Hello everyone
We are planing a trip to Egypt next year and would very appreciate any input and recommendations on good/reliable Tour companies. We always make our own iteneray using many times Rick's recommendations from his books. However, for Egypt we don't feel comfortable doing it on our own. We have researched a few companies but most of them don't fit our needs. We have found one "Egypt Tours Portal" and are wondering if anyone has used them and what was the experience like.
Many thanks everyone.
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Ontario, Canada
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Your question is not uncommon. Here is a quick forum search result for previous threads from the past 2 years.
https://search.ricksteves.com/?button=&date_range=2y&filter=Travel+Forum&query=Egypt
Using a reputable tour company is a wise decision. Our choice for Egypt was Odysseys Unlimited
Posted by
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I suggest that you compare several different companies. Compare WHAT you get (quality of hotels, number of days on tour and on Nile cruise) as well as PRICE.
We did Gate 1 Travel and it was top notch, our guide had a college degree in Egyptian history, we stayed in 5 star hotels and our river cruises ( two three day cruise were great).
When I compared Viking's tour/cruise was one day longer but Gate 1's was 60% of the price of Viking. Once you go to Gate 1's website you can sign up for bargains and they put there tours on sale a lot. You can save even more.
I previously visited Egypt in 1985 and did a tour with the Sheraton Hotel's, which probably doesn't exist anymore.
One great thing about. Egypt, since 1985, it has vastly improved its highways and infrastructure. It is more prosperous and it appeared that poverty has improved. Also, the new Egyptian Museum at Gaza is now open.