6 independent reviews for Egypt luxury 12 day tour
Reviews for Egypt luxury 12 day tour
Jackie Southall review 16 Oct 2025
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Visiting the Egyptian Temples and tombs with a knowledgeable local guide. The Nile cruise was also amazing.2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Visit Temples either early (sunrise) or late to avoid the crowds and heat. Take local guides advice on when and how to plan your visits.3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Benefited local people as the local tour company (Wanderlust) was excellent and employed local people. The eco lodge in Abu Simbel was particularly good.4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Excellent trip, a mix of exciting tours and some relaxation in the heat of the day. Very well looked after by the tour company.Neil Carr review 22 Mar 2025
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
The historical sites that were visited.2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
I did a private tour which I highly recommend. I was met at every stage of the tour by helpful and very knowledgeable guides.3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Yes4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
There were a couple of potential issues on the tour which were dealt with quickly and professionally to my entire satisfaction. The attention to detail was excellent. Thank you Liz.Karen Lax review 5 Apr 2025
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Several: Hot Air Balloon trip at Sunrise over Valley of the Kings - superb! Seeing the various ancient sites all with the help of a knowledgeable Guide ensuring you didn't miss the key elements nor missed out on the “story” of Ancient Egyptian. Flexibility of the guides to adapt the programme to your needs, including being able to add in other elements on request. The personal support and assistance of the company on the ground to ensure each step of the journey was smooth and seamless. Service levels on the cruise ship - plus not too large so seemed very personal attention and service. I would wish to make particular mention of my guide Sarah (and the driver) in Cairo and Diaa in Aswan - outstanding! Diaa in particular.2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Be prepared for lots of early starts! There will always be crowds wherever you go regardless of how early you start. Think about how you would like your programme “spaced out” - it’s tiring and doesnt always allow for time to digest what youve seen and done. If travelling during Ramadan (or Eid at end of Ramadan) ensure that youve considered what impact this might have on your programme/choice of hotel etc. Plan ahead to have cash on hand for tipping! You’ll need it!3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Other than supporting local people, crafts and trades I am unsure of the credentials of the hotels, cruise ship as to how they seek to reduce their environmental impact or support conservation. I would comment that the use of petrol cars/taxis/mini buses for internal travel would not necessarily lend itself to reducing environmental impact! But im guessing that there are few other choices.4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Overall the holiday was very good. The only issue I had was with the choice of hotel in Hurghada. It wasnt quite the restful, peaceful end to my holiday that id sought as a way of recovering from a packed itinerary beforehand. The hotel were helpful in trying to address some of my concerns but in essence they were not going to be able to address the main issue for me which was it was large (over 700 guests), noisy, packed and with not particularly great food. However, i would say that i should have paid more attention to the choice of hotel at the end (or made my likes and dislikes known to the company dealing with my booking) and as such I would not find fault with the company who made the booking or the representative on the ground in Hurghada. Purely a question of personal tastes….Tania Andrews review 20 Feb 2024
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Fabulous boat trip on the Nike2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
The overnight train from Cairo is a horrible dirty train with inedible food3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Benefitted many locals as tourism is currently down due to Gaza war.4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Fantastic 10 days all arranged just days before leaving. Thanks for helping us put this together.Peter Allwright review 27 Nov 2024
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
The Dahabiya.2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Discuss how to spend your time and where to stay in Cairo.3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Not really but I suppose it provided some employment.4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Very good.Zorah Abu Kassim review 23 Jan 2024
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
The Nile cruise and visiting the Temples.2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
To have better ideas on sites/temples / scenery that you really want to see in a trip.3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Yes , had local guides.4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
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