Cairo Excursion - 1 Day Trip to Cairo by Plane from Sharm

Went to cairo by plane with my famly had an unforgetable day guide was very freandly and graet with kids had our own privet tour would defo do again with sharmexcursions but not to cairo may be luxor next soon hopefully

Mohamed,
We went to Cairo last Friday with your company.
We had a lovely day, everything was as promised and extremely well organised. It was real value for money and our guide, Ahmed, was a lovely man who knew all about the history of the pyramids and the tour of the Cairo Museum was really interseting.
Thank you for such a good time and I have recommended your company to people staying in our hotel.
We are now back in cold England but next year if we come back to Sharm el Sheik we shall travel with you again.
Regards
Richard

Fabulous trip. Be prepared for an early start! and a lot of walking! really enjoyed it, we got to cram in a spot of shopping in Cairo as well as the pyramids, sphinx, museum & paparys museum. Hint 1) do not get on the camels/horses at the back of the pyramids, as they took us behind a sand dune & split us up until we gave them english money. (which we finally got back after 8 women causing a scene!) and 2) dont buy the paparys in Cairo .. you will find much much cheaper in your local towns/markets, especially if you haggle.
Although, unforseeably, there was an accident in Cairo which caused traffic, and ultimately caused us to miss our flight back to Sharm. Mohammed & the airport staff were fantastic, & luckily, got us on the next flight back.

A great day,fantastic guide,we had John,a private people carrier with driver all day from 7.00am to 6.pm.Well worth the money,please do this and not the holiday company excursion.It was the most fantasic value for money and when we go back next year will definatly re- book.
We saw Pirimids,museams,the city and had a fantasic ride on a foloka on the Nile.What a fantastic city Ciro is!You must do this....thank-you to Mohamed!

Hi

Excellent trip and service. Friendly, helpful and genuine organiser and willing to tailor to your needs. If you have been to a papyrus / perfume factory...would suggest you ask them to skip it so you can spend more time at the pyramids / museum etc. Would also recommend paying that little bit extra at the end and taking a felucia trip on the nile as its a nice relaxing end to a tiring and hot but enjoyable and eye opening day.

Enjoy

i made a mistake with first review this is the correct destination . sorry
We booked ciaro by plane one day trip before we left scotland online for 30/06/2008 ,but my husband and son took ill so we had to cancel at last minute but we arranged another date with the company out in sharm and they were so good and helpful . we finaly did the trip a week later and it was worth every penny and more . we were met in ciaro by our guide mohamad who I would like to thank for a wonderful day and we are now learning the names of the kings for the next time !! we also had a boat ride on the nile which was unreal I never thought I would be on the nile or sitting having lunch on it . the pyramids were amazing much more than I thought they would be and the sphinx wow .
We went to the papyrus shop and the pictures are amazing I would definitely recommend you buy some we did and had them framed back home and they remind me of my holiday every time I look at them worth every penny . I would highly recommend booking all trips and transfers with this company as they are the most helpful and there prices unbeatable and standards very high .
You wont have any worries if you book with sharm excursions they are excellent .

Excellent service with these guys. Our guide Ibrahim was absolutely awesome. Very intelligent and answered any question we put accross to him. Speaks very good English and looks after you the whole day. Would advise to expect a long and hot day but well worth it in the end. The guy i booked excursion with (MOHAMMED) was very helpfull throughout the booking and arrangements as our taxi driver who picked us up from hotel didnt speak a word of English but a quick phone call to Mohammed sorted that out. So thank you Mohammed and of course Ibrahim and our driver who was also a diamond in driving us around cairo.

Mohamed, we cannot thank you enough for really making our holiday fantastic . for sure we will leave a review on trip advisor to promote you and your company. We have told all our family and friends about our trip and they think it was the most wonderful experience. We hope to return to Egypt again and we will most definitely be in touch with you for more excursions, next time to Luxor . We still have our 50 piaster each souvenir which we will keep along with photographs as our memory.In the meantime we leave you and your family and your company with the most best wishes for the future.
Kindest regards
Angie & Chris

Mohamed we are writing to thank you once again for a most enjoyable trip to Cairo on 3rd July 08. Cairo itself and the sights were fantastic but it was you who really made this trip the highlight of our holiday. Your kindness and generosity will be something we will never forget. There were so many surprises throughout the trip starting with the boat trip on the river Nile . This was something we really wanted to do and although it was not initially on your itinerary we booked with yourself anyway and 1st surprise of the day – a boat trip on the Nile ! Your knowledge of everything we saw throughout the day was fantastic , we don’t know how you can remember so much information! We left the trip really feeling like we had learnt a lot. Your surprise cake in the Papyrus Institute was such a kind gesture, something we will never forget. You made the whole day so personal and you really care for your customers which is something we really value.

Prior to our arrival to Sharm, I booked 4 trips with Mohamed. I kept in touch with the tour operator on a regular basis, and voiced some of my concerns regarding our trip to Jerusalem. Mohamed, quick as a flash, answered all of my questions, in a honest way. All that he described and promised was delivered. So thank you for a brilliant trip to Cairo, Jerusalem, Petra and Mount Sinai. Next time I return to wonderful Egypt, I shall use your services without the shadow of a doubt. Mohamed and his team, are a credit to Egyptian tourism, efficient, reliable and honest people.
MERCI CAMEL POUR TON AIDE!!

Having booked the excursion via the website and nervously handed over the cash in resort prior to departure I can with doubt say it was money well spent.
Our driver to the airport was waiting for us in our hotel lobby at 4.30am! We easily boarded our flight and on landing took the brave decision to leave the arrivals area were to our delight our guide Lily was on the look out waiting for us. To our amazement we were told this was a private tour and the four of us were fortunate to have the expert company of Lily for the whole day. She knew where to go and more importantly when to go to beat the mass tours (no waiting in a massive queue for lunch for us!). Lily was also more than amenable to change the itinery to suit our requirements - we needed to due to more rest being required as it was so hot!
As a general word of advice you will get the usual Egyptian selling techniques from the places you visit. Just remember you can say no!!!
This trip was a once in a lifetime experience for us and thanks to the quality of service and value of Sharm excursions it was one we won't forget. I can unhesitatingly recommend this as the only way to do excursions in Egypt!!

Our rep met us in our hotel at our agreed time and we paid in advance which we were understandably nervous about. However this was well worth it. The trip was amazing. We had an interesting look around the Egyptian museum and the Pyramids were amazing to see. I definately recommend paying the 25 Egyptian Dollars to enter one of the pyramids...however if you dont like tight spaces you may not like it. Be warned that every toilet you visit will have someone selling toilet paper for a tip so if you get caught short take some change ;-P

Thanks to our tour guide Abdul who was excellent, he was full of knowledge and had a great sense of humour.

This trip is amazing!! I recommend going Private! We went private and our guide Lilly was lovely. she was so nice and took us away from the crowds and made our experince more intimate! For the price of this trip u may think there's lots of hidden extra costs! there isnt! This is prob. the best excusrion ul ever do anywhere!! We loved and Luxor is definately next on the list! :-)

Excellent service, fantastic personal guide and driver (maya & iman). had a great day in Cairo. felt unsure about handing money over to stranger day before, but the was not a concearn, as everything worked out as it was suppossed to. would happily use Sharmexcursions again.

