Volledig pakket naar Caïro-Luxor-Aswan-Abu Simbel 9 dagen met rondleiding en vlucht

Onze tour had veel problemen. We hadden blijkbaar onze cruiseboot gemist, dus we hadden een vervanging geboekt voor slechts 2 nachten in plaats van de 4 nachten in de brochure. De boot - geen stroom, getrokken door een sleepboot de rivier af, met elektriciteit en water de hele tijd aan en uit - leek geen landingsrechten te hebben in havens langs de rivier en we werden achtergelaten in koeienweiden en in vage buurten in- en uitstappen via een gangway zonder rails of andere veiligheidsvoorzieningen. De bemanning op de boot was echter erg aardig en probeerde het goed voor ons te maken. Het eten op de boot was erg goed. Gelukkig hebben we het rioolgas en de insecten in de kamers overleefd, geen sloten op deuren, door vuilnis en mest lopen en lange uren tussen maaltijden. De gidsen waren goed (niet geweldig), een beetje te scripted en men had moeite met tijdschattingen, maar ze waren in orde en probeerden te beheren wat ons werd toegeworpen. Toekomstige reizigers, mijn waarschuwing zou gaan over de reisorganisator. Hij had het lef om ons te vertellen dat we naar die omstandigheden werden "opgewaardeerd" en plaatste ons in oude beschimmelde stinkende hotels in plaats van op de cruiseboot die we hadden gereserveerd. (Waarom geen betere hotels als we werden "opgewaardeerd?") Toen hij me de laatste nacht bij ons had, gaf hij ons de schuld dat we restaurants hadden aangevraagd! ? ! Slechts één keer hadden we de mogelijkheid om een restaurant aan te vragen en we kozen ervoor om naar het naastgelegen hotel te gaan omdat het beschimmelde hotel alleen zou bestellen. De hardnekkige houding van de organisator was om de schuld af te schuiven en het slachtoffer te spelen. Pas op voor de koper: Egypte was spectaculair om te zien, maar doe het met een reisorganisatie die je goed behandelt en de beloofde en betaalde ervaring biedt.

We had a great time with Egypt Direct tours. As a group of 3 women traveling alone, we felt safe the whole time. We especially loved our guides, and the trip was really seamless because the tour company took care of everything for us. We did have a few mixups with the original itinerary they had sent us, as well as some miscommunication about accommodations. However, when I brought these to their attention they were immediately responsive and made sure that we felt taken care of, which is why they are earning a 5 star review. Here’s what I would do differently next time: triple check the itinerary that they suggest and that it matches your expectations, add in some rest days, ask to eat more street food and some food with typical Egyptian families instead of just buffets (I think they assumed that Americans would like buffets, and they were good, but it would have been more fun to eat food with locals), ask to incorporate an adventure activity like ATVing in the Sahara (the historical sites are amazing but it can be a lot to see them day after day). All in all, I would recommend Egypt Direct and they will make you feel safe and give you a great trip. Thanks!

I read previous reviews before contacting Egypt Direct via WhatsApp. Our flight schedule allows us to have extra 2 days. The sales managers Almed El Kadi worked with us to customize our tour. We added a 0.5 day tour in Cairo to the civilization museum to see the royal mummies before the official 9 day program started. We also added a day tour to Alexandria after coming back from Aswan. To our surprise our group only has ourselves. The hotel in Cairo, Swiss Inn is very good. It is next to a golf course. We took some relaxing walks there after a busy day. We also chatted with some German engineers who are building the Grand Museum when we had dinner there. Almed also upgraded our cruise ship to have less Egyptian guests on board so that it will be more quiet and comfortable. On the last day our tour ended around 3pm but our flight is 2 am, Ahmed arranged a complementary hotel room for us to rest until the driver took us to the airport at 10pm. We had two guides, Hawida In Cairo, Hussan in Luxor and Aswan. They are very knowledgeable about the facts and history of the sights we visited. At the end we became friends, they shared their frustration about inflations and politics. And their personal experiences in 2011 revolution. I am kind of visitor who prefer explore myself and took pictures. They first finished the lectures and left enough time for us the explore. We ordered some additional excursions 1) camel ride in Giza Pyramids. You may ride camel to the back side the the pyramids and took pictures of all nine pyramids 2) hot air balloons in Luxor. It is amazing to view the Hatshepsut temple and valley in the air. 3) Nubian village. Take tak-tak to the top of the hill and watch sunset of Nile river