Cairo Food Tour- Shwarma, Falafel, Egyptian Koshare...

We LOVED this food tour! My fiancé and I take a food tour in every city we visit. It always proves to be an excellent way to get to know the local traditions and best spots, as well as a great way to get to know local people. Ibrahim picked us up in his car, before taking us two to downtown Cairo for the afternoon. We tried so many delicious dishes and even got to smoke a little shisha. He was an incredible guide - knew so much about Cairo and the history of Egypt, but it was never shared in a boring or overwhelming way. We loved getting to know our guide a bit more, too. Would highly recommend for couples or smaller groups.

Ibo was an excellent guide. Extremely knowledgeable, friendly and courteous. He answered all of our questions about the history and culture of Egypt, and we had many questions. Ibo and the driver Omar even took to us to a few other stops where we were able to lean and absorb more about Egypts history and current environment. It was a very educational day, Marleen and I enjoyed every moment. I would highly recommend Ibo for any of your excursions in the Cairo area.

We had a wonderful time. Hajer was an excellent driver and guide. She took us to a number of out of the way places for food and some shopping. We felt very safe and comfortable as she maneuvered her way through the heavy Cairo traffic and always seemed to find a parking spot. Very knowledgeable about her city and provided a lot of interesting information. Would definitely recommend her.

My tour guide was hajer and she was amazing. I was traveling solo and she made me feel safe and provided me with an authentic and local experience! She went above and beyond, she even made a stop at and perfume store for me because I mentioned it. All around she was an amazing tour guide and very personal!!🩷

This tour was absolutely incredible, Omar & Hajer were the perfect guides. They pointed out sites along the way and explained all the food spots and items we were going to be trying today. They asked us where and what we wanted to start with, giving us an abundance of options our stomachs were bursting full. Truly make sure you come on this tour when you are hungry as you will be eating a range of different food options - all delicious!! Book this tour as it would be a highlight fill of local experiences and good food. A real in depth local experience in Cairo that cannot be missed!

Tourguidie Manar and Driver John were very nice. We felt very safe. Manar's choices for foods were delicious and she explained everything to us. She even looked at my lists of foods I wanted to try and made sure we tried all of them! John navigated safely through the streets which were sometimes chaos!

Best food tour plus history guide! Ibrahim and his driver were so kind and also tailored to the tour to our tastes. They helped us fall in love with Cairo. 5 stars

The experience was absolutely fantastic! Ibo was such a friendly, generous, and well experienced guide. The food was definitely the highlight (as you would expect for a food tour) and bountiful!! What ever you do, make sure you come hungry!! Put this tour on your Must-Do List while in Cairo 👌

We had a wonderful day with Hend and her driver. We were introduced to very typical Egyptian food with the finale at Koshari Abou Tarek world famous koshary. We not only got a food tour, but a small history of Cairo and to my wife’s delight, a little bit of shopping

I had a great time, it didn’t even feel like I was on a solo trip. Very knowledgeable and hospitable. I would definitely recommend.

I had a wonderful experience trying all the typical Egyptian food and learning a lot about the culture. The guide was extremely friendly . I highly recommend this tour for anyone.

I had an excellent guidance by Amal. She took me to taste Cairo. And it was wonderful en diverse. We tasted different dishes and all was delicious and very tasty. I love to discover a city by its food and Amal delivered. Thank you Amal for a wonderful experience 🙏🏽🙏🏽

The driver and tour guide Manar were very polite and friendly. They catered to our every need and made the experience memorable. The food portions were way bigger than expected and every food option was delicious. I high recommend this tour while visiting Cairo Egypt

My wife and I took signed up for this activity to try the local cuisine and enjoyed it! Hend, our guide, and Ismail the driver were great. Hend was a welcoming and informative host. We’d recommend!

I loved my street food walking tour of Cairo! My guide took me around to the best places. We had khoshari, falafels, shawarma and pastry. I got to see the real city streets and the places where to go.

Manar is the best! She showed us the best spots for delicious Koshary, juicy and flavorful shawarma, the best falafal, and really tasty juices and desserts. She took us for a walk downtown and told us about the history of some of the buildings. It was like sitting down with a family member, she made everything amazing. The driver ismael will get you around safely, he is very kind and knows his way in and out of the Cairo traffic. Definitely book this tour with manar when you are in Cairo! You will not be disappointed!

