Valley Of The Kings Tours & Trips

What people love about Valley Of The Kings Tours

• Ryan28 Nov, 2024

  5

  Very good tour all around. Having spent time in Egypt on my own also, I strongly recommend joining a tour, it makes everything so much less stressful. Navigating Egypt can be very challenging, so avoiding certain areas with a private bus makes a big difference. The itinerary is very busy, with long days, but I wouldn't have it any other way as there is so much to see. I felt that we saw all of the most important archeological sites in Egypt (or at least as many as is possible with the time we had). One thing that most of the group felt was that it would be nice to also experience a bit more of the cultural side of Egypt. The tour mostly focuses on archeological things, so you don't really get any time to explore the cities. Our guide, Mina, was absolutely brilliant. He did everything in his power to ensure that everyone's needs were looked after. Mina's knowledge on every location was very thorough. On some tours, local guides are needed to really provide the in-depth detail, but that didn't feel necessary as Mina seemed to know it all himself. His fun sense of humour doesn't go amiss either. Note, the tour also includes a few stops at shops that can feel rather touristy, such as a perfume shop and a genuine papyrus shop. They typically explain how a product is made, and then try to sell you something. I felt that we got something educational out of each stop, but it was clear we were there to spend money. This is pretty common practice, but can be a polarising experience. For me, I would prefer to go to these shops than not, because it's easy to say no to buying anything. The food was good too. It was nice to have buffet meals provided for almost every meal. I think I paid for just one or two meals total. One feedback would be that the packed lunches were a bit plain, a lot of bread. Accommodation was good quality. In fact, the resorts felt a bit wasted on us as we didn't have the time to enjoy the pools etc. Overall, I would strongly recommend this tour, and for anyone considering the alternative Felucca option, I would stick with the cruise. The cruise was a fun experience, and in our case, we managed to experience a felucca ride for about an hour, which is all you need.

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  Nile Jewel - 5* Cruise
• Andrew24 Sep, 2024

  5

  Very well organised tour, communication with Vacations to Go Travel was very clear & prompt. Airport pick-ups and drop-offs all very smooth. They accommodated our seven hour delayed arrival (courtesy of British Airways) without any problem! Our Egyptologist guides (Bassem & Mansour) were both exceptional; very friendly, knowledgeable & helpful with anything we asked or needed. Being a small group of six we felt we had a very personal service from them both. I think it would be very difficult to achieve a tour like this independently, particularly in 10 days. The guides make everything simpler and quicker, from purchasing tickets at the monuments to organising transport to and from the hotel & ship, making for a very relaxed & stress-free experience. The hotel in Cairo (Steigenberger El Tahrir) was clean & comfortable and had an wide selection for breakfast. WiFi was good and available everywhere. The lunches we had as part of the tours in and around Cairo were both authentic & excellent. The cruise ship (Esmerelda) was great with delicious food - very wide choice and good quality. Clean, large cabin, friendly staff, with amusing & unusual towel art! The only thing that let it down was the WiFi - difficult to connect & reconnect to, non-existent in the restaurant and the free package (1GB) stopped working prematurely. It wasn't a big problem for us as we had a generous cellular data package, having bought a SIM at Cairo airport. The tour involves quite a few early starts (particularly if the options for a balloon ride & a trip to Abul Simbel [both excellent] are taken), but this means monuments can be visited when it's cooler and they are slightly less crowded. I think it would be very difficult to achieve a tour like this independently, particularly in 10 days. The guides make everything simpler, from purchasing tickets at the monuments to organising transport. Overall this tour exceeded my expectations and was very good value. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this tour or company and would use them again.

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  10 Day Egypt Experience Tour (Domestic flight)
• Pol23 Nov, 2024

  5

  Very good with Khaled El saady

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  River Nile Story - 4 Days 5 stars Nile Cruise Aswan to Luxor with meals and Sightseeing