There is very little I can add to other reviews for this trip. Like everyone I was dubious about handing over the cash for 3 trips booked. However, we were picked up at the Hotel at the time stated and everything went smoothly. This trip is very tiring but I would not have missed it for the world. Everyone should do it. Our guide, Lily, is simply the best. She should have finished the tour at 6.00 p.m. but as our flight home was not until 10.30 p.m. she stayed with us and even took us to a local place which I can only describe as like a town square not usually frequented by visitors. We had a true egyptian meal and was very cheap. Lily even made it possible for us to go inside the Mosque (one side for the men and the other for the women). The only real downside to this trip was the included lunch. The food was not very nice and none of our party could eat it. It was also disappointing that after ordering our drinks we were told they were not included. These were very expensive. However, make this trip the top of your list - well worth the money.

Had a brilliant time on this excursion. Wella our tour rep was excellent and looked after us all really well. Would highly recommend this company and tour. Thanks Mohammed for all your help and assistance.

(18.09.08)Had a brilliant time on this excursion. Wella our tour rep was excellent and looked after us all really well. Would highly recommend this company and tour. Thanks Mohammed for all your help and assistance.

WE HAD WONDERFUL DAY TRIP TO CAIRO, THE PYRAMIDS AND MUSEUM ARE INCREDIBLE. OUR GUIDE MAIY WAS VERY GOOD AND EXTREMELY KNOWLEDGABLE. I WOULD RECOMMEND SHARM EXCURSIONS AND WILL USE THEM AGAIN, THE PRIVATE TRIP MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE. THANK YOU MOHAMMED. PAUL AND BEV ROGERS UK 10/10/08

We went to Cairo by plane while we were in Sharm from 2 Oct- 16Oct 2008. We had an early start but it is worth it. The whole day went very smoothly, our egyptian guide in Cairo who met us off the plane was excellant, he took some really good/funny photos of the four of us at the Pyramids they turned out really good. The trip really gave us a real insight to Cairo life from the moment we were picked up from the airport to the time we were seen back through check in. We saw the sun set behind the pyramids with the Syphinx in the foreground and camels in the background it was magical. We just sat there for about half hour or so watching this and thoroughly enjoyed it. We enjoyed seeing the REAL Cairo as well not just the touristy parts that is what going to see a country on holiday is all about to see the real people. Ahmed was a really good guide. Thankyou for giving us an excellant trip.

We booked 2 trips via Mohamed - one for Cairo & one for the Dolphin Show - Both days were brilliant. We were picked up exactly when they said they would be there and our guide (Ibrahim) in Cairo was great. We ended the Cairo day in the market - now you have to see that to believe it - it was fantastic and the large tour operators don't even take you there. We had our own tour guide for the whole day when you saw bus loads going round with one for them all - some others were even listening to our guide as they couldn't hear theirs. The day at the dolphins, Mohamed even brought his wife (beautiful girl) to meet us which we thought was fantastic. We would have NO HESITATION in recommending this Company for your holiday trips. Thanks for making our trips on holiday a great success.

Thanks again - Jacqueline, Duncan & Nicola (Dundee, Scotland)

We had a great day out in Cairo. Our tour guide Abraham, was really knowledgable and a laugh to be with. We did find this trip too long and drawn out once we had finished "sight seeing." We was picked up from our hotel at 6am, and did not arrive back till 12.30am! We were catching a 10pm flight, only to find that we could of caught an earlier one, if they hadnt stopped off at a market which was packing up!! We definately would do this trip again, if we could catch a flight after the Pyramids.

Up early,picked up by Mamoud to go to the airport with 2 other couples,escorted through the airport no hold ups no problems.Met in Cairo by Mohamed a little late but he was stuck in traffic wich we found out is a nightmare ,so he was forgiven.Mohamed spoke excellent english and has a great knowledge of everything Egyptian,stopped at a local cafe for some tea and coffee,was great to sit with the locals,then on to some mosques and then to the museum where Mohamed took us on a trip through ancient Egypt we loved it all. Then a boat trip to our river boat restaraunt,for a lovely lunch.Piramids next ,they are simply amazing,we sat at the base of Keferins pyrimid see Mohamed i listen lol,,loads of photos when u go there just say no u will understand when u get there but Mohamed looked after us realy well.We went to the sphinx next and it's incredible get your guide to help you with special photos and remember again just say no.Then papyrus shop and perfume shop then back to the airport for our 8pm flight back to Sharm ,one of the best sites i must say is Cairo traffic at home time thank you so much to our driver he was amazing all day kept us safe and got us to the airport on time,,a very long day but truly it's a day you will never forget thankyou again to Mohamed and his staff for looking after us so well..Oh i forgot to say we did this trip on the 2Dec08,,
best regards Steve & Ann

Hello Mohamed,

I wanted to e mail you to say thank you for a fantastic trip to Cairo on 8th December.

Your representative Mahmood meet us to collect the money and give us our vouchers,
he was very nice and explained everything.

On arriving at Cairo we were meet by Hassan, who was fantastic all day with all of
us, he was very informative and very funny, and he was a pleasure to be with.

I will certainly recommend your company to anyone that I know is going to Egypt.

Thank you and your colleagues for making our trip very memorable.

Have a Happy Christmas and a Happy 2009.

Regards
Lynda Green

The veiws were fantastic, we thourghly enjoyed the trip, We would recomend it to anyone who goes to Egypt and would like to thank Lilly for a wonderful day.

I would just like to say a huge thank you to Mohammed for making our trip to Cairo so fantastic. I can honestly say it was on of the best days of my life. There was my husband and i and another couple on the trip and Mohammed spent the whole day making sure we were happy. The other couple were great fun and we had a really good laugh with Mohammed who has a great sense of humour. I've wanted to see the pyramids all my life and wasn't disappointed. We are going back to Sharm next year and i would have no hesitaiton in booking sharm excursions again. Want to go to Luxor next time. Thanks Mohammed.

Hi, we had just returned from our trip to egypt,Feb 09. We booked with sharm excursions before we left after reading reviews, and would like to say what lovley freindly people they were.we arranged for transfers to and from our hotel and this all went great.On The Thursday our party of 4 were collected as arranged from our hotel for the trip to Cairo.we were greeted by Mohammed who was brilliant, told us sooooooo much about the history of things. And gives a great commentry as you go along in the mini bus.We were taken on a 10 minute nile cruise, that was unexpected but was great as we got to go on the nile.He took some great pics of us at the pyrimids....He even waited while we queued for a KFC at the sphinx took forever but he thought it funny!!The driver who he called michael suhmaccer, and this he needed to be, he was really nice to.....I would recommmend this company to any one and if i return next year which i hope i shall be booking the Luxor trip with them and my transfers.
So thank you very much mohammed for such a great day..
from Penny,Dave,Paul,Kim from Bedford,UK

Hello, thank you for a brilliant trip to Cairo! Everything ran smoothly on the day and our guide Lily was very knowledgeable and friendly. We will recommend you to everybody!!

