Amazing day trip to Cairo!
We were picked up from our hotel by a small mini van at 12:30am, which then dropped us off at a meeting point. We boarded onto a coach, which had a toilet (no tissue paper or hand soap be warned!) but air con was working perfectly, with some rude passengers who had their seats all the way down, however, the driver soon resolved this for us. Be prepared for a long and arduous journey, with a packed coach full of passengers. The journey took 8 hours there, with several check points and only one break midway, but took slightly longer returning back (9 hours). We were separated into our own tour groups based on language where we were greeted by a fantastic tour guide who accompanied us the whole day (from 10am-6pm). The museum was spectacular (but hot) be prepared to only spend around 1.5-2 hours inside, as it is a large extensive place. We then chose to book a river Nile boat tour at an extra cost, which lasted around 20 minutes. Lunch was included at a restaurant which was average. We then visited the pyramids and the sphinx which was the highlight! I would suggest to bring snacks throughout the day, toilet paper and hand soap and to book this tour for a Friday (like we did) where there is far less traffic and congestion!
maryamaL9300DH · вер. 2022 р. · через Tripadvisor
Sharm El Sheikh - Cairo by bus
Excellent value for money compared to the mass and other agencies that offer travel to El cairo by plane even at 250€ per person
Long journey by bus but during the hours of
Round trip departures seen l now you sleep.
Italian guide ok perfect, professional and also very nice.
After the visit to the Egyptian museum we were offered a ride on the Nile , very pleasant for 10€ per person.
Poor quality food. Buffet lunch at a local place in Giza near the pyramids
(only flaw to report ): we found hair in the food
Spectacular pyramids there are no words
I would recommend the experience 😁
avinoce · вер. 2022 р. · через Tripadvisor · Перекладено
Amazing but long trip
A great trip. Everything smoothly and on time. Great guide named Sarwad (I think). Everything except the trip on the Nile is paid. A very good dinner. The only drawback is a very long and tiring journey that lasted nearly 10 hours one way and over 11 hours the other way. But it's worth it to endure so much! I definitely recommend it! This trip was the best day of our visit to Egypt.
robertwL8455VL · вер. 2022 р. · через Tripadvisor
Nice, exhausting trip
All in all, we were very happy with the trip. First of all, you should know that you need an ADDITIONAL visa to travel from Sharm el Sheikh to Cairo. This is glued into the passport and costs 25€ at the airport, if you don't have this, you could still book it via Book-Tour-Egypt for 30€.
We were picked up at 00:00 and then drove with a stop at a rest stop about 9 hours to Cairo. The coach was air-conditioned. Afterwards we went to the museum in the morning. There we met ubs with our German speaking tour guide (Manal). She knew a lot about Egyptian history and her German was fabulous. She also told us a lot about life in Egypt and told us where to watch out. Afterwards you had the opportunity to do a Nile tour for 10€ on a boat. This was nice, but not necessarily very spectacular.
We then drove to a restaurant in front of the pyramids. The buffet was included, but one drink was paid 60 EGP (which is 6x the price of a water). Then we drove to the pyramids. There we were recommended a camel ride for 10€ p.p. The photos of this were great. However, the Bedouins were very demanding about tips and wanted bigger notes from their wallets. Ideally, have only a few small notes visible. Also, you should know that all people who wanted to take pictures of you are looking for tips. Afterwards we had some time for the pyramids and the sphynx. Afterwards we stopped at a perfume shop nearby. Here they sold perfumes and creams VERY expensively. After the purchase, however, it was noticed that the purchased oil perfume is very diluted and therefore does not smell as long as in the store. I do not recommend buying at this store. Afterwards we looked at Papyrus in another shop and headed back.
All in all a very exciting day. The trip was very long, however, and we were incredibly happy to be back at the hotel.
PS: we had left our wallet on the bus and the office helped us with everything and organized everything so we could get it back. Also, nothing was missing inside!
