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Private Birqash Camel Market Tour from Cairo
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Les nourrissons doivent s’asseoir sur les genoux d’un adulte
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About 35 km northwest of Cairo, past the edge of the city, sits one of the largest camel markets in the Middle East, and it is nothing like a tourist attraction.
At Birqash (Souq al-Gamaal), hundreds of camels arrive overland, many trekked up from Sudan, and traders haggle over them in fast, loud, hands-on bargaining. Your private guide walks you through what is actually happening: how camels are priced by age and condition, where they come from, and the hand signals dealers use. It is dusty, busy, and very real.
It runs best on Friday and Saturday mornings, when the market is at full tilt. This is a working livestock market, so expect a raw, authentic scene rather than a polished one.
Id...
Points forts
De 4 heures à 5 heures
Proposé en Anglais & 3 Autres
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
De 4 heures à 5 heures
Proposé en Anglais & 3 Autres
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
Ce qui est inclus
Hotel pickup and drop-off in private air-conditioned vehicle
Visit to the Birqash Camel Market (Fridays and Saturdays only, market closes by late morning)
Private Multilingual Egyptologist guide
Air-conditioned vehicle
Bottled water and light refreshment
Personal expenses, purchases at the market, and anything not listed as included
Gratuities for guide and driver (suggested $10-15 USD per traveler, optional)
Private Birqash Camel Market Tour from Cairo
(1) Avis
Kerdasa
À propos
About 35 km northwest of Cairo, past the edge of the city, sits one of the largest camel markets in the Middle East, and it is nothing like a tourist attraction.
At Birqash (Souq al-Gamaal), hundreds of camels arrive overland, many trekked up from Sudan, and traders haggle over them in fast, loud, hands-on bargaining. Your private guide walks you through what is actually happening: how camels are priced by age and condition, where they come from, and the hand signals dealers use. It is dusty, busy, and very real.
It runs best on Friday and Saturday mornings, when the market is at full tilt. This is a working livestock market, so expect a raw, authentic scene rather than a polished one.
Id...
Points forts
De 4 heures à 5 heures
Proposé en Anglais & 3 Autres
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
De 4 heures à 5 heures
Proposé en Anglais & 3 Autres
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
Ce qui est inclus
Hotel pickup and drop-off in private air-conditioned vehicle
Visit to the Birqash Camel Market (Fridays and Saturdays only, market closes by late morning)
Private Multilingual Egyptologist guide
Air-conditioned vehicle
Bottled water and light refreshment
Personal expenses, purchases at the market, and anything not listed as included
Gratuities for guide and driver (suggested $10-15 USD per traveler, optional)
Itinéraire
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Camel market
You arrive in the morning as trucks and herders are still bringing camels in, and the noise hits first: bellowing animals, shouted prices, the slap of hands sealing a deal. Your guide moves you through the pens, explaining how a camel's worth is read from its teeth, hump, and gait, and translating the bargaining as it happens. Hundreds of animals change hands here on a busy day, many having walked the desert route up from Sudan. It is a candid look at a trade that has run for centuries. Wear closed shoes you do not mind getting dusty.