We had a brill time in Egypt. My Boyfirend paid for the trip to Cairo by Plane which was 10 times better in hot heat. Sharm excursions were fab to us. Couldn't of ask for better to be honest. Met a family who went on several different excursions with different companies and they said that Sharm Excursions was the cheapest. So def go with them.
Our guide was really good and kept you interested in everything.
Can't wait to go back

Had an amazing trip - was the highlight of the holiday!

Very well organised - we went on a nile boat trip (50LE extra) and a camel ride at the pyramids (50LE extra).

Lily was amazing, very knowledgeable and welcomed questions.

Hello , we went to Cairo by Plane on Monday 02nd March 2009 ,what a fantastic time we had , you will have seen the name Mohamed a few times on this site , well this guide is the real thing and sincere , lets face it most of the people try to please to maybe get a nice tip at the end of the day,(and good luck to them).
all day was amazing. i would recommend this Company sharmexcursions.com for all my friends
he also looked after you in the pyramids .
This day was better than we thought with this company sharmexcursions.com .

Hi there
I just wanted to say thanks very much to sharmexcursions.com for the excellent tour of Cairo by plane they gave us last week. Guide in Cairo Lily Not only was very knowledgeable but also an exceptionally nice person. She gave us the flexibility to spend more time where we wanted and choose what attractions our group wanted to see. I have been on many tours all over the world in my time and I can certainly say that I will recommend this company for any one going to Cairo.

We travelled to Cairo by plane in April 2009 with Sharm Excursions and WOW what a trip! I was SO apprehensive about handing over nearly £1,000 in cash, IN ADVANCE, to a man I hadn't met previously,in our hotel lobby - and getting a tiny receipt in return - with a promise that the driver would collect us on the agreed date for our day trip to Cairo. Had Del Boy been in the vicinity he would have not hesitated to tell me I had been 'tucked up, right good an' proper!' BUT - how wrong can you be? The trip was everything it had promised to be. DOot to door minibus, rep at the airport to greet and guide us on to the next stage of the journey, another at Cairo, and a personal guide to accompany our party and another (total 8) throughout the day. The last part of the trip was a visit to a perfume factory, but our group asked if we could miss that part out, and our guide was happy to oblige. We were so pleased with this trip, we then booked the quad bikes - and were equally delighted with that one. Small tip though - book the cheaper trip first - you get 5% off subsequent ones.

We travelled to Sharm el Sheikh in March 2009. We wanted to see Cairo and, after reading reviews on the internet, we booked with sharmexcursions.com for a one day trip by plane. It was an absolutely fantastic day. I was a little reluctant to book online but as the reviews were so good, and as the deposit was only £30.00 I didn't think we had too much to lose. I received a confirmation email which explained that Mohamed would come and collect the money from our hotel which he did. We had only just arrived and he took the time to talk to us about Egypt which was a nice touch.

The following day he collected us from our hotel in a minibus. There were 4 couples in total which was a nice number. He got us onto the plane (somehow we didn't have to queue like everyone else which was very good!) Almost as soon as we arrived at the airport we were on the plane which was good as it was very early in the morning and I wanted to sleep longer. However, we didn't get a chance as, after looking at the views for a little while, we had arrived. Our tour guide was there at the airport to meet us and we had an airconditioned mini bus and very nice driver waiting for us. Both of them spoke very good English.

We did everything that we were supposed to but the guide also gave us options of things we could do which was really good, for example, he asked us if we wanted to go on a boat on the nile- something that we didn't think we would have time to do. Those in the group who didn't want to do it got the minibus to the restaurant and the rest of us got the boat. We did get taken to a few shops, which is normal in Egypt. We went to a papyrus shop (where we watched papyrus being made- we didn't realise it was a shop at first because it was really interesting), a perfume factory (we'd cottoned on to the fact it was a shop but it was still really interesting to see how it's made) and an Egyption cotton shop. There was no pressure to buy and if you didn't want to go in, you didn't have to. I didn't feel like these were annoying as we got to see how papyrus and perfume were made.

I think the only down fall of the day was that it is very long (which it needs to be to fit it all into one day) so if you can, maybe do the two day excursion. We couldn't because we were only in Sharm for a week. If we had been there for two weeks we would have done the Luxor trip with sharmexcursions too as they were so good.

You can book excursions when you are out there but I liked the fact that we didn't have to worry about booking and it was a little cheaper than most of the other options.

If you are going to Sharm or Cairo you will have an absolutely wonderful holiday!

Based on other’s opinions on Tripadvisor we booked excursions with Sharm Excursions.

I don’t want to sound too sycophantic but what an excellent decision it was. We took the Cairo flight and do-it-all-in-a-day trip. We also took the snorkelling excursion to Ras Mohammed.

Cairo: a perfect day within the context of what it was. Mohamed, the proprietor, really is a local bag man, a Mr Fixit, of the first degree. When you are in a place that you do not know you need someone like this in your corner and I can’t recommend his services highly enough. His staff were knowledgeable, thorough, obliging, helpful and really made it their business to ensure that their clients/ guests got full value.

Our guide in Cairo was Lilly, a lovely girl who was very open and candid about all aspects of the day plus the realities of living in a modern Muslim country. I will not reveal all of her recommendations, that’s her business but she is a fund of useful tips and hints. We were in a group of seven, three of us, an American couple and another English couple. We were chauffeured round Cairo in a modern air conditioned mini bus, what a crazy compelling town! We spent as leisurely a day as it’s possible to do cramming some of the world’s most important heritage into a few hours and still finding time for a coffee at the museum and a chat with Lilly.

We did the things that we wanted to do, the Pyramids and Sphinx at Giza plus the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, we also visited an ‘official’ papyrus gallery/shop, had a great buffet lunch aboard a floating restaurant on the Nile and took a bonus felucca cruise on the Nile which is a great way to see Cairo. The Pyramids, Sphinx and museum are things that, if you get the opportunity, you have to experience so there can’t be a bad review of them unless written by a philistine! The other things were in the detail and it was handled superbly well, an exquisite day and worthy of recommendation to anyone. Truth be told a day is far too short to do justice to these things and we will return and take them in at a more leisurely pace; we were on a tight schedule and the trip was right for us on this occasion.

We also took an excursion to Ras Mohammed national park. The boat was fantastic, the lunch was great, the crew were friendly sea dogs and the tone was just right. There were eight of us in total, five snorkelling and three scuba diving and the trip kept an intimacy and informality that can easily be lost in a large group. At our first stop, there were three snorkelling opportunities, we were joined by a group of some twenty to thirty novices who all went in the water together, splashed around, sent any self respecting marine life scurrying off, shouted and whistled to one another and it seemed like watching the charge of the Light Brigade. We, on the other hand, were supervised with a light touch and left to our own devices which was great and allowed you to explore the reefs at your leisure. Clearly tourism is the main driver of the economy in that area and there were plenty of boats around, our captain was knowledgeable and steered us to locations that no one else was at which allows the more shy aquatic creatures to feel comfortable and offers the snorkeller or diver a more rewarding experience.

