Private Day Tour to Cairo by Bus from Sharm El Sheikh

I regret to say that I do not recommend. I have something to say to warn those who want to join this tour. 1. The person we contacted via whatsapp requested a Cairo visa for 25 dollars per person, including our 3-year-old child. 2. The road took approximately 10 hours (not exactly mentioned) 3. The guide who met us in Cairo separated us from the group and said that the entrance fees were not included in the package we purchased. He demanded an extra $61 per person. Thus, the tour price was 80+25+61=166 dollars per person. It is not worth the money, although it is better to get around by private vehicle. However, the guide (named Nabi) and the driver were kind people. So be very careful about what you buy and what you don't buy.

The guid Nagy brings the history and stories alive. He showed us ancient egypt in the museum and the pyramids.

What an incredible day we had. It was very long and tiring but definitely worth it! We started at midnight where we were picked up from out hotel by mini bus. Then we changed to a big bus. I forgot to arrange visa for myslef, but tour organiser kindly offer the day before to do it for me. I payed 400 egiptian pounds. But to be honest no one ever collected my passport or put any visa in it, so not sure if I had one or not. We arrive in cairo around 9am. Where me and my partner where separated form the rest of the bus. We had a lovely tour guide who through out all the trip was explaining everything to us. We had a choice of what attractions we wanted to see and which to miss and also how long to spend on each. He took some amazing photos of us. Special recommendations to our camel tour guide around the pyramids Omar Sheriff, he made it very interesting for us and is very nice person. Overall it was amazing and would definitely recommend it.

nicely organised. The museum visit was a litle short, we were shown the main expositions but there was not much time for closer look. You will be offered a boat trip on Nile and a camel ride in Giza. Each costs L.E. 200 per person. Normal price for camel is 350, so there is a discount for you. Afterwards you go to perfume shop (15-35 EUR per bottle, depends on volume), you can bargain very well there. They speak many languages. However you can get lower price in old town of Sharm el Sheikh (around 60 $)

It was a nice trip and we got to see the things we wanted to, but all troughout the day it was so much stress. Stressing trough the museum and we only got 10 minutes to go and see alone. Stressing trough the food, we didnt even get to be done with eating our plates. And the bus ride was the worst, small place and many stops. But we got to see everything we wanted to, just be ready to stress some.

Organisation approximative et conditions contractuelles non respectées. 6 heures de transport étaient mentionnées. Nous en avons effectué 10 à l'aller et 8 au retour. Notre guide savait en avance que les bus auraient du retard. Cette information était donc connue. Nous étions supposés arriver vers 8h30 au Caire. Nous sommes arrivés à 11h... Le ramassage à l'hôtel s'est pourtant déroulé avant l'heure prévue. A 00h05 au lieu de 00h30/1h. Nous avons par la suite effectué 3 arrêts dans des hôtels différents pour récupérer des voyageurs avant d'être transférés à la gare routière pour prendre un autocar (prix réel 165 EGP/pers.et par trajet). Sur la route, attentes interminables, nombreux check points aussi inutiles les uns que les autres, convoi militaire à l'aller durant une partie du trajet. Trajet annoncé 6h. Trajet réel 10h (départ à 1h15 du matin depuis la gare routière de Sharm El Sheikh, arrivée 11h au Caire). Sonnerie intempestive du téléphone des chauffeur réglée au max toutes les 5 minutes. Ce dernier récupérait des passagers clandestins sur la route et les arrêtait là ou ils souhaitaient. Nous avons regretté de ne pas avoir pris l'avion. Guide Jamal compétent mais temps de visite non respecté sur les différents sites. Ce dernier nous a pressés tout au long pour pouvoir nous emmener faire 2 visites commerciales à la fin: boutique de papyrus et magasin de parfums... Cela n'a intéressé personne et nous avons regretté de ne pas avoir eu davantage de temps pour nos visites culturelles. Il est nécessaire d'arrêter de mentir sur le temps de trajet et de respecter ce qui est indiqué. En définitif nous ne recommanderons pas cette agence malgré la beauté du plateau de Gizeh.