Unforgettable Egypt: Private Pyramids, Nile & Red Sea Journey

We had a great trip with Mohamed of Planet Tours as our guide. He guided us through our trip and pointing out the highlights at all of our stops. He had a sense of humor and appeared to enjoy his job and his country. He told us how to deal with beggers. Where to buy quality souvenirs. He even made arrangements for us to purchase a suitcase to get our extra shopping home! Yes we made the traditional shopping stops that guides I assume get a kick back from. All our accommodations where okay, Nothing over the top a bit dated, but clean and comfortable. Our only issue was we where a party of 3 wanting to roon together. They always splitting us up into 2 rooms. Mohamed worked with us to arrange rooms to accommodate all 3 of us. Food on the cruise and the all inclusive resort was okay, again nothing special. Buffet style meals hot and fresh. We never got the dreaded travelers diarrhea. Stayed away from salads and fruit. Traveling throughout Egypt was on a full sized tour buses. Bus drivers had water and pop for sale if you needed. Bus had a toilet for peeing only. Going to a country of different culture and language would only travel with a tour company.

Reflections Travel (Sam) facilitated an amazing experience by taking care of all logistics and planning. In Cairo, my guide/ Egyptologist, Amir, was amazing. He was open to multiple questions, was very flexible and was a great photographer with the perfect shots/locations. The Nile Cruise was very enjoyable, and accommodations were very comfortable. Lots of history and culture that continued in Aswan and Luxor, while Mahmoud, an expert guide/ Egyptologist, provided a quality information and experience throughout. Hurghada was a great way to end the trip. A luxury resort on the Red Sea was perfect.

There is so much history to see. Enjoyed it all as well as the Hot Air balloon ride. The only concern is better communication, such as a itinerary of what is taking place each day by the hour.

Georgina at Reflections Travel put together an amazing package for my family. Roshdy was one of our tour guides and was the absolute best!! He went overboard time and time again to make our trip truly unbelievable! Roshdy arranged for a surprise birthday cake for my grandson while on the Nile Cruise and it was a birthday he'll nevery forget! This trip was both affordable and unforgettable. My son and his family were unable to make the trip with us this time, but we will absolutely use Reflections Travel and Roshdy again. To wrap up this review, I wrote a message to Georgina while on the trip and finished it with this: "It must be such a wonderful feeling to know how many memories you create everyday. Thank you from the bottom of my heart."

Georgina with Reflections Travel put together an absolutely amazing trip for us. We were a family group of 8 split over 3 generations (adult children, so I chose "friends" to describe our travel group). Our hotel rooms were wonderful, as were our cabins on the Nile Cruise. Roshdy was the guide we were with the longest and he added so much to our experience. I'm trying to think of how to best relay to others planning an Egypt trip how important having a wonderful guide is, and Roshdy was exactly that for us! Very knowledgeable about Egyptian history as well as logistics in getting around the city/airport etc. Even when we weren't on an actual excursion, he was available 24/7 and so helpful. I have included some photos that I hope show how fun he was as well! 10+++++/10 !

ROSHDY IS SO MUCH FUN!!!!!! Seriously the best guide; he's hilarious, accommodating, timely, kind, etc etc etc. He made the trip an absolute blast!!!! He took us to any stores we wanted to see and helped us bargain whenever we wanted to stop at street vendors. I'm sure he saved me sooo much money lol. Also gave great advice on when/how much to tip people and how to recognize bait and switch tactics. Genuinely felt like safe and happy the entire time and I owe it all to roshdy!!!!! Whatever he's getting paid, it's not enough - this man deserves a million dollars a day!!!!!

I will come to Egypt as much as possible to see my new brother Roshdy. He is much more than a tour guide with a vast wealth of knowledge of ancient Egypt. He became a part of the family, and I hope to see him in the future! 💕 thank you Roshdy for making this trip amazing.

Egypt is a vast country with much to see and this was a great way to scratch the surface and see all the major highlights. Pr-etour communication from Reflections was average could have been a bit more proactive, and we had a minor misunderstanding about the tour to Abu Simbel which was solved with a quick call to viator, however there was someone expecting us everywhere we went and they were easy to find. The sites were excellent with Sam doing a great job in Cairo, and Roshdy doing a sublime job in Aswan, Luxor and the Nile Cruise, providing excellent insight on the history, as well as Egypt, its people and its culture. At one point I a had minor, sun cream caused, problem with my eye and Roshdy ran across Kom Ombu to the pharmacist to get me some eye drops, truly a hero as well as a Scholar. The flights were great to really cram things in. The itinerary is a tad dependent on the boat but we got everything in.

**disclaimer- this negative review does not reflect our wonderful tour guides. They were amazing! ** Reflections Tour company on the other hand was far from wonderful. From the beginning, it was extremely difficult to get in touch with anyone to get any information about the tour. We had assumed that once we paid we would receive information about our hotels, transfers, specific tours etc. I sent messages through the Viator app and on WhatsApp. We received very few, short responses. Up until the day we left from the US we did not even know what hotel we were staying at when we arrived in Cairo! That was the situation each time we changed locations- just hope we had a ride and a hotel. There were some discrepancies between the loose itinerary online and what we actually did. This was the kind of trip that you had to simply go with the flow. Once we accepted the fact that we could not follow any sort of plan, we had a very nice time. Our guides, who do not work for Reflections but are contracted out, were knowledgeable, fun and entertaining. Egypt is an amazing country and I definitely recommend visiting. But I would not recommend this company.

hassle free tour experience with our excellent tour guide mohsen, he’s the best! we learned a lot from him about the ancient history of egypt, he is so knowledgeable and it’s amazing!