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Cairo Restaurant: Zooba
Zooba 26th of July Street, Zamalek M-W and Sat-Sun: 07:00 – 01:00 Th-F: 07:00 – 03:00 Reminiscent of Istanbul’s Beyoğlu eateries, Zooba has managed to combine authentic Egyptian cuisine and modern design. It offers the perfect solution for those that don’t want to ‘hug the bowl’ after a dodgy streetmeat experience nor pay a fortune [...]
Condé Nast Traveler . . . again!
Exciting news! We are featured in Condé Nast Traveler yet again. Backpacker Concierge is in their March 2012 issue. Thank you Zora O’Neill. Stayed tuned for more details on our 2012 culinary tour to Siwa and the wineries of the Delta. For now, click here for the online version of the article.
New Museum: Crocodiles in Kom Ombo
Adjacent to Kom Ombo Temple Best visited after viewing the temple grounds 08:00 – 20:00, depending upon cruise days It could be that we are drunk off of ‘Nile loveliness’ having spent three days on a private Dahabiya with a group of intrepid Americans, but we found the new Crocodile Museum in Kom Ombo to [...]
Feature in Food + Wine Magazine
After a year in the making, iconic American magazine Food & Wine featured Backpacker Concierge in their February 2012 issue. Writer Salma Abdelnour traveled with us in Cairo, Alexandria, Dahab, and the St. Katherine Protectorate before writing this amazing 5-page article. View the vivid .pdf version here or the text here. Stayed tuned for more [...]
Customized: A Fortnight in Egypt
Felucca Sailtrek After many long hours of travel from Australia, Tracey and her husband arrived in Egypt just before the Christmas holidays. They visited the capital’s main sites with one of our favorite female guides before traveling to Upper Egypt where they took their time exploring St. Simeon’s Monastery by camel, Abu Simbel by car, [...]
Cairo Restaurant: Left Bank
*image courtesy of The Daily News Egypt Left Bank 53 Abu El Feda Street, Zamalek – 022 735 0014 (Use Sequoia’s street entrance) Described as a ‘café with soul’, ‘a cultural salon’, and ‘an ode to old Cairo’. Whatever the classification, Left Bank is a stunning, new edition to Cairo’s eclectic culinary scene. The setting [...]
Customized: Escaping the Snow
Conquering the Dune Four teachers from Sulaymaniyah, Iraq decided to forego the cold winter holidays and spend their time in Egypt with Backpacker Concierge. They first ventured to Siwa where they stayed in a private villa and took part in jeep safaris and historical walks through the date palmeries. In Upper Egypt, they boarded a [...]
Customized: A Multi-National Desert Trip
Conquering the Western Desert Xiaoyun and her family met in Israel and traveled overland to Egypt where they took part in a stunning 11-day program with Backpacker Concierge. After exploring the main sites in Cairo and along the Nile, they took to the lesser-explored regions of the Western Desert for a 2-night safari. A few [...]
Customized: Cairo and the Dahabiya
Behind The Scenes Christine and her husband traveled from Germany for a short jaunt in Cairo and a long, relaxing trip on their 8-cabin Dahabiya with Backpacker Concierge. They decided not to gulp in the Nile – rather, they sipped it and explored Upper Egypt at a refined pace! A few words from the client: [...]
Customized: White Desert Adventure
En Route to the White Desert As part of a one year around-the-world holiday, Liz and Reed contacted Backpacker Concierge to arrange an overnight White Desert excursion. This is by far one of our most popular offerings given the desert’s proximity to Cairo and it is a great add-on for clients already booked on a [...]
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