Iconic Egypt Tour – Explore Cairo, Alexandria, Nile Cruise & Abu Simbel 11 Days

Customer Reviews

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  Mickie

  · November 21st, 2023
  I had an excellent experience using Tourradar. The guides and driver made me feel so safe, always there to pick me up at the precise time, without me even calling them. The tour guides were very intelligent and experienced. Dalia, Remon, Sobhy and Mahmoud were wonderful. I highly recommend Tourradar, whether travelling alone or with a group.
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  Trip date: November 2023
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  Mark

  · November 17th, 2022
  We have never been on an organized group tour before. We have always self-planned and self-executed our trips, including to 'difficult' places. I must say the organization and structure of the tour was excellent. The guides ranged from good to very good. All tour guides in Egypt work from a script, however the quality of the guides can be determined by their responses to questions and when they diverge from the script. Our guides varied from good to very good in this regard. The pacing of the tour was first class, giving us plenty of free time while also seeing the highlights. Could more have been added? Yes, but this would have been very tiring, and i thought the pacing was 'spot on'. Details: 1. Pick up at the airport was a just a little off kilter, we had to call the guide to find him, but we got there, and from there everything went very smoothly. We were fortunate that our tour in Cairo was 'private', just the two of us, with a local guide and driver effectively dedicated to us. The order of the tour was juggled a bit to accommodate the cruise, but this did not affect the tour at all. 2. If you are nervous the traffic in Cairo will be challenging. Also outside of central Cairo the trash problem is as bad, if not worse, than anywhere I have been in the world. Clearly Egypt is a developing nation with all the challenges that go with that, but even in the touristy areas the trash is a problem, efforts required by the Egyptian Government to improve that. The hawkers and street hustlers are very aggressive at times, your guide will help but it requires some fortitude to get past this and it does get jarring after 10 or 11 days of it. Just be prepared, they are just trying to make a living, and this is a developing country. But........ 3. The history of Egypt is outstanding, arguably the best in the world. To have so much to see concentrated in such a small geography is amazing. While I knew a fair amount about Egyptian history before I came, this does not prepare you for actually seeing it in person. Having a guide and transport is essential. One of the most outstanding places I have ever been to (and we have been to over 75 countries). 4. Our guide and transport were excellently organized and prepared. Pick ups were on time, the tours well planned, if a little predictable. The only issue is that in peak season you will be at the monuments along with thousands of others. Don't expect to have the temples to yourself if you come in the peak season or you go on a tour. Most of the tours arrive at the same time, especially on the cruises. Most of the tour ships travel at the same time down the Nile, and arrive at same time at each monument. Not much you can do about this if you travel on a tour. 5. Our guides were good at taking us to reliable shopping destinations. There is an awful lot of rubbish out there, finding good souvenirs is not easy, but the guides were helpful with this. 6. Hotels/Cruise- the Conrad was undergoing a renovation. On the first part of our tour we were in an unrenovated room. The room was showings its age and certainly not up to standard. I would not recommend an unrenovated room. On the second part we were in a renovated room. Much, much better, and up to standard. Actually the renovated rooms are very nice, and highly recommended. Food in the hotel weas good. Cruise- the ship was OK (Steigenberger Minerva)- it was a little old, but well maintained. Not bad, just not great- 3.5 out of 5 I would say. Crew were good, service 4 out of 5 and food quite good, also 4 out of 5. 7. For those coming from the US, and for those with the time, I would recommend adding an extra day at the beginning and end of the tour just to relax and maybe do some walking through Cairo. We did this and we were very thankful that we did. 8. In Summary- i would rate this an excellent experience, and the tour operator actually exceeded my expectations. I would recommend the operator (Look at Egypt Tours) and I would highly recommend visiting Egypt. if you are time crunched, or don't want a lot of hassle, a tour is the way to go.
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  Trip date: November 2022
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  Dale

  · December 2nd, 2021
  Our local tour guide in Cairo/Alexandria was considerate, deeply knowledgeable, and very thoughtful.
  

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  Trip date: December 2019