Zana K · вер. 2022 р. · через Tripadvisor · Перекладено
day in Cairo and Giza
the expedition took about 27 hours. but it's worth it. everything went quite smoothly, safely, our guide was brilliant and very helpful I really recommend
Patrycja T · вер. 2022 р. · через Tripadvisor
Beatificación and awesome trip
It is and amazing experience, is long trip, but bus comfortable, after 9 hr of road, we arrived to Cairo city,and we meat with our Guide Sarwat, he was very kind, and have experience in his job. We make a little trip on boat in Nilo river, paid 10 euros for each one, the Lunch was ok, the beverges are not including, after that we went to the pyramids, was so awesome, we paid 25 euros for the trip on horse, was good, but the ones Who drive the horse, ask for a tip, we dont have Cash and we felt uncomfortable whit him .And the Last of Day we visit oil house, was amazing too.
We absolutly repeat this awesome experience.
andreajoricambab · вер. 2022 р. · через Tripadvisor
Great tour
Very good tour, professional guide - Sarwat, I recommend it. All has been explained professionally and he was very helpful.
168arturi · вер. 2022 р. · через Tripadvisor
Cairo
For the 4th time I return to Cairo always with book tour egypt... and for the umpteenth time there was no denying... seriousness ... punctuality ... the lowest prices in the market but not because the quality is low and poor indeed is excellent and the visits are not reduced ... for the second time I met the guide Karam ... excellent Italian speaking guide very nice and very prepared... rely on them top prices and super top quality
piero239 · серп. 2022 р. · через Tripadvisor · Перекладено
Serious agency
Nice experience. They're really punctual and serious. Our guide Mohammed Salem that we met once we arrived in Cairo, will always remain in our hearts, very kind, prepared, serious, a really wonderful person and then spoke perfectly in Italian! The trip is a bit stressful, it is many hours by bus in fact I would always recommend going by plane ... but it is subjective as what ... We visited the Egyptian museum, then tour the Nile, lunch with a view of the pyramids of Giza and finally visit the pyramids and sphinx!
L7438RYalbac · серп. 2022 р. · через Tripadvisor · Перекладено
It was painfully disappointing experience, the best bits was seeing the museum and the pyramids which we paid for twice
We were on time to get the bus, got to the coach, the people on the bus didn’t want to make space.
They had their bags on the seats, pillows on their seats and didn’t want to sit next to their friends and family.
The guide that was making sure we had our visa wasn’t professional, he didn’t speak English rarely to us. He explained in Arabic what was happening to the group but what about the English people you offered an English guide for. He didn’t ensure the seats were available for the additional guests,
The journey was supposed to be 8-9 hours which ended up being 11/12 hours. The stop offs were supposed to be 20mins but again ended up being 45minutes there waiting for rest room break and cigarette breaks.
During the bus journey we had no seatbelts and the chairs where loose. This was a big health and safety concern for me and my children. When the bus pressed the brakes the seats slid forward with us in them. These are the seats at the very back of the bus. I have video evidence of this. The seat could be picked up if I wanted to.
We first got to the museums has far as I am aware we already paid for everything the only thing that need to be paid for was the Nile river boat ride and that too was not up to standards. We were constantly waiting around and the guide seem like he was having a heated discussion with the boat drivers. The lunch was atrocious and we didn’t eat from being picked up at 00:00 and then having lunch at 13:00. We had to o serve ourselves and the flies where just hovering around the food which wasn’t very hygienic.
We paid for the entrance into the museums, we paid for additional services which we wasn’t informed about. I feel as if this is a scam tourists.
We basically paid for a bus ride with racist travellers and the guide on the bus couldn’t speak English or chose not to maybe due to racism. We were on the bus and the guide who counts and makes sure everyone is on the bus. Didn’t explain what was happening why we stopped. It is 3 am and the driver is unaware about his drop off points.
We now ended up stopping at the wrong hotels on the way back for no reason as this is unprofessional people trying to run a business.
JanD9067 · серп. 2022 р. · через Tripadvisor
