Smoothest Trip to Egypt We would rate our whole experience with Osiris Tours as a 5/5! Everything was so smooth-- from the planning stages of creating our personalized itinerary almost a year out to our first airport pick-up to the last, all the guides (Mohamed, Khalaf, and Sam), drivers, airport reps, etc. were kind, timely, informative, and helpful. They made us feel safe and well taken care of the entire time and were always willing to integrate our personal wants into the trip. When it surprisingly rained one day in Aswan, they worked to fit our planned activities into other days while also making that day itself enjoyable through last-minute museum and market trips. All our accommodations were lovely and helpful when it came to arranging early box breakfasts and shuttle transportation. Mahmoud was also extremely responsive to emails throughout the process and quickly answered our questions, which we so appreciated. We certainly recommend their business!

A 10-Star Trip of a Lifetime to Egypt and Jordan In March 2024, Marcy and I and two friends took the bucket list trip of a lifetime arranged by Mahmoud Gebril of Osiris Tours. We worked with Mahoud for over two years planning our itinerary (hoping that the Grand Egyptian Museum would open – it didn’t) that included virtually everything we wanted to see. Our base of operations in Cairo was the Four Seasons at First Residence Hotel. Our sights included the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, the Pyramids at Giza, Djoser’s Step Pyramid at Sakkara, and the Cairo Museum (which is still fantastic). Our guide Ahmed was incredibly knowledgeable and helpful in so many ways. The camel ride was a complete hoot, and our camel jockey was hysterical! We flew from Cairo to Aswan, visited the Philae Temple by boat and stayed at the amazing historic Old Cataract Hotel where Agatha Christie wrote Death on the Nile. The long round-trip drive to Abu Simbel – I was not prepared for its immensity and desolate beauty - was very interesting, and not only that, it rained for the first time in 9 years. We then drove to Luxor, stopping at the Kom Ombo and Edfu temples along the way. Because of our early departure, there were virtually no crowds at either temple, and we were able to take our time while our terrific guide, Essam (aka Sam) Hamed, who explained everything to us (as he did since we met him in Aswan). During our stay in Luxor, based out of the equally historic Winter Palace Hotel, we went on a hot air balloon ride, toured the Valley of the Kings (tombs of King Tut, Seti I and Rameses IV, V and VI). The next day, Sam and our driver agreed that us old-timers needed a little rest, so we had the morning off. Later we visited the Karnak and Luxor Temples, which are simply mind-boggling. If that weren’t enough, we also visited the beautiful Dendera temple complex with its amazing colorful ceilings and wall paintings. On our last day in Luxor, we visited the Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which is simply astounding, as well as the impressive Habu Temple. I cannot say enough good things about Sam, our guide in Aswan, Abu Simbel, and Luxor. He is an extremely accomplished Egyptologist, as well as a very friendly and very funny guy. We bonded with him immediately. He reordered our itinerary on-the-fly to give us the maximum of experiences while taking into account our stamina and energy levels. It was a long, but interesting drive from Amman to Wadi Musa where we stayed at the delightful 5-star Movenpick Hotel Petra. Mohamed, our driver and erstwhile guide took us the back way into Petra, past an ancient Crusader castle, and the mountainous scenery on the way was truly breathtaking. Petra was even more mind-boggling than Abu Simbel and covers a huge area where the ancient Nabateans carved amazing tombs and dwellings into solid rock. Our guide, Sameer, was just great. The next day we drove to Wadi Rum where we stayed at the Memories Aicha Desert Camp. Nobody can be prepared for the desert beauty of Wadi Rum – it was just spectacular. It was a very long (4 hours) drive back to the Movenpick Dead Sea Hotel and Resort – a huge complex right on the water. The girls took advantage of the Dead Sea mud and had a great time getting all muddied up by the lifeguard. All in all, we were all just delighted with all our arrangements. Processing through the Cairo and Amman airports was easy and seamless with our facilitators and drivers timely and on the spot. We were whisked door-to-door and never had to handle our luggage. There is no doubt that we will be going back to Egypt and Jordan – there was not one instant where we did not feel completely safe, and people are friendly, outgoing and helpful. BTW, there is WiFi everywhere. I, for one, must see the GEM when it’s finally open, and I’d love to take a Nile River cruise, and now that I’ve already seen virtually everything, I can pick and choose when to get off the boat! Osiris Tours gets a solid five stars. I would give them 10 stars, if I could. You cannot go wrong.

Thank you so much for Osiris Tours for organising a very positive family Egyptian tour Thank you so much for Osiris Tours and in particular Mahmoud for organising our private family tour to Egypt. We had an excellent time and would rate the overall experience 5 stars out of 5. We felt so well looked after especially with kids in particular with with the guides who ensured that all activities were suitable for all of us and made sure that we felt comfortable at all times in particular when it started getting hot (for us). The girls particular loved the Nile cruise and rated this at the best thing in the trip along with seeing the mummy of King Tut. All of our hotels were very comfortable and catered to all of our needs. The flights were easy as well and enabled us to make the most of our time there.

Excellent Egyptian Holiday I have recently returned from an 9 day tour of Egypt (Cairo, Luxor, Aswan) organised by Osiris Tours and would highly recommend them for anyone considering visiting Egypt. Firstly, from an organisational point of view, Osiris is very flexible and responsive in tailoring an itinerary that matches your interests. Then once you are ‘on the ground’ in Egypt all aspects of the tour were executed seamlessly (despite our tour involving multiple airport transfers, Nile cruise, etc). This is credit to the highly professional staff - drivers, airport reps, guides - involved in making your trip as comfortable and special as you could have hoped. I also have to give a special mention to our guides in both Cairo, Ahmed Fathy Alsayed, and Luxor/Aswan, Mahmoud Farah; they were both very knowledgable and passionate about Egyptian history and culture, making our trips to each of the historical sites all the more special. On top of this, Ahmed and Mahmoud were warm and attentive and make the perfect guides for this trip. Overall, I would highly recommend Osiris for your Egypt tour.

Incredible holiday experience with Osiris Tours Osiris Tours gave us the most special and memorable experience of Egypt. From the initial contact, to the planning, during the trip and afterwards. Everything was meticulously planned. I can't speak highly enough of Mahmoud and his team. Read all the other reviews on TripAdvisor, Google etc (I've posted longer ones elsewhere because Mahmoud and his team deserve the recognition!) to see how much everyone absolutely loved their experience with Osiris Tours.