{"id":50331,"date":"2026-05-27T09:52:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T23:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/inspiration\/?p=50331"},"modified":"2026-05-27T09:52:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T23:52:41","slug":"egypt-tour-surprising-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/inspiration\/egypt-tour-surprising-things\/","title":{"rendered":"I Went on an Egypt Tour: Here\u2019s\u00a0What\u00a0Surprised Me\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>A 10-day tour up the River Nile taught me that Egypt\u2019s greatest surprises have&nbsp;little&nbsp;to do with the pyramids.<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/au\/hotels\/country\/egypt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Egypt<\/a>\u00a0is one of the most visited, photographed and written-about destinations in the world. As a self-confessed\u00a0fan\u00a0of the pharaohs\u00a0\u2013\u00a0not\u00a0to mention\u00a0an obsessive pre-holiday researcher\u00a0\u2013\u00a0I thought I knew what to expect\u00a0on my <a href=\"https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/inspiration\/what-to-expect-egypt-tour\/\">10-day tour up the River Nile<\/a>.\u00a0Here\u2019s\u00a0what\u00a0caught me off guard.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div  class=\"lux_UI lux_single_dealcard cacheid_e2e6841d449d9c904b4cbd48f5399f78\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"dealcard_preview\">\n\t\t<div class=\"splide lux_dealcard_gallery\" aria-label=\"Luxury Escapes: Deluxe 14-Day Egypt &#038; Jordan Discovery 2027 with Dead Sea, Petra &#038; Wadi Rum by \"><div class=\"splide__arrows\"><button class=\"splide__arrow splide__arrow--prev\"><\/button><button class=\"splide__arrow splide__arrow--next\"><\/button><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/us\/tour\/tour-8bc0b186-7f3c-4216-863d-8b12cc1c2ed0\/egypt-jordan-14d-discovery-tour-nile-river-cruise-wadi-rum-petra-2027-base\" data-le=\"promo\" data-type=\"tour  LuxPlus \" data-name=\"Deluxe 14-Day Egypt &#038; 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fees apply<br>Twin regular room<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<span class=\"btn_view_offer\">View offer<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">There\u2019s&nbsp;a museum to rival the pyramids&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s&nbsp;wrong to say that the brand-new <a href=\"https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/inspiration\/cairo-must-visit-museums\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grand Egyptian Museum<\/a>, opened after decades of construction in 2025, stands in the shadow of the pyramids. In truth the scope of the building, twice the size of Paris\u2019s The Louvre and&nbsp;already nicknamed the \u2018Fourth Pyramid of Giza,\u2019 stands&nbsp;on its own.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a city as steeped in history as Cairo \u2013 with its higgledy-piggledy collection of ancient Egyptian tombs, Coptic monasteries, Roman ruins, Greek&nbsp;antechambers&nbsp;and mosques plucked from the Islamic Golden Age&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;easy to be overwhelmed. But it was only when I passed the towering statue of Ramesses II (who watches sternly over the main lobby) and found myself at the museum\u2019s Grand Stairway that I began to&nbsp;comprehend&nbsp;the museum\u2019s&nbsp;sheer&nbsp;scope.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Walk (or take the escalator) up the stairway and&nbsp;you\u2019re&nbsp;moving past five millennia, with statues, ritual&nbsp;gates&nbsp;and hidden treasures at your side. 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fees apply<br>Twin regular room<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<span class=\"btn_view_offer\">View offer<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In Egypt, every guide is a professional Egyptologist&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019m&nbsp;crouched in a tiny hand-carved tomb, twenty&nbsp;minutes&nbsp;and a world away from heaving Cairo.&nbsp;It\u2019s&nbsp;here&nbsp;in Saqqara where, under Pharaoh Djoser&nbsp;and architect&nbsp;Imhotep\u2019s&nbsp;orders, <a href=\"https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/inspiration\/exploring-egypt-by-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the country\u2019s very first pyramid was constructed<\/a>. Despite being within walking distance of one of Cairo\u2019s most popular tourist attractions, the place&nbsp;is&nbsp;completely empty;&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;just me&nbsp;and Amgad al&nbsp;Nazaty,&nbsp;my&nbsp;guide, plus&nbsp;whatever&nbsp;ghosts&nbsp;are&nbsp;still hanging&nbsp;around&nbsp;in the shadows.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWho is that?\u201d&nbsp;asks&nbsp;Amgad.