Splendors of Egypt Reviews

4.9 Rating 128 Reviews

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“Amazing trip”

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Posted 1 year ago

We are delighted to hear this! Thank you for sharing!

Posted 1 year ago

“What a magnificent tour! Our Egyptologist, Normeen, was so knowledgeable, telling the stories and history, and answering numerous questions from our group of 22. For me and my family, including my 89-year-old Dad, this was the trip of a lifetime, and I've been to 24 countries! Don't miss Saqqara Necropolis and Abu Simbel Temples excursions. I hope to take my grandkids on this Splendors of Egypt tour in the next few years. Am currently considering another SmarTours destination for this fall. YOLO: You Only Live Once. Do it!”

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Posted 1 year ago

Thank you for your 5 star rating of the Splendors of Egypt tour! We're delighted that you and your family, including your dad, had the trip of a lifetime. We hope that you and your grandkids will join us again soon on this incredible journey. Thank you for considering another SmarTours destination for this fall!

Posted 1 year ago

“Our third trip with smart tours was to Egypt. Every trip I am amazed at the quality of lodging, food, and itinerary, but what is truest astounding is the quality of guides! SmarTour guides are the top of their field in every country we have visited. SmarTours has been an amazing bargain! They handle every situation that might arise with top notch professionalism. I could be a spokesperson for this company…but I’m only a very pleased customer!”

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Posted 1 year ago

Thank you for your 5 star rating of Splendors of Egypt! We are delighted to hear that you are a pleased customer and we are so glad to have been able to provide you with such a great travel experience. We appreciate your kind words and look forward to hosting you on your next smartTours trip!

Posted 1 year ago

“This tour was an amazing experience. I had traveled to Egypt previously on my own and can honestly say that you get 1000% more out of visiting Egypt with a trained Egyptologist as your guide than going on your own. Our tour director, Khaled, was phenomenal. He is incredibly knowledgeable, energetic and an engaging storyteller, linking the history and mythology of each place we visited so that you can see the connections across the ancient world and right up to our world today. This tour packs in a lot over a short period of time, so you really get a lot of value out of this trip. The pyramids and temples are of course truly bucket list. The hot air balloon ride over Luxor was breathtaking, and excursions off the beaten path were unique and something we wouldn't have discovered traveling on our own. The tour is well organized and all the logistics are handled for you, so you don't have to worry about anything. I definitely recommend this tour!”

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Posted 1 year ago

Thank you Theresa, for your incredibly generous 5 star rating of Splendors of Egypt! We're so pleased to hear you enjoyed your tour and that discovering Egypt with our knowledgeable tour director, Khaled was a rewarding experience. Thank you for sharing all the remarkable and unique experiences you had!

Posted 1 year ago

“Good tour”

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Posted 1 year ago

Thank you Harriet!

Posted 1 year ago

“Splendors of Egypt is an excellent tour of Egypt, combining learning Egyptian history and mythology along with current day information about the country. There were plenty of fun activities available such as camel riding, balloon rides, and boat rides. Our tour director was excellent. I rate this tour 5 stars out of 5.”

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Posted 1 year ago

Thank you so much David!

Posted 1 year ago

“What an incredible trip! We saw all of the major highlights of ancient Egypt, and things that were new to me. Our wonderful guide was there every step of the way to walk us through what we were seeing, so we didn’t need to lug around a guidebook (although we ended up getting a few books on Egypt because we wanted to know more). Having someone else handle the logistics was also a huge relief. I’ve travelled extensively in the past but always plan my own trips, and I never realized until I was on this tour how exhausting it is to deal with that. With someone else at the wheel on all the logistics, I could really relax and enjoy the trip. I was also worried about traveling in a group since I hadn’t done that before. It actually turned out to be one of my favorite parts of the trip. Everyone was so nice and easy to get along with, and it was fun to meet new people and have people to talk with and share our experience with.”

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Posted 2 years ago

Wow! Thank you for such a stellar review Chiara!

Posted 2 years ago

“This trip was definitely amazing. I highly recommend visiting Egypt at least once in your life. Smartours did not disappoint. Everything was well organized and punctual. Our guide Kallad was absolutely incredible. He was beyond knowledgeable, extremely friendly, and really made everyone feel at home. I would give him a 5/5 star review without a doubt. The reason for the 4/5 stars overall rating would be the fact that this was rather a large group. Smartours said between 15-25. Our group was 36 people which made it slower paced when traveling around. Please note I am 26 years old- our group was significantly older which was absolutely fine but definitely not a trip for meeting other young people. We did however meet some truly incredible people that made this experience one to remember.”

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Posted 2 years ago

Hi Alyssa! Thank you so much for your feedback! We are delighted to hear you had a wonderful time in Egypt. Starting in 2023, all of our trips will be capped at no more than 30. With Egypt being our most popular it can often balloon into a larger group. With this new rule, many of our groups are being split into small sizes. Our average for most trips runs around 18-25. Thank you for joining us!

Posted 2 years ago