About us
Rafiky means “my companion.”
رفيقى is the friend who knows the alleys, the boats, and the family recipes. We built a platform that gives every traveler that friend, and every local expert a global audience.
Our story
Born in Cairo, built for travelers everywhere
Egypt has 7,000 years of stories, and most visitors only ever hear three of them. The pyramids, the museum, the bazaar tour from the hotel lobby. Meanwhile, the captain who knows the quiet bend of the Nile, the family that's carved alabaster for four generations, the home cook whose molokhia outclasses any restaurant: they stay invisible, undiscoverable, and underpaid.
Rafiky exists to fix both sides of that broken connection. We're an integrated travel platform connecting travelers with trusted local providers, one place to plan the entire trip, from where you sleep to what you bring home, built around real people we've verified ourselves.
We started in Egypt, expanded to Oman, and we're just getting started. Every provider on Rafiky is approved by our team, because trust isn't a feature, it's the product.
Giza, Egypt, where most trips start. Ours just don’t end there.
Why we exist
Mission & vision
Make local travel safer, easier, and more connected
Give travelers one trusted place to build their entire trip, and give local providers the storefront, bookings, and payments they need to grow, without needing to build any of it themselves.
A world where every journey is hosted by a friend
From Egypt and Oman to every destination with stories worth telling. We're building the marketplace where authentic local hospitality is the default, not the lucky find.
What we stand for
Our values
Authenticity first
Real places, real people, real experiences. If it only exists for tourists, it doesn’t belong on Rafiky.
Trust is the product
Human verification, protected payments, and honest reviews on both sides of every booking.
Local first economics
Money from tourism should land in local hands. Our providers keep 90% of every booking.
Hospitality is care
From our support team to our refund policy, we treat travelers and providers the way good hosts treat guests.
Travel with a friend. Host like one.
Whichever side of the journey you’re on, there’s a door here for you.