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Thanks for everything. We had a wonderful time in Egypt. Everything went smoothly from Airport pickup to departure, including tours and hotels and cruise. We were very satisfied.
We would like to thank especially Rasha, driver Ayman, And Mr. Foad for taking care of us in Cairo.
We will be very glad to recommend this operator to anyone of our acquiantance planning a tour of ancient Egypt.
Finally, I came back with a favourable impression of Egyptian Government for taking extra precaution and security to protect the foreign tourists from terrorists.
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Client:
Don Maynard - from United Kingdom
Trip:
This trip: 2 weeks in Egypt
Rating:
rating 10/10
Comment:
My tour surpassed all expectations. Ms. Kamel accommodated every request and lived up to her great reviews. No effort was spared in providing me with a memorable experience.
I'd highly recommend the service with no qualifications.
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Client:
Christian Ingerslev - from United Kingdom
Trip:
This trip: 2 weeks in Egypt
Rating:
rating 7/10
Comment:
We had a great time in Egypt and in general had a good experience with this operator. There were a few issues - nothing serious, but in our view would improve their offering.
One thing I would like you to post - a Nile Cruise is probably the most disappointing experience I have ever had (I have travelled to more than 60 countries and had my fair share of good and bad experiences). I expected some kind of "romantic" experience - but how wrong was I.
Basically for the 4 days it was a convoy of 300 cruise ships. All of these going to Quay at the same time at the same temples. For the four days we basically were covered in diesel fumes from the other ships. As for the tours, 300 ships, each with 3 guides and their groups of min 20 people - all at the same time trying to view these marvellous buildings - you do the maths and think how "pleasant" that is.
Except for the Nile Cruise - Egypt was Magic - fantastic and so full of experiences. It is easy to get Toombed out though and it is vital not to try to do too much at the same time.
Egypt - strongly recommended; ....the Nile Cruise - a waste of time and money.
Kind regards Christian Ingerslev
Tour Operators Reply:
We are sorry that the Nile Cruise was a disappointment for Christian. The time he choose to travel was during peak season and Egypt is an extremely popular destination.
At at point in the cruise a road bridge needs to be raised which means they need to stop the road traffic. So to lessen the disruption in road traffic, they wait for all cruise ships to meet up, then open bridge letting the cruise ships through in one go. They are currently constructing a new lock in Esna and hopefully that will help smooth this section of the Nile in the future. I do not think when actually cruising down the Nile they are all together.
Unfortunately, we do not have any control over the Nile Cruises.
The cruises do time their arrival at the temples so they arrive together. This is purely for security reasons- since the recent unrest throughout the world and after 9/11 security in Egypt has been stepped up. The tourist police feel they can provide better protection for the tourists if they arrive together rather than individually. This is much like the convoys system that is in place if travelling by road.
In our opinion the Nile Cruise is very interesting and has, over the years, proved very popular with tourists - we very rarely get complaints as you can see from the feedback so far.
I am pleased that overall Christian enjoyed his holiday in Egypt.
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Client:
Thomas Nitsch - from Germany
Trip:
This trip: 2 weeks in Egypt
Rating:
rating 10/10
Comment:
service: very good - knowledge of the tour guide: very good - organization: very good - quality of service: very good
We enjoyed our holidays very much.
5
Client:
Zahid Dar - from United Kingdom
Trip:
This trip: 2 weeks in Egypt
Rating:
rating 10/10
Comment:
The holiday was a once in a lifetime trip. The tour was a hectic schedule of monuments that were breath-taking. The cruise on the Nile was a welcome slowing down of pace to the touring. Particularly enjoyed the stay at the Old Cataract Hotel in Aswan - its architechture and landscaped garden overlooking the banks of the Nile.
Itinerary
I T I N E R A R Y
day 01: Arrive Cairo airport to be met and assisted by our representative. then transfer by air-conditioned coach, to your hotel, check in & spend your first night in Cairo
day 02: Breakfast at hotel, before meeting your tour guide to visit Egyptian Museum then visit the Pyramids & Sphinx one of the seven wonders of the ancient World.
overnight in cairo
day 03 : Arrival Luxor, meet you, transfer to your hotel, overnight in Luxor.
day 04 : Breakfast at hotel before taking a tour to Medinet Habu - This includes the palace and funerary temple of Ramses 111, the Funerary temple of Thomos and the Temple of Queen Ament -Erts
All these are surrounded by a high wall of mud -bricks, overnight in Luxor.
day 05 : After Breakfast at the hotel we meet you and transfer you to the Nile cruise
- Embarkation before lunch.
Lunch- Introduction to your guide.Visit the West Bank to see Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Hatshepsut, Colossi of Memnon
Afternoon tea - Dinner - Dancing music.
day 06 : Breakfast - Tour to East bank to Visit Luxor & Karnack temples, Sail to Esna - Lunch - Sail to Edfu - Visit the temple of hours in Edfu . Oriental dinner - Galabiya party & overnight in Edfu.
day 07 : Breakfast - .Sail to Komombo & Lunch - Visit Komombo temple. Sail to Aswan - Afternoon tea . Dinner - Disco party & overnight in Aswan.
day 08 : Breakfast - Visit the high dam, the old dam and the Temple of Philae. -Lunch - free time - dinner , overnight in Aswan
day 09 : Breakfast - Felucca Disembarkation, Transfer to the hotel in Aswan. overnight in Aswan
day 10 : Breakfast at the hotel - Tour to Abu Simple ( optional ). Transfer back to Aswan. Overnight in Aswan
day 11 : Breakfast at the hotel , Visit to Nubian Village
transfer to take a flight to cairo arrival cairo and overnight
day 12 : Breakfast at the hotel , free day in cairo , Overnight in Cairo.
day 13 : Breakfast at hotel , free day for shopping , overnight
day 14 : Breakfast at the hotel, transfer to airport to fly home .
------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tour price includes:
* 5 nights in Cairo at 4 stars hotel bed and breakfast
* 4 nights at 5 stars Nile cruise full board and all Sightseeing
* 2 nights in luxor at 4 stars hotel bed and breakfast
* 2 nights in Aswan at 5 stars hotel bed and breakfast
* Sightseeing in Cairo, cruise ( include car, guide, entrance fees )
-* All Transfers in the program
Package rates excluding : Domestic flights Cairo/Luxor-Aswan/Cairo Cost per person : 190 Euros
* Trip to Abu Simple cost per person : 110 Euros
International flights All items not mentioned in the above programme Visas Items of a personal nature TIPS
