Day 1 Cairo Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport, our representative will meet and then you will be transferred by a deluxe vehicle to your hotel in Cairo to check in and stay overnight.
Day 2 Cairo After breakfast at the hotel, meet your tour leader & your private guide at the lobby to depart on a full day's tour of Giza start by visiting one of the seven wonders of the ancient world Giza Pyramids where you will see one of the seven wonders of the ancient world; the great Khufu’s (Cheops) pyramid (2690 BC). Continue to explore the rest of Giza plateau including the sight of Khafre’s pyramid - Khufu's son, the second-largest pyramid on Giza site; Mecernes pyramid the smallest and the famous Sphinx and then lunch. You will then proceed to Memphis the capital of the ancient kingdom & one of the most important cities through out the history of ancient Egypt and Sakkara the cemetery for Memphis. The walls of the necropolis of Sakkara are decorated with wonderful reliefs, which are still in their original colors. Endless details show the daily life in these pharaoh times like agriculture, fishing, workers and animals. After a full day in Cairo return to your hotel & overnight.
Day 3 Cairo After breakfast at the hotel, meet your tour leader & your private guide at the lobby to depart on a full day's tour. First you will explore the treasure of the Egyptian Museum which is famous for its antiques from Egypt's pharaonic periods, dating back some 50 centuries among which the famous Tutankhamen collection. The Museum is considered key for understanding the Pharonic art, culture, religion and daily life. Lunch then in the after noon you will head to Mohamed Ali mosque & the citadel to see them inside and out. After a full day in Cairo, return to your hotel & overnight.
Day 4 Cairo/ Aswan Pick up after breakfast, transfer to Cairo Airport and head to Aswan. Upon arrival at Aswan Airport, you will be greeted by our representative and transferred to the hotel for check in. After a short rest, you will visit the High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisque, and the Philae Temple. In the evening, you will be offered an optional visit to attend the Sound and Light show (language may vary) at the Philae Temple, and then you will be transported back to your hotel for the overnight stay.
Day 5 Aswan After breakfast, you will have the chance to go through an optional visit to Abu Simbel by air or road. Later at the hotel you will meet our representative who will transfer you to your 5*stars deluxe Nile cruise which will be your home for the next 3 nights, check in & embarkation before lunch. Dinner & overnight.
Day 6 Kom Ombo/Edfu Early morning sail to Kom Ombo. In Kom Ombo, visit the temples of Sobek and Horus. Lunch on board. Relax and admire the beautiful scenery along the Nile while sailing to Edfu. In Edfu, take a tour by a horse-drawn carriage to visit the Temple of Horus. Back on board and sail to Luxor. Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 7 Luxor Following breakfast on board you will depart for visits to the sites on the West Bank, including the Colossi of Memnon Temple of Queen Hatchepsut, and three tombs in the Valley of the Kings. Lunch on board. Spend the afternoon visiting the Karnak and Luxor Temples on the East Bank. Dinner and overnight on board in Luxor
Day 8 Luxor/Sharm El Sheikh In the morning you will disembark from your Nile Cruise and be transferred to Luxor Airport to take a flight to Sharm El Sheikh. Upon arrival at the Sharm Airport, our representative will meet and assist you, and transfer you to your hotel for Check in and spent the rest of the day at leisure enjoying the glory of the sun, sea beyond the beach.
Day 9 Sharm El Sheikh After breakfast, you can spend the three days free at leisure, or have the choice to go through optional excursion in Sharm, which includes various trips from sea trips such as diving in the famous Red Sea, snorkeling, submarine, Tiran island, to watching the coral reefs & colored fish, or you can choose from safari trips by camels, cars or quad runners, or take a jeep safari to spectacular canyons and mountains, or you can alternatively ride a camel or horse in the Sinai desert, or even watch the stars at night in the desert.
Day 10 /11Sharm El Sheikh After breakfast, you can spend the days free at leisure, or have the choice to go through optional excursion in Sharm, which includes various trips from sea trips such as diving in the famous Red Sea, snorkeling, submarine, Tiran island, to watching the coral reefs & colored fish, or you can choose from safari trips by camels, cars or quad runners, or take a jeep safari to spectacular canyons and mountains, or you can alternatively ride a camel or horse in the Sinai desert, or even watch the stars at night in the desert.
Day 12 Sharm El Sheikh /Cairo You will be checking out after breakfast, and transported to the Sharm El Sheikh Domestic Airport to catch your flight to Cairo. Upon arrival at Cairo Domestic Airport, our representative will meet and assist you, and transfer you to your hotel for check in. You will then have the rest of day free at leisure & overnight. (You can optionally take a dinner cruise while touring the Nile & Cairo night. Dinner includes a show & a belly dancer).
Day 13 Cairo Check out from the hotel and transfer to Cairo International Airport for final departure.
Package includes: • All sightseeing tours throughout (including entrance fees) with private licensed English speaking guide. • All airport transfers and ground transportation by a/c vehicle as stated in the program. • 04 nights including breakfast only in Cairo 5*Hotel • 01 night including breakfast only in Aswan 5*Hotel • 03 nights boarding on 5* Nile Cruises including breakfast, lunch and dinner. • 04 nights including breakfast only in: Sharm El Sheikh 5*Hotel
Package excludes: • International airfare • Egypt entry visa • Any optional excursions • Domestic airfare; Cairo/Aswan - Luxor/Sharm-Sharm/Cairo including taxes • Abu-Simbel excursions by bus - Abu Simbel Excursion include sightseeing – transfers-private guide. • Abu-Simbel excursions by Flight include flight tickets- sightseeing – transfers-private guide. • Nile cruises upper deck with supplement upon availability. • Entry fees for any of Giza pyramids, the mummies room at the Egyptian Museum, Tutankhamen • Personal expenses such as drinks, tips, laundry, telephone calls, etc.
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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.
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.
My mother and I did a 14 day tour and we had a great time!
We were met on time at each location and watched over very well througout our stay. As two women traveling alone it was important to feel safe and that we did at all times!
The generousity and welcoming nature of the tour managers and guides exceeded our expectations and all accomodations were up to standard with the resort in Hurghada being the highlight.
I would definately recommend this to my friends for a wonderful Egyptian experience!
