Requesting Egypt tour guide, Egyptologist, and tour operator recommendations
Hi Fodorites!
We are a group of 9 going to Egypt! Looking for recommendations on tour guides and Egyptologist that can offer a tour of various sites within a city (Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, Abu Simbel. Also looking for tour operator companies that could plan a multi day trip for us (accommodations, activities, transportation, etc.) Sorry if this has been asked before. I did a search and found a couple of names (Real Egypt, Ahmed Gamal). Looking for a few more, thanks! Manisha |
Hi, Manisha,
You are in for a big treat! Egypt was an extraordinary experience! I see you’ve found my trip report and I’m glad you’re enjoying it and finding it helpful. As you may’ve noted, I used Djed, a company that has been in business for a long time. I recommend with a strong caveat - their communication before the trip was poor, often taking far too long to get back to me. On the ground, however, they were excellent and I really liked everyone we met through them, though with all companies, the guides are a mixed bag. Some were terrific, some not so. We did love our Nile trip on the dahabiya which is a traditional boat, not a large cruise ship. Djed has their own fleet and I recommend this if you can swing it with your group. You don’t have to use them for the rest of your trip if you choose to book the dahabiya. The experience of the dahabiya was just wonderful. One of the guides we worked with who we liked very much, Mohamed Sayed, has since started his own company. One of the posters on this board, carrom, used his services last winter and found he was very responsive and reliable, though I believe she only needed drivers. https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...315377493.jpeg |
Thank you so much Progol, for your suggestions and insights! Yes, I loved your trip report and all the details.
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Tour Guides list
In case it is helpful to others planning an Egypt trip and looking for tour guides, here is the list I put together using Fodor's Forum recos and other word of mouth recos
Thanks! Manisha |
Hi Manish,
Are you going to start your tour in Cairo or somewhere else? Landing in Cairo? |
Yes we are landing in Cairo and flying out of Cairo. Visiting Luxor, Aswan and Hurghada in the middle.
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