We would have liked to have taken more trips with Sharm Excursions but our itinerary was pretty rigid and I would not hesitate to recommend them to anyone thinking of booking excursions. I corresponded extensively with Mohammed via email beforehand and he was prompt and helpful with my questions and his replies were specific and useful. We spoke to other people who had been on excursions organised by holiday company reps and felt sorry for them and relieved for ourselves as they told us about their experiences being herded around and not being able to do what they wanted because of the impersonal nature of their tour. Needless to say their trips also cost significantly more (Cairo £160.00 pp with Sharm direct as opposed to £225.00 pp with a well known tour operator whose parent company just went bust, Jun 09, for example) than we paid for a much more personal service.

we booked this trip through sharm excursions, along with 6 other excirsions, we had a brill time, Lily the guide was excellent, we booked the private tour which i reccomend for a more one to one experience, we went to the meuseum in cairo, perfume factory, papyrus factory and the pyramids. and the felucca ride and also camels at Giza, I would not haessitate in booking with sharm excurtions in the future.

We booked Cairo by Plane and the trip to Ras Mohammed.

Cairo - The tour guide (Abdel) was an legend, he had an awesome sense of humour and was really helpful throughout the day. He stopped people hassling us and also made our trip fun. There were only four people two couples which were like a private tour, the day was well planned and we spent ample time at every attraction in Cairo/Giza. I really cannot sing Abdel's praises enough he was absolutely amazing. Mohammed was very kind and understanding as we missed our first appointment to pay the final money.

Ras Mohammed - Well looked after, tour guide was nice bus driver thought he was a bit of an F1 Driver... which was entertaining. The only downside to this trip is the Russians, no offence to them but they have no courtesy or manners and will more than likely annoy you.

Overall, if you want excursions just use these. They are safe, friendly and make the day great for you. Out of 10 I would genuinely give them 10.

i have to say this was one of the best and most well organised trip i have been on. picked up promptly and met at the airport by lily, who is lovely. my father became unwell at the museum and lily dealt with it so well, thanks all for a great day. would definately book with sharm excursions again.

We booked this excursion with Sharm Excursions after reading the positive reviews on this website and TripAdvisor. I was not disappointed. When we arrived in sharm, on our first morning we met Mahmoud in the lobby of our hotel who we gave the money for all 6 of our excursions and he gave us vouchers and explained to us what would happen on the excursions.

Cairo by plane - we were picked up early morning by minivan and taken to the airport, check in was very quick and hassle free, after the very short flight (40 mins with free refreshments) we arrived in Cairo where we were promptly met by the guide Abdel.

Firstly we went to the Egyptian Museum of antiques, which was very good because we got to see all the stuff that we wanted to see without seeing the things that would be of no interest to most. We were given a tour of the museum for about 80 mins then given approx 40 mins free time to explore.

A point to note, take water into the museum, because there is no air conditioning and a young lad that was on the tour with us almost collapsed because of the heat and humidity.

After this we went on a cruise up the river Nile (this is an optional extra, which costs 50LE, however it was worth it) to the restaurant, which was an open buffet restaurant where the food was nice.

After this Abdel told us it was better not to go to the pyramids straight away because it would be too busy and too hot as we were in the peak time of the day for the heat (12 - 3). He suggested that we go to the Papyrus institute first as it is air conditioned. We went there and watched how papyrus is made, which was very interesting and the papyrus on sale in the place was very reasonably priced, with no hard sell. We bought a couple of bits which cost about £20 each. There are numerous individuals selling fake papyrus around Cairo and Sharm so it was good to know that the stuff we bought there was genuine.

After this we went to the pyramids, which was excellent as there were very few other tourists there, so we pretty much had our free run of the place. We were only in a group of 8, which allowed for a far more intimate tour.

A special mention had to go to the excellent guide Abdel, who took time taking pictures with everybody's camera helping them get humorous memorable photos of the pyramids and the sphinx. He was a very funny, attentive and friendly guide and nothing was too much trouble for him. He also stopped several times to get us water because of the heat, which was very much appreciated.

After doing all of the touristy things at the pyramids etc, we went to an Egyptian perfume factory, where we were given a free soft drink and shown how Egyptian fragrances are made. Again there was no hard sell here.

After this we were taken back to the airport. Again a quick flight, then picked up at sharm airport and taken back to hotel.

An excellent but long day, well organised by sharm excursions and another mention to the guide who made the day special for everyone.


I booked 6 excursions with Sharm Excursions, these were: Cairo by Plane, Camel Ride, Quad Runner, Super Safari, Bedouin Dinner, and Sea Trip to Ras Mohamed. All of which were well organised and great value for money. Most were at least half the price we were offered by Thomas Cook.

We were quite sceptical before booking but figured if no-one turned up we'd only lose the 7% deposit. As planned Mahmoud came and picked the rest of the balance up the day following our arrival in Sharm. We were a bit panicky incase no one turned up on the day for our trip but our fears were not necessary.

Mahmoud picked us up at the hotel at 6am and took us to the airport. The flight was short and we were picked up the other side by Wahyell (not sure of spelling). There was only 5 of us including the guide all day and I cannot say how good the day was.

As it was a small group we had a lot of opportunity to ask questions and basically be taken the places at our own pace. Our guide was amazingly knowledgeable and friendly. There was no hard sell from him, and indeed he protected us from other beggers/sellers outside the attractions.

When I return to Sharm, we will have no hesitancy in booking with Sharm Excursions again!

Back from sharm a week now and missing it already,such a memroble place made even more so by the day trip to cairo to see the pyramids,what an awsome sight.The day started off being picked up at our hotel at 6am ,short drive to the air port and a quick flight to Cairo,where we met Abdul our guide for the day,from there he took us to the museum where he knew absalutely everything about the antiquities and answered all our questions.Tut-Ankh-Amons burial mask is a sight to behold.
After the museum Abdul took us on a boat trip up the Nile(extra small charge)to a buffet resteraunt from there we went to the papyrus museum ,no hard sell and we bought 3 peices one with our family names on it, so cool.After that it was on to a perfume shop free refreshments and ice-cream .After that Abdul thought it would be a good time to see the pyramids he was spot on as it was suprisingly quiet 4.00pm ish,we were able to get great pictures and get inside the second pyramid with no queues,on our own,it was awsome.We could have stayed for the light show but my daughter who is 6 was starting to get tired and hungry, so Abdul took us to a favourite resteraunt of his, massive burgers and to many chips,very cheap.All in all it was won of the best days out that we have ever had and cant wait till next year to go to luxor.

hi just got back from sharm.we pre booked all our trips inc cariro with yourselfs.thank you for a wonderfull service,everything was great.say a big thankyou to lilly our guide in cario,and i mean ours,just us six.every guide and rep working for yourselfs were the best,thanks again and well see you next year.

