Habiba Mohamed

Our trip to Egypt was incredible. Habiba did an amazing job planning. From the accommodations to the sites and activities to the fantastic guides she set us up with, all of it made for a truly unforgettable trip. We had the best time with our guides Sam, Mustafa, and Ahmed. All of them were very knowledgeable about the sites and were happy to answer any questions we had. I would absolutely recommend KimKim to friends and family and will certainly use it again for future trips.

Hotel Reviews

Fairmont Nile city

cairo

Beautiful hotel in a great location.

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M/S MAYFAIR Nile Cruise

Aswan

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Activity Reviews

Tour to High Dam, Philae Temple, and Obelisk

Aswan

I would skip the high dam but the rest of the day was great

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Tour to Egyptian Museum, Citadel, and Coptic Cairo

Cairo

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Giza Pyramids Sakkara, and The Grand Egyptian Museum

Egypt

Riding camels in front of the pyramids was a once in a lifetime experience

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Full Day Tour to Alexandria from Cairo by Car

Cairo

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kom Ombo, and EdfuTemples

Aswan

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check out to Luxor West Bank with Tomb of King Tutankhamun

Luxor

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Check out to Luxor East bank.

Luxor

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All guides and drivers were excellent and on time. Of note, Hassan was so good and helpful for Debbie and a fountain of Information. Please past that along to him. Osama and Besette (wrong spelling, 25 year old lady) were also very good. We so enjoyed being with all of them. The Great Royal Pyramid Inn was a very nice place to stay, clean, great service and wonderful view of the Pyramids. As Debbie said, the Alma ship on the Nile was a disappointment in the food and room/bathroom conditions. I would not recommend using this ship again until issues (sewer gas and diesel fuel odors) are fixed. Over all, we had a great time!

Your service and communications were wonderful as well. I’m sure we will go on another KimKim tour.
Norma.

Hotel Reviews

Royal Great Pyramid INN

Giza

Very nice rooms, bathrooms, restaurant and pyramid views. Would stay here again. Very close to the Giza pyramids and The New Egyptian Museum.

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Egyptian themed.

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So close to the Giza pyramids.

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Clean, spacious and comfy beds.

M/S Nile Treasure

luxor

Did not stay on this ship. Stayed on The Alma which I do NOT recommend.

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Sewer and diesel smell on The Alma.

Activity Reviews

Giza Pyramids & the Grand Egyptian Museum

Cairo

Loved seeing the Giza pyramids and doing a camel ride. So awesome

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Taking my granddaughter for a camel ride

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Not a fan of the food in Egypt.

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All nice and helpful

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Nice vans

Day Tour To Islamic Cairo

Cairo

Very interesting. Guide was knowledgeable. Trash everywhere. Do they not have trash service there?

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I am just not a fan of the food in Egypt.

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All were nice. Some tourist vendors were high pressure to buy. Learn to say NO.

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Nice vans.

Nile Crystal Dinner Cruise Cairo

Cairo

Fun, nice, would recommend.

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Ok

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All nice and on time.

