In this article, Egypt Vacation Tours team selected the best tour companies allowing you to make your trip to Egypt more successful, enjoyable, and offer you the best experience ever.

You believe that it is easy to visit Egypt and plan your itinerary alone, but once when you arrive, you will realize that it was better to book with a specialized travel agency.

Egypt is a so vast country and has several tourist destinations, so it is not easy to be visited alone. You will definitely need to tour guide or representative at least, and this will be arranged with a tour company. The tour guide or representative will provide you more experience during your visit to Egypt, more enjoyment, and more luxury.

These are the best tour companies will offer to you more valuable tour in Egypt:

1 – Friendly Planet Travel Friendly Planet Travel offers you a reasonably priced, comfortable, and small-group tour to Egypt. As well, it has its own specialist tour guides.

It is good to mention that Friendly Planet Travel making International flights and King Tut Tomb in the valley of Kings included in your trip.

2 – Intrepid Intrepid travel distinguishes offering a variety of prices. With Intrepid travel, you will enjoy having a new experience, as you will travel from Cairo to Aswan via overnight sleeper train.

3 – Overseas Adventure Travel Overseas Adventure Travel has a great history in arranging tours to Egypt and distinguishes with its good guides. They make Abu Simbel temple tour included in your itinerary. It is good to mention that Overseas Adventure Travel team offers its Nile cruise tours on Dahabya Nile Cruise.

4 – Memphis Tours Memphis Tours, as Overseas Adventure Travel, has a great history in arranging tours to Egypt. They offer basic tours at affordable prices and cover the most of major attractions of Egypt.

5 – Explore Egypt Tours Explore Egypt Tours is one of the most famous travel agencies in Egypt, as it is one of the first companies in Egypt arranging tours to the Grand Egyptian Museum (the GEM), as was mentioned by CNN.

6 – Egypt Vacation Tours Egypt Vacation Tours is one of the most active travel agencies in Egypt, as they are famous for arranging tours to new destinations in Egypt like the Grand Egyptian Museum (the GEM). In addition, they are specialized in offering special permits tours.

Egypt is an incredible destination and its visit is often the vacation of a lifetime for many people. If you arrange to travel to Egypt and plan your itinerary, you will definitely think about the cost of this trip in 2021/2022.

In this article Egypt Vacation Tours team will answer your question (How much does it cost or the average of the trip to Egypt?) Egypt is one of the cheaper, affordable, and more rewarding destinations as you will be able to see several of its attractions and do a lot of activities in Egypt without spending a lot of money.

When you calculate the cost of your trip to Egypt, you have to know the different aspects of this trip:

Airfare Airfare may be the most expensive fee during your tour in Egypt. In addition, you have to be aware that the airfare cost during the main holidays as Christmas, Easter, and New Year will be more expensive.

Some hotels offer a pick-up and drop-off service from and to the airport, This service usually costs around $10.

Accommodation

Hotel
• In Egypt, you will be able to find several choices for your hotel accommodation. It is ranging between hostels, 3 stars hotels, 4 stars hotels, 5 stars hotels, and Luxury hotels.
• As we said, some hotels offer a pick-up and drop-off service from and to the airport. This service usually costs around $10.

Nile Cruise

• The Nile Cruise has a schedule, so it leaves and arrives on certain days. So it is better to arrange your itinerary around your cruise schedule.
• The Nile Cruise fees range from cheap feluccas as you will spend your accommodation on a deck to a luxury Nile Cruise, where you will enjoy more privacy and comfort.

Sleeper Train

• It is another type of accommodation for a single night. It is one of the transportation from Cairo to Luxor or Aswan.
• You have to be aware that there are tourist seasons, as the prices can be changed like hotels, cruises, and flights.

Tour Guide

• When you visit some cities around the world like Paris, you will not need a tour guide, it is better to discover it alone. Unlike in Egypt, you will need to a guide accompany you throughout your tour to explain to you the great history of this country and add value to your experience.
• Also, the tour guide will help you in your local transportation as he/she will pick you up and drop you off at your accommodation, whether Hotel or Nile Cruise.

Personal Spending

• There are some places in Egypt as Khan El Khalili Bazaar and Luxor market that will attract you to buy some souvenirs and gifts, like papyrus, figurines, or accessories.
• Also, there is common spending in Egypt that is always be expected. It is the tipping.

Many tourists come to Egypt every year to visit its magnificent attractions. The beautiful and diverse weather of Egypt considers being one of the top reasons to travel to it at any time round all year. However, they are always asking themselves that (What is the best time to visit Egypt?)