booked the cairo by plane trip from sharm travelled on 26th july
we had a fantastic day we were picked up from our hotel
at 6 in the morning by air conditioned car taken to the airport for a 50 minute flight to cairo and were met by our
tour guide abdul who was absolutely fabulous .he explained
everything we needed to know and told us lots about the history . we visited the museum which was very interesting
then we were taken for our lunch which we chose to travel to by boat along the nile ( theres an extra charge for this but worth it if you have never been before ) we then travelled to see the pyramids and sphinx and took a camel ride in the desert which was an experience. we opted out of going to the perfume shop . abdul our tour guide then bought us a cold drink before we went to the airport to fly back to sharm .i would highly recommend sharm excursions everything went smoothly and it was a fantastic day . we also booked our transfers with sharm excursions and would also recommend you do this . thank you sharm excursions for a wonderful day

I travelled with 3 friends to Cairo having booked in advance online. The booking process was made very easy and Mohamed came to meet us in our Hotel to collect the final balance and provide us with our excursion vouchers, as planned in our final email communication.
The excursion to Cairo was fantastic, with our lovely tour guide Lily adding to the enjoyment of the day. She was extremely knowledgeable and knew how to avoid the crowds in the museum, taking us to see the main areas of interest as well as providing us with some free time to view the rest of the museum at our leisure. She also identified and explained in detail about some of the artifacts which we could then relate to when at the pyramids and the papyrus institute.
At the papyrus institute and the perfume factory there is opportunity to buy the products, so have some cash or a credit card with you. There is also the option to take a boat trip on the Nile and a camel ride at the pyramids, so again be prepared with some cash.
We moved very eficiently to and from the airport and between the different attractions. Lily was in regular communication with the driver of the airconditioned mini-van, who seemed to appear with perfect timing as we finished at each venue.
The whole day was amazing and I would thoroughly recommend it to anyone.
The quality/personality of the tour guide certainly increased the enjoyent of our day - thank you Lily!!

EXCELLENT! You have got to do this trip its is very good value for money. Pay the extra 30EGP at the pyramids & you get to go inside the second one .. all i will say is you need to walk in a crouched possition & it hurts your legs.If you get the chance to get a boat up the nile for an extra 30EGP make sure you do it as it is very relaxing.We had Abdul as our guide who was very good, we had a good laugh throughout the day which was very nice, there was only 3 of us in our group which was great because Abdul got us through the crowds & to the front of any queue so this gave us mor time to do things. A GREAT DAY OUT .. WE LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT ... ABDUL IF YOUR READING THIS THANKS FOR A GREAT DAY YOU MADE OUR DAY SPECIAL!!

Me and my partner booked a private trip to Cairo through Sharm Excursions on our holiday in June 2009 and so glad we did. By far the best trip we have ever been on in all our holidays. From the moment you are picked up from your hotel you are well looked after to the moment you get back to your hotel again. Our guide on the trip was Dr/ Abdelghany Nassar and he was fantastic answered all our questions and looked after us through out the whole trip without him I think the trip would not have been as good. I would recommend Sharm Excursions over any other company and will book with them again next time im on a holiday to Egypt. Lastly thanks to Mohamed for the phone call at the end of the trip to make sure everything was ok and the driver who drove us around on the bus.

Booked three trips in all with Sharm Excursions. Cairo by plane, Quad Biking and the boat trip to Ras Mohammed. Like other people I was quite dubious at handing over a large amount of money. I need not have worried as on the day of each trip they were there on time to collect us from our hotel. My daughter and I whent to Cairo by plane and we had a lovely day. Lille the guide is a lovely lady very informative and very knowledgeable. At the pyramids Lille advised us on what to do to avoid being pestered by the locals which was good advice. Quad biking was brilliant. I was quite a bit nervous at first and it took me a while to get used to the bikes, but I soon got the hang of it. We chose to go at sunset when it would be cooler and came back in the dark which was very exciting. The final trip was the boat trip to Ras Mohammed which again was brilliant, the boat was large and spacious and the food brilliant. They took us to three different areas to go snorkelling which is amazing. Word of warning you need to take your flippers as well as your snorkell mask with you as you cannot go to two of sites without your flippers on. All in all good value for money would recommend using them again.

We found Sharmexcursions through internet. The email information we received from Mohammed about the excursions was very accurate and correct, so we decided to make the booking. We were a little reluctant to have paid cash in advance to the representative that came to the hotel, as they have no office address, just a tel.number to contact. However, on Thursday, as agreed in the bookingconfirmation, they picked us up a 05:00 AM at our hotel in an airconditioned van to drive us to Sharm airport. Check-in without problems,charter flight in an old plane, but don't worry, you'll get there. We arrived well in Cairo early in the morning. Remember to keep your boarding pass of this flight because you need it also for the flight back, they forgot to tell us that when we left Sharm el Sheik! At Cairo airport, our super-top-fantastic guide Abdo was waiting for us. He accompanied us the whole day and gave us so much information about Egypt, its history, the city, the people and was a really fun guy too! We had an absolutely great day and were so happy to have booked with Sharm excursions: only small group of 10 people, good airconditioned van, safe driver, excellent guide, while other groups were travelling along in a bus of 40 persons. The museum was amazing, the pyramids and sphinx incredible. Optional boat trip on the Nile is highly recommended. Lunch alongside the Nile was nice too, additional stop at papyrus factory very interesting. This excursion to Cairo was truly a highlight of our holidays. It is a long day, you arrive back in Sharm at 22:00 PM, but really worth it. If to say something less positive, it was too bad that at our arrival back in Sharm airport we had to wait for a very long time for many other passengers arriving from different flight excursions, before they brought us back to our hotel. If we were to repeat this trip, at our return we would take a taxi from the airport to the hotel, because after such a long day with so many fantastic impressions, you don't want to wait to get back to your room, take a shower and have a drink to enjoy the fun you had the whole day in Cairo. But in total: very well recommended.

May I take this opportunity to thank you for a most wonderful trip. We were very well looked after by our guide Abdelghany Nassar and enjoyed our trip to Cairo. Nothing was too much trouble from start to finish and I must thank you for the most wonderful memories. I have been describing my holiday as the best ever and this I truly mean. We will certainly be back in the future and we will certainly be booking some more excursions with you.

what a wonderful trip.

The day couldnt of gone better, we were picked up from our hotel on time, and taken to the airport where we took the short journey to Cairo.

The museum was full of artifax and loads of history, was a bit hot in there as no air con though.
Next we took a boat trip accross the Nile to have lunch, which was fantastic
Next up for us was a trip to the papyasis factory and purfume shop, where you can buy local products.
They really did save the best til last, with the Pyramids, what a view, absolutly amazing.

It is a long day (17 hours, but worth it) my advise is drink plenty of water as it was really hot when we viewed the pyramids.

If you get Abdul as your tour guide you are in for a great day, full of knowledge

Great day in all, thanks again, cant recommend this company enough.

Fantastic Day and thanks to Sharm Excursions. Our guide Ibrahim was excellent. We were joined by 8 other Super people for the day and we thank them for helping to make it a memorable experience. Thank you Alan & Eve, Andy & Andrea, Jo Glenn Bex & Louise, we really enjoyed your company. We were picked up on time and everything went like clockwork. The Museum was great and Ibrahim was a star. His knowledge was superb and he made sure we got prime position at each Exhibit before rolling out the facts to us in excellent English. We found the museum spellbinding and King Tut's Mask and Sarcophagi are unbelievable. We moved on to our trip down The Nile to the restaurant and the meal was very good. The papyrus factory was very interesting.The Pyramids and Sphinx took our breath away. SEEING really is believing! If you have ever felt like going then DO IT! It really is a WOW moment. One of the best days of our lives.

