Egypt Travel Podcast
Episodes
The Top 5 Ways to Avoid Scams at the Pyramids
08 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the top tourist site in Egypt, and one of the top sites in the world, which also makes it a top site for scams and scammers. Some scams at the ...
Interview with documentary filmmaker Curtis Ryan Woodside
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Documentary filmmaker Curtis Ryan Woodside sits down with John Navarre of The Egypt Travel Podcast to talk about his background growing up in South Af...
Interview with Bethanie Nettleton of Escape to Egypt and Hathor House Boutique Hotel
30 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bethanie came to Egypt in late-2020 intending to only stay for 10 days. Four years later, she now runs women’s and spiritual retreats all over Egypt...
Airports and Flights to and within Egypt
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode dives into new flight options for flying into and back home from Egypt in more advantageous ways, as well as updated info on Egypt’s ma...
Interview with Dr. Bernard O’Kane on Islamic Art & Architecture in Egypt
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An enlightening sit-down interview with Dr. Bernard O’Kane, a distinguished professor of Islamic art and architecture at the American University in ...
All about Money and Currency in Egypt
30 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What is Egypt’s local currency and what is it really worth compared to foreign currencies like the US Dollar, Euro, or British Pound? What’s a fai...
The Perils of Using ChatGPT and AI in Travel Planning
17 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Blindly following ChatGPT and new travel planning tools based on artificial intelligence (AI) might be ok for travel in places like North America and ...
May/June 2023 GEM Updates
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
An announcement of the new video podcast episode that’s all about the latest updates on the Grand Egyptian Museum. The full video episode can be fou...
Interview with Travel Writer Whitney O’Halek from QuickWhitTravel.com
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Prolific travel writer and globetrotter, Whitney O’Halek of www.QuickWhitTravel.com, and I sit down over lunch in Luxor to chat about her impressio...
Interview with Ashely on her 3-Week Father-Daughter Adventure
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ashely and her father just finished spending over 3 weeks in Egypt exploring nearly every corner of the country together. In this super detailed guest...
Common Misconceptions about Egypt
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that “Egypt” wasn’t the real name of this country in ancient times, and it still isn’t even in modern times? Nope, that’s one o...
Who was Umm Kulthum?
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
No one in the West has quite the iconic stature that singer Umm Kulthum has across the Arab World. To compare her to only one of the most famous Weste...
The Avenue of the Sphinxes
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On the heels of Egypt’s latest globally televised cultural spectacle in Luxor for the opening of the Avenue of the Sphinxes, John dives into the his...
The Man Who Deciphered the Rosetta Stone
24 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In a departure from travel advice, John shares the history of the Rosetta Stone and story of the talented linguist whose rare genius was finally able ...
How to Structure an Itinerary in Egypt
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
John reviews some common pitfalls in Egypt trip planning and discusses what a realistic itinerary draft incorporating some of Egypt’s top sites and ...
Travel Bounces Back Bigtime in Egypt
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this latest episode – and first video episode – of the Egypt Travel Podcast, John updates viewers on this latest trip back to Egypt post-pandem...
Traveling During Ramadan
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Ramadan, all!! Traveling to Egypt during Ramadan requires a few logistical changes, but offers a unique experience that you won’t encounter an...
Interview with Egypt Elite Client Braden on Post-Covid Travel
10 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Another timely update on what it’s like to travel to Egypt as a tourist on the tail end of the Covid pandemic as global travel is finally opening ba...
QUICK UPDATE: Mummies on the Move!!!
02 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Note: This episode was recorded on April 2nd about a live event on April 3rd. A quick timely update on an historic event scheduled for today, April 3r...
Planning 1st vs. 2nd or 3rd trips to Egypt, Part 2
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing the journey around Egypt that we started in part 1 of this episode, we pick up in Luxor and switch from ancient sites to fun things to do h...
Planning 1st vs. 2nd or 3rd trips to Egypt, Part 1
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As travel resumes and picks up again, Egypt is unveiling lots of new attractions that will be new even to those who have visited Egypt before. Even wi...
How Big-Brand Companies Overcharge You for Second-Rate Tours
06 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Get ready! John takes you through what to expect when planning post-Covid travel to Egypt, including warnings about insanely overpriced branded trips,...
Egypt’s Resilience Before, During, and After Covid
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Egypt historically has experienced a major shock to its economy and its tourism industry about every 10 years for the past half-century or so, so Egyp...
Interview with local photographer Ahmed Wahba of VisitEgypt
25 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
John sits down with Egyptian photographer Ahmed Wahba to talk about some of his favorite unspoiled and emerging places to visit in Egypt, including th...
The New Grand Egyptian Museum
31 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this long-awaited episode all about the Grand Egyptian Museum, which includes a few surprises, John covers the history of this monumental project a...
Egypt Travel Updates
22 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A brief new episode to update listeners on a few important topics related to travel to Egypt and our ongoing efforts to support special projects in Eg...
Major Cairo Hotel Scene Updates
06 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This 15th episode was originally released on July 7th of 2019. However, since the hotel scene in Egypt has changed so much since then, the recommendat...
The Real Tea on Trip Advisor for Egypt
28 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Many people rely on Trip Advisor for doing their due diligence before a big international trip. While it may be fantastic for many other destinations,...
Critical Advice on AirBnB in Egypt
26 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Travelers beware! AirBnB and similar platforms have been wonderful additions to the accommodations scene in many places, but not in Egypt – at least...
Frequently Asked Questions, version 1.0
01 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This 12th episode is dedicated to sharing and answering some of the Egypt Travel Podcast listeners’ most frequently asked questions about travel to ...
The Red Sea
21 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
(Updated July 2022) In the 11th episode of the Egypt Travel Podcast, John delivers another info-packed download all about Egypt’s Red Sea coast, inc...
Aswan and Abu Simbel
01 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this tenth episode of the Egypt Travel Podcast, John takes listeners through a visit to Aswan and Abu Simbel in the far south of Egypt, including t...
Luxor, Part 2
18 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The second episode in a 2-parter on Luxor, Egypt’s ancient tomb- and temple-filled capital in the south. This episode continues on to the eastern ba...
Luxor, Part 1
10 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
John delivers another meaty brain dump about traveling to Luxor and traipsing around all of the amazing tombs and temples to visit here. Included are ...
Visiting the Egyptian Museum, Part 2
02 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
(Updated July 2022) Part two on the Egyptian Museum goes into detail about the top exhibits inside the museum, such King Tut’s famous treasures, mum...
Visiting the Egyptian Museum, Part 1
01 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is all about visiting the old Museum of Egyptian Antiquities in Cairo, including the history of the museum, logistics and tips for your v...
All About The Pyramids, Part 2
30 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
(Updated June 2022) In the second part of this two-parter, John walks through the logistics and practicalities of a trip out to the Pyramids complex ...
All About The Pyramids, Part 1
29 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
(Updated June 2022) In this episode, we dive into talking all about the world’s greatest ancient monuments – the Pyramids. John details the fundam...
Hotels in Egypt
08 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
NOTE: Check more recent episodes of the Egypt Travel Podcast for more updated hotel reviews, given how quickly Egypt’s hotel scene changes. In the...
Getting to Egypt and Your First Few Hours There
22 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
(Updated June 2022) In this second episode of the Egypt Travel Blog Podcast, John talks about the best ways to get to Egypt and walks listeners throug...
Introduction and Planning Travel to Egypt
18 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this premiere episode of the Egypt Travel Blog Podcast, we talk about what draws us all to Egypt, what Egypt is really like, and what you need to ...