I totally recommend this tour is you are looking for the highlights and insights to the pyramids. The history and information provided to us by our guide as mind filling and blowing at the same time! Our guide walked us through the labyrinth of the museum showing us amazing things and discussing in great detail the significance of each piece. Just to understand, you could easily spend three days in the museum just to see most of the artifacts! We had a special request for young lady Gallebaya's, to which another guide mentioned the best Egyptian cotton is found in Cairo and our guide accommodated our ask and took us to a wonderful store and mission accomplished. Next we traveled to the Pyramids. Again, if you think the pyramids are big, and they are getting around them took three different car rides! There is a lot going on but our guide and our driver knew where to go, how to get there and we never seemed to get stuck in traffic! Great time, and cannot recommend this tour enough!
Review by: William T, February 2018
The tour was booked for the wrong day. The contact info for the travel company was incorrect. I tried calling both numbers they had listed in order to rectify the issue with the dates and both numbers were out of service and nobody responded to my email. They then charged me for a full tour that I did not receive.
Review by: Birgitta S, February 2018
Our guide was very professional and gave good service. A day to remember!
Review by: Laurie W, December 2017
Great tour - well worth going privately. The guide provided lots of information and basically let us do lots of walking around on our own. Didn't feel like we got to really see the Bazaar as much so we went back again a different day.
Review by: NADIA R P, December 2017
Interesting tour
Review by: Ajith B, November 2017
Perfectly handled with the right amount of time at the right places.
Review by: Sueann L, November 2017
Did you ever think that you could stand inside the great pyramid ALONE? I actually did this! The day of my private tour there were very few tourists and for just about a minute I got to be alone in the king's chamber listening to the sounds of the pyramid. So amazing! Taking a private tour means you can focus your time on things that are really interesting to you. Want to check out the boat museum instead of riding a camel? No problem! Done with the sphinx and want to check out the area around the pyramids for a little while? Go for it! We felt like we could ask our guide anything. FYI, have some small currency available in case you want to take photos of people or their animals. Some people demand payment for a photo, but even if they don't it's polite to ask and compensate them if you think the subject would make for a great shot. A great day, another great tour!
Review by: Beth, September 2017
Wow - this was an incredible experience. Our tour guide, Ahmet Achmed was unbelievable. He was knowledgeable, engaging, full of energy and customized the day so we had a full experience. We only had one day in Cairo so Ahmet made sure it was a memorable experience. It's a beautiful city and we are so grateful that we got to spend the day touring with Ahmet who has a great way of presenting the story of Egypt that kept us entertained all day. Definitely recommend. Also, the tour company was exceptional at customer service. They were very responsive and are highly, highly recommended. Thanks!
Review by: John C, August 2017
Our first trip to Egypt. It was awesome. Our particular guide made this tour a great adventure. John C.
Review by: Rachel K, July 2017
WOW! This was a fabulous first day in Cairo. _br/_ I would insist that anyone coming to Cairo should do this trip, unless you are dead-set on spending an entire day at the Egyptian Museum. It was great to get our bearings with a guide, and we felt safe the whole time. The driver was great, even though general driving in Giza/Cairo isn't :_br/_ Our guide Ahmet? was phenomenal. He was very aware of how warm the day would be and paced things accordingly. He was an excellent guide through the pyramids and Egypt Museum and was willing to answer all of our questions. He took great pictures of us, too! Hearing about history from a local made a huge impact on us. We like to think of ourselves as budget travelers, but this tour was worth every penny._br/_ We liked how the private tour made our plans more flexible-- we were able to add in a quick camel photo ride and entering the pyramids for an extra cost. He let us pick how much time we wanted to spend at the Bazaar on our own, and we found 45-60 minutes was plenty of time for us._br/_ Be prepared to have some money along to pay for the Mummy Room, a camel ride, Bazaar shopping, etc. if any of those interest you... AND enough for tips, because our guide and driver were both fantastic. They stopped at an ATM for us along the way._br/_ Bring water along!_br/_ If you have limited time in Cairo as we did, I would highly recommend doing this tour the first day and a guided tour to Dashur, Memphis, Sakkara Saquara, and the Great Pyramids yes, a second time on the second day.
Review by: Stephen D, June 2017
Mahmoud was a great guide. Very informative and friendly, happy to answer many questions.
Review by: Erick G, June 2017
Visiting the tourist sites in Cairo during your first visit to the city can be a little overwhelming. Not with this tour. It was very well organized. Our guide was extremely informative. The only thing is: if you have been to other bazaars in northern Africa or the Middle East, the Khan el-Khalili Bazzar can be disappointing. But, the beauty of a private tour is that you can minimize your time there or even skip and maximize your time elsewhere. Do not skip the Egyptian Museum. Is really worth the visit.
Review by: John C, May 2017
Guide was a wealth of knowledge. I was able to bypass crowds an focus on key points. Highly recommend the private tour.
Review by: William J, February 2017
Our guide, Med, is amazing. He was very knowledgeable and friendly.
Review by: Charles P, January 2017
I booked this tour because I was excited to be able to talk with the guide to have him customize our tour for us. He did quite the opposite. He told us what he wanted to do. The most enjoyable things we did on the tour were things that we had to tell him we wanted to do. We wanted to pay extra to go inside the pyramids and he just complained to us about how terrible it was. While my friend and I were getting emotional about the beautiful sight of the pyramids and trying to have a moment to enjoy it he interrupted that moment to take over touristy and corny photos that we didn't want. He did not follow the itinerary and took us to a Papyrus shop that was not on the schedule where he very obviously had connections with the owners. We had to argue with him to get to go to the Khan al Khalily market because he wanted to take us to a friend's Essence shop instead. After we convinced him to do the market we had to argue with him to stay longer than a half hour so we felt rushed. Additionally we spent only an hour at the Egyptian Museum. I feel cheated and would like my money back. I am sad that Viator would work with such terrible tour operators who didn't even seem to respect the beauty and tremendousness of the amazing cultural history that Egypt has to offer. I would rather have haggled with cab drivers and done each thing on my own then have dealt with this terrible guide. It would have been cheaper and in essence that is all I feel that I got from this tour, an overpriced transport and a terrible and disrespectful guide.
Review by: Jeronymo C, December 2016
I couldn't be more glad! The tour guide Abdel is an Egyptologist that used to be a teacher and he provided a lot of good information. The tour was always on time and we were able to stop at the Merit Bazaar to check the papyrus and cartouches stores. I would recommend to add the camel ride. I got great pictures riding from Khufu to Menkaure. As a bonus, I lunched at a restaurant with a nice view of the Giza pyramids and I also received a wake-up call one hour prior to the tour.
Review by: Jora Puspa A, November 2016
Unforgettable experience one day trip in Cairo. Visiting Egypt for something different is really good idea.Thanks to Mr Fouad, Egyptologist, his really knowledgeable and experienced.
Review by: Emily H, September 2016
We had a great experience! If you can, ask for Tarek as a tour guide. He was outstanding!
Review by: Amin, September 2016
Tour guide was very knowledgeable and helpful. Advised on how to avoid tourist traps._br/_ We were ahead of schedule so we were able to stop in the papyrus store which was a bonus._br/_ Lunch was in a lovely small restaurant, clean washrooms._br/_ Transport was modern and on time._br/_ Overall a long day, 8am to 4pm, but worth it._br/_ Would recommend this package to anybody wanting to gain an overview of the ancient Egyptian era.
Review by: Timothy S, August 2016
Our tour guide, Mohamed Basheer, was excellent. He provided a perfect balance of information, education, and free time to explore on our own and set the right pace. We thoroughly enjoyed this adventure.
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