Cairo Layover Tour: Pyramids & Sphinx

We went with Sayed as our tour guide and Ali as our driver. They were both super friendly and knew what they were doing. The tour itself was made very easy as they handled all the legwork of getting tickets and arranging transport which is otherwise somewhat burdensome. We enjoyed the bent pyramid and the look inside the tomb, while being guided by Sayed. Some important feedback would be to accommodate for the summer heat by allowing an early morning start - around 6am or 7am, rather than a 9am start which places you in very uncomfortable midday sun while visiting the various sites. There’s also a bit of upselling and unexpected bribery/tipping at some of the spots as can be expected in the tourist areas. They’re not too pushy, but would be more pleasant if Emo Tours shielded the visitors from that. After all - that’s a major reason for going on a tour in the first place in a country that doesn’t shield tourists from being scammed. Overall though, there’s a fair amount of food, the car was clean and cool, Sayed spoke good English and was easy going. We would recommend Emo Tours.

This is the first tour I took in a while. After Emo Tours Egypt was recommended to me, my friend and I booked this full day tour at the Giza Pyramids, Saqqara and Memphis. We promptly received confirmation and itinerary via email and both the guide and the driver promptly waited for us at our hotel at 8am the next day. It was just Ahmed Elsayed, our guide, Ibrahim, our driver, my friend and I. It was literally a private tour and could not have felt more exclusive nor offered better value! Ahmed was amazing. SO friendly and informative. We struck up conversations about all manner of things including Ancient Egypt of course but he also gave us great insight into life in Cairo. His company was very appreciated. Ahmed waited for us every time we would stop to take pictures, making us feel really comfortable, and even helped us snap one with the camels! Our driver Ibrahim was also very polite and efficient. I have to say we never waited for the car at any stop we departed from. A highly recommended way to experience the great Pyramids and to visit Saqqara and Memphis!

We had a pleasant day with our academically skilled guide, Sheriff and a driver who did well in the traffic in Cairo. Our boy had his birthday and they bought him a cake. They were nice and gave us a good experience. Recommended!

Excellent guide...very knowledgable about the history of Egypt...took me to corners of the sites that few vistas. Thanks.