Great experience - great service
I booked this tour and several others through Egypt Tailor Made Tours:
Pyramids Tour: It's the Pyramids, what can you say. Go visit them, even if it's the only thing you do in Egypt. Saqqara and Memphis are also definitely worth a visit: You learn how the whole idea of building pyramids evolved and developed over the centuries. Also, the alabaster burial chambers in Saqqara are beautiful.
Quad Tour around the Pyramids: This one's fun. You get some nice views of the Pyramids in between, but most of the time you just get to drive up and down the sand dunes. Take something with you to cover your mouth, and don't dress up fancy.
Trip to Wadi al Hitan: The Valley of the Whales is quite some way from Cairo out in the desert. There is a small museum there with a few associated buildings, all very tastefully done so that it fits into the environment. You can find the whale skeletons by walking on a marked path through the sand, where they are just lying in the sun, with bone fragments littered throughout. This is quite the spectacular place, especially if you are interested in evolution, and the drive and walk through the desert further add to the experience.
Egyptian Museum / Old Cairo: The Egyptian Museum has too many artifacts to display them properly, but it's definitely worth a visit, especially as long as it has the treasure from King Tut's grave on display. Old Cairo has a huge souvenir market to offer for those who lean that way; if you are more interested in history, there are some nice examples of medieval islamic architecture.
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Egypt Tailor Made Tours: As for the tour operator, it's easy to see where these guys get their reputation from. When booking the tours, I was dealing with the owner directly, Walid Fatih. His response times were excellent, which is just what you're looking for when booking tours to a foreign country. He was also very flexible in arranging the tours, and took care to ensure that everything was alright after the tours had started.
Walid does his business by hiring freelancers who then do the actual guiding and driving. Both my driver (Zizou) and guide (Sabry) were very good. Zizou did a great job navigating the Cairo traffic with skill and experience. Sabry is a very hard-working and educated man who provided lots of interesting information, especially on ancient Egypt. As a bonus, he also knew some great spots from where to take pictures.
Conclusion: A great experience overall, with no complaints whatsoever. Five stars.
Maximilian S · nov 2018 · vía Tripadvisor
Pyramid Tour
I had excellent fun with Laila as my guide! She was very helpful and knew alot about the history of Egypt! Her English was good and she always tried to do her best for us. Thanks again Laila for being a brilliant guide. I would fully recommend this trip with Egypt Tailor made and Laila to anyone.
Good travels everyone!
James
Jay B · oct 2018 · vía Tripadvisor
Amazing Trip with Heba from Egypt Tailor Made Day Tours!
Wow! What a great tour! It was very easy to set up the tour with Walid from Egypt Tailor Made Day Tours, and our guide Heba was amazing. She took great photos, was super knowledgable and energetic, and was very accommodating when we wanted to stop for coffee, take photos from particular angles, etc. Would highly recommend Egypt Tailor Made (and Heba specifically) to anyone who wants to learn a lot and have a great time!
Rob M · oct 2018 · vía Tripadvisor
Excellent private tour
We did a custom 2.5 day tour including a Nile dinner cruise, full day of Pyramids/Sphinx/Saqqara/Memphis, and Cairo day tour which included the Museum, tour of mosques, felluca boat ride, and trip to the bazaar. Amr Moussa was our guide and was extremely knowledgable and friendly. Everything was very reasonably priced. I would highly recommend this tour company and guide. My wife and I were very pleased. The drivers were also prompt and did a great job navigating the crazy Cairo traffic.
tprkolbas · oct 2018 · vía Tripadvisor
Impresionante recorrido por las pirámides de giza, saqqara y Memphis
Reservamos nuestro tour con el sastre de Egipto hecho por teléfono después de ver tan buenas críticas y no nos decepcionó. Mido y Mostafa fueron excelentes. Cubrieron nuestras necesidades y planificaron nuestro recorrido en consecuencia. Mido es una gran guía y muy bien informado. Nos lo pasamos de maravilla y, por supuesto, ¡las pirámides son MINDBLOWING! ! !
sonal b · oct 2018 · vía Tripadvisor · Traducida
¡Un día increíble con una guía increíble!
