We had such an amazing trip made possible by a team of wonderful, professional people. We booked our trip with Nile Cruisers Egypt which coordinated airport pick-up, hotel stay in Egypt, local flights from/to Cairo to start our Nile Sail Boat trip on the Sonesta Dahabiya Amirat, and tour guides along the way.
For our first day, we visited the Egyptian National Museum in Cairo, the Giza pyramids, and the Sphinx. Our tour guide was Gigi. She was very knowledgeable, friendly, fun, easy to get along with, and spoke great English. We also added the new museum to our itinerary for the day, and Gigi was more than happy to be our guide there as well. She made sure we got the most out of our experience.
Next day, we were supposed to fly out to Luxor, however, I got very sick (24 hr bug) and was unable to fly out the next morning. We reached out to the team, and they were extremely helpful and accommodating. They extended our hotel room a day, then arranged for a later flight that evening which I was able to make. This was amazing as we didn’t miss anything and were able to continue on our adventure.
The sail boat was out of this world. Although we arrived late in the evening, the manager Yasser and the crew greeted us, and they made sure to have dinner for us in the room. Maybe due to low tourism at this time of year (in January, but maybe too soon after holidays, school back in session, etc. – but for weatherwise, I would recommend doing it this time of year), we were the only couple on board! It was like having our own personal yacht!
The sailboat has 7 rooms which are decorated beautifully; it made me feel that I am on the Oriental Express. From the copper sink to rugs on the floor, it was incredibly well done. The room had two twin beds which they put together for us. Very comfortable, firm mattresses, the pillows were good, there were a couple of robes in the room along with beach towels. The bathrooms were fully stocked with personal care items (no conditioner, but everything else), and the water pressure was amazing!
The Temples we visited, Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens, the Nile River, the museums in Cairo, the Giza pyramids, and the Sphinx – trip of a lifetime! So much culture, delicious food, and the friendliest, warmest people!
jeffersonsX4667BO
30 Jan 2025
Een echt onvergetelijke reis.
Mijn vrouw en ik zagen de piramides voor het eerst, waren verbaasd over de Karnak & Luxor tempels, de Vallei der Soorten, en vonden het heerlijk om op het water te zijn. We mixten in een korte zeilexcursie, samen met kansen om het Nubische dorp en het botanische tuineiland in Aswan te zien.
We houden van Egypte en we waren verdrietig om naar huis te moeten.
Speciale dank gaat uit naar de mensen die het mogelijk hebben gemaakt. Onze gids Gigi in Caïro was vriendelijk, slim en aan onze kant - een echte Egyptoloog en een juweeltje van een mens. Onze gids Hamdy in Aswan en Luxor was heerlijk enthousiast over de geschiedenis en over zijn vaderland.
De reis begon met onze communicatie met Mariam. Ze was nieuwer in het team, en ze werkte verschrikkelijk hard om enkele lastige omstandigheden op te lossen. Haar collega Henda is een duidelijk bekwame professional.
Over het algemeen zijn we hun team dankbaar voor het helpen van ons een reis van je leven te hebben.
Dank je wel.