Thank you incredibly much for taking us on this great excursion!!!
First thing in the morning we were picked up at the hotel by Wael and the driver, where they drove us to the pyramids in Giza. The drive was fun as well, because we got to talk about recent egyptian events and history.
At the pyramids we first got a little lesson about how their history and who built them, before first taking a little walk up and around the base of the closest pyramid and then going for a camel ride. The camel ride was an incredible experience which I will remember for the rest of my life :)
Soon after the camels, we took a short drive over to the sphynx, where we were taught some very detailed history and legends about the sphynx and the surrounding area.
After the sphynx, we drove to the papyrus factory nearby, where the woman working there showed us how it's made and the history behind it, before we were shown around the papyrus shop, where we ended up bying some very beautiful papyrus boards.
When we were done, we took a drive a little further south of the city, where we first stopped for some nice snacks and then ended up at Sakkara for another round of ancient sights.
At the Sakkara site our great guide told us everything there was to know about the buildings and pyramids around there plus more, where we also got to go into a tomb pit and several ancient buildings.
When we were done at the second pyramid site, we were taken to a nice little carpet weavery, where we got to see how the carpets were made and also taken around the carpet store, buying a beautiful little red tapestry. Outside the carpet place, we also got to see the beautiful fields nearby at a farm right next door, which to me was a very beautiful and refreshing sight.
After Sakkara, we went for a little drive east to Memphis, where we got to see a nice little outdoor museum which had many ancient pretty statues, including a very big one of Ramses II!
Soon after, we were taken to lunch. The place we went to had amazing food, and was located in a beautiful little event venue with very good service.
After a great and filling lunch meal, we were in the end taken back to Cairo, right at the doorstep of our hotel, which concluded our great tour for the day.
All in all, this is the best tour I have ever been on and completely exceeded my expectations. Not only did we get to see so much more than we expected, but the guide was incredibly friendly and full of all the world's knowledge, way more than I ever thought I wanted to know :)
Thank you incredibly much for an amazing day and an amazing trip!!!
Ik raad ten zeerste een reisorganisatie van hoge kwaliteit aan voor deze tour.
Zeer georganiseerd, goed gecommuniceerd voor, tijdens en na de tour, en zeer professionele en deskundige gids (Wael). Hij nam zoveel tijd als we nodig hadden om van elke site te genieten en ervoor te zorgen dat we het verhaal en de historische betekenis achter elke site volledig begrepen. Onze chauffeur (Ferris) was ook uitzonderlijk. ga naar Gizeh, Saqqara en Memphis! Je zult niet teleurgesteld zijn!
tiffanyhannant
22 Dec 2022
De reis was oké, maar zeker oververkocht. De zogenaamde kameelrit is instappen en 3 treden lopen en uitstappen. De wandeling de berg op voor de zonsondergang was leuk en daarna was het leuk om het bedoeïenenkamp in te gaan. Het sterrenkijken zelf… je zit in een grote groep van 30/40 mensen en er zijn twee telescopen die je deelt tussen de groep, dus je hebt ongeveer 5 seconden om naar elke planeet te kijken. Het eten was heerlijk en de familie was aardig, maar het was niet georganiseerd om het eten te krijgen ... opnieuw is het een grote groep om te proberen hun maaltijd in één keer te krijgen. Na het eten ga je 5 - 10 minuten in het zand liggen om naar de sterren te kijken. De gids was snel tijdens het praten en dat was al het sterrenkijken dat je deed, dus het was zo teleurstellend omdat het geweldig had kunnen zijn.