Entry ticket a con for Saqqara
So after a guided tour the previous day to the Giza pyramids, museum, and stop off at papyrus place, perfume and gift shop we decided to just book a driver to see Memphis, Dahshur and Sakkara and do it ourselves. Mohamed was an excellent safe driver and my rating is not for him as he was excellent and all was good until Sakkara. The tickets listed outside mention several tombs but was told all inclusive was for everything 900 - so were extremely disappointed when entering the pyramid to be told our tickets didn’t include that it was an additional charge of 440 for the 2 of us to go inside. We’d come this far and in the grand scheme of things just decided to pay the additional however were told they would not accept cash and we needed to get a ticket which was back at the beginning best part of a 20 minute walk- which when it was 33 degree heat something we were not prepared to do. I found it totally ironic that they accept any currency in Egypt even beg for money in the toilet so you can get a piece of toilet tissue and yet won’t accept cash to see inside the pyramid- or have tickets based at the entrance- no pricing is transparent and it’s all a con. A real shame as the driver was excellent so please ensure you get the correct ticket and don’t get caught out.
These pyramids are nicer than the commercial Giza ones, where it’s just like a market and you are constantly bonbarded with requests for camel or horse rides on these very poor and sad looking animals- it’s Egypt way of life I was just a little shocked to see it all.
amanda_b · mar 2024 · vía Viator
Piénsalo dos veces antes de reservar. Gaste el dinero extra en otros tours.
Al principio el viaje iba bien. No me malinterpretes, estás pagando por un recorrido de $40 dólares, por lo que obtendrás lo que pagaste. Sin embargo, las cosas empezaron a ponerse raras cuando su “tarjeta no funcionaba” y nos pidió un método de pago. Aun así, la publicación del recorrido indica que las tarifas de admisión ya se pagaron al realizar la reserva. Es muy incómodo entregarle una tarjeta a la guía turística y luego hacer cola con ella... Podría haberlo hecho yo mismo. Así que decidí leer las reseñas de esta gira mientras estaba en la gira (lo cual debería haber hecho de antemano). SÍ, nos llevó a una clase de fabricación de alfombras para ver a niños pequeños sin hogar hacer alfombras y luego ser empujados a venderlas con una “bebida gratis” y un vendedor que no entiende NO, estamos de gira por Pyramids. Además, la guía turística ni siquiera explicó nada nuevo, solo leyó los carteles y siguió repitiendo las mismas cosas una y otra vez. Estaba cada vez más molesta. "Ya te dije. ” Por último, tuvimos que hacer una parada para conseguirle tarjetas de minutos para su teléfono. Todo muy poco profesional. Pero nuevamente, es un recorrido de $40 dólares. ADEMÁS, LLEVE BILLETES PEQUEÑOS A DONDE VAYA. No confiar en nadie.
Rosario_L · mar 2024 · vía Viator · Traducida
100% Must Do Tour
10/10 experience! Sayed Mahmoud was the best guide and Ahmed the best driver! The friendliness and expertise of Sayed and careful driving of Ahmed made for a perfect experience! Highly recommend!
Roving20036915788 · mar 2024 · vía Tripadvisor
Farid reser dit igen.
Duktig och mycket hjälpsam guide. välplanerade tur och väldigt service inriktade.
En hel del kultur-historiska byggnader och skrifter och statyer som är ovärderliga.
det behövs mer än en vecka för att hinna och se och smälta allt.
faridd822 · mar 2024 · vía Tripadvisor
Thank you Muhammad
A good half-day trip. Muhammad, the tour guide, explained everything in details, and he was willing to exchange ideas with me on many questions. A good experience!
Gong_C · mar 2024 · vía Viator
Great experience with a nice lunch at the end
Mahmoud our tour guide was very nice and took good care of us. The driver was very careful and we felt very safe too. Mahmoud explained everything nicely and gave us time to explore on our own too. We then went to a lovely local restaurant that had great food. Our friends who bought the same tour didn't have the same experience and were taken to another restaurant that wasn't very good. We asked the guides to take us in the restaurant but that didn't happen. That was disappointing...
Viktoria_A · mar 2024 · vía Viator
Average tour, average tour guide, average lunch
We visited Sakkara, Memphis open air museum and Dahshur as promised. Unfortunately we have been separated from our hotel friends with whom we have booked this tour and despite the negotiations that at least have the lunch together, it has not happened. The lunch was average and we had to pay for the water at the restaurant. It was good that we were able to skip the carpet factory. We were not able to enter the Sakkara step pyramid as it was not included in the price despite it was said that all entrance tickets are included. Jasmine, our tour guide, gave a short description on every sites, but when we asked her any additional questions then she mostly repeated what she said before.
Krisztian_K · mar 2024 · vía Viator
Must go!
All was more than perfect, Sakkara is my favourite! Guide Lulu was more than great! We were happy to meet her🙏🙏 Thanks again!
Sandi_V · mar 2024 · vía Viator
Buena experiencia
Buena experiencia. La guía Ridwan muy maja todo el tiempo.
Es una visita recomendaba, además las horas de visitas fueron perfectas ya que en algún momento estábamos casi sólos en las pirámides y muy tranquilos.
Nosotros cogimos el tour con conductor y guía. Las entradas las fuimos pagando después (con tarjeta Revolut para pagar en moneda local) a medida que íbamos llegando a los sitios
JoseLuis_A · feb 2024 · vía Viator
Impresionante... dicho por un niño de 4 años!
La gira fue increíble. Salwa es una guía increíble. . . tan bueno con los niños y tan apasionado.
Gran valor. . . 9 personas en total.
Adel es un conductor muy confiable, seguro y digno de confianza. Los usaremos nuevamente.
John_K · feb 2024 · vía Viator · Traducida
