Enjoy your Christmas holidays and vacations in Egypt. visit the major sites in Egypt. Luxor, Aswan, Abu Simble, Cairo, Giza pyramids and even more offers.
Day 1: Our representative will meet & assist you upon your arrival at Cairo International Airport. After that you will be transferred to your hotel in Cairo by a private air-conditioned vehicle. Upon arrival at the hotel he will do your check in and give you detailed information concerning your tomorrows trip. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 2: Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo, then met by your personal guide who will accompany you to Giza Plateau to visit the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus - Famous Sphinx and Valley temple facing the great statue. Lunch included during the tour and then proceed to Sakkara area to visit Sakkara Complex and first pyramid ever built (Djoser Pyramid). Move to Memphis; Old kingdom's capital and famous Necropolis, Overnight in cairo .
Day 3: Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo, transfer to cairo airport to fly to Aswan or Luxor . (according to the cruise sailing) In the morning transfer from Aswan airport to embark your Nile River Cruise , before Lunch enjoy visiting the world famous High Dam, the beautiful located Temple of Philae on Isis Island and the Granite Quarries and the Unfinished Obelisk. Dinner on board and overnight in Aswan.
Day 4: early morning at 0400 travel to Abu simple by private car , Visit The two Temples of Abu Simbel, with their unique style, travel back to Aswan ,lunch on board Sail to Kom Ombo, and Visit the Temple shared by two gods Sobek & Haeroris in Kom Ombo., dinner and overnight
Day 05 : Breakfast ,Sail to Edfu, lunch on board after that Visit the well preserved Horus Temple in Edfu. Take afternoon tea during sailing to Esna , sailing to Luxor Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 06 : Breakfast on board, visit to the West Bank of the River Nile in Luxor to the Valley of the Kings, the temple of Queen Hatshepsut at El Deir EL Bahari and the Colossi Memnon. Lunch , tour to visit East Bank of the Nile in Luxor to the Karnak and Luxor temples. You will be transferred back to the Nile cruise ship for afternoon tea and dinner on board with overnight aboard the Nile cruise vessel in Luxor.
Day 7: Disembarkation after breakfast, transfer to luxor airport to fly to cairo. meet & assist by our REP and transfer to your hotel - check in and overnight.
Day 8 : After breakfast, you will be escorted by your private guide to visit: Egyptian Museum, Treasures room for the child king Tutankhamen, alongside many other fascinating artifacts. Additional visit to the mummies room at the museum (extra ticket on spot) Lunch through out the tour at local restaurant, then moving to visit Saladin Citadel including Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque inside. Continue to Coptic Cairo to visit the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue. Combining fascinating history with shopping in a lively Khan El Khalili Bazaar, which dates back to 1382.
Day 09: Breakfast at the hotel in Cairo - free time before your flight - check out and then transferred to Cairo International Airport for final departure.
Inclusions:• Meet & assist upon arrival and departure by Egypt magic Tours representatives. • All transfers to/from airport, hotels, Nile cruise & train station by private A/C vehicle. • Accommodation 3 nights in Cairo,at 4 stars hotel , breakfast included. • Accommodation 4 nights Nile River Cruise, 5 star cruise with full board basis. • Entrance fees to the mentioned sites above, Giza, Cairo, Aswan,Abu Simple, Kom Ombo, Edfu &Luxor. • Professional Egyptologist tour guide. • During your Sightseeing tours on aboard the cruise you will be accompanied by English-speaking Tour guide (You may join a Egypt magic Tours group ). • Lunch meal at excellent quality local restaurant during tours in Cairo • Free cell phone with local SIM card (charged with 10 L.E, 2 international or 30 local minutes) to keep in touch with your home and tour operator as well. • All taxes & service charge.
Exclusions: • International flights to/from Egypt. • Egypt entry visa, for non restricted nationalities you can buy it upon arrival before passport control. Visa Cost $ 15 per person adult or child. - New Years Eve Gala Dinner $150.00 on 31/12/07 • Extras at hotels and aboard the cruise (additional meals, drinks, laundry...etc) • Any optional tours may requested • Entrance fees to special archaeological sites like (Mummies room at the Egyptian Museum - Inside one of the Pyramids – Tutankhamen Tomb at valley of the Kings) • Tipping Kitty
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Upon arrival I was greeted by Fooad, the manager of Egypt Magic, at the airport. I was driven to my hotel (The Zoser. I thought it was a very nice hotel, maybe a 3 star by European standards. It was clean, comfortable, and had a nice buffet that was available all day/ While Fooad explained about Egypt and it's culture. The first day at the hotel I just fell asleep, since I had been traveling extensively.
Day 2 I was met in the lobby by the driver I had yesterday from the airport. He took me to the Cairo museum where I met my guide, Maha. She is the best guide I had on my trip! (I had been traveling for 3 months). She was very nice, spoke perfect English, and would answer any questions that I had. Next time I go to Egypt (because I will be using this company again, I was very pleased) I will be contacting Maha and hopefully she can be my guide again.
