Middle East Tours and Holidays 2018/2019

“Our pick up from the hotel was at 5:15am. Our (private) driver was on time & very friendly. You have to remember that the driving in Egypt is far from similar to European standards. You just have to trust the driver & that is exactly what we did.
The drive to Luxor takes roughly 4hrs. With one rest stop.
Our guide was ready to meet us when we arrived in Luxor, Karnak Temple. We were one of the first few people at the temple in the morning. Not a lot of people. Our guide was very informative, telling us about the temple and it’s little details. Followed by free time to roam & take pictures.
We discussed our preferences with our tour guide about what we would like to see & didn’t want to see. Sure he will ask you a few times if your sure on opting out on anything (like the boat ride on the Nile), but he will respect your decision.
At the restaurant there was a nice selection of salads, chicken/meat & cooked vegetables. As well as desserts. The food is included in the price, however the drinks are not. A soda costs roughly 30 Egyptian Pounds. There’s bathrooms to freshen up in too.
Our next stop was Valley of the Kings. You’re not allowed to take pictures outside. There are many signs. I advise you follow them. You’re given a ticket & you’ll be able to visit 3 tombs. Such a breathtaking experience. Detailed & colorful hieroglyphics spread across every surface.
Hatshepsut temple was our final stop. A beautiful temple cascaded by mountains. Sadly most of it is restored however, still a beautiful sight.
We opted out on seeing the papyrus & albatros stores. Since we only wanted to see the ancient sites & not go shopping.
Don’t forget to tip your tour guide & driver after the trip!”

“Very Good”

“Excellent”

“DRIVER BEHAVIOUR WAS VERY RESPECTFUL . HE WAS WAITING FOR US BEFORE TIME AND EXPLAINING US ABOUT MIRACLE GARDEN AND OTHER PLACES .”

“My friend and I really enjoyed this long day trip, particularly as we had our own private car all day, and own tour guide, meaning we could move between sites as quickly or slowly as we wanted, with no waiting around at all. Felt safe, although would have preferred to avoid sales attempts during the day.”

“We booked the 8 day tour package and it was truly an unforgettable experience! Thanks to Tarek, our tour guide, we felt like natives and navigated Egypt with no problems at all. Highly recommend—it’s well worth the money!”

“Enjoyed 10 day tours around cairo by Mohammed. Very knowledgeable, casual and flexible guide, the kind you need for crazy cairo. Enjoyed sites with much character and enjoyment by mohammed included old cairo, islamic and coptic sites, explored the touristy bazars of cairo selling all sorts of goods which prices can be bargained for, just don’t carry much money when you agree to price and there a chance you score it cheaper. I did make mistake of buying some spices but not realizing until after the day that taking spices in a clear tied up bag with no labelling won’t necessary pass through immigration in Australia.
To make your tours fun and engaging, choose Mohammed of Ramasside for your tours but
It good also to take note that during your tour of giza pyramids, be clear to what your after as i ended up with a 2min camel ride over short distance with a child handler who seemed more interested in tips then properly guiding the camel and at times even hitting the camel. Mohammed was very good in providing another day for the pyramids complimentary. Do note while your guided at pyramids your ok, but as soon your alone, your harassed consistently by locals offering there services who try to guilt you into accepting there offer. IT'S HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TOUR AND COMPANY!!!”

“I've been in Egypt for in october/2018 with my husband and organized the entire trip with Ramasside.
I've talked to other agencies, but Ramasside was the most organized, fast to answer all my questions and made me feel more safe, thanks to Mohannad Mehany who was always avaiable and helpful until the end of the trip (even when my husband forgot a washbag in the ship, he asked the motorist to pick it up for us and delivered in the next day).
Our trip was totally tailor-made, since the begining we already new all places and temples we wanted to visit, where we wanted to stay longer to explore by ourselves, and these things never were a problem.
We made all tours with motorist and guide exclusive for ourselves, always punctual and helpful.
We had 3 great guides during the trip (Cairo, Aswan/during the Nile cruise and the last one in Luxor), but one of them was outlier, Osama, the best guide in Egypt, always showing the most interesting things, in a good mood, extremely helpful... I really recommend this guide.

Thanks again, Mohannad and Ramasside, everything was perfect in our trip!”

“Positiv: top Fahrer, sehr nett und äußerst geübte Fahrweise, abholservice hat sehr gut funktioniert, Sand Boarding war super

Negativ: - grundsätzlich kostet alles extra. Beispiel, das Quad fahren ist stets pflicht- Programmpunkt. Man hat so die Möglichkeit, für zusätzlich 60!! Euro Quad zu fahren oder man bekommt gesagt, dass man jetzt 45 Minuten im Nirgendwo in der Hitze ausharren muss, bevor es weitergeht.

Des Weiteren ist der Abend ein bisschen wie Kaffeefahrt: das Essen ist inludieet, aber bei rund 400 Leuten läuft es ab, wie in jeder viel zu klein geratenen Kantine um 12 Uhr. Man hält so seinen Pappteller hin und erhält aus einem Warmebehälter nicht zu definierendes Essen auf den Teller geschäufelt. Stühle gibt es nicht, man sitzt auf dem Boden und wohlgemerkt auch hier kostet alles extra. Inklusive ist bspw ein 10 sekündiges Kamelreiten ( die sogenannte kleine Runde), welches man als Alternative zum Essen machen kann, denn vor oder nach dem Essen stehen ja schon 300 andere Leute an. Selbiges Spiel beim Henna. Da die Hygiene in dem Camp allerdings auch etwas zu wünschen übrig lies, war der Ansturm hier allerdings nicht allzu groß.

Zudem hatte beim vorausgehenden ‚dune bashing’ In der Wüste ein Auto eine Panne. Unser Fahrer ist losgezogen, um das gestrandete Auto ‚ zu retten’, was auch völlig ok ist. Leider hat diese ganze Aktion 45 Minuten gedauert und wir wurden zum Warten vor shops mit wahnsinnig aufdringlichen Menschen abgesetzt, die uns Schals und völlig überteuerte importierte Güter andrehen wollten. Nachdem wir an diesem Ort den Sonnenuntergang abwarten mussten, kam unser Fahrer zurück mit dem Vorschlag, wir könnten in unserem eh schon bis zum letzten Mittelplatz besetzten Auto noch einmal 2 weitere Personen aufnehmen. Wohlgemerkt zu siebt war es bereits sehr eng, und das obwohl niemand von uns korpulent war. Auch wenn wir protestierten, wurden dann die 2 weiteren Personen in unser Auto gequetscht mir denen wir dann zu neunt 30 Minuten mit über 120 Sachen ( ohne Gurte wohlgemerkt) zum ‚abendprogramm‘ in das Camp gefahren worden sind.

Auch wenn die Rettungsaktion in der Wüste sehr löblich ist, zu Viert auf einer Rückbank ist ehrlich gesagt zu viel des Guten und auch alles andere als sicher. Hier Wuerde man sich wirklich wünschen, der Veranstalter hat zumindest ein Ersatzauto parat und besetzt nicht jedes Auto bist zum letzten Platz, um so etwas zu verhindern. Bei über Hunderten von Teilnehmern jeden Tag sollte das möglich sein.”