I am trying to book a trip to Egypt, but like to take the hassle out of it. Is there one place I could go that books airfare, hotel, transport and visits to the temples and pyramids all together. If, not what do you recommend?
2006-10-28 12:02:56 · 6 answers · asked by mpizzo616 2 in Travel ➔ Africa & Middle East ➔ Egypt
I am using Grand Circle Travel for my trip to Egypt (will be gone end of Dec 06 to Jan 07) - the Ancient Egypt and the Nile tour. They include everything incl. airfare (and the price already includes the air fuel surcharge - some don't and tack it on at the end as an extra fee) .
You can look up exactly how much it will cost flying out of your home city (mine is Dallas). They way it works is everyone flies into NYC and then the group meets there for the flight over to Cairo. I liked that I will be flying w/ my tourmates so I can get to know them.
Most trips have everyone straggling into Cairo at their own pace and you have to worry about getting from the airport to the tour hotel to meet up. This way, you are all together and all are taken to the hotel from the airport.
There are cool side trip options that you pay for once you get there, but they are not that expensive at all for what you get. There are also 'discovery highlights' for each tour. With mine we get a home hosted dinner in Cairo w/ a local family.
The hotels you stay in are mostly names you will recognize (Marriot, Hilton) and they own their own ships for the Nile part of the tour.
I am excited about my trip. The customer service is very accomodating. They sent me a customized travel handbook for my trip w/ my trip itenerary, what to pack, what to expect, culture differences, info about my destination, etc. It was helpful!
www.gct.com is the website. They have tours all over the world. If I like them as much after my trip as I do now, I will definately use them again!
2006-10-30 05:15:10 · answer #1 · answered by forensics_girl78 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look for a traditional tour operator - they will look after flights, transfers, accommodation, insurance etc and can sell you excursions in resort. Depending on where in the world you are based, I would recommend booking with an operator who specialises in the area and knows the hotels etc.
2006-10-30 05:56:45 · answer #2 · answered by Runt 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where are you traveling from? America? If so, I would contact Joyce at Egypt Magic. She works only Egypt and Jordan. She can be found at egyptmagic.com.
She has excellent references, from tour agencies business memberships, to former customers, to the Egyptian government, to me.
2006-10-29 19:47:22 · answer #3 · answered by Shossi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure there are many co.
try those, th first one includes many offers from different companies, the other three websites are for specific egyptian companies
www.intoegypt.com
www.travco.com
www.emeco.com
www.kimidartours.com
enjoy ur trip
2006-10-29 06:33:06 · answer #4 · answered by Yasmine 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
American Express
2006-10-30 22:02:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
try emeco or www.waffar.com, or try me for cheaper offers
2006-10-29 10:41:49 · answer #6 · answered by hghazoly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