Culinary Egypt
A Foodie’s Journey

Arrival at Cairo airport. Neptune Tours foodie host welcomes you. Transfer to hotel. Late afternoon: Street Food Tour through downtown Cairo. Start with Egypt’s national dish – koshary (pasta, rice, lentils, crispy onions, spicy tomato sauce). Then sample ta’amiya (Egyptian falafel) with tahini, fiteer (flaky layered pastry with sweet or savory fillings), and sugarcane juice. End with traditional mahallabiya (milk pudding). Learn eating customs from your guide. Overnight Cairo.

Morning: Cooking class with a local chef in a traditional kitchen. Learn to make molokhia (jute leaf stew), stuffed vine leaves, and Egyptian rice with vermicelli. Enjoy your handmade lunch. Afternoon free. Evening: Indian‑Egyptian fusion dinner at a trendy Cairo restaurant – experience creations like koshary tikka masala, falafel pakoras, and saffron kheer. Meet with the chef for a tasting conversation. Overnight Cairo.

Morning flight to Aswan. Transfer to hotel. Late afternoon: cross the Nile by motorboat to a traditional Nubian village (e.g., Gharb Seheyl). Visit a local home where you’ll learn about Nubian culinary traditions – watch how sun‑baked flatbread (fiteer nubian) is made, taste dakkah (dip of roasted nuts and spices), and enjoy a feast of fatta (lamb with rice and bread), spiced salata baladi, and karkadeh (hibiscus tea). Participate in a spice‑blending demo using dukkah and dried limes. Overnight Aswan.

Start early (6:00 AM) for a magical sunrise felucca sail on the Nile. Aboard, enjoy a traditional breakfast: fool medames (slow‑cooked fava beans), fresh baladi bread, eggs, and mint tea. After the sail, dive into Aswan’s Spice Market (Sharia as-Souq). Your guide explains the uses of cumin, coriander, hibiscus, dried limes (loomi), and the unique Egyptian saffron. Visit a perfumery and try keshk (fermented yogurt spice). Lunch at a local favorite serving hamam mahshi (stuffed pigeon) or vegetarian fasolia. Afternoon free. Overnight Aswan.

After breakfast, private transfer to Aswan International Airport for your departure flight. Your foodie adventure ends, but the tastes of Egypt will linger. Neptune Tours representative assists with check‑in. Take home your spice blends, recipes, and a full heart.