¡Pasé un día increíble en esta gira a medida de Egipto! Por supuesto, las atracciones en sí son impresionantes, pero esta gira fue realmente más que eso. Realmente lloré de risa por unos buenos cinco minutos y la pasé muy bien con nuestra encantadora y divertida guía Laila. Nos hicieron sentir muy cómodos y nos sentimos más como amigos en un viaje que clientes. Recomiendo encarecidamente, incluso para viajeros solos?
Victoria R · sept 2018 · vía Tripadvisor · Traducida
Lo mejor en egipto
Mi familia y yo usamos Egypt Tailor Made para nuestra estadía de 5 días en el área de El Cairo, y la compañía fue excelente para satisfacer nuestros deseos en el camino. Walid, el propietario, era muy accesible y conmovedor, respondía a todas las preguntas, incluso las más pequeñas y tontas, y actualizaba nuestro itinerario si había incluso un ligero cambio.
A través de Tailor Made, visitamos Alejandría, Luxor, la Necrópolis de Giza / Memphis / Saqqara, y exploramos El Cairo. Sabry, nuestro guía para todos los lugares excepto Luxor, es uno de los mejores del país. Como egiptólogo, Sabry tenía un conocimiento increíble de los detalles más pequeños de las ruinas de los pilares más pequeños; fue amable, amable y comunicativo, y SIEMPRE llega temprano a recogernos para nuestro día. ¡Recomendamos ALTAMENTE a Sabry y esperamos volver a verlo la próxima vez en Egipto!
Egypt Tailor Made nos lo recomendó un amigo, y no podríamos estar más agradecidos. Gracias por una experiencia maravillosa en Egipto.
PerryThaw · sept 2018 · vía Tripadvisor · Traducida
Tour increíble !!
¡Mi familia y yo realmente disfrutamos nuestro tour con Egypt Tailor Made! ! Nos recogieron en nuestro hotel en una espaciosa furgoneta con aire acondicionado y nos llevaron a visitar Saqqara, Memphis y, por último, las pirámides de Giza. Mido fue muy informativo y realmente pudimos ver brillar su amor por la historia egipcia. Entre esto y su actitud personal, todo se convirtió en algo más que una atracción turística y se convirtió en una experiencia auténtica y de valor incalculable que nos llevaremos con nosotros en los próximos años. Él era muy considerado con nuestros dos niños pequeños y pudimos parar por más botellas de agua o un bocadillo en cualquier momento que fueran necesarios. Estamos muy agradecidos de haber reservado este tour, tuvimos muchos otros tours durante nuestra estancia en Egipto y este fue nuestro favorito con diferencia. ¡Te lo recomiendo mucho!
Stephanie H · sept 2018 · vía Tripadvisor · Traducida
Excellent tour
We organised a private 2 day tour through Egypt tailor made tours and they were excellent in all aspects of the tour. We were met at the airport and for the next 2 days everything was done for us. Our guide was Laila and our driver was Shaba. Both were professional and knowledgeable. Laila was enthusiastic and very proud of her heritage. Having a private tour meant we had control of the amount of time we spent at different attractions and this was especially good when we were at the Pyramids and we were allowed to stay as long as we liked and not be rushed to leave. Our hotel, Le Meridian Pyramids, was very good and our rooms had a full view of the Pyramids. I would totally recommend this company and our great guide and driver.
Wendy P · sept 2018 · vía Tripadvisor
48 hours in Cairo
We have just had the best 2 days in Cairo with the best tour guide ever, Laila, and the best driver ever, Shaban from Egypt Tailor Made Tours. As our time was limited, Laila showed us the highlights - the museum, the bazaar, the pyramids, the sphinx, the sights of Seqqara and Memphis and a night on the Nile, all the while keeping us very well informed with her excellent knowledge of Egyptian history. Shaban steered us effortlessly through the mad traffic of Cairo to our various destinations. Almost the best part of our trip were the falafel sandwiches that Laila magically produced for our lunches at our special request. We would highly recommend Laila and Shaban as they made us feel very comfortable and safe at all times during our tour and we really enjoyed their company.
paulaallen47 · sept 2018 · vía Tripadvisor
