Egypt Encompassed - 14 days tour recommendation

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We did our trip to Egypt over Christmas and New Years in the school holidays.  It was the best trip I have done.

I think we saw all the things that we wanted and the guides we had were fabulous.  Oasis uses local guides in each area that they stay so we had many different guides with specific areas of knowledge.  We saw loads of different temples.  There was just the right amount of free time in each place so that you could get refreshed and have some time to yourself.  A lot of meals were included and when they weren't the tour leader would still organise a restaurant for dinner and we all still went out together anyhow.  The felucca trip down the Nile was my favourite part - living on a boat for 3 days was cool with bonfires and beer on the beach each night.  Another highlight was the optional camel trek out to a ruined monastery.  We raced the camels across the desert, great fun.  

Oh yeah, and if you are planning to walk up Mt Sinai take thermals, seriously.  It was freezing!!
As a group everyone got on well.  People were mostly in their twenties and a lot of Kiwis and Aussies.  We made some great friends on the trip and have kept in touch with a lot of people.  It was really sad to go home!
I would highly recommend the Oasis tour as they have great guides and they set a good paced tour and deal well with any issues that arise.  They covered everything really well.
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Destinations visited by this tour Dahab Mt Sinai Hurghada Karnak Valley of the Kings Luxor Aswan Abu Simbel Cairo
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Written: 10 Oct 2007
Approx travel date: 18 Dec 2006
Operator: Oasis Overland
Tour Name: Egypt Encompassed - 14 days
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