&nbsp;He\u2019d&nbsp;recommended this tomb, little and&nbsp;rarely visited, for its vivid&nbsp;carvings&nbsp;\u2013 the hieroglyph-splashed walls&nbsp;were&nbsp;mostly&nbsp;still stained with their original pigment, warm oranges mingling with bright blues.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNepthys,\u201d I&nbsp;say.&nbsp;She\u2019s&nbsp;a goddess of the night sky and the sister of&nbsp;the more-famous&nbsp;Isis; carved in stone, the two goddesses,&nbsp;crowned with cow\u2019s horns and often found&nbsp;side-by-side,&nbsp;look&nbsp;practically identical.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhy?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere\u2019s&nbsp;always&nbsp;a small throne&nbsp;above&nbsp;Isis\u2019s head&#8230;\u201d He waits for me to&nbsp;return to him what&nbsp;<em>he\u2019d&nbsp;<\/em>told me yesterday.&nbsp;\u201cThis carving&nbsp;doesn\u2019t&nbsp;have it.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/inspiration\/8-unique-experiences-you-can-only-have-in-egypt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">These conversations became commonplace<\/a>.&nbsp;For me, the&nbsp;value of a guide in Egypt&nbsp;was obvious: able to navigate the country\u2019s opaque social and cultural&nbsp;mores&nbsp;\u2013 including&nbsp;<em>baksheesh<\/em>, a tipping custom that was alien to&nbsp;me&nbsp;\u2013 and handle any challenges that&nbsp;arose, a good guide can be the difference between a miserable trip and a marvellous one. 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fees apply<br>Twin regular room<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<span class=\"btn_view_offer\">View offer<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Egyptian&nbsp;food&nbsp;is massively&nbsp;overlooked&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the ancient Greeks first arrived in Egypt,&nbsp;they marvelled at the Egyptians\u2019 obsession with bread, which was considered an enduring symbol&nbsp;of life. On my own arrival \u2013 some three thousand years later \u2013 I was pleased&nbsp;to see&nbsp;nothing had changed.&nbsp;When morning arrives in&nbsp;Cairo, cyclists carry massive sheets of bran-dusted&nbsp;<em>aish&nbsp;baladi&nbsp;<\/em>(literally \u2018life bread\u2019);&nbsp;they\u2019ve&nbsp;become a modern symbol of the city.&nbsp;They\u2019re&nbsp;present at every cafe, restaurant, food&nbsp;cart&nbsp;and hotel buffet&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;tearing each in half and dipping&nbsp;it&nbsp;into hummus and olive oil quickly becomes my morning ritual of choice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s&nbsp;easy to become obsessed with Egypt\u2019s food scene, especially if you love carbs. Take&nbsp;<em>koshary&nbsp;<\/em>for example: a heaping plate of chickpeas, macaroni, fried onions,&nbsp;rice&nbsp;and brown lentils, best taken with generous lashings of&nbsp;hot sauce&nbsp;and garlic vinegar.&nbsp;Served in roadside stalls and restaurants across Egypt,&nbsp;its&nbsp;winning combination of savoury-tart notes has made it a hit in restaurants&nbsp;as far-flung as Japan.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another hit&nbsp;is&nbsp;<em>hawawshi<\/em>, crispy pita bread stuffed with spiced minced beef or lamb and roasted in a traditional oven.&nbsp;It\u2019s&nbsp;colloquially called \u2018Egypt\u2019s hamburger,\u2019 but I&nbsp;don\u2019t&nbsp;think the name does&nbsp;the dish&nbsp;justice \u2013 packed with onions, garlic, chilli and often tahini or pomegranate seeds,&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;closer in intensity and style to the Vietnamese banh mi.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are just glimpses of Egypt\u2019s criminally underrated food scene \u2013 for&nbsp;hungry travellers, everything from&nbsp;<em>ta\u2019ameya&nbsp;<\/em>(Egyptian falafels) to&nbsp;<em>feteer&nbsp;meshaltet&nbsp;<\/em>(a northern specialty,&nbsp;flakey&nbsp;fried bread dipped in rich molasses) is&nbsp;worth your while.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"lux_UI lux_offer_carousel\">\n\t\n\t<h3>Discover Egypt<\/h3>\t\n\t<section class=\"splide lux_offer_carousel_feed\" aria-label=\"Luxury Escapes: Discover Egypt\">\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"splide__arrows\">\n\t\t<button class=\"splide__arrow splide__arrow--prev\"><\/button>\n\t\t<button class=\"splide__arrow splide__arrow--next\"><\/button>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"splide__track\">\n\t\t<div class=\"splide__list\">\n\t\t\t\n<div id=\"offer_tour-8bc0b186-7f3c-4216-863d-8b12cc1c2ed0\" class=\"splide__slide offer_item type_tour cacheid_e2e6841d449d9c904b4cbd48f5399f78\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/us\/tour\/tour-8bc0b186-7f3c-4216-863d-8b12cc1c2ed0\/egypt-jordan-14d-discovery-tour-nile-river-cruise-wadi-rum-petra-2027-base\" data-le=\"promo\" data-type=\"tour carousel LuxPlus \" data-name=\"Deluxe 14-Day Egypt &#038; 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