Private VIP Shopping Tour in Cairo: Antiques, Jewelry & Bazaars

5.0 (2 reviews) Cairo, Egypt
Duration5h - 6h
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
Instant confirmationYour booking is confirmed right away
TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesArabic, English, Spanish
Private tourOnly your group will participate
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

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Discover Egypt’s rich craftsmanship on this private Cairo shopping tour. Explore authentic workshops to see live artisan demonstrations and buy genuine local treasures with ease.

Highlights:

Papyrus Institute: Watch live paper-making demo from Nile reeds.

Handmade Carpet School: See artisans weave intricate silk & wool rugs.

Cartouche Workshop: Get custom jewelry engraved with your name in hieroglyphics.

Perfume & Essential Oils: Discover royal lotus & jasmine oil essences.

Egyptian Cotton: Shop world-famous 100% long-staple cotton goods.

Enjoy hotel pickup/drop-off in a private air-conditioned vehicle with a friendly local guide. A hassle-free cultural shopping experience!

Options

Private VIP Shopping Tour in Cairo: Antiques, Jewelry & Bazaars

Pickup included

Ultra-VIP Luxury Tour.

VIP Class : First Class Service
Includes a Luxury lunch: Includes a Luxury fine-dining lunch
Private Luxury Vehicle: Private Luxury VIP Transport
Pickup included

What's included

  • Private hotel pick-up and drop-off in an air-conditioned vehicle
  • All taxes and service charges
  • Live demonstrations at all artisan workshops (Papyrus, Carpet, Cartouche)
  • Bottle of water during the tour
  • Licensed professional English-speaking guide (or preferred language)
  • Gratuities / tipping for guide and driver (optional)
  • Food and drinks (unless added as an option)
  • Personal puchases and souvenirs

What to expect

  1. 1h · Admission ticket included
    It is a very beautiful place to learn about the Egyptian papyrus making. And figure out how the ancient Egyptians made their paper from the papyrus plant.
    It is a nice place to see all the copies in a high quality made of the organic papyrus plants.
    You will have a local guide will explain all about the papyrus.
  2. Mamluk Jewellery and Bazaar
    1h · Admission ticket included
    Learn about the heiroghliphic language of the ancient Egyptians, learn how to write your name in a cartouch which was a special shape for only kings and queens in ancient Egypt.
    Look around and see the different items which made from different materials like the mother of pearl work, the precious stones work, and others.
  3. Royal Perfumes And Oils
    1h · Admission ticket included
    Here is a precious opportunity to learn about the making of the different oils and the different purposes of the uses of the oils, like as perfume, medical use, indoor use as incense.
    It is an amazing place, don't waste the chance to visit it.
  4. 1h · Admission ticket included
    Here is a certificated place by the Egyptian government to sell all the Egyptian cotton products, which made of the long fibers cotton.
    This is a very nice place to find the bed sheets made of Egyptian cotton, find other textiles all made of cotton.
  5. 1h · Admission ticket included
    Visit the carpet school and discover how the locals make the carpets out of wool, cotton and silk producing the best models of carpets, you will be guided in the school by a local guide. He explains all about the history of carpets industry in Egypt.

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

Working hours from 12:00 am to 11:59 pm

There is an additional charge for the pickup from the hotels far from the centre of Cairo like the New Cairo and the sixth of October City.

Additional information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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