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.

Amazing experience, great tour company We have just completed the most incredible holiday to Egypt and Jordan with Osiris Tours. From my first email asking questions about possible tours, to final touchdown at home, it’s been a pleasure and privilege to deal with such a professional company. Mahmoud Sultan, our guide in Cairo and Mahmoud Farah our guide in Aswan and Luxor were outstanding. We couldn’t have asked for better people. They were both incredibly friendly, knowledgeable, funny and pleasant gentlemen. They were both very gracious, incredibly good hosts, and very welcoming. The airport representatives and tour drivers were all excellent and the program that was put together for us was spectacular. Egypt tour coordinator Shaddy was great to deal with and incredibly helpful. All of the accommodations were top notch and in perfect locations. The Jordan section of our trip was just as good. Our guide Sameer in Petra and our Bedouin guide Mahmoud in Wadi Rum were fantastic. Our driver Zeyad was also very good. I highly recommend adding a Jordan section on to any Egypt trip. Security was not an issue, and we never felt in danger at any time. We have only felt welcome in these wonderful countries. The idea I had for our anniversary trip to be the trip of a lifetime for my wife has been fulfilled, and we have got everything that I hoped for.

Osiris Tours delivers a 5 star experience Osiris Tours delivers a 5 star experience. We spent a good part of the year customizing our trip with Mahmoud Gebril who accommodated all of our wishes and desires, answering our emails and phone calls with great speed and good will. His entire Egyptian staff is terrific, from the each guide who personally took us around, to every driver and facilitator. All of them were top notch - responsible, responsive, highly informed, lovely, and had great senses of humor. Plus, at this particularly tense moment in the Middle East, we felt completely safe, well shepherded and taken care of at all times.

Quality Tour of Egypt We recently returned from a 12 day trip to Egypt organized by Osiris Tours. From the first contact with Mahmoud I knew this was the company I wanted to plan my trip. Mahmoud was very responsive and planned an itinerary to Cairo, Aswan and Luxor that hit all the highlights but also kept things at a pace that we could enjoy the magnificent sites we were experiencing. Upon arrival in Cairo we were met by representatives that whisked us through the visa process and delivered us to our hotel. Each airport transfer went equally as smoothly. Our guides Marwa (Cairo) and Ismial (Aswan and Luxor) were knowledgeable (an understatement!), professional and attentive. They were simply wonderful. Our drivers were prompt and courteous. We were pleased with all our accommodations and thoroughly enjoyed the beautiful surroundings and friendly staffs. This was a great trip that ran smoothly from beginning to end thanks to all the professionals that Osiris arranged. Egypt was a fantastic place to visit. We never felt unsafe and would love to return in the future! I would not hesitate to use Osiris Tours again.

Perfect trip! Mahmoud and his company Osiris Tours are fantastic! Before we even left he was able to add two additional travelers on to our itinerary last minute - and for that my parents will be forever grateful! Every detail was accounted for. Every step we took was perfectly guided. Sam and Sayeet (sp) were phenomenal guides, knowledgeable and hilarious! Hesham was incredible. He found missing luggage, steered us effortlessly through multiple airport scenarios and even brought us treats! Can’t wait for the next trip with you guys! Thanks for everything!