Well what can i say, we havent long arrived back from sharm and i can honestly it was the best experience ever all thanks to mohamed and the guys at sharm excursions. we booked the crocodile show (review seperate) and cairo by plane. We paid in advance a few days prior to going to cairo which although seems strange hading over cash to someone in a car there is nothing to worry about. We were picked up promptly at 5am from our hotel and were driven to the airport, all of the 12 people on our mini bus were english which was good. Upon arriving at the airport we were given our tickets and qued like everyone else to get o the plane, to our surprise when somebody saw our tickets we were pulled from the crowd and put straight onto the plane (all good). We arrived in cairo 40mins later and heres where the excitement began. We were met by our guide abdul who was a youngish man that was educated to uni standard and spoke perfect english. Abdul gave us the breifing for the day as we travelled through cairo in our private mini bus. Our first stop was at the king tut museum which we spent a couple of hours in with abdul explaining everything we would like to know and talking to us about the history of the artefacts in there. When we finished in the museum we were given the choice to travel to the restaurant for lunch (inc in price) either by mini bus or by boat for an extra £10, everyone decided on boat and we were driven to a private boat on the nile. What an experience just our tour travelling down the nile seeing all the restaurants etc and abdul pointing out the sights such as the ex presidents house and the 7* four seasons hotel. On the way abdul asked us what we would like to eat and he would pre order it. When we arrived at the restaurant (on the nile) abdul the legend sorted a good table for all of us to sit together and we were shortly waited on with our meals. This was surprising as everyone else at the restaurant had the buffet that was on offer but not us we had a proper sit down meal relaxing rather than waiting just to dig into the rice like the other 100 people in the restaurant. After our meal we went to a papyrus gallery, not much to talk about there although there were some very good pics and we were shown how its made. Now the best bit, off to the geizer the pyramids!! We arrived at geizer to a magnificant sight of the 3 main pyramids. instantly we were taking photos then abdul told us to stand on this rock and pass him the camera, he showed us different poses to do to get those pics everyone wants like touching the tip of the pyramid and leaning on it. Abdul took the time to this for every person in our group and did all 5 poses for everyone. This was great as it seemed like everyone else there was trying to get these sort of photos but not to good yet abdul knew the perfect spot and they came out amazing!! (check the pics) he also told us what was a good deal or not and stopped us from being hassled by sellers in his own language (he wouldnt repeat it so you can imagine what he told them). We walked around and were looking at one of the pyramids when abdul asked us for our attention and began showing us some postcards from a lttle boy selling, there were 10 in all and had pics of the pyramids etc on. they were all laminated and in envelopes, abdul said how much do we think they are to which some people guessed maybe £6. Abdul replied no only 5 pound which would have been a good deal as they were high quaility but he meant 5le which was around 60p!! it was the boys lucky day as everyone in group snapped them up. Abdul asked if we wanted to go into one of the pyramids but we cant take our cameras in as it will damage the hyrogliphics. We went other to the pyramid with abdul and could see loads of other tour groups and guides (all new abdul) and on the entrance to the pyramid were tourist police to ensure no cameras were taken inside. Abdul asked us to wait for a sec whilst he and his mate (another tour guide) had a word with the police. a minute later abdul said you can go in now ad take you cameras! would you belive it that he had swung it for us to take photos inside the bloody pyramid!! he even said use the flash if you want dean. I didnt need telling twice and was straight in there past the police and taking photos. could only handle a minute inside though as no air at all and very cramped but none the less got to take pics inside whilst other people in their were wondering how we were allowed to, great!! After the pyramid is was onto the sphinx and with abdul we didnt even need our tickets. the sphnx was packed as you can imagine so was hard to get good pics, we were only there 5 mins when the police stared to blow their whistles as it was time to close the gates so everyone had to leave. We were pretty dissapointed which abdul could see so he said carry on taking photos, very hard with a police officer in your face telling you to leave so we started to go, at this point abdul told our group to wait and carry on taking photos and in not to nice a word forget the police lol very hard when they have machine guns. abdul went over to the police and another little word ensured the sphinx was closed to everyone except us!! yep he had sorted it for us to carryon taking the pics we wanted and the police just walked past us, one of them even helped us up to the ledge to take pics, abdul is seriously connected as everyone was outside the gets looking in wondering how we were still allowed in there, well it was down to abdul. we managed to get all the best pics again due to abdul knowing the right spot to make it look as though you were kissing the sphinx and one pic that some people may disagree with but me and him found it hilarious plus it was his idea (check the pic). after we finished there we were asked if we wanted to go to a perfume makers which was a friend of abduls so we did. the owner spoke better english than most of us and even cracked some irish jokes, he got us all a drink and let us smell all kinds of perfumes with the option to buy if we wanted, there was no hard sell unlike in naama bay. After we finished it was back to the airport after around 8pm so a long day was had. Needless to say we all tipped abdul although some people make me feel ashamed as they only tipped 20le about £2 which considering the work this man put in for us not to mention we all had chilled bottled water on the bus meant to be 2 bottles each but due to the heat it all got drunk so abdul bought another 30 bottles for us for free. we tipped 200le between me and my girlfriend which considering it was for him and the driver it was like us both tipping £5 to each of them which is nothing for the day and experience we had due to the one and only abdul. I cant praise this man enough as he made us have a trip of a lifetime so just to say thanks alot abdul your a star. just so you remember who we are we were the ones who tought you were steep and slope meant lol. sorry for the long winded review but felt it was worth while. thanks again to sharm excursions.
dean and nicola from southampton

We like alot of others were sceptical about booking and paying for an excursion in this way rather than through your holiday rep, but I have to say it was the best thing ever. The start of the journey was a bit chaotic at Cairo airport, there was alot of shouting and hand jestures from the guides and not alot of information being relayed. But on the flight we got and 50 mins later we arrived in Cairo. When you come off the flight all the tour reps are waiting for you, do not be alarmed if there is no one to meet you, they were outside at the front of the airport. Abdel was our guide and we had a small party of 10, which was lovely as we had our 9 yr old son with us. Abdel was full of knowledge at the Cairo museum and we opted for the river boat down the Nile, it was nice to get out of the hectic traffic. The Pyramids and the Sphinx were all theat we had imagined and more. Abdel was very kind to take our son into the pyramid for us. indeed he was very good to him all day explaining all that we asked and showing us the best place for photographs. Beware of the hawkers as Abdel said nothing is for free and he kept them at length. I have to say that flying is the better way to go rather than a 6/7 hour bus journey there and back and it also gives you the luxury of a smaller group. I have nothing but praise for Abdel and Sharm Excursions and when we return to Egypt we will use them again.