After the Cairo museum we went to a few shops in the city (like a papyrus museum (they have BEAUTIFUL work there), a perfume store and an Egyptian Cotton museum). My favorite store was probably the Topaz Bazzar, lots of really neat things there :) And you're not hassled on the street to buy souvenirs. We of course made the stop at the Pyramids and the Sphinx. Maha took some awesome pictures of me there, I can't thank her enough!
Day three I was again met by my driver and we picked up Fooad on the way to the airport. As a single female traveler I felt very safe, even though Cairo was pretty much empty of tourists after the Revolution. I was never left alone except at the hotel. I highly recommend visiting Egypt, no lines lol!
Everyone is really friendly and they just want people to come back to visit their beautiful country. I really had no problems there, and this company will make sure that you have the time of your life there.
We used this operator for Amman, Petra, Cairo, and Luxor. Overall we were pleased with the service,and the flexibility.
The driver in Jordan was excellent, and answered all our questions.He took us to a nice restaurant in Petra. The Grand View hotel had a grand view but with no hot water and no bar open, it was not our favourite hotel after walking all day around Petra.
On arrival in Cairo, our pickup man suggested we needed to pay more to fill in the day in Cairo. We feel this would have been better to bring up before we left home. Even after paying more to include the citadel in the tour, we still had a few hours to kill after the pyramids before we took the sleeper train. Our guide located a nice café which was appreciated.
The guide in Luxor was excellent although we had difficulty getting into our room at the Iberotel at 2pm. Doing the Valley of the Kings and Karnak and Luxor temples after the train ride was too much in the heat for one day.
The balloon ride on the second day was a highlight. We had prepaid for lunch and decided to relax in the excellent hotel grounds. The food was good but the service very slow. In the evening we did the Karnak sound and light.
Considering we did a lot in 4 days, we believe Ms Lamia did a fine job in coordinating everything.
We had a wonderful time in Egypt, thanks to Lamia and her professional crew.
We had several different guides and drivers throughout our 12-day excursion, and at every step we were pleased with their helpfulness and attention to detail. The guides, with their vast knowledge of history, were simply amazing. My wife and I had chosen them because we wanted a more personal approach to exploring the country, and we were not disappointed. No large buses packed with tourists; even our largest group was quite small, and most of the time it was just us, a guide, and a driver. Exactly what we'd hoped for.
We felt we got a taste of the "real" Egypt, with some behind-the-scenes experiences that were certainly one of a kind. I'd be happy to recommend this company to anyone looking for a truly amazing experience in Egypt.
They are reliable and punctual in their pick-ups and transfers. The staff was cooperative and willing to alter prog itenerary as per our requirements. The guides were well informed. The Boat cruise they arranged with Presidential Cruise Company was a pleasant expereince. The Cruise chef also catered to our special meal requirements.
It was excellent on the part of the operator. They were very helpful, always there, open to our requests for small changes in the plans, extremely friendly and provided us with very knowledgeable, interesting and fun guides. We had no problems at all, except for a pretty rough train ride from Cairo to Aswan ( a very old 1st class sleeper wagon with no heating, only air conditioning which could not be turned off, and broken lights ).
The cruise on the “Monte Carlo” was perfect, transport from Luxor to the Red Sea was by private minivan ( just us 4 ). In fact, we were either on our own for the tours, or with max 4 other tourists, so never in large crowds for visits and explanations.
The hotel ( Desert Rose ) in Hurghada was superb, but English is not the second language there, Russian is…. We had some difficulty in making ourselves understood… Otherwise, the resort is great.
An rep was always there at every point of our trip. We never had to wait for anyone, and were always taken care of. Even in Hurghada, where we had no excursions planned, the rep met us in the hotel at 9:00 PM the first night, organized a safari in the desert for us, called us again to make sure everything was OK, and then took us to the bus station on departure day, bought the tickets and stayed with us until we boarded the bus. Great service, and no tip requested….
That’s it! I’d happily recommend the operator to any one, and have told this the Lamia, the “boss”, by e-mail and phone.
We have completed an special holiday for 5 great days in Egypt.It was wonderful. 12 November was our 25th wedding annevarsary. I have planned this tour as a surprise for my wife.
Services proved by the operaotr was more than satisfactory.
They have collected us from airport,in Cairo and they have guided us for 3 days.We have stayed Hotel Zoserwhich was an acceptable 4 star.Wednesday night ,12 november just the date they have organized a cruise dinner.But more than my expactation they have provided roses for my wife and a cake,which we have cut on the stage.
