4bams

I have done a search on this forum, and cannot find any names of private guides that fodorites have used for cairo or sharm excursions. (tripadvisor has several names, but they seem fishy and as if the guides are recommending themselves.)

we are a family of four touring by ourselves over Xmas

any personal recommendations would be appreciated (with their contact info)

HappyMom32

You don't need a tour guide in Sharm.

Grcxx3

Casual_Cairo (on this forum) is a great guide for Cairo.

As HappyMom32 said - no need for a guide in Sharm. If you want to do any excusions (Mt. Sinai, desert safari, etc), they can generally be arranged thru your hotel.

4bams

thanks for the cairo recommendation. yes, I am hoping to do excursions outside of sharm (camel, bedouin etc), and was hoping for the name of a tour company now so I can book ahead

Casual_Cairo

You can't book ahead, and there is really NO reason to book ahead. When in Sharm find a Sun-n-Fun booth and sign up for the tour then. The prices should be better if you wait anyway as when you are there you can negotiate with them. The more tours, or the more people you sign up for tours will give you some bargaining power.

scotsgirl

Try Debbie (casual Cairo above) if she is available, if not then try Egypt Quality Tours, again not sure of availability cos Christmas is high season and real busy.

Scotsgirl

lloydian

I got back from Cairo/Luxor just last month as part of an ancient world ( Italy, Greece, Egypt vacation ). My guide was Ahmed "ahmed4 fathalla" <[email protected]>.

He was excellent. Very knowledgeable and well spoken.

Casey

4bams

I looked into egypt quality tours, but there web site does not say much about them at all- are they an egypt based company or a foreign tour operator? has any one on this board used them? another guides name I found is Rani Mostafa- has anyone used this guide?
thanks!

scotsgirl

Hi 4 Bams - I have used them (Egypt Quality Tours) and recommended them, and can definately vouch for their high standards and quality, and know of others who have used them, who also said they had a fab time. And yes, they are based in Egypt.

I think their website is still a work in progress as they have only had it up and running for about a year, even though they have worked in the industry for a lot longer.

Not saying you have to use them of course, but you could get a quote from them and see if they are in your budget, and meet your requirements

Scotsgirl