We joined Oasis Overland for our Christmas Egypt Encompassed tour for 07/08. Our group were great fun and our tour guides (we had two as it was a special event and therefore more people) were excellent. Oasis is a great company to go with because they use alot of local people to help you and as Egyptologists, providing money back into their communities and not pockets of companies. Using locals also helped you to get a better understanding of the places we visited and allowed some of us to meet their family- giving the tour a nice personal touch.

Highlights were definatly the hot air balloon ride over Luxor, Camel & Donkey rides, and our Christmas on a Felucca (including secret santa) was pretty special and something that wont be forgotten in a hurry. Mind you I dont wish the same for New Years (having spent it with Egypt belly over the toilet bowl!- mind you Im sure lots of others were doing the same on the night, just that theirs was alcohol induced- lucky devils!!) Packing tip.. just listen to the guides and go to the local Egyptian chemists for their miracle drugs! They are very cheap and effective.

Though the group was of mixed nationalities the majority was of course Aussies and Kiwi's (no great surprises there!). I met a heap of likeminded people  (aka generally all employed in London, travelling for holidays to escape the cold!) and we were all of a good age and with sense of adventure.

We had fun, and if you are thinking of going Im sure you will too.

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