EP824

15 minutes ago, gingerspike said:

If you haven't already,  be sure to follow up with another email or phone call. As I recall, I had to send a second email to get a response. Office seems slow, but the team on the ground was awesome.  We had a problem with the copy of our PCR results and the Cairo representative went above and beyond to make sure we had them in hand for our flight out of Egypt in the morning.

Good to know. Thank you. 

1 minute ago, EP824 said:

I have read a few other recommendations for this company and have been waiting several days for a quote. Hope they come through. 

Thanks everyone. I'll check out Uniworld and Overseas Adventure. Hadn't come across either before. 

On 2/9/2024 at 5:51 AM, gingerspike said:

We booked with a local company Djed Egypt Tours and they were fantastic. We were originally booked on a Uniworld cruise but then Covid.  During the downtime, I did more looking around and found Djed.

 

In October 2021, we spent a month in Egypt and Jordan. In Egypt, we used Djed to arrange everything. We did an extensive land tour with private guides and drivers. The Djed representative met us on arrival at the Cairo airport and sped us through the entry process. We spent 3 days in Cairo and Giza, flew to Luxor for 4 nights and saw Karnak and temples, Valleys of the Kings and Queens, took a hot air balloon ride and a cooking class. We sailed the Nile for 4 nights on a dahabiya from Esna to Aswan with an overnight excursion to Abu Simbel. The dahabiya is a traditional sailing boat and accommodates only 12 passengers.  Our guides were phenomenal. The trip was less expensive, longer, totally private for the 2 of us and a great experience. 

 

I would also recommend the company we used in Jordan, Zaid Tours & Travel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have read a few other recommendations for this company and have been waiting several days for a quote. Hope they come through. 

Anyone of a suggestion of a Nile cruise line other than Viking? They are out of our price range for this one. I've seen a few local lines, but not sure how reputable they would be. Thanks very much!

No TA, but I'll call tomorrow and check it out. Thanks! 

I never saw an email from Azamara. I tried to log in to the website today and it just said it failed. I changed my password thinking that might help and I can log in now, but it says I don't have any upcoming cruises...we leave in 5 weeks. OY Guess I'll contact customer service. Computer transitions are now fun. Lived through two of those when I was working for a wholesale travel company years ago. Pain in the neck as the company and the customer.