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Nice vans

In February, 2026 our family of six adults toured Egypt on an itinerary put together with Habiba.
kimkim has a set itinerary for each country for a set number of days, typically seven or fourteen days. The client then has the opportunity to modify the itinerary to suit their needs.
Habiba worked with us to develop the tour that satisfied our requests and desires. After the initial contact with each other she set about making up an itinerary. Once we received it we began the long process of giving ideas to her which lead to new itineraries. This process went on until we were happy with the itinerary. We then paid our deposit and waited. Habiba handled all of the paperwork at her end to make sure all the tickets and passes were ready for us. Even as the trip was almost ready to begin our daughter made a request to see another site not originally part of the itinerary and Habiba was able to find a time to work it into the new itinerary. We were happy with the final itinerary and with Habiba for how she was always pleasant and eager to come up with a memorable family vacation.
We had asked for a private tour for the six of us and while this option was more expensive than a group tour we were more comfortable having our own private 12 seater Toyota van accompanied by our driver and guide.
In Cairo our guide Osama and driver Ahmed picked us up at the airport and took us to our hotel. We had asked Habiba to select a hotel with more character than hotels favoured by Americans and she suggested Le Riad Hotel de Charme on El Moez Street. It was a terrific choice! Most tourists want to visit the historic sites which are fabulous but what really makes Egypt memorable is the chaos and that was on full display on El Moez. It is exciting and exhilarating and if you don't experience it then you haven't seen Egypt.
Our guide for the Pyramids and mosques and temples over the next three days was Mahmoud who was passionate about his country and history and caring about us in answering our questions.
We were driven to Alexandria by Ahmed to spend a night then boarded a sleeper train in the following evening to go to Aswan. The sleeper car had been recently refurbished and was quite comfortable. A dining car on the train would have made the experience even better but it was still quite good,
We had chosen a somewhat remote hotel across the river from Aswan but Habiba made sure to have a company representative meet us at the train station and escort us to and from the hotel which was an adventure in itself. The hotel was called Kato Dool Resort and it was terrific!
Aswan is the most scenic of the cities we visited although the Corniche in Alexandria is beautiful.
Eslam was our guide in Aswan and he was very knowledgeable about the various sites we explored. He helped us board our river boat for the cruise down the Nile and then met us Kom Ombo and Luxor for other temple tours. Kom Ombo was disappointing in that it was extremely busy with many cruise boats all arriving at the same time creating a crush of tourists all trying to see the wonderful temple but being pressured to hurry because so many other people were waiting.
We were told by Eslam the scheduling culprit is the government but it is unfortunate we felt so pressured and we didn't get to fully appreciate the temple.
Luxor has two wonderful temples but again I feel we weren't given enough time to get the full experience there.
The cruise boat was very nice with a good buffet for each meal and the cabin was comfortable.
One of the pleasant surprises of the tour was watching the boat vendors tie up to the cruise boat while underway and start selling their wares. That was quite fun to watch.
We were driven to Hurghada to stay in an all-inclusive resort which was very, very nice!
The next day was our snorkeling day, a terrific day out on the Red Sea with some beautiful coral and tropical fish to admire. We were very pleased with this activity however the next day was a big disappointment.
It was our safari day and it was not what was advertised. My advice to kimkim and any potential traveler is to skip this activity, it is a very obvious tourist trap and does nothing to enhance the Egyptian experience. kimkim, stop offering this activity!
With that bad taste still in our mouth the next day we boarded a plane to Cairo for our final two days. We lodged at the Steigenberger Hotel in El Tahrir, a departure from the character hotels but we wanted to be in a different part of the city this time.
We had booked a food tour which was advertised as an eight hour event but because of Ramadan it got shortened and then substituted with a city lights tour conducted by Osama. This tour was enjoyable enough but we had expected a full food tour for the foodies in our family so it was a bit disappointing we couldn't have it. My advice to kimkim and any agent working on itineraries is to not offer the food tour during Ramadan.
So then it was time to leave and once again Osama was our guide to the airport. With our goodbyes came the end of the trip.
Many thanks to Habiba and all the drivers and guides who helped us realize a very memorable vacation.

Hotel Reviews

Windsor Palace Hotel

alexandria

Windsor Palace Hotel in Alexandria was once a very nice hotel. However, the rooms are a bit tired, and the carpets and paint need updating. There was an issue with getting our scheduled ride to the train station, leading to some frustration. Still, the hotel itself was quite pleasant.

Kato Dool Wellness Resort

Aswan

Kato Dool Wellness Resort in Nubia is an excellent resort with fabulous views of the Nile and very nice facilities. It was an exceptional experience staying here.

M/S Concerto II Nile Cruise

Aswan

M/S Concerto II Nile Cruise was a great experience. The cabins were really nice, the buffet was good, and cruising on the Nile was a beautiful and relaxing experience. Watching sellers on their boats tie up to the boat was particularly fun.

Continental Hurghada

Hurghada

Continental Hurghada is a five-star resort and was excellent in every way. We had a great time staying here.

Steigenberger El Tahrir

Cairo

Steigenberger El Tahrir in Cairo was a very nice hotel. It was more quiet than our previous accommodations, and it offered an excellent breakfast, probably the best of the whole trip.

Le Riad de Charme

Cairo

Le Riad de Charme in Cairo is a very nice hotel with beautiful suites. However, it is situated in a noisy spot in the center of El Moez Street. If you choose to stay here, be prepared for the noise, but the location is exciting, and the restaurant serves good food with excellent service.

Activity Reviews

Trip to Pyramids, Memphis, and Sakkara with riding a camel

Egypt

An excellent day!

Snorkeling at Mahmya Island from Hurghada

Egypt

A wonderful day in the Sea!

Sunset Desert Safari Trip by Quad Bike

Hurghada

The only bad day of our tour. The quad and spider driving was okay but limited and the Bedouin village was not a village at all and to top it off was a ridiculous three minute camel ride. Just a very poor experience and not worth doing and for kimkim it should be removed from the optional activities list. Get rid of it!