We wanted a private Cairo food tour for our first full day in Egypt. Our tour guide Manar and driver Ismail were friendly, professional and punctual. We were open to the visit of the Papyrus Institute and the Heaven Essence, and both enterprises were clean, educational, professional and we did not feel pressured to buy. Everything we ate was delicious. Ismail took us everywhere without any hassle, even though the traffic is "unruly" if I must be polite. After the amazing Koshari, we were taken to a secret falafel place, where our guide brought delicious falafel dipped in tahini in a fresh bread (like a sandwich). The falafel was so yummy. She did the same with the Shawarma while we waited in the van. I really wanted to see the places where they cooked our food, so I asked to go with her to get the food next. So she took us with her, where she bought a tray of "oriental pastries" for us to take back to our hotel. They offered to take us to more food, but the rest of my group was too full to go on. We were all too full to eat anything else after the Koshari with salad and pudding, shawarma, and falafel. The experience is very nice, the food portion was large for tasting. This tour is even for those who may not be as adventurous for new cuisines and culture, since I think it was somewhat filtered. I was left wanting for more, since I'm way more adventurous than most. But isn't that what every tour should be, leaving you wanting more?

This food tour was easily one of the best I have been on. Ibrahim was awesome and friendly! Had some of the best food and great company along with it. I would highly recommend going with him and can’t wait to book another tour!

Manar and Mohamed are both really nice. They really did take care of me during my trip. I'm vegetarian, and they brought me to a lot of different places that have good vegetarian food.

It was for the second time we used "Egypt tours planner" in less than six months . In our first family trip we didn't have the chance to go for the food tour. I came back this time with a friend and decided to give it a go. Our guide was  Ibrahim . He was great and on time. He picked us up from the hotel and took us to downtown to try some local food. The tour lasted around 3 hours and we got to try variety of lovely dishes, such as shawarma, falafel and Koshary. Oh... the crispy fried onion which came with Koshary was divine. 😋 And the sweet to complete our meal was deliiiiicious. We had some really interesting conversations with Ibrahim. He was humble and personable. His knowledge of history and food made the time more enjoyable. I would recommend this incredible tour to anyone visiting Cairo. Ps: make sure do not eat for few hours prior to the tour.

Our guide Khalifa was very friendly and on time. He took us to the downtown area, where we spent approximately 2 hours roaming the same street back and forth. We had shwarma, koshare, some sweets but since we had our lunch too close to tour time, we could not fully eat our portions which Khalifa gladly finished for us. At the end, he bought us the desert box of sweets but since we could not finish it, Khalifa did his best to finish the box himself, which was really weird. We could have taken this box to the hotel and have a tea party with the sweets a little later. Also, he tried to exchange some money for us at the official rate instead of their market rate. I felt used. It was not worth my money.

We had a wonderful time with our host. He knows the history and is such a pleasant guy. We never felt rushed and for us that is very important. We are seniors and move a little slower than some, but our guide was very respectful and helpful. We would recommend this tour especially if you have had no exposure to middle eastern food and customs.

Plenty of tasty food choices provided on the tour. Time could have been managed a bit better. Tour guide was very friendly and helpful.

Menna was wonderful and very very professional! We had a great time from beginning to end! The food was delicious! What a great day!

This company is extremely professional, has great communication, and a wonderful staff of guides and drivers. Special thanks tour guide, Khalifa. Khalifa made sure we had a great tour. He's a true professional, ensuring we had sufficient context for each site and restaurant we encountered during our tour. We never felt rushed and were encouraged to ask anything we wanted. I can't recommend this tour enough.

Menna was very friendly. The food was great. Authentic Egyptian. Highly recommend. I loved the koshary, and felafel best. 😋

Manar and Abdo gave us an excellent food tour tonight. We tasted many local foods and enjoyed them all. I would highly recommend this tour!

Guide Manar and drive Mohamed we’re excellent! The food was great, local and the drinks were refreshing! Stopping off at the papyrus and oil shop was a great time too. Great way to be introduced to Cairo for my wife and I!

Our tour guide was Manar and we absolutely LOVED our food tour with her!!!! She was so very nice, welcoming, and informative. We got to try authentic Koshary, falafel, pasta desert, chicken sharwarma sandwich, sugarcane juice, and Egyptian coffee and tea. Everything we tried was absolutely delicious. I highly recommend this tour, and request Manar if you can, she is absolutely AMAZING!!!