Despite Egypt’s beautiful variety of temperatures through its several governorates, you should know the nature of the climate of Egypt. It has a hot summer and cool and mild winter.

1 – Spring Season – from March to June Spring Season is the best time to visit Egypt and discover its major sightseeing as the temperature is moderate. At spring, there is a festival called (Sham El Nessim). It falls on the day after the Eastern Christian Easter.

2 – Summer Season – from June to September Summer Season is sometimes hot, especially in the Upper of Egypt, allowing you to explore a different side of Egypt. You will be able to enjoy the Egyptian coastal beaches and resorts as Hurghada, Sharm El-Sheikh, and Dahab. Also, you may enjoy a traditional felucca boat in the Nile River.

3 – Autumn Season – from September to December Autumn Season is as spring season. It is a good time to visit Egypt, as prices become so reasonable. You will be able to discover upper and lower Egypt and visit their major historical and heritage sites.

On October 22^nd, you can attend a unique phenomenon occurring in Egypt, as the sun illuminates the Holy of Holies of the great Abu Simbel Temple in Aswan.

4 – Winter Season – from December to March Winter Season is the ideal time so it is the highest tourist season, as the weather is a nice. Also, you can enjoy your Christmas holiday in Egypt while you are visiting the historical and heritage attractions.

On February 22^nd, you can attend a unique phenomenon occurring in Egypt, as the sun illuminates the Holy of Holies of the great Abu Simbel Temple in Aswan.

Many people dream of visiting Egypt, as it is the cradle of civilization and comes at the top in containing wonders for ancient history. But due to the current issues in the whole world (COVID-19), they always ask that (Is it safe to visit Egypt in 2021?).

If you are asking (Is it safe to visit Egypt?) due to the current COVID-19 situation, we will answer you? Egypt, like the rest of the countries around the world, had a hard time as tourism took a nosedive. But now, things are looking up due to adherence to safety and security precautions in several sectors of the country.

Additionally, World Health Organization (WHO) praises procedures taking by Egypt for reducing the outbreak of coronavirus.  WHO published that Egypt is one of the least countries with cases infected with coronavirus until now.

So do not be hesitant to travel to Egypt right now. We will tell why you should get this chance.

• If you visited Egypt before, of course, you found some attractions are stack with tourists. But now, you will be more enjoying these places as they will not be over-packed with tourists.
• Travel agencies are desperate for you, making the prices incredibly cheap.
• The security is at an all-time high as it pledges to implement precautionary measures and discourage any attacks.

Egypt is perfectly safe for visiting, but taking a bit of precaution is never wrong. You have to stick to the rules, do not look for trouble, respect the culture, stay aware of your surroundings, and keep an eye on your belongings to have an enjoyable visit.

• Make sure that the travel company planning your itinerary in Egypt is reputable and will offer you all amenities and safety.
• Keep a copy of your identification.
• Get a SIM card.
• Stay away from any crowds in general.
• Stay out of the sun, use your sunscreen, and Keep a water bottle on you.

Do you know about tipping in Egypt? Get new tips for your tour in Egypt

Tipping, also known as Baksheesh, is an expected thing in Egypt; it reflects your appreciation for the efforts of the person who helped you in something. Many Egyptians who work in the service or hospitality industry consider Baksheesh is an essential aspect of their life and income because they are not well paid.

There are two types of tipping:
1 – Kitty Tipping It means that you will pay the Baksheesh within your tour price, and our tour operator will distribute it to drivers, hotel staff, cruise crew, and guides, etc. In this type, you will no need to pay any extra tips during your tour.

2 – Self-Management: During your tour, your private tour guide will handle tips. At the end of your tour, you will give the tipping for the guide. Do not forget to tip the guide.

Tips to Minimum expected tipping in Egypt: Tips or Baksheesh can be in Dollars, Euro, or even Egyptian Pounds, but not coins.

• Tips for Tour Guide starts from 10 to 15 US$ per person per day.
• Tips for Tour Leader starts from 5 to 10 US$ per person per day.
• Tips for Drivers starts from 2 to 5 US$ per person per day.

• Tips for Tour Guide starts from 25 to 50 US$ per person per day.
• Tips for Tour Leader starts from 15 to 20 US$ per person per day.
• Tips for Drivers starts from 10 to 15 US$ per person per day.

• Tips for waiters in restaurants start from 5 US$.
• Tips for hotel bellman, hotel doorman, or Airport start from 2 to 4 US$.
• Tips in Nile Cruise. There is a tips box on the cruise. You can put in it your Baksheesh. It may not less than10$ per day per person.

Egypt Vacation Tours team hopes to offer you the best service to enjoy your tour in Egypt.