Day Trip to Giza Pyramids, Sphinx and Egyptian Museum With Camel Ride and Lunch

My 1st time in Egypt, on my way to a Nile cruise from Luxor to Aswan (& back) and I booked these guys due to their positive reviews on Tripadvisor. My nominated guide for the day was the delightful & knowledgeable Salwa and our driver Mostafa, both of whom worked hard to make my day both interesting and safe (driving in Cairo is not for the faint hearted, but Mostafa was brilliant at navigating us safely around and through the chaos of the local roads). We first visited the new Egyptian Museum of Civilisation, principally to see the Royal Mummy collection plus selected artefacts (the old Egyptian Museum of Antiquities is in the process of being wound down and there isn't much left to there to see apparently, so we gave that one a miss - especially as the Tutankhamun exhibits have mostly been packed away in readiness for transfer to their new home). We then went on to a perfumery & then a papyrus centre, both of which are geared to offering you the chance to buy souvenirs and do come with a little pressure to do so (if this isn't for you I would suggest that you respectfully ask your guide not to take you to them in the first place - for my part I asked not to participate in a camel ride and that didn't cause any issues). We then went on to the Pyramids & Sphinx which are awe inspiring to see and which Salwa explained the history of in an interesting and detailed fashion and which I subsequently backed up with a visit to the excellent evening 'Light & Sound' show, which Salwa organised for me at very short notice and for which Mostafa again took me there & back from my hotel. The trip included a nice buffet lunch at a local restaurant and overall I enjoyed a safe, fantastic day out, in good company and for a reasonable price and would wholly recommend the experience to anyone.

The sites were incredible and Emad was very nice and took lots of pictures of me when we went to the Pyramids. He told me some interesting facts about how they were made and took time to show me to a boat ride on the Nile River. He did seem to get progressively more impatient with my pace as the day went by and I ended up feeling like I missed out on a lot to see at the museum in particular. He has also reminded me repeatedly to leave this review so still feeling rushed even days later. But the driver was so kind to bring an item I left in the car back to me later that night! If you're going with another person I'm sure it will help.

Emed was a brilliant tour guide! We learned so much at the museum and at the papyrus center. We had the best experience at the pyramids! If you want a picture perfect experience to truly capture what Cairo and Giza have to offer, Emed is the perfect Egyptian host. We highly recommend this tour to anyone that wants to fit in a lot of magic in to a short amount of time.