Fantastic trip to Egypt

My wife and I have traveled extensively but never had taken a packaged tour. What a fantastic first experience. Atef, our tour director and Egyptologist, was outstanding. He offered both an in-depth understanding of all that we were seeing and experiencing as well as helping us to understand much of what is going in Egypt today. Everything about our trip- the transportation, accommodations, food, the itinerary, and people providing service and support met or exceeded our expectations. We look forward to our next Go Ahead tour!!

My remarks

The tour guide was one of the best I have ever had. The hotels/cruise ship were comfortable. I felt comfortable/safe throughout the trip. I appreciate the discount on the single supplement, wish you could eliminate it completely. Other agencies have. Think about it as I like to travel solo.

Excellent Trip especially with the right guide

While I don't classify this as standard "relaxing" vacation, I had a blast. The best part in my mind was the tour director. He was excellent and made the trip very entertaining. He clearly knew his egyptology and was not afraid to share his knowledge.

Up there with The Best

The trip was awesome, The only problem was the extension to Jordan/Petra. The Egypt/Nile protion was outsatnding. My wife and I cvould not have been happier. Fantastic. The problem was you outsourced the Jordan tour and changed the Hotels with out telling us. The tour director was unaware of the changes which made him look unprepared. He was also unaware of our departure times these problem lead to confusion which could have been avoided if we had our original tour director.

Pretty Neat

If the experience you want is primarily visits to the ancient pyramids, temples and monuments, then this is quite comprehensive. Although I realized that is what the tour would primarily consist of, I was also hoping and thinking that we would also get some exposure to current Egyptian life. Other than the drive-bys on our way to the monuments and 1 visit to a market, there was none of this. This could have easily been integrated by at least having meals in typical Egyptian eateries. Instead, all of our meals (except one) were buffets at the hotels which were mostly westernized, tasteless meals. On a positive note, the ancient monuments are truly magnificent and awe inspiring.

My trip to Egypt 2009

I travelled to Egypt November 2009 with my son, who was 19 . We both had a wonderful time. The things we saw were amazingl. My favorite part of the trip was our extension to Mt Sinai. To stand in a Holy place where God spoke to Moses (the Burning bush) was very spiritually moving. To Snorkle in the Red Sea is something that I will never forget. The artifacts came to life for me and my son with the help of our tour Guide Hushem. His knowledge was phenomena, he really made the History come to life for us. He shared some good stories and I felt blessed to be in his presents. I would recommend this trip to anyone planning to travel to Egypt. Everyone who saw our pictures of the places we stayed to the things saw at the places we visited all said that it was magificent. The trip left me speechless.

Trip of a lifetime

I was on the Egypt and Nile Tour leaving NYC on January 20 to Cairo. Unfortunately, we had to leave Egypt 2 days early on January 30 due to the escalation of the demonstrations against the government and Mubarak. Kudos to Go Ahead Tours and especially our guide, Hisham, for first of all, the most wonderful travel experience/tour I could every have imagined; and for Hisham’s and Go Ahead Tours for our speedy and safe exit from Cairo. I experienced an EF tour previously and although our guide, Ricardo, was extraordinarily well informed and personable, my expectations were exceeded with Hisham. My friend told me before I left, “I hope you get someone as good as Ricardo for your guide.” I didn’t, I got someone better! I have never met anyone who had so much knowledge – more than I’ll ever acquire on Egypt – but could convey it in such a way that the lay person could grasp it. He has a great personality, joked with us, kept us on task, and informed us of the basics – customs, food, toilets, etc. We were constantly on the go, but no one complained or seemed to get tired. We were seeing and doing so much! He was patient with our rote/mundane questions; he gave us fun quizzes on what we’d seen; he switched us around on the bus so we sat by someone new. All 30 of us knew one another when we left; and we felt like an “Egyptian family”; and we were sorry to have the tour end. Hisham, his coworkers in Egypt and all those who expedited our departure are to be commended. Hisham and his coworker never left us alone and made the process easy and most of all safe. I was never worried or felt afraid. When flying home to NYC/JFK, we heard some very disturbing stories from other passengers on the plane. We felt blessed. My friends and I are already talking of another adventure and we all agree, the only company we will go with is Go Ahead Tours! My thoughts and prayers are going out to Hisham, his family and friends, and all the citizens of Egypt. I hope they remain safe and enjoy the democracy they have fought for. Thank you for the trip of a lifetime!

Amazing! Trip of a Lifetime

From the moment we set foot on Egyptian ground we were totally amazed at the land and people. From seeing the Great Pyramids, to cruising on the Nile, to exploring the temples of the gods. This land is rich in history and wonderful people. The hot air balloon at sunrise was a total amazing experience! To see the Nile, then the farmers fields and finally the Valley of the Kings mountains - I was in awe! Our guide was truly a book of knowledge and you will learn more than you ever knew about this land.

Very Educational

We saw and learned a lot about the country,culture, it's history and it's people. It is always such an education to visit foreign countries and witness the day to day lives of its people.

Egypt and the Nile

First of all, our guide, Amr Osman, was fantastic. We couldn't have hand-picked a nicer group of people and the trip was over-all very nice.--well organized and pleasant. For $400 each we could have skipped the Abu Simbel extension trip. The Nile boat was a little run-down, but the Feluccas were great. The hotel in Giza could also use a face lift, but the other hotels were fine. We were able to see a whole lot more than if we had gone by ourselves and we enjoyed it very much. Good job.