Highlights of Egypt

Traveler Reviews

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  Tony

  March 16th, 2026
  2
  Very disappointed with TourRadar and Ancient Egypt Tours for their misleading advertising and tour itinerary details...
  Very disappointed with TourRadar and Ancient Egypt Tours for their misleading advertising and tour itinerary details and their condescending attitude and their offishness towards us and the manner in which they justify themselves; cannot be trusted! No GOLD STAR operators in this tour! Prime misleading misinformation is as follows: Day 10: Breakfast. Departure to visit Abu Simbel. Embark the 5 star Egypt Nile cruise before lunch. Day 11: Aswan. Sailing towards Kom Ombo by the time of lunch on board the cruise and arrival in the evening. Day 12: Aswan-Edfu-Luxor. Arrival to Edfu and reach the temple by horse carriages. Sail to Luxor. Afternoon tea. Dinner on board & Galabya party. Day 13: Luxor. Breakfast onboard then disembark and visit Valley of the Kings. This cruise was our main reason for choosing the 15 day Highlights of Egypt Tour. We were eagerly looking forward to cruising the Nile river. We didn't get our cruise from Aswan to Luxor! No horse carriages! Never had breakfast onboard! As such, we should receive a refund!!!!Show more
  Traveled in February 2026
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  Ruth

  February 10th, 2026
  3
  I was sorry to find Cairo and other cities so dirty. I know they don’t like to pay taxes as so many buildings are...
  I was sorry to find Cairo and other cities so dirty. I know they don’t like to pay taxes as so many buildings are unfinished because if they are then taxes are due, but what do taxes pay for, garbage management, etc. Cruising on the Nile was nice but they put me in the bottom room and I am 80 and it was 3 flights to get to the top outdoor deck. My breakfasts were a disapointment in Cairo as I wasn’t given a choice. Everybody wanted a tip even the folks helping the handicapped at the airport which isn’t the case in Toronto. The Egyptians should be very thankful for their ancestors or they would have nothing to offer the tourists. I would recommend nothing longer than a 4 day stay to see the wonderful new museum and a quick visit to Alexandria or spend your time on a NICE boat on the Nile. Ours was OK but there were others a lot nicer. Laundry was hanging from almost all the balconies and the air is very dirty. Not a pretty sight. Any drives out of the cities are not interesting as it is dessert. Coming from Canada I sure missed the colour green. There are very few parks and one I went to had the paths closed. January was a good time to visit as the temperature was comfortable and you needed a jacket.Show more
  Traveled in December 2025
  

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  Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review - it's much appreciated Ancient Egypt Tours Team

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  Christine Margarethe

  November 21st, 2025
  5
  Great Tour, well organized, great hotel, really nice and friendly staff. I enjoy every moment, feel safe and...
  Great Tour, well organized, great hotel, really nice and friendly staff. I enjoy every moment, feel safe and comfortable all the time! It was three wonderful, individual, exciting days. I would book with tourradar again at any time.Show more
  Traveled in November 2025
  

  Reply from: Ancient Egypt Tours

  Many thanks for taking the time to share your positive experience with us. We are thrilled you enjoyed your adventure. Your feedback made our day and we are so happy that you had a good experience with us. We are looking forward to welcoming you here again soon Ancient Egypt Tours Team

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  Farahnaz

  October 12th, 2025
  5
  Wonderful and amazing tour ever. Lovely and knowledgeable tour guides. That were very nice, kind and helpful people....
  Wonderful and amazing tour ever. Lovely and knowledgeable tour guides. That were very nice, kind and helpful people. I enjoyed every minute of this tour. Thanks for all your help and support. ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️Tourrader is the best tourist agency♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️Show more
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  Traveled in October 2025
  

  Reply from: Ancient Egypt Tours

  Many thanks for taking the time to share your positive experience with us. We are thrilled you enjoyed your adventure. Your feedback made our day and we are so happy that you had a good experience with us. We are looking forward to welcoming you here again soon Ancient Egypt Tours Team

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  Terry

  April 29th, 2025
  4
  Fine experience of Egyptian culture and history. A few issues with timing to meet individual guides, but otherwise we...
  Fine experience of Egyptian culture and history. A few issues with timing to meet individual guides, but otherwise we learned a lot. Azal Hits l not up to standard.Show more
  Traveled in April 2025
  

  Reply from: Ancient Egypt Tours

  Many thanks for taking the time to share your positive experience with us. We are thrilled you enjoyed your adventure. Your feedback made our day and we are so happy that you had a good experience with us. We are looking forward to welcoming you here again soon Ancient Egypt Tours Team