Had a lovely time on this tour and had some good local food! My tour guide was really accomodating and made it work for me last minute after I had been let down by another local provider. They couldn't have been nicer and I got a good set of flavors and was full afterwards! I am sure there's loads more to try but it gave me a good flavor and I saw parts of downtown the locals would!

Ibrahim was great! We walked through downtown Cairo and he took us to the best places for koshari and flafel. He is very friendly and we talked about everything from architecture and history to our family and dreams. He's one of the best guides I've had on any tour.

I can't say enough about (abraheim)?? Extremely knowledgeable.. outstanding food.. lovely way to spend the evening...I would highly recommend this tour...

My husband and I always take a food tour when we travel. We had the pleasure of meeting Ibrahim. He made us feel comfortable and took his time while showing us the different eateries. Everything we ate was delicious! We really enjoyed learning about the Egyptian customs. Thank you again, Ibo!

This was very fun experience. We got to enjoy delish Egyptian food. Our tour guide Ibrahim was amazing very knowledgeable and friendly. He also speaks very well English which helped us a lot.

This was a fantastic food tour!! Highly recommend. Ibrahim picked us up in a clean, comfortable car and took us to eat the best food in downtown Cairo! We met the Koshary king of Cairo, ate wonderful shawarma and falafel and gorgeous desserts and ice cream. We learnt a lot and enjoyed hanging out with Ibo who is a great guide.

I had the pleasure of having Manar guide me around to many different places to eat some wonderful Egyptian food. All the food was fantastic and I felt very safe with Manar guiding me around. Would definitely recommend to anyone new to Egypt looking to experience a bit of local cuisine

I had the pleasure of having Manar as my guide for today’s food tour. She was energetic, welcoming, and very friendly. The food was fabulous! We walked the city, had a nice conversation, and made me feel comfortable. Manar is phenomenal and you won’t be disappointed! Thanks for the hospitality Manar!

Manar is great! She took really good care of us, explained a lot of information and history of Cairo. Nothing was too much for her. The walking food trail and old city tour is a must. The places we ate are very local and tasted delicious. You feel the energy of this city. Highly recommend if your in Cairo.

Ibo was an outstanding tour guide. Our flight was delayed and we were over two hours late for our scheduled time. Ibo told us no problem, don’t rush, and waited patiently til we arrived. He then took us to many different eateries, telling us about the history of Egypt and the different buildings we were driving by. We had a great time listening to his amusing stories and we ended at a dessert shop where we met the owner, who gave us sweatshirts and so many desserts we couldn’t even come close to eating all of it. Ibo was the best and me my daughter had a great time. Highly recommend

Ibrahim took us to the best, real-deal places for shawarma and koshare, and a real-deal local coffee shop. You learn the culture through food, and this was well worth the time with a friendly, knowledgeable guide.

Manar was a great guide. We went on a walking tour in Cairo’s downtown area and sampled food popular with the locals: koshari, felafel, shawarma, ice cream and rice pudding (my favorite). Highly recommended!

My guide Manar brought me downtown for a walking food tour. It’s best to have a local accompany you so as to have a foil against random people engaging you in conversation. Egyptians are generally warm and friendly but one has to watch out for the occasional scammer wishing to bring you to the pyramids and ride a camel, vendors, beggar kids who will suddenly hug you for alms and vagabonds out for a dole out. That said, Egyptians are truly a warm people and are generally generous in assisting visitors. Anyway, the food tour. Manar had me try all the common Egyptian foods- koshari, felafel, shawarma, hibiscus juice (nice), ice cream, rice pudding (really nice!). All these I couldn’t have tried on my own as these were really the locals’ daily fare, typically beyond the radar of normal tourists. Such a lovely lady Manar. She’s very open to questions about Egypt, it’s culture and its people.

My wife, son and I had a great experience touring downtown Cairo with Ibrahim. We feasted on typical, delicious Egyptian food and toured very interesting neighborhoods with him. Ibrahim is knowledgeable and personable and very fun to be around. He adjusts the tour to meet interests and food preferences. His love for Cairo and all things Egyptian is infectious. He’s a gifted guide. Highly recommended.