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2 Reviews

4.5 out of 5

Celia Watson

Reviewed November 2022

Adventures in Egypt

My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed our trip to Egypt

Most Inspirational Moment

Too many to say. Pyramids, Nile cruise, Tukenkhamun, impressive ancient Egyptian artefacts and temples.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Rania was the best leader we could have had. Very knowledgeable, professional, organised, enthusiastic, fun,etc. Rania ensured we packed in as much as was possible. Her knowledge was impressive. Nothing was too much trouble for her. She worked tirelessly to make sure we got to places on time and before the crowds. Her energy levels were amazing. She made us feel one big family.

Advice for Potential Travellers

It is a more tiring schedule than you think but we’ll worth the travelling and early starts. Maybe do a bit of homework before you come out.

Suggestions

Exodus always provides good value for money. Keep it up.

Ray Butler

Reviewed April 2022

All the sights with a good group, though bit rushed

I found the trip did exactly what it said on the tin – go and see all the main sights in 9 days, visiting the Pyramids, and the major temples. The group was nice, and being a 30s-40s trip they were all around my age which was good. The hotels were good quality, which others like, though I felt that using 5-star hotels took Exodus away from the good mid-range hotels I’m used to, and was a largely unnecessary expense in a country where most of the accommodation is much better value. The main negatives for me were being bussed everywhere to a timetable – which made it feel less like adventure travel, and the fact that a lot of the sights felt quite rushed, with relatively little time to do independent sightseeing – the worst example of this being the Philae temple visit. This was an optional extra that we paid more for, but (partially due to the sleeper getting in late, which admittedly was beyond their control) we ended up being there for only 90 min, with no unguided time. But apart from this the trip was a good introduction to Egypt and its history.

Most Inspirational Moment

Seeing the pyramids for the first time. The amazing carvings in so many of the temples. Nice group.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Ahmet was pretty much always an enthusiastic, knowledgeable leader, even when things weren’t going quite right (for example when the sleeper train arrived significantly late). Nothing was generally too much trouble, and he made the tour much more than it would have been without him. By the end of the trip he was still the same as at the start, ready to explain how great Egypt is, and how ‘everything started in Egypt’! Only issues I noticed were a couple of times where we could have used time better (once we did a 40 min coach trip, that Google maps confirmed was actually only to drive less than 2 miles - I think we were killing time without being told, which annoyed me - we just drove one way and then the other through Luxor town!), and a delay in getting alternative flight info that caused me issues and cost on the return flight.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Don’t expect to do everything in depth, and consider adding more time after the trip - I spent an extra day in Luxor, and 2 days in Cairo, and would recommend that. I went back to Karnak temple and spent another half day on my own, in addition to the quick trip with the group. I also hired a taxi in Cairo and went to the ‘other’ pyramids at Darshur/Saqqarah - which I felt was one of the best days of the whole trip, less tourists, more time to see, and almost better than the Giza pyramids in my view. The sunrise at Abu Simbel wasn’t really worth it - we didn’t really see anything additional - though going to Abu Simbel is worth it. The sound & light show at Karnak (which I did independently) wasn’t really worth it).

Suggestions

The issue with flights back (as I ‘missed’ the one from Luxor to Cairo, due to wanting to stay an additional day in Luxor and ending up having to buy another flight after the options weren’t given to me in time) cost me over £100 to pay a random ‘fee’ that Egyptair charged, to allow me to travel back to the UK (on a flight I had already paid for) and nearly led to me missing that flight. To date Exodus haven’t been very helpful in trying to sort this, or apologising for not making it clear this ‘fee’ was a possibility, which has been disappointing, especially given I’ve used Exodus on multiple occasions and always had good service.