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  Kelly

  March 23rd, 2025
  5
  Hotels were great. The guide Dina was fabulous. The entire trip was flawless. Youseff picked us up at the airport...
  Hotels were great. The guide Dina was fabulous. The entire trip was flawless. Youseff picked us up at the airport and drove us around the entire time. We made the transition to Sharm el Sheikh with ease. I would totally recommend this trip!Show more
  Traveled in March 2025
  

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  Many thanks for taking the time to share your positive experience with us. We are thrilled you enjoyed your adventure. Your feedback made our day and we are so happy that you had a good experience with us. We are looking forward to welcoming you here again soon Ancient Egypt Tours Team

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  Andrew

  February 23rd, 2025
  1
  Horrible! Scam! This is not your regular tour company. No one has logos, lanyards, or company names of the tour,...
  Horrible! Scam! This is not your regular tour company. No one has logos, lanyards, or company names of the tour, the tour was just myself and my partner - no group, and they scammed us out of money several times - and that was just the first 4 days! All the 'air-conditioned private vehicle' transports we were promised were the drivers' personal sedans, all without aircon or working seatbelts, the drivers were different each time, didn't speak English, and never seemed to know what was happening. We were often told to just meet a driver and get into an unmarked car without a tour guide, not really sure of who we were meant to be meeting. We were made to pay US$200 cash for flights for the trip from Cairo to Luxor, which I feel was unnecessary as this could have easily been included in the original booking (I am assuming it is, and the guide just pockets the cash). On day 2 we were taken to a papyrus store and a perfume shop (not on the itinerary), both of which sold us fake products. All communication is via a lady called Salwa through WhatsApp, who is apparently organising the whole tour but we don't actually meet her in person. We looked at some other reviews (perhaps a bit too late) and saw that some people were left stranded in Luxor/Aswan for a day, and that things generally weren't as promised. This led us to our decision to leave / escape the tour after day 4 and did our own thing as we did not feel safe in their company, and generally felt like we were just walking ATMs for them. BEWARE! There's a reason its so cheap! Everything is paid for in cash along the way.Show more
  Traveled in January 2025
  

  Reply from: Ancient Egypt Tours

  Hi Andrew, We are sorry you feel that way and if you gave us a chance and communicated your comments with us we would have done our best to make your stay as pleasant as possible, instead you cut all communications without letting us know. All cars are air conditioned and if you have asked the driver to open it he would have. Driver assume that it is not necessary due to the cold weather. On the 2 day tours that you have went on with us you had two guides; Walid in Cairo and Marwa in Alexandria. It is stated in the details of the tour on Tourradar platform for everyone to see before booking the tour in the excluded section that the cost of the flight is not included in the tour cost Shopping tours and workshops are a part of all tours in Egypt because they enhance the knowledge you received specially papyrus and perfumes and oils and usually demanded from customers It never happened that any of our customers were left un attended even for an hour Thanks for taking the time to write this review and I hope that I have answered to all your comments