Then they took us to Alexanderia Renaissance Hotel for a night.Up to noon time they have arranged a tour for some historical places.Next day they have taken us to Port Said,HotelHennan.Last they they took us back to cairo Airport.on the way back also we have passed through Peace Bridge and come back.
I took the tour from Aug 30, 2008 to Sept 6, 2008 I found it over the internet and read many reviews about it. Overall, it was an enjoyable experience, except with one big caveat: there were many add-on fees.
I contacted Lamia, tour owner, via e-mail. Lamia answered my questions and e-mailed me the "cost" of the trip ($1270) and the itinerary. The cost seemed reasonable and the itinerary was comprehensive. I placed a 25% deposit prior to the trip.
The tour leader, Fouad Hassan, picked me up at the airport. He was very courteous and professional. My plane was four hours late. We drove to the Zoser Hotel on Pyramids Road in Giza. I gave him the rest of the "cost" of the trip. Soon, I learned that there would more "add on" fees for various sites. Overall, add-on fees totaled $500 for the entire trip (paid in cash).
The tour guide in Cairo, Rasha Fathy, was excellent. The driver, Iman, was excellent and very personable. I saw the pyramids, sphinx, and Cairo Museum.
At night, I took a sleeper train to Aswan (12 hours). It was a unique experience. I was me at the train station by Mr. Ahmed Saadoon. He was an excellent tour guide. He was very knowledgeable and friendly. He took me to see many interesting sites in Aswan, Luxor, Edfu, and Abu Simbel.
I took the "Crocodile" Nile cruise. It was outstanding. The boat was beautiful and well-maintained. The food was excellent. The service was very good. It was an enjoyable experience travelling down the Nile in that boat with that crew.
I returned to Cairo via sleeper train. I visited Saqqara pyramids and Old Cairo.
My only complaint is that there were too many add-on fees: $150 to Abu Simbel, $20 for Aswan city tour, $60 for Karnak and Luxor temples, etc.... I wish that they would have e-mailed me a list of all "add on" fees.
Overall, they are a reliable and legitimate tour and provides outstanding service. However, be prepared for the extra fees!!!
Tour Operators Reply:
I am sorry the client had a complaint about the extra fees.
However, I would like to clarify that , the client decided to add an extra tours to the program agreed. The tour itinerary was provided and priced for the items included in the specified itinerary and therefore it was his responsibility to pay for the additional tours he decided to add on.
I would like to know if any one of my group made a pressure upon the client to convince him to take up the extra tours
An excellent introduction to what Egypt has to offer. From the initial contact with Lamia to the send-off from Cairo, everything went smoothly.
We (a party of two) were met at the airport and guided through the formalities by Fouad, then transferred to our hotel (Zoser) - all at one o'clock in the morning. The hotel accommodation was quite acceptable. I liked the way Fouad checked out the room to make sure everything was working (e.g. the air-conditioning - essential at this time of year).
Our visit next day to the Egyptian Museum was mind-blowing - you really could get up close to the Tutankhamun exhibits. By the way, there is much more at the museum than just this exhibition. Rasha was our guide and brought it all alive. Ayman was our driver in Cairo - possessed of nerves of steel. The air-conditioned vehicle was comfortable and roomy. The afternoon concluded with a visit to Gizah (Pyramids and Sphinx).
During the day we were taken to a papyrus seller and goldsmith...
We went to Aswan on the overnight sleeper. The sleeping compartments are reasonably comfortable and air-conditioned. Don't take too much luggage - there\'s not a lot of floor space! The evening and morning 'meals' provided by the train company are terrible - they would do better not to provide them at all: next time I'll try and get the hotel to make up a packed meal before we leave.
The train ran late. All the same, we were met in the morning and transferred quickly to our Nile river boat - a floating hotel called the Nile Admiral. We didn't have time to book in - but our luggage was taken and we went straight on to an air-conditioned coach for our first excursion. All the excursions were excellent and guided by a first-class guide (Maged) - all part of the Nile Cruise package (Presidential is the company). Be aware that the trip to the Valley of the Kings is not included in the package: it is well worth booking on the boat, paying the extra - you won't regret it. The other point to remember is the early starts required to avoid the heat of the day.
The cruise itself was really relaxing. Nothing was too much trouble for the staff. The room was comfortable, the meals (three a day, plus afternoon tea!) were excellent. Cruising down the Nile is something else; you leave your cares behind in the wake of the boat. After three days (you soon lose track!), it was time to take the sleeper from Luxor back to Cairo - the same comments as before.
We went on the Sights of Cairo tour, taking in the central market - a bit of an anticlimax, as it was Sunday and the shopkeepers are mostly Christian; so it was mostly closed. Better at night-time, too, I would think.
We did go to the Sound and Vision show at the Pyramids (late night sitting). This was an excellent way to round off our trip.
The next day, we were again escorted to the airport and speedily sent on our way. I shall definitely return, bringing others of my family with me.
