Great service for tours in Sharm el Sheikh
I booked 2 tours trough Sharm Smile online which I will review separately below. Regarding the tour operator services think no more, just book with Sharm Smile - 5 stars - for services, efficacy, friendliness and easy to book and communicate. I liked that I could book online very easy and there was no advance payment. We payed both tours cash in $ during our first tour. I liked that I didn't have to meet prior to our tour with anyone to make the payment, like I read for other tour operators. Also, the second I booked, I received a message on What's up from the owner to confirm the booking and also, I could communicate with him regarding meeting hours or any other information while in Egypt prior to our tours very easily and in real time. It's reassuring o communicate with a real person and not an automated reply. First tour: Private sightseeing of Sharm - 4,5 stars - great tour organised by Mohamed the owner, great to get to know the city, good information provided, lots of time to explore. I would suggest to book the 18:00 tour, as we booked the 20:00 one and were just a bit too tired to really enjoy it, also if you're not an all inclusive, take it as soon as you get in Sharm so you can choose what part of the city you like to hang out later. You get to see 3 very different parts of Sharm. I liked the first the most, the Old Town - very authentic, Egyptian feel and an incredibly photogenic mosque and bazaar like stalls. You have at least 1 h to explore on your own and it's more than enough. The vendors are not aggressive at all. The second part is a mall, which I found a bit tacky but has a nice view and the third the Soho area - very touristic, westernized, not authentic - liked it the least, but I imagine the average European tourist would probably like this area the most for eating and hanging around. The only thing I would have liked more is to maybe see Sharks bay too; I would have liked that more than Soho. Second tour - Star gazing and beduin dinner in the desert - 3 stars - not organized by Sharm Smile. This tour is sold by many operators in Sharm and basically it's the same tour, only the booking process and transfer is organized separately by tour operators. The transfer was on time, guide very nice, the experience was interesting, but not exactly what I expected. The good part was that all the people were really nice and the experience of being in the dessert and eating fresh made beduin bread by a beduin was interesting. The beduin camp was interesting, but not necessarily authentic. Also the diner served was good and tasty. What I regret is taking the camel ride, which is optional and I would not recommend it, because the camels didn't look well taken care of and the one leading the camel was a very small child. I felt awful. I know they are beduins and there are cultural differences but I can not endorse child labor and had I known, I would have skipped the camel ride. Don't take it or take the quad. Also the desert was not as expected: it's not sandy, there are no dunes, just dust and pebbles, and it's very polluted with plastic, which is sad to see. Also, if you go in December, take note it may be swimming suit weather in daytime, but at night in the dessert it's freezing cold. I had 2 sweaters and pants and still was very cold. A wind jacket would have been good.
ramutza · 2020年1月 · Tripadvisor より