4-Hour Birqash Camel Market Tour from Cairo with Private Guide

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 Visit the famous Camel Market of Birqash
• 02 See large numbers of beautifully decorated camels
• 03 Watch merchants buying and selling camels at auction
• 04 Observe traders negotiating and making deals in the market

Join this unique and exciting tour to the famous Birqash Camel Market, where you can observe buyers and sellers negotiating the barter of camels. See a large number of beautifully decorated camels and capture great photos with these desert friends. This one-of-a-kind visit offers a fascinating glimpse into one of the most famous camel markets near Cairo.

See a large number of beautifully decorated camels and capture great photos with these desert friends.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 4 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Yes

City Cairo

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1

Day 01

Visit the Famous Birqash Camel Market

• Meet your tour guide, who will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo and drive to Birqash. It is a small village north of Cairo, where you will visit the famous Camel Market. You will enjoy a unique experience as you see merchants buying and selling camels at auction inside the market, and watch traders negotiating and making deals. People from every social background and traders go there to get relatively cheap and guaranteed healthy meat. Foreign tourists from all over the world also come to this famous market because they are keen to see the largest gathering of camels, the "ships of the desert".
• End the tour and head back to your hotel.

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

• All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
• Pick-up services from your hotel and return
• Private Egyptologist guide
• Entrance fees to the mentioned site
• Bottled water during your trip
• All taxes and service charges

What's Not Included

• Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary
• Tipping

What to bring

• You must bring a valid photo ID to verify your name and age.

Know before you go

• Please refer to your itinerary for redemption instructions.
• Please be ready 15 minutes before your scheduled pickup time.
• Please inform us of your hotel name, address, or arrival flight number, airline, and time 48 hours before the start of your activity.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

Cairo, Egypt

Tour start

Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt

Tour ends at the same location as the start point.