jesssophie

We had an excellent overnight in Cairo with Ramses Tour in November 2015 and we both book with them for Next November arriving in Safaga Port on Oceania Cruise.

Thank you for sharing the great report much appreciated.

We have booked before a day tour with Egypt Private Excursions, The tour operator, David, was extremely helpful and responsive. He can be reached at info@egyptprivateexcursions

I recently sailed on Oceania Cruise and stopped in Egypt on April 20, 2016. I had used Ramses AKA Ramasside Tours three times before and had wonderful private tours from Prot Said & Safaga.

For our Port-said and Safaga Trips, we have contracted with Abo Gazia of http://www.ramassidetours.com. He is well reviewed on CC, TA and has been exceptionally responsive.

My family of 5 just returned from a cruise that stopped at Safaga.

Safaga Port is nearly 300 Km from Luxor. Our bus ride from the port to Luxor was 4 hours, with 1 not 2 stops on the way to Luxor. Our outstanding tour guide, Adham Farouk, used the time to provide our group with a wide range of information concerning life in Egypt as well as information concerning the sites that we would visit in Luxor and the surrounding area. His knowledge of each of the sites that we visited greatly enhanced our enjoyment of this tour.

Karnak Temple is an amazing site, as are the Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens. We had ample time to visit each of these sites. For those interested in photography, Karnak Temple and the Valley of the Queens provide excellent opportunities to be creative with their cameras. Unfortunately, cameras are not permitted in the Valley of the Kings due to the potential damage to the extremely old pigments in the tombs.

Driving from the east bank of the Nile River where the Karnak Temple is located to the west bank of the river where the valleys of the Kings and Queens are located reqires approximately 1 hour of travel on the roads. Our group crossed the river on a small boat and had lunch while our driver brought the bus to the oposite of the river. This is just a small example of how Ramses Tours maximizes the limited time available for a one day vist to Luxor from Safaga port.

The Egyptian relics in the Luxor area are well worth visiting and I highly recommend using the services of Ramses Tours AKA Ramasside Tours to maximize your visit to this area.

We are interested in tour of Luxor, but our ship does not arrive until 08:00 on 20 April, and leaves at 23:00. Is this enough time for the tour?

We are interested in taking your day tour of Luxor, what is the payment policy for Nile blue tours?

Thank you.

We are interested in taking your day tour of Luxor, but our ship does not arrive until 08:00 on 20 April, and leaves at 23:00. Is this enough time for the tour?

We will arrive in Safaga on a cruise ship on April 20 and would like to travel to Luxor.

HI

We will arrive in Safaga on a cruise ship on April 20.

Any recommendations?

We just booked our WC this morning which is meant to be stopping in Egypt. I could not be more excited!!!

I am still on board the ship in the Red Sea.

The tour leader Mostafa was excellent ! He was very knowledgeable , courteous and kind. I enjoyed the experience .

Many thanks

Have booked with MSC and will be docking at 7 am on the 6th day. The ship goes again at 9.30pm. I have looked at the Ramses Tours website and they say that it is possible to do a full day in Cairo. They say on their website that: "We pick you up from inside the port next to your ship. Other unlicensed companies can not provide this service and guests are forced to walk 2 kilometers to the gate of the port". Is this true? Do they do the same on the return to the Port?

We are on a cruise this winter and will stop off in Cairo - what made you choose to eat at a hotel rather than cruise the Nile? I was thinking the Nile cruise would be something we would do in the stopover.

Hi Cruiseby, when I returned from Egypt, I posted my review of the Mena House here: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1486840

We chose to dine at the Mena House over the light show or Nile cruise.

I read your blog and it has given me many ideas for my travels. Very inspirational. Thanks.

I booked a cruise which is meant to be stopping in Egypt. I am very optimistic that the cruise will still top in Egypt as the Itinerary due to most countries lifting all travel restrictions to Egypt. I am hoping to join a group for tours in Cairo when it docks to help me reduce the price of the extra trips for the whole cruise. Does anyone know of any groups that are already in existence? The cruise will also stop in Port Said - has anyone been here before and is it worth taking a tour once we dock?

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I was wondering how to join an existing group for a trip in Cairo so that I may reduce my costs. I am travelling and will stop in Egypt in November - does anyone know of any groups that I may join?