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Cairo food and walking tour and khan elkhalili bazaar

Egypt

It didn't happen because of Ramadan.

Check out to Luxor West Bank

Luxor

A huge temple for one lady! Well worth the visit

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Everything went perfectly. I was picked up at the airport and then hardly had to worry about anything. Amir has a very good knowledge of history, which he conveyed in excellent English. The excursion to Alexandria then nicely expanded this knowledge with Greco-Roman history. The hotel in Cairo was very well located, clean, and had very polite staff. The breakfast was ample and varied.
The flight to Aswan and the pick-up there went smoothly. My guide's English wasn't great, but he more than made up for it with his attentiveness. The tours always started very early, which suited me perfectly as it allowed me to avoid the tourist crowds and the high sun. The hotel in Aswan was excellent.
The hotel in Luxor had a wonderful garden overlooking the Nile. Unfortunately, I only got a room facing the street, which meant I could never open the window. The street was simply too noisy. I must also mention Omar in Luxor, who took excellent care of all my needs and was always there to help and advise me.
The transfer to Hurghada was a bit odd. The seats were covered in plastic, but there were two exhaust pipes in the trunk without any protective coverings. As a result, my luggage was dirty after the journey. However, the resourceful cleaning staff at the hotel in Hurghada took care of it. The hotel itself was very quiet and relaxing. My only slight disappointment was that they only offered Italian cuisine. When I travel abroad, I like to experience the local dishes... But the staff was great, the hotel was clean, and it was right on the beach.
All in all, a fantastic trip. I would recommend it without hesitation. Many thanks to the whole team.

Hotel Reviews

Royal Great Pyramid INN

Giza

Good location, clean, friendly staff

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Basma Hotel Aswan

Aswan

quiet, clean, slightly outside the city, friendly staff

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Ibrotel Luxor

Luxor

A bit noisy, clean, the carpet in the room sometimes makes me a little nervous, friendly staff, wonderful garden with a view

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Iberotel Makadi Beach

Hurghada

Quiet, clean, friendly staff, very attentive cleaning staff, right on the water. I missed having local dishes at the full-board buffet.

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Activity Reviews

Giza Pyramids & the Grand Egyptian Museum

Cairo

Amir has a very good knowledge of history, which he presented in good English. There was a change in the order of the visits: first the museum, then the pyramids, which makes sense to avoid the crowds of tourists.

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I have no idea how anyone can stand the traffic in Cairo. ;)

Full Day Tour to Alexandria from Cairo by Car

Cairo

The journey was a bit long, but Amir managed to make it feel shorter. He also has a very good knowledge of the Greco-Roman period in Egypt.

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Tour to National Museum, Salah El Din Citadel and khan el khalil

Cairo

Lots of mummies, a flight through the history of Egypt, a beautiful view over Cairo, and coffee at the bazaar were great. Amir delivered a very good all-around performance.

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Tour to High Dam, Philae Temple, and Obelisk

Aswan

I would have been interested in a guided tour of the inner workings of the High Dam. However, that's related to my engineering background... The temple is visited via a relaxing boat trip. And the unfinished obelisk offers a glimpse into the production process. My guide was very knowledgeable and answered many questions.

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Abu Simbel Temple

Aswan

I at least learned what the Egyptian way is, and that it doesn't necessarily work :D - I find even information like that super interesting. Background: the road to Abu Simbel is closed until 5 a.m., and a long queue forms. That's something that could perhaps be improved. Otherwise, it was a beautiful drive through the desert. The field systems in the desert, fed by the Nile, are also fascinating. Abu Simbel was a bit crowded for my liking, but we made the best of it.

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Transfer from Aswan to Luxor Via Kom Ombo and Edfu

Egypt

The boat trip through the green belt along the Nile was very refreshing after the tours through the desert. The temple complexes were beautiful and not crowded with tourists. My guide was very knowledgeable and happy to share his knowledge.

Habu Temple , and the Valley Of Workers , Queens ,Nobels

Luxor

The temple and the excavations in the workers' quarters are not heavily visited by tourists, which makes them truly relaxing, interesting, and worth seeing. My guide had a deep knowledge of the locations and was happy to share it.

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Tour To The West Bank In Luxor

Luxor

I know, of course, that I'm not the only tourist, but it's quite crowded here. I'm glad I saw it and I can recommend it to everyone. My guide provided me with all the information one could wish for.

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Tour Of The East Bank In Luxor

Luxor

My excellent guide always got me up early, which was great for enjoying the temples before the other tourists. Standing in the colonnades, you really do feel quite small.

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