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Real Egypt Tours?

I have seen a lot of posts and comments about tour groups to Egypt.

That said, I am wondering if anyone has experience with Real Egypt Tours, especially their custom tours? I found them in Moon Handbooks (which is the sister guide to Rick Steves - it was Moon that introduced me to RS!). I don't normally travel with a group, but was advised by Egyptians to do so. Egypt appears to be quite affordable, so I am willing to splurge a bit on a private custom tour, in order to see the things I'd pick on my own, rather than a preset itinerary.

If you know about this company, or any other that specializes in custom tours, I would love to hear from you!

Posted by
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Rochelle, if you do not get responses (and I just did a quick search and did not see anything about this group) you might want to check Trip Advisor.

Posted by
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I have not had any experience with Real Egypt, but I have done two private tours with Djed Egypt. Our itinerary was totally custom. A dahabiya cruise was one of the highlights of the trip. Djed was first rate, and I would travel with them again in a heartbeat if the opportunity were to arise.

I also did a private tour to Jordan and Israel with Egypt and Beyond. The tour was pricey simply because Jordan and Israel are more expensive than Egypt. Egypt and Beyond was great, though.

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No way would I do Egypt on my own.
Security is important in Egypt, do a tour.
We did Gate 1 Tours for 14 days and it was fantastic. Stayed in five star hotels and did two river cruises for $3500 pp and that included airfare from JFK airport.