Free Tour del Cairo islámico

I have done many walking tours. This is much more focused on going to the market and the guide getting a commission than to historical content. It is not in the spirit of the experience of finding out about a city in the normal way, it is much more of a commercial venture. I considered buying some expensive items but I am not going to buy things on the spot, I like most people like to see other examples. I took a card in a couple of the places thinking that it was like every other free walking tour I have ever been on (about 20) where the guides are there to show you their city and recommend places they like or believe are interesting. The guide walked off after I took the second card and left me well away from the initial point of the tour; the reason is if you return later he gets no commission so the whole tour is of no value to him. I have never been with a guide who shows so little interest in being with the tourist. He would race ahead the whole time as if he is in a hurry to get to the next store. At one point we took a taxi to go to a place where he gets commission, I could not say if this place is better or worse than any other that could have been closer. We passed many historical monuments on the way, however the whole time he just chatted with the taxi driver not thinking that the idea was to communicate the history to the tourist; also this is supposed to be a walking tour!! A really odd experience. If you read other reviews you will see other people are saying similar things. If you are looking for a personal shopper who gets paid by commission this is the tour for you, otherwise look for another option.

Mohammed was very informative and passionate about the city. He showed us all facets of history and architecture.

I learned so much about the history, design and creator of the mosques we visited. I was lucky enough to even climb up one of the minarets! We also visited no pressure masters in making papyrus, wood work and stickers in the tent makers market. Over all you will be so happy to be with Mohamed with how kind and smart he is of his home city!!

This was an amazing tour. We wouldn't know what to do if we didn't have our tour guide. Our tour guide arranged other tours with us as well here in Cairo and Luxor. They cared much about us doing our stay. Mohamed was our first tour guide and he was a lifesaver. He was so personable and relatable. He made sure our experience was wonderful. He introduced us to Maner, another guide because he had another tour the next day. She was just as amazing as he was. Very knowledgeable and provided us with so much information. I Highly recommend booking with them. They treated us like family