02 Aug 2022
We, group of 3 girls, used Marsa Alam for a two week trip through Egypt. Wael was amazing in helping us plan the perfect trip. Very responsive and accommodating. First part of the trip we stayed at the new Hyatt and had Lazam as our egyptologist/guide. We felt very safe with him touring us around. Lazam was super humble and knowledgeable. Asked us what we wanted to do and always had our best interest in mind. Second leg of the trip we had Aswany as our Egyptologist/guide. He has amazing background and knew the best way to get us great experiences. Never made us stand out in the blistering sun like other tours we saw. We very much appreciate getting the background given to us in the car to the site so we could bypass most tours and have the grounds less crowded. We never felt like we were just being shuttled from one site to another. Most of the time we felt like we had sites to ourselves with how our guides navigates us. We felt very safe with Lazam and Aswany guiding us through all the site
We added the white desert overnight tour which was an incredible experience. (intimidating if you are alone bc it is just you and you guide. Not a large camp situation) Ahmed and his brother showed us the best sites and made our experience feel unique. The River Nile cruise was stationary at a port most of the time but we understand the benefit of it while trying to see the most sites. We did the hot air balloon excursion which we recommend! It was amazing to see the organization that goes into it. We booked the Neubian village excursion-not sure if it’s cause we got there later in the day but we expected to walk around and see more. Not sure I would recommend this one based off the price. We booked a trip to Hurghada with Marsa Alam too. The resort they placed us was gorgeous. Different than what an American would be used to at an all inclusive but they still had plenty of activities. The buffet food was catered towards Europeans, not really local food. Wael also took care of getting us on a snorkel and scuba tour last minute which were amazing to see the sea. All the leaders on the boats were professional and good time. We felt we always had constant communication. If any questions came up Wael explained everything and made sure we were ok. We had last minute changes and Wael always handled us with grace. Egypt was a trip of a life time and we owe that to Marsa Alam! Highly recommend Marsa Alam for your travels! Shukran to the whole team!