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Reviews

• Awesom

  Katrece A,

  May 11, 2025

  - Viator

  5.00

  Amazing tour guide Hany stayed. Very informative and patient. The museum was busy. The food was good. He showed us where to go to get the best prices for souvenirs. I highly recommend

• Worth the Long day!

  Lindsay C,

  Apr 15, 2025

  - Viator

  5.00

  After reading reviews we were a little bit worried about what we might encounter on this trip, however, I think the reviews lowered expectations and turned our time into a wonderful experience. We were told 1.10am pick up, the coach arrived at 1am, fully air conned and with a toilet. Toilet wasn’t terrible, occasional smell when someone used it but fine! After picking up at other hotels you get under way, be prepared for stops as the buses all go through checkpoints in a convoy so there is some waiting. My 6 year old and I slept through most of the way and by 9am we were at the museum. Here we met our guide for the day, there was a problem with the tickets entering so there was a big queue in the sun but our guide was funny and kept us going! He gave us a talk on the history and explained to us the important things he would take us to see. (Otherwise you’d be there all day!!) Tutankhamun was worth the trip! We spent a long time there in the end with toilet queues etc but our next stop was the Nile river cruise. We were adamant we weren’t going to do it but we got swept along and we were glad we did! We had an ice cream on board, a sing and a dance and lots of photos too! At 2pm we were having lunch, the meat and rice were lovely. An open buffet only drinks to pay for if you want them. Not the cleanest place but the lamb koftas were amazing. Then to the pyramids! They tell you horse and cart or camel ride. We didn’t really want to do either but again ended up swept along which was fine. This is to see the Panoramic view of the pyramids. Then back to the coach to drive on to see the sphinxs. Running out of time now at 5.30pm we were at the perfume shop, no time for papyrus. The perfume shop gave a welcome drink, lots of oils to try and no pushy selling! Some of the smells were lovely and we did end up buying a small bottle! Back on the coach again for the ride home by 6.30, no checkpoints on way back so saved a little time. The guide made sure there was lots of photos taken of everyone, warned of potential scams and was very funny throughout a long but fabulous day. He had to hurry people along throughout but only really the stragglers, and helped anyone who needed it. His name was Mohammed and he really did make the tour for us. Overall, if you want to see the pyramids fairly cheaply and don’t mind a bit of waiting around and a few extras then it’s definitely worth the long day. We really did love our day and my 6 year old had a fab day too as they made a fuss of her throughout! As long as you’re prepared for what it is then it’s great!

• Not happy at all.

  Alistair B,

  Apr 12, 2025

  - Viator

  1.00

  From Hurghada to Cairo could have taken around 5 hours, but instead took 10. The first hour of the journey was spent crammed into a minibus that was driven at very dangerous and uncomfortable speeds around Hurghada picking people up. 9 hours later we arrived at Cairo and were told to get off the bus, no further instructions were given in English so my son and I were left not knowing where we were or what was happening. All we could do was follow everyone else to join a queue where we stood in the baking sun for 30 minutes, again, not knowing why. We eventually realised it was the Egyptian Museum we were at. We weren't given the audio equipment to hear the tour guide until another visitor told the guide as, again, no English was being spoken. My son and I were very tired, hot and confused. We were then made to stay in the one spot of the museum listening to the history of Egypt instead of seeing the artifacts. By this point we were extremely unhappy, so much so that we decided to leave the tour and got a taxi to take us to the pyramids then back to Hurghada. This was around midday (we were picked up from our hotel at 00:30). We were back at our hotel for 18:00, so in just 6 hours we managed to go from Cairo to Giza, walk round the pyramids and get back to Hurghada. Had we been informed of the schedule for the tour beforehand, I wouldn't have booked it as it's far too long to spend on a bus for the distance travelled.

• Great trip.

  Carl A,

  Apr 12, 2025

  - Viator

  5.00

  Packed day, great guide (Mohamed), long journey but the coach had a toilet, great lunch, and of course the sights, which are like nowhere else. It’s long of course, and we had a little waiting around which prolonged our day (they did not cut our attraction time down, instead we just got back late, which is the right way to handle it IMO).

• Very happy

  Daniela B,

  Mar 31, 2025

  - Viator

  5.00

  We got picked up at the hotel on time. The bus was a big bus. The driver was nice and also the tour guide. He spoke perfectly German English, and I guess some other languages. He explained everything and made it a great tour. The drive to Cairo from Hurghada was really quick but we are younger and did sleep all the time. (We would recommend flying, if you have problems with your knees or back.) But it was great because we saw multiple things. Like a perfume factory, the Egyptian museum and the papyrus factory. We also had different side tours to choose from like a tour on the Nile or a tour with camels around the pyramids. It was a great experience. The people were very nice. The food was also delicious. The only thing missing was the water. We definitely recommend bringing your own water. But all in all, we were very happy with the tour.