We were collected from our hotel bang on time and dropped of at Sharm aiport, where he insured we checked in ok. The flight was very quick and very comfortable. Miya met us at Cairo aiport and she was our guide for the day. We had some worries such as being pestered but felt completely protected by Miya who was brilliant and we were very relaxed the whole time. We went to the museum, the pyramids, the sphinx, a perfume/glass shop, paper shop and had a boat ride on the nile. Miya's english was brilliant!.we were back in our hotel by 9.45pm A fantastic day!

We've just got back from two fantastic weeks in Sharm. We booked Cairo by plane, Quad runner and Sea Trip Ras Mohammed with Sharm excursions and these trips were the highlight of our holiday. The Cairo trip was brilliant and our tour guide Abdul knew everything concerning Egyptian history!! Well worth booking with this company, great service and prices, would use again if we return. Thank you!

early start to the day...4.30am! But i much rather wake up for 4.30 than wake up for 1.30 am and take the bus to cairo!
We were picked up on time from our hotel and after collecting all passengers we were taken to the airport for departure!
We arrived at cairo at 7.30am and found our guide for the day Ibrahim waiting for us. We were escorted to our mini van and within 5 minutes had started our journey towards the Cairo Museum.
The museum was fascinating and our guide Ibrahim spoke of all the history behind the many artefacts that were there in perfect English, but unfortunately due to being on a day trip we only saw the main peices!
We then went to a papyrus museum where we saw a demonstration of how papyrus is made and also had the opportunity to purchase any we liked!
We also enjoyed a meal on the river Nile after a short boat trip (which costs extra - £10 GBP) but was worth it!
After lunch we then proceeded to the most exciting place that we all anticipated! The Pyramids!!
We spent 45-50mins wandering around the pyramids and were also allowed entrance into them (1 free but any others you have to pay extra). There is also an opportunity to ride a camel around at an extra cost which i did! Definately worth doing...u dont see the Pyramids everyday!
We also saw the Sphinx which was amazing but it was too crowded as expected so be careful!
The day came to an end and we were transferred back to the cairo airport and arrived in sharm by 2200. Our guide was waiting for us at the arrivals hall and we had a comfortable ride back to our hotel!
The day trip by plane was worth it as it is comfortable and you have more time to do things! The guide Ibrahim spoke throughout the trip and gave us alot of background history of cairo and explained traditions that were still being observed to this day! its a must to see the Pyramids!!

Boooked online as a 50th birthday surprise for my partner. Was a little apprehensive of handing over cash outside my hotel but I needn't have been! Everything worked like clockwork from collection from our hotel at 5.00am! We had a lovely small group - just 6 of us & our guide Lille was EXCELLENT! She had a fantastic knowledge of everything that we saw, knew all the dodges to get nearer to the best items in the museum & made our day thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish! We are coming back to Sharm next year & will be booking to do the Luxor trip then! We would recommend Sharm Excursions to anyone for a fab day! Thanks Sharm & thanks Lille!

we booked in uk on arrival met next day at reception handed over a lot of money for small scrap of paper have i done right yes we certainly did everything went to plan from being picked up at reception met at cairo by tour guide ABDO and driver AYMAN fantastic day take extra money for perfume and paper making stops as you are expected to buy would certainly recommend this trip to anyone also booked light show rep MAHMOUD HAMDY with us everthing went well we verbally booked transfer from hotel to airport and he arrived on time can recommend this company personally and will certainly use them again

The problem with staying in an all inclusive hotel, is that there is a certain reluctance to leave the bar at the end of the night. We had lost count of the number of vodka shots that had followed cocktails, but we had some vague recollection of going to bed at one in the morning and getting up at four in the morning, to be ready for this trip. So yeah, blurry eyed and totally hanging, we waited for the bus to take us to the airport. The bus was late and we had all the horrible thoughts that we had been tucked up like a pair of very English kippers. fear not, the bus finally picked us up and after a lot of faffing about trying to pick up a couple of Germans, who refused to get out of their pits, we finally made our way to the airport.

An hour later and we are dumped out in Cairo airport. There was a vague instruction to meet our local guide somewhere, but that was lost in translation, or vodka addled ears, and we found that our local guide was nowhere to be seen. Panic set in and the horrible feeling that it had all gone wrong was setting in.

Someone pointed us to the exit and we sort of shuffled along towards what can only be described as Wesley Snipes in Blade. This guy was standing there with a long leather jacket on, designer everything, including the shades.

It was a case of, "Oh my God, are we about to give ourselves up to the Cairo Mafia????"

As it happened, the guy was pure salt of the earth, he warned us of the pitfalls and kept up very safe. He was also very funny and witty.

The Museum was OK, if a little tired.

The Nile boat trip was ace.

The Nile lunch was very good.

The papyrus shop was good.

The pyramids and sphinx were brilliant.

The perfume shop was ok but by then, so totally hanging...

The flight back to Sharm was later than expected, so hanging about for far too long at Cairo airport, which has nothing other than a small cafe.

All-in-all, a good company who had our interests at heart. It would have been so easy to let us find our own way and fall down at the money points, but they kept our money in our pockets for us.

If you want a five star service, use this company :o)

Guide - excellent
Driver - excellent
Man who accompanied us into the airport - also very good. Helped us get Visas. Sorry but I have forgotten his name !

Points to note
- You won't necessarily be on the plane with the same people you are picked up with. Whoever picks you up also appears to be doing pick ups from other companies.
- The plane used I didn't feel completely safe with. It seeemed quite old and the staff not very happy.
- Felt pressured to buy in the perfume shop. The man refused to sell small / half bottles. Got the impression he thought all tourists were rich.
- The papyrus shop - the prices appear to be set but are not. Wish we had been warned.
- We had to leave our bags in the car at some points, and my debit card was stolen at some point during our time in Cairo.
- would have preferred more time at the pyramids, and didn't get to see the Temple next to the Sphinx at all as we ran out of time.

Overall very good. The guide in particular I was very impressed with.

Hi Mohamed


I just wanted to say what an excellent private tour you organised for us to Cairo on the 29th January. Abdu (apologies if wrong spelling) was an excellent guide and our driver was also extremely pleasant. Having a guide who was so knowledgeable made the day extra special. It was also extremely kind of you to have Abdu take us for dinner, it was a wonderful experience as we would never have been able to find somewhere where all the locals eat without Abdu. He also organised the Sound and Light Show tickets for us to give us something else to see before we returned to the airport for our flight back to Sharm.

We went with this company on the strength of good reviews from other travellers, and how right they were.
We were looked after very well, especially in Cairo by Lilly, she was a real tonic and was enthusiastic and knowledgeable. The trip went like clockwork, yet there was no sense of urgency at all. There was time to sample some of Egypt's finest treasures and also time to relax. Sharm excursions make you feel safe and confident, which was important for us as it was our first time abroad. They handle the flights and timetable extremely efficiently.
We will certainly use Sharm Excursions on our holiday there this March and when we return in 2012 with our family.
Luxor was also a great day out, even if the guide was not so good at his scheduling and leaving a long empty slot before our return flight. However with very little encouragement, he was easily persuaded to arrange an extra trip up the Nile to Banana Island. Very hot there in June.
The Coloured Canyon is also spectacular. In summer it is difficult to pick out the true colours within the rocks, but the mountains and canyons are awesome nevertheless. Word of warning though, avoid the very hot summer months unless you are very fit, and take something soft to sit on ...... the canyon floor is very very very bumpy and hard on the coccyx, and it can reach 50 degrees and more there.
To summarise, if you want a real Egyption experience (with a rew little touristy bits included of course) then we would definitely recommend Sharm Excursions.

