Review
Egypt | Sep 21 - Sep 30, 2023

Ramon
Ramon R.
Switzerland | Reviewed on Oct 07, 2023

The whole organisation of the trip was very good. We saw a lot of things in quite a short time which was a bit rushy, especially that the gudies took us to some not incalculated places where you can buy local crafted souvenirs (which are the same quality as in the bazaars but way more expensive).
The guides were highly qualified and interesting. We would like to highlight the tour guide we had on our Nile Cruise 'Ahmed Moussa' for his easy going and friendly behavior while sharing and explaining tons of knowledge and answering all our questions.
Altogether we enjoyed the trip very much but the Hotel in Hurghada was definitely not the right choice for us as it was not that clean in our room. Also it is made for families rather with children which is not too enjoyable for a couple.
We quite regreted a bit that we were planning to go from Aswan to Hurghada by car as it was a very long ride.
We would also like to mention that our Airline lost our suitcase when we first arrived in Egypt and Habiba was very helpful and tried to call them and organise it back to us. Unfortunately the luggage is still missing but we definitely could count on Habibas help!

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Local specialist: Habiba Mohamed
Habiba
Habiba Mohamed
Local specialist in Egypt | Replied on Oct 07, 2023

Thank you, Ramon, for your lovely review. We are happy that you enjoyed your trip, we will be waiting for you to come again and get more time than this to discover a lot more than what you saw.
and we will consider your comments and make sure to send them to the hotel to improve its service.
Have a great day!
Regards,
Habiba