the most famous in Egypt because it is completely symmetrical. It has two entrances, two hypostyle halls - covered halls supported by columns - and two sanctuaries. This is because the temple is dedicated to two different gods: Horus -- and Sobek. Although in many ways it is a double temple, it has several rooms and enclosures for common use.
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Lunch Time
Have lunch in one of Aswan's restaurants.
Finally, we drive you back to your hotel to spend the overnight.

Have a delicious oriental breakfast and meet your tour guide to start your tour inside Aswan city by visiting:
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The High Dam
The Aswan Dam, Egypt, is one of the most important engineering mega constructions of the 20th century. It was built to alleviate the annual floods and occasional droughts experienced by Egypt. It was built on January 11, 1960, and completed on July 21, 1970.
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The Unfinished Obelisk
The unfinished obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut, the female pharaoh of Egypt, is located in the granite quarries in Aswan in Egypt, where the pharaohs quarried blocks for the construction of temples, statues, obelisks, and pyramids. The interest of the site, the granite quarries, focuses on the area of the gigantic block of stone in the quarry, the unfinished obelisk of Hatshepsut, cut on all sides but one, three of its faces are separated.
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Philae Temple
The temple was rearranged on the island of Agilkia, which was on the island of Elephantine. The building of this temple consists of the mamisi, which is located in the middle, and the mobile one behind it. There are also two towers to the north and south. To the left of the small edifice is the main temple of the goddess Isis.

Upon arrival in Cairo again, you will meet the tour guide and go to have breakfast in a private air-conditioned car. Your tour inside Cairo will begin with a visit to:
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Saint Sergius and Bacchus Church
The Saint Sergius and Bacchus Church is the most important part of This Coptic church was built in Old Cairo sometime in the fourth century CE. According to legend, this site was chosen because it is located over a cave where Jesus, Mary and Joseph rested for some time at the end of their flight from King Herod's persecution in Palestine as refugees to Egypt.
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Ben Ezra Synagogue
The Ben Ezra Synagogue, also known as El-Geniza or of the Palestinians, is located on the site where legend has it that the baby Moses was found, and saved from the waters. That's the thing about these lands, you never know what historical landmark you are standing on.
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The Babylon Fortress
The Babylon Fortress , which is considered one of the most famous and oldest fortresses built by the Roman Empire, has an excellent strategic location, as it is located in the center of Egypt in the heart of the capital Cairo, specifically near the Coptic Museum, so it has a great place.
Then start a tour inside the mosques and enjoy the Islamic architecture by visiting:
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Amr Ibn Al Aas Mosque
Amr Ibn Al Aas Mosque , When Amir al-Mu'mininin 'Umar ibn al-Khattab conquered the countries, he wrote to his agents in Basra, Kufa, Levant and Egypt that each of them should take a mosque for the congregation and that they should not build two mosques in one place in order not to harm the other, and that they should make mosques for the tribes, and if it was Friday, they joined to one mosque.
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Al-Azhar Mosque
Since its foundation and until today it has been a center of studies. It is the second oldest Islamic university in the world and the most important in the teaching of Islamic law (Sharia) and Shiite theology in its origins, and Sunni from the twelfth century.
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Lunch Time
Enjoy one of the most delicious lunches you will ever eat at one of the restaurants in Al-Hussein area, and also have tea at Al-Fishawy Restaurant.
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Khan El Khalili Bazaar
Khan El Khalili Bazaar is a huge medieval-style shopping mall where you will find everything you can imagine, and what you can't imagine as well. This Khan El Khalili Bazaar, full of stalls and stores will take your breath away. Lose yourself in its narrow streets and enjoy the sounds, smells and fantastic treasures that you will find in this Cairo bazaar.
Finally, we drive you back to your hotel to spend the overnight.

