12 Apr 2025
Mustafa our guide and Ibrahim our driver were fantastic! If you want to see the sights around Cairo I highly recommend booking through CGT Egypt. It was confusing trying to find a good tour guide online, but fortunately we found these guys. They are legit!
First of all we reserved a hotel in Giza on booking.com with a pyramids view. CGT gave us excellent advice to beware because these hotels will often switch locations on you at the last minute and that is exactly what happened. We were prepared for this and had a backup hotel in Zamalek. It would have been a nightmare to arrive in Giza with our bags after a full day of plane travel and not have a place to stay. Our whole experience in Cairo ran smoothly and was much more enjoyable than it would have been without their advice. If you need help with anything you can message them and they will respond right away. Communication was outstanding!
Mustafa picked us up at our hotel and we drove directly to Sakkara, which I think is more enjoyable than the great pyramids because it’s almost empty. We had plenty of time to wander around and take pictures. Mustafa is super friendly and knowledgeable about the history of Sakkara, Memphis, and the pyramids. He did a full day tour with us while fasting during Ramadan which was impressive. He is also a great photographer with iPhones.