Over Christmas 2009 I visited Sharm El Sheikh in a group and we took a day trip by plane to Cairo to visit the Egyptian Museum and the Pyramids at Giza.

We used Sharm Excursions who were excellent, we booked in advance on their website, with only a small deposit necessary. We were met at 0430!, taken to the airport, where we flew to Cairo, visiting the museum and pyramids and also taking in the obligatory trips to a "traditional" papyrus factory and perfume producer - these were informative and enjoyable (as long as its always understood that there should be no pressure to buy - which there wasn't). The pyramids and museum were amazing. I thought we might be rushed round the museum, which would have disappointed me, but were not, and had ample time to see the major exhibits.

I'm not usually a fan of trips, but this one was great value, particularly as getting into the museum is a nightmare (and is not well documented once inside), and there are lots of touts at the pyramids - no problem for us with our guide.

There was one small charge for a boat trip to our restaurant for lunch, which we knew about in advance, so no cost surprises. The lunch did its job, but nothing to write home about!

The organizer in Sharm and the guide in Cairo were absolutely superb: charming, efficient and extremely informative (I suspect the Cairo guide was ridiculously overqualified for his job). We had an absolutely great day, and as I'll be back in Egypt fairly frequently for work, I'll definitely be using this company again. Petra here I come!

This trip was fantastic. Abdo our guide was brilliant and really looked after us. The whole day was great - we saw the museum, a papyrus factory, the pyramids and sphinx and a perfume shop.
It was very exhausting especially for my 3 children who are 9, 7 and 5 years old but well worth it.

The trip to Cairo was really great. We had paid for a group trip, but since we were the only english speaking people for the day, we had the tour guide and driver just for ourselves. The guide, Abdo, was really good. He really knew what he was talking about, and he was also a great guy. We have no negative comments about the driver or the car either. Also the lunch restaurant was nice, it was a ship shaped building in Nile with good food and personnel.

Hi Mohammed,

Just a line to say thanks for the great service provided on our recent day out to Cairo. I loved flying with PAS.

Please pass on our thanks to our guide for the day, Abdul. He made the day interesting and really brought to life the history of Eqypt. I would happily use the services of Abdul again and recommend him to others. Our group was small and this helped enhanced the experience for us. It helped that Abdul was flexible with the arrangements and possessed a good sense of humour!

Tell Abdul from me I've ordered my copy of the much recommended "The Bucket List"!


Best wishes

Maureen

This was the first of 4 excursions I booked with Sharm through Mido and the whiole trip ran like clockwork. Met by our tour guide Abdul in cairo, he proved to be friendly and able to pitch the whole trip at the right level, not mean feat in keeping the interest of a group consisting of 3 adults and 3 children under 10. Abdul was a master at being able to theme the tour, particularly in the museum where it would have been so easy to have overloaded us with information or lost the interest of the kids. If you want good photos at the pyramids then he know all the angles and became well and truly a member of the group by the end of the day.

We have just returned from a fantastic holiday to Sharm; one of the highlights was a trip to Cairo with Sharm excursions. The whole day ran so smoothly & for us the real bonus was having our own guide, Radwi, who was amazing. We had not realised that this would be a private tour - so were pleasantly surprised to arrive at Cairo airport to find it was just the 2 of us & Radwi, with our own driver at our disposal for the whole day. We learnt so much about the history of your wonderful country & can't wait to return soon. We will reccommend Sharm excursions to all friends travelling to Egypt for a holiday. Thank you Mohamed for making our holiday so memorable.
Mark & Julie from Jersey, Channel Islands

A fantastic, if tiring, day. Our guide in Cairo, Ibrahim, was a wealth of knowledge. There were 3 of us on the tour so we were able to ask questions at any time- unlike some of the tour groups of 30+ people going round.

In the museum Ibrahim really made us 'work' for the information he was giving us- asking us why we thought things might or might not have happened. He kept testing us us as well on facts he'd already told us and was just the thing to make this an even more memorable trip.

Lunch was OK- nothing to write home about and certainly not the 5* restaurant we'd been promised. But all perfectly edible.

The part of the trip where we went to the Pyramids and the Sphinx was superb. Again, Ibrahim's knowledge was excellent and the minibus took us from site to site. Ibrahim was always offering to take pictures and they came out very well.

We went to the papyrus and perfume factories- I could have done without seeing either of them personally but I guess they were both interesting.

The traffic in Cairo is horrendous and when our guide said at 4.30 that the day was over and we'd be taken for our 7.30 flight I imagined being at the airport for an age. It took as at least an hour and a half!

All in all, an unforgettable day and well worth the money.

My boyfriend and I booked this trip after reading so many good reviews, and i can honestly say that it was worth every penny!! The whole group had such a great day and we couldn't have asked for a better guide....Abdou is hillarious and has so much knowledge about the history of the pyramids, sphinx and faros.
This was probably the best day of my entire holiday and I would definately recommend Sharm Excursions to anyone that plans a trip somewhere - I personally wouldn't book with anyone else!!
Thank you so much Abdou and Sharm Excursions!! :)

i would like to thank Sharm Excursions for the best day of our holiday and one of the best experiences of our lives! It was a very long day, but so worth it, and we learned a lot from our guide. We just wished we had booked more excursions with Sharm as the ones we booked with our tour operator were very dissapointing.

We returned from Sharm on 5th August 2010. I booked some excursions prior to depature with this company albeit with some trepidation initially.
I need not have worried. Everything about this company is very professional.We did the day trip to Cairo by plane and had a wonderful and memorable day. Our tour guide was Abdul and he was so knowledgeable about all aspects of ancient Egypt,it was mind blowing. He spoke very good English and his sense of humour came free!
Mohamed organised our booking for us with two Excursions and pick up and drop off at the airport on arrival and departure.Everything went according to plan and was very well organised.
If you are visiting Sharm, I would have no hesitation in recommending this company for all your Excusions. They deserve to succeed in business because they are competitive,very efficient and extremely professional.
Thank you Mohamed and Abdul for a wonderful experience.

This trip was brilliant, well organised and our guide Abdul was amazing. We were picked up at the hotel in Sharm and taken to the airport, in Cairo we were met by Abdul. The whole day was fantastic and I would recommend this trip to anyone. I will use sharm excursions again on my return to Egypt. Abdul was brilliant. Thanks for a great day

Exellent day would highly recomend, we just got back this morning. Very knowledgeable tour guide, Mohammed i think. I did have trouble understanding him but thats because i have hearing problems and mixed with his accent did not work for me but was A ok for every one else. very child friendly and did pay attention to our four year old son ver well. only one down side is that you get left at Cairo airport for 4 hours at the end of the day without having had an evening meal and no facilities for this at the airport. If this had been offered as an extra we would have chosen it especially travelling with kids. overall though a day you will never forget.

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