At the beginning of the day, have breakfast at the hotel and meet the tour guide in a comfortable air-conditioned private car to begin a trip to the city of Alexandria, the bride of the Mediterranean. It is a two-hour trip to start with a visit to:
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Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
The Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, Egypt, is a set of catacombs that had their origins in the first century and early second century. During the Roman domination, these catacombs are also called the Catacombs of Alexandria. They were discovered in 1892 and obtained their name thanks to the similarities in their design with the Christian catacombs of Rome.
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Pompey's Pillar
Pompey's Pillar is One of the most famous monuments in Alexandria. the Pompey's Pillar, built on the Bab Sidra hill between the current Muslim burial area, known as the Column Tombs, and the Kom al-Shokafa plateau, is made of red granite stone.
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Lunch Time
You can try the delicious seafood that Alexandria is famous for.
Finally, we drive you back to your hotel to spend the overnight.

In the morning, have breakfast at the hotel and start a morning tour with a tour guide inside Alexandria and visit:
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Citadel of Qaitbay
The Qaitbay Fort, also known as the Citadel of Qaitbay, is one of the most spectacular fortresses we can find in the world. It is noteworthy that it dates from the fifteenth century and, to enjoy it, we must move to Alexandria, Egypt.
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Ancient Roman Theater
Ancient Roman Theater in Alexandria is considered one of the most important ancient Roman monuments, and its era dates back to the fourth century AD, and this is the era in which the Romans controlled the city of Alexandria, and took over its administration and rule, and in this topic we will address many information related to this ancient theater, in terms of its origin, some activities that can be done in this theater, and its exact location through the Al-Aruba website.
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Alexandria Bibliotheca
In the late 1980s, the idea of building the new Alexandria Bibliotheca on the same site where the old Library of Alexandria used to be, to commemorate the world's most famous library in the history of antiquities.
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Lunch Time
You can try the delicious seafood that Alexandria is famous for.
Finally, Return to Cairo again To complete your journey.

The last meal in one of Cairo's restaurants, where you enjoy the taste of oriental breakfast such as falafel, salads and bread. After that, you move to Cairo Airport to end your trip in Egypt and return to your country.
What's Included
Included
- Assistance and pick-up at Cairo International Airport.
- 5 nights accommodation in Cairo at a hotel with breakfast. (3N first stay and 2N second stay)
- A single-night accommodation in El-Minya at a hotel with breakfast.
- 2 nights accommodation in Luxor at a hotel with breakfast.
- 1-night accommodation in Aswan at a hotel with breakfast.
- Accommodation for 1 night on first-class sleeper train board. (Aswan-Cairo).
- Hotel accommodation in Alexandria for a single night with breakfast.
- 11 Breakfasts, 10 Lunches, and 10 Dinner meals at Egyptian Local restaurants.
- All drinks and desserts are mentioned in the itinerary above.
- Entire movements by a comfortable air-conditioned vehicle.
- You’re accompanied by a private tour guide fluent in English to all trips and tours.
- Bottled water (3 bottles daily).
- Farewell, and escort from and to Cairo International airport.
- All taxes and service charges.
Not Included
- International flight tickets, visa, and departure taxes.
- Site entry fees to all above attractions.
- Any meal not mentioned in the above itinerary.
- Various drinks and snacks are not mentioned in the above itinerary.
- Phone calls and internet usage.
- Personal expenditure.
Tour Summary
| Prices start from | $1500 |
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| Duration | 12 Days / 11 Nights |
| Pickup & drop-off | International Airport in Cairo |
| Availability | everyday |
| Tour category | 12 days Egypt tours |
| Tour type | Food Tour |
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Where this tour goes
Sites visited on this tour
Frequently Asked Questions
You can visit the pyramids, mosques, churches, and you can enjoy more than one site and travel to Alexandria and much more. Certainly, 12 days is enough time to enjoy Egypt.
A minimum of 10 to 12 days. This gives you ample time to visit the key attractions without feeling rushed and also allows for some much-needed downtime in between.
You can book directly through our website or by contacting our travel team. We recommend booking at least 4–6 weeks in advance to secure your preferred travel dates.
Yes, the tour operates throughout 2025 and 2026. However, we recommend traveling between October and April for the most comfortable weather conditions across all destinations.
The package typically includes accommodation, a dedicated professional tour guide, transportation between all destinations, entrance fees to listed sites, and all meals specified in the itinerary. A detailed inclusions list is provided upon booking confirmation.
Gratuities are not included in the package price and are left to the traveler's discretion, though they are always appreciated.