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Egypt · Private Scholar-Led Travel
Egypt, with an Egyptologist who makes it personal.
Bring your group. Pick your dates. Johnny does the rest: itinerary, access, stories, and on-the-ground guidance from a true expert.
A new way to travel Egypt
Not a packaged tour. A private expert.
You bring the group
Family, friends, an alumni circle, a society. 4 to 14 travellers works best.
You choose the dates
Whenever suits the group. We'll advise on season and length.
Johnny is your guide-in-chief
From the first call to the last sunset on the Nile. One expert, every day.
Your guide-in-chief
Thirty years of Egypt, told the way it deserves.
Johnny is an Egyptologist and art historian who travelled Egypt for more then three decades. He graduated KU Leuven, Magna Cum Laude, first of his class and is global tourleader certified by CVO Volt Belgium in 2026. He reads the hieroglyphs on the wall like you read your morning paper.
He's also one of those rare scholars who knows how to tell a story. He can stand in front of Ramesses II at Abu Simbel and bring 1274 BC back to life and a day later walk you into a tomb most tours never visit.
Professionally Johnny is a former Procter & Gamble sr. executive who worked mainly in Central & Eastern Europe and Afrika.
When you travel with Johnny you don't get a script. You get passionate knowledge, deep relationships with the people who guard these sites in Arabic, and an itinerary built around what your group actually wants to feel.
30+
Years in Egypt
Magna
Cum Laude · KU Leuven
4 to 14
Travellers per trip
What you actually get
One expert, the whole way through.
This is closer to hiring a scholar-in-residence than booking a tour. Here is everything Johnny brings to your trip:
- Itinerary designed for your group's interests and pace
- Hotel, transport, and logistics recommendations (you book; Johnny advises)
- Private guiding for the full trip. Every site, every day. Locally compliant.
- Access to lesser-known sites and local contacts from artists to local food restaurants.
- Pre-trip briefing videocall or in person meetings and a reading / listening list
- On-trip storytelling, context, and Q&A at every step
A consultancy, not a tour package
Who does what.
You handle
- Bringing the group together (4 to 14 people works best and keeps transport efficient)
- Choosing the dates that suit you
- Booking your own flights and hotels
- Settling local costs as you go (entries, transport, meals)
Johnny handles
- Designing the itinerary with you
- Recommending hotels, drivers, and the right rhythm
- Pre-trip briefings and a tailored reading list
- Guiding every site, every day, the whole trip
Where he takes you
Egypt's sacred places.
Every site Johnny suggests has a story he can't wait to tell you, and a door he knows how to open.
Step pyramids and Old - New Kingdom tombs few tours reach.
Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut, the workers' village, Valley of the queens
The temple of Seti I. The finest reliefs in Egypt.
Hathor's temple, painted ceilings, the zodiac.
Nubia, the Nile, and the island of Isis.
The ultimate Egyptian temple of Horus
Ramses II's colossi, carved into the Nubian cliffs.
The dual temple of Sobek and Horus, with its ancient surgical reliefs.
The way it works
Four simple steps, and you're on your way.
- 01
Inquire
Send a short note. Tell us roughly who's coming and when you'd like to travel.
- 02
Discovery call
A 30-minute call with Johnny to understand your group, your interests, and the kind of trip you want.
- 03
Itinerary & quote
Johnny sketches an itinerary, suggests hotels and a rhythm, and shares a transparent daily fee.
- 04
Travel together
You book your flights and rooms. Johnny meets you in Cairo, and stays with you, every day.
Who it's for
Small private groups who want depth.
Most trips run 7 to 14 days, with 4 to 14 travellers. Smaller is fine. Larger, on request.
- Families travelling together
- Friend groups & private circles
- Alumni & society trips
- Photographers & writers
- Scholars & lifelong students
- Collectors & private clients
Traveller stories
What past groups say.
“
If passion for ancient Egypt had a name, it would be Johnny . His enthusiasm, knowledge and energy are truly contagious. During our trip in 2026 to Cairo and Luxor he brought the temples , tombs and stories of ancient Egypt vividly to life. His depth of knowledge as an egyptologist and art historian is impressive, but what makes him truly special is how naturally he shares it - with warmth , clarity and genuine excitement. After returning home, I found myself reading books about ancient Egypt just to deepen my knowledge further. Thats the mark of an exceptional guide.
Victoria G
CANADA· PRIVATE FAMILY GROUP
“
We travelled with Johnny to Cairo, Luxor and Edfu in 2026. Johnny stood in Karnak and read the hieroglyphs directly to us, fluently, passionately, without notes. I had goosebumps the entire time.
Michaela P.
SOFIA · FRIENDS-OF-FRIENDS GROUP
“
We visited Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, Abu Simbel and Komombo, Edfu and Esna with Johnny. He stood in front of Ramesses II and explained the geopolitics of 1274 BC as though he had been there himself. Two weeks that changed my relationship with human history.
Constantin S.
LONDON · 8 TRAVELLERS
Frequently asked
Good questions.
Inquire
Start the conversation.
Tell us a little about your group. Johnny reads every inquiry himself and will reply within a few days to set up a discovery call.