Egypt - Paul

December 2, 2013

Linda;

The entire trip was fantastic and we have many great stories and 1,000’s of photos. We wouldn’t even discourage people from visiting the country in August — I am NOT a hot weather type of person, but the temp in the morning/evenings, even in August, is not bad, and there really isn’t much humidity (tiny bit in Cairo). They plan around the heat very well and, if you’re prepared, it’s not as big a factor as I expected (of course, you do have to prepare, but it’s not a big deal). If I was able to take it without much hardship, anyone should be able to. When we went to Abu Simbel, we prepared for sweltering heat. But, our flight arrived in the early morning darkness, we watched the sunrise at the temple and by the time we were finished with the entire tour and gone, it had barely reached 80 degrees. Very nicely planned.

We were also pleased with the details — the Intercontinental was very nice (this was the one with the negative web comments, but we thought it was nice — it’s not the Four Seasons, but it provided good value; the only downside to it was that it was not very close to Cairo, but we knew that going in). They even gave us a free anniversary cake on Aug. 2! (which I think they thought was our anniv. date; it’s actually the 15th). The Cairo portion of the trip turned out to be a “private tour,” since it was only Michelle and I, which was a very nice luxury. The cruise ship was a nice upgrade — many fellow travelers commented as to how they went to great lengths to get that ship (they were surprised we just ended up on it). Our stateroom was very nice and on a nice, high level of the ship with a great view (and a single large bed). We were bumped to Business Class for our flight to Luxor, which was very nice (could get used to that). Our guides at each stop were also great — and always on time — and made the entire logistics of the trip quite easy. Overall, the trip was great.

Paul M.

Linda;

The entire trip was fantastic and we have many great stories and 1,000’s of photos. We wouldn’t even discourage people from visiting the country in August — I am NOT a hot weather type of person, but the temp in the morning/evenings, even in August, is not bad, and there really isn’t much humidity (tiny bit in Cairo). They plan around the heat very well and, if you’re prepared, it’s not as big a factor as I expected (of course, you do have to prepare, but it’s not a big deal). If I was able to take it without much hardship, anyone should be able to. When we went to Abu Simbel, we prepared for sweltering heat. But, our flight arrived in the early morning darkness, we watched the sunrise at the temple and by the time we were finished with the entire tour and gone, it had barely reached 80 degrees. Very nicely planned.

We were also pleased with the details — the Intercontinental was very nice (this was the one with the negative web comments, but we thought it was nice — it’s not the Four Seasons, but it provided good value; the only downside to it was that it was not very close to Cairo, but we knew that going in). They even gave us a free anniversary cake on Aug. 2! (which I think they thought was our anniv. date; it’s actually the 15th). The Cairo portion of the trip turned out to be a “private tour,” since it was only Michelle and I, which was a very nice luxury. The cruise ship was a nice upgrade — many fellow travelers commented as to how they went to great lengths to get that ship (they were surprised we just ended up on it). Our stateroom was very nice and on a nice, high level of the ship with a great view (and a single large bed). We were bumped to Business Class for our flight to Luxor, which was very nice (could get used to that). Our guides at each stop were also great — and always on time — and made the entire logistics of the trip quite easy. Overall, the trip was great.

Paul M.

Linda;

The entire trip was fantastic and we have many great stories and 1,000’s of photos. We wouldn’t even discourage people from visiting the country in August — I am NOT a hot weather type of person, but the temp in the morning/evenings, even in August, is not bad, and there really isn’t much humidity (tiny bit in Cairo). They plan around the heat very well and, if you’re prepared, it’s not as big a factor as I expected (of course, you do have to prepare, but it’s not a big deal). If I was able to take it without much hardship, anyone should be able to. When we went to Abu Simbel, we prepared for sweltering heat. But, our flight arrived in the early morning darkness, we watched the sunrise at the temple and by the time we were finished with the entire tour and gone, it had barely reached 80 degrees. Very nicely planned.

We were also pleased with the details — the Intercontinental was very nice (this was the one with the negative web comments, but we thought it was nice — it’s not the Four Seasons, but it provided good value; the only downside to it was that it was not very close to Cairo, but we knew that going in). They even gave us a free anniversary cake on Aug. 2! (which I think they thought was our anniv. date; it’s actually the 15th). The Cairo portion of the trip turned out to be a “private tour,” since it was only Michelle and I, which was a very nice luxury. The cruise ship was a nice upgrade — many fellow travelers commented as to how they went to great lengths to get that ship (they were surprised we just ended up on it). Our stateroom was very nice and on a nice, high level of the ship with a great view (and a single large bed). We were bumped to Business Class for our flight to Luxor, which was very nice (could get used to that). Our guides at each stop were also great — and always on time — and made the entire logistics of the trip quite easy. Overall, the trip was great.