Discover the ancient wonders of Egypt and cruise the River Nile in style on this 8-day tour which takes in the highlights of Cairo, Luxor and Aswan. Marvel at the Pyramids of Giza, explore pharaoh’s tombs at the Valley of the Kings, the mighty temple of Karnak and more.
Food was marginal. Staff was friendly. Made some new friends. Sights were incredible. We had fun.
Our tour guide Mohamed was outstanding! The trip was everything we expected and more. From being greeted the moment we arrived to putting us in a car to the airport… we felt safe and welcomed throughout our journey. Everything was organized very well. There were adjustments made to accommodate everyone.
I’ll start off with the things that I enjoyed and liked about this trip. First, we saw A LOT for the short amount of days, and each place was incredible. I definitely feel like I saw all of Egypt’s highlights. Second, the GUIDE! Mohamed was seriously the best guide I’ve had on any tour. He’s knowledgeable, patient, energetic (despite working long tedious hours), and honestly just the exact kind of person you want taking you around a place like Egypt. He was the reason myself and my female travel buddy felt safe and secure in an otherwise “unsafe” travel destination. He is a certified Egyptologist who is a published author so he really knows everything. Finally, I really enjoyed the meals on the trip. I felt like I really ate well at all the destination points where meals were included. They were buffets and I was seriously surprised at the quality! Now, for the criticism. Although we saw a lot of places, there was not nearly enough time. Egypt is one of the places that’s been on my forever bucket list and after coming along way (from Toronto), I feel like there wasn’t enough time to absorb and appreciate each place. We had maybe 30-60 minutes at some of the major highlights and I was deeply disappointed by that. I felt like the rooms at each hotel/cruise were so mediocre and I would have been happy to pay for an upgrade. This would be an example of “you get what you pay for”. Don’t expect fabulous sleeping accommodation because it is 4 stars at best. I also didn’t like the perfume and jewelry stops. It felt like a cash grab and a phoney way for locals to take advantage of tourists. It was nice to see some local shops, but the employees there were trying so hard to make sales, it was a little annoying to be followed around. Finally, the amount of people in one tour group should be at a max of 16 or something. We had 28 in our group! I was lucky to have met a lot of great people on this tour but it was very chaotic at times due to the amount of people we were waiting on (people being late to the meeting point etc). Overall, I really really enjoyed my experience.
The trip covered in great detail the rich Egyptian archaeological sites and history from of course the great pyramids at Giza plateau to ancient amazing temples, tombs and the fantastic cruise along the Nile from Aswan to Luxor. Accommodation and food – acceptable. Hotels good but wi-fi either not available in room or poor in most locations.Overall good value for money!