8 Day Affordable Egypt with 3 Day Nile Cruise, January 2011

Totally fabulous. One of the best I have ever been one. Our guide, Tarek, is absolutely the GREATEST tour guide I have ever had. (FYI, I am a seasoned traveler.) I will be using Gate 1 again.

-- Lynn R. Shelton, CT

8 Day Affordable Egypt with 3 Day Nile Cruise, December 2010

We enjoyed the trip immensely due to the fact that we had a good group and our Tour coordinator was wonderful. He was so good that most of us learnt a lot from him. Mr. Monsour is a scholar in Egyptian history indeed. His ability to manage the Tour and look after the needs of the group members was also very good. We have no hesitation in saying that you should have him and people of similar depth of knowledge as tour coordinators for future travelers. He was simply very good. We are thankful that we had him. All in all the trip was, though hectic, very enjoyable.

-- Manidipa D. Peekskill, NY

15 Day Egypt with Red Sea & 7 Day Nile Cruise, December 2010

The trip was great. In the past 15 months, we've traveled/toured with Gate 1 three times. Belgium and the Netherlands in October, Israel in February and now Egypt.

The minute we arrived at the Cairo airport, a Gate 1 Travel rep was there waiting, enthusiastic and with a smile. The service was great along with the hotel locations. Amro, our tour guide, was fantastic. He went above and beyond, was always mindful, open to any question and willing to sharing his knowledge about ancient Egypt. Our next trip is to China with a side trip to Tibet.

-- Belinda B. Anchorage, AK

9 Day Affordable Egypt with 3 Day Nile Cruise, December 2010

Our trip to Egypt was more than expected, starting with the amazing Moufid, our travel guide. Moufid made sure that all of our needs were attended to 24/7. We had absolutely no delays, hotels were good, food was good as well and in abundance. Moufid was a walking Egyptian History encyclopedia who answered every question to everyone's satisfaction. A few times he even held a round table for questions that may have come to mind during the trip. Moufid really made the trip what it was, fantastic! I would not hesitate to recommend Gate 1 Travel to anyone in future. We are planning another trip next year to Vietnam and Cambodia and will be checking out Gate 1 Travel excursions for this one as well.
Thanks again to Moufid for his expertise, patience and hospitality.

-- Dave & Fran C

15 Day Egypt with Red Sea & 7 Day Nile Cruise, November 2010

Egypt was great! This was probably the most exotic place we have ever been to. As our guide pointed out, Egypt is a Third World Country; much poverty. The souvenir hawkers are very annoying, but once you learn to ignore them, its fine. Once you are outside of Cairo and in the countryside, people everywhere wear the traditional style dress. Nothing has changed for hundreds if not thousands of years. People still farm using animals: oxen, water buffalo, donkeys, and horses. I think if Jesus got off the bus, he would be in familiar surroundings.

Our Nile cruise ship, Neptune was perhaps a little outdated, compared to the other ships, but this was perfect for us. When traveling, we like to stay in older hotels as they have so much more character than the new modern facilities. The Neptune gave us more of a sense of what a Nile cruise used to be like, before everything became so generic. The rooms were quite spacious with beautiful dark paneling, and the food was superb. I wish we could have brought the chef home with us.

The sights are incredible: pyramids, temples, monuments, etc. The ancient Pharaohs built to impress, and they still impress today. The word awesome cannot describe it. We see photos and know that these places are magnificent, but photos can't capture it. When you stand at the foot of these places and look up at them, you are truly in awe. Our guide, Hanan, was extremely knowledgeable about the antiquities, and very enthusiastic. She was wonderful, and worked arduously to make everything move along smoothly. I can't thank her enough for all she did. This is one place on our planet that everyone should visit at least once. I highly recommend it.

-- Art B. Mentor, OH