11 Mar 2020
We booked the tour before departing the US and were immediately contacted via WhatsApp with local (Cairo) contact information. When we arrived in Cairo, our guide from Travelish, Manar, reached out with more information. we met her at 6 PM at the Egyptian Museum for our private (group of 6) tour. She gave us an introduction of the history of Egypt, which was superb! We knew instantly that we had an excellent guide. As the museum has little signage and is currently being packed up to move to the new location, it would be difficult to visit and see the highlights without a guide. Manar pointed out artifacts we would not have noticed, gave the history for many items, explaining the meaning behind the symbols and hieroglyphics. Manar is a wealth of info and funny and friendly at the same time! It was a true pleasure to explore the museum with her, and with only a handful of other people.