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  Ryan Thomas

  February 22nd, 2025
  3
  Overall, this is a very average tour in terms of the guides, the accommodation, and the logistics. Compared to other...
  Overall, this is a very average tour in terms of the guides, the accommodation, and the logistics. Compared to other tour operators, it is a good price, but as the saying goes: buyer beware, you get what you pay for. Accommodation: The hotels are all supposedly 4 star and the cruise is 5 star as you can clearly see in the tour’s description. Be aware the what that means in Egypt will be different from what you might expect in Western Europe, North America, or elsewhere in the developed world. I could image those places were at a 4 or 5 star standard when they first opened or were last renovated, but they’re not in such fantastic condition anymore. For example, the carpets are worn down, the towels are discolored, the windows are not double glazed (a major problem in noisy Giza), the paint is peeling, the bathrooms are dingy. I also specifically asked Salwa, my main contact person at Ancient Egypt Tours, to ensure that I was given one larger bed rather than two smaller beds in my rooms. I did, after all, pay the single supplement cost. Why would I want two twin beds? She gave this message thumbs up, which to me meant she understood and agreed to manage this. Despite this, I spent 6 of the 14 nights in a small twin bed. Guides and Drivers: The guides I had in upper Egypt were really fantastic. They were well prepared, spoke great English, and had a lot of interesting information to share. They could also answer questions and were very friendly and engaging. One of my biggest issues with this tour overall was the guide I had for 3 days in Cairo. Mahmoud was perhaps the worst tour guide I have ever had in my 18 years of travel. His English was at a perfectly fine level for basic communication, but it was definitely not at the level necessary to explain the history and culture of Egypt. Furthermore, he seemed extremely ill-prepared for my tours, walking around a bit aimlessly, pointing out a few things with very limited information, and taking phone calls when he should have been acting as a guide. Furthermore, on the first day I met him, he took me to lunch at a restaurant where I had to pay $20, an outrageous amount of money for a simple lunch of grilled chicken and vegetables in a city like Cairo. He also dragged me around to many shops on the first day where he was no doubt benefitting (or trying to benefit) from me buying overpriced souvenirs. Finally, when he took me to see the pyramids and ride a camel, I asked him to negotiate a good price for me, what I would consider the normal role for a local guide you have paid for. He did nothing at all. He just stood there as the guy told me it cost $40 for a 15-minute camel ride. No doubt he got a cut of that money. I learned after day one with him not to trust him. The other two days he was basically like an escort around the city and not a proper guide. My drivers were all great, especially the one I had all my days in Cairo and Giza named Hamdy. He was perhaps the most reliable, kind, and genuine person I met during my time in Egypt. Be aware: even though guides and drivers are part of what you pay for in this package, you will be told via your itinerary that drivers should be tipped $5-10 per day and guides $10-15 per day. It is “expect but not obligatory.” Nevertheless, I was reminded multiple times by the guides that I am expected to tip. Logistics: In terms of being picked up and dropped off at various times, the logistics were mostly well planned and coordinated. I never had to wait around long for a driver and all of my reservations were in order. Salwa speaks good English and is quick to respond. Her counterpart in Upper Egypt, Tarek, does not have the English skills necessary to do this job and I would have preferred to remain in contact with Salwa during those days because I found it very difficult to communicate logistics with Tarek. One massive logistical problem was my flight from Cairo to Aswan. It was scheduled very late in the day, after 6:00 PM, even though I had nothing on my itinerary that day in Cairo. In fact, I had to check out of my hotel room at noon and wait for three hours in the hotel lobby before I was picked up and taken to the airport. I got to Aswan after 8:00 PM, to my hotel after 9:00 PM, and I didn’t get into bed until after 10:00 PM. I then had to be awake by 3:30 AM in order to leave from Aswan to Abu Simbel and be back in Aswan in time to get onto my Nile Cruise. I can only imagine that my flight was booked this late because it was what was best for Ancient Egypt Tours profit margin as there are flights all day long between Cairo and Aswan. As you can see, it was overall an average experience. I was glad not to have to book all the transportation, accommodation, and guides for myself, but I think the quality would have been better had I gone with a more expensive tour operator from a developed country, rather than one based in Egypt, as they tend to have a better understanding of quality and customer satisfaction.Show more
  Traveled in February 2025
  

  Reply from: Ancient Egypt Tours

  We appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Thanks for your honesty in sharing this with us. We are so sorry you are not completely satisfied with your experience. We are taking your feedback seriously and are looking into ways to enhance our services in the future

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  Michael

  January 5th, 2025
  5
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  It was the first time I'd dared to take a 12-day trip to a foreign country on my own, and I must say I was delighted...
  It was the first time I'd dared to take a 12-day trip to a foreign country on my own, and I must say I was delighted with the experience, and thanks to it, I'll try again without fear!Show more
  Traveled in December 2024
  

  Reply from: Ancient Egypt Tours

  Many thanks for taking the time to share your positive experience with us. We are thrilled you enjoyed your adventure. Your feedback made our day and we are so happy that you had a good experience with us. We are looking forward to welcoming you here again soon Ancient Egypt Tours Team

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  Karen

  December 9th, 2024
  2
  I have been dreaming of traveling to Egypt since I was a little girl. This was supposed to be my "trip of a...
  I have been dreaming of traveling to Egypt since I was a little girl. This was supposed to be my "trip of a lifetime". From the day of my arrival, this trip turned out to be a big disappointment with one problem after another. I have been home for a week and am still so broken hearted about the way everything turned out. I hold Salwa (the agent at Ancient Egypt Tours) personally responsible for everything that went wrong. DO NOT DEAL WITH HER, she cannot be trusted. She is sneaky and does not give you all the facts, only those she wants to share.Show more
  Traveled in November 2024
  

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  Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review - it's much appreciated Ancient Egypt Tours Team

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