Tours to Egypt

Thanks for the info... This confirms what I was thinking. Probably a
"name-brand" US tour company is the most reliable way to go. I am
still hoping to get recommendations on US tour companies, if anyone
has any thoughts.
Thanks, Rick

Furr wrote in message ...
 > Hi
 > We just came home from Egypt, and had a great time there. I just want
 > to recommend you to choose some travel agent from your country. We
 > chose an egyptian one (PROFESSOR TRAVEL EGYPT), and the owner treated
 > us like shit. He changed our program, took the money and disappeared.
 >
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Originally posted by Rick Leavitt
 > I am planning a trip
to Egypt, and am seeking some advice. I will be
 > accompanying my 35 year-
old autistic sister. She has been very
 > interested in Egypt for years
and has diligently saved her money for
 > this trip. It will be my
pleasure to accompany her on this
 > once-in-a-lifetime trip. Since
predictability and lack of surprise
 > should be an important component
of this trip, I believe we should do
 > this in a tour (maybe 7 days).
She wants to see the standard sites...
 > nothing unusual. I have
traveled some, and would never use a tour
 > myself, so I am somewhat
ignorant about the many tour companies
 > available.
 >
 > Does anyone
have any suggestions? As I mentioned I think reliability
 > is the most
important criterion. She is pretty capable so probably
 > does not need a
tour for the handicapped, although that is always an
 > option. We would
be traveling from the East Coast US. Thanks for your
 > help.
 > ... Rick


Hello there,

My advice will be to organize the trip
yourself. Book all the hotels and flights on the internet, and since you
are going with her, you will be there for assistance.

The thing with
tours is that, you can't seem to do things when you want to do it, its
always at somebody else's time. In this day and age, you can just book
everything yourself online, and plan your own trip. Since the birth of
the internet in 1990, i have been booking all my flights and hotels
online.

Good luck


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Originally posted by Rick Leavitt
 > I am planning a trip
to Egypt, and am seeking some advice. I will be
 > accompanying my 35 year-
old autistic sister. She has been very
 > interested in Egypt for years
and has diligently saved her money for
 > this trip. It will be my
pleasure to accompany her on this
 > once-in-a-lifetime trip. Since
predictability and lack of surprise
 > should be an important component
of this trip, I believe we should do
 > this in a tour (maybe 7 days).
She wants to see the standard sites...
 > nothing unusual. I have
traveled some, and would never use a tour
 > myself, so I am somewhat
ignorant about the many tour companies
 > available.
 >
 > Does anyone
have any suggestions? As I mentioned I think reliability
 > is the most
important criterion. She is pretty capable so probably
 > does not need a
tour for the handicapped, although that is always an
 > option. We would
be traveling from the East Coast US. Thanks for your
 > help.
 > ... Rick


Hi we just returned from a trip to Egypt. We generally don't
like using travel companies, as we hate being shunted along in a big
group with lots of other people. Not our idea of fun...But because we
only had a limited amount of time to spend in Egypt we decided to go
with a tailor made tour. We chose a travel company that could make a
tour to fit where we wanted to go. All of our accomodation, train
tickets and drivers were pre-booked, and for the most part everything
ran smoothly. The best thing about it though was that it was just
us...no noisy groups to put up with - we could choose how long we stayed
at a spot or if we wanted to miss something completely if we were tired!


We found the organisation really good, and were able to make the most
of the time there because we had pre-organised everything. But in
saying that there is always bound to be one or two surprises in a
country like Egypt - where someone turns up a bit late or your transfer
isn't arranged properly or something like that! But hopefully only
minor so they can be dealt with on the day...

Sorry I can't advise on
good US based companies as we took ours from the UK (Silk Road Tours).
But if you ask around different reputable companies you will soon get a
feel for who does tailor made holidays.

Something to consider anyway.
We did about 7 days through the main sites in Rgypt and found it was
enough time, although a day or two more would have made it a bit more
relaxed perhaps.

Good luck planning your holiday!

Mrs J and JUK


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 > like using travel companies, as we hate being shunted along in a big
 > group with lots of other people. Not our idea of fun...But because we
 > only had a limited amount of time to spend in Egypt we decided to go
 > with a tailor made tour.

Thanks for the replies. I, myself, do not like tours, but am willing
to put up with minor mishaps. For my sister's trip, I want things to
go as smoothly as possible (given the destination). The tailor-made
tour sounds like the right balance. Does anyone know of US based
companies that do this?

Thanks, Rick
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Rick Leavitt wrote:

 > Thanks for the replies. I, myself, do not like tours, but am willing
 > to put up with minor mishaps. For my sister's trip, I want things to
 > go as smoothly as possible (given the destination). The tailor-made
 > tour sounds like the right balance. Does anyone know of US based
 > companies that do this?
 >
 > Thanks, Rick

  Yes. Grand Circle Travel and Overseas Adventure Travel
have tours of Egypt which meet your criteria. They're U.S.-based
(Cambridge and Boston, Mass.) and they're of very high quality,
employing their own office in Cairo to handle local arrangements.
They actually managed to pull off my tour of Egypt with no (zero)
surprises whatsoever, which must be unheard-of.

  They're expensive, though. That's what you're paying for:
quality and lack of (unpleasant) surprises.

  They're the same company, or at least owned by the same
company. Grand Circle Travel caters to elderly tourists, though
not exclusively: not a lot of strenuous walking. Overseas Adventure
Travel is for more active travelers.
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