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Samadora made our honey moon really full of fun and joy. Team is very friendly starting from booking team , guiding during the day trips and the tailor made program was simply done exactly as we wished. Thanks Samadora. The only thing was that we wereafraid going to Egypt because of the situation there, but in fact we saw nothing as the team new where to go and when and we felt really safe, good job.

Shore Excursion was made perfectly in Egypt for a cheap price Our group of 34 of from the Uk and Americans did an overnight tour in Cairo, which for we singles were almost more than half of it, the price of the whole tour (same hotel), in a modern bus. 3 hours from Alexandria to Giza. The first day was a long trip, but there was a pleasant roadside stop. Our guide gave us Egyptian bounds to use the toilets (common in the Middle East).

Our destination was the pyramids of Giza. When we came around the corner it was amazing! Our guide taught us how to say NO THANKS to the vendors trying to sell you something. “One dollar” they shouted for nearly anything they wanted to sell to you. It was not unlike any beach in Mexico, and I found the bartering fun, but many people did not enjoy this part of the location. I bought some pens (10 for $5) and postcards.

Could have bought a lot more if I’d had dollars, the vendors indicated that Americans are staying away from Egypt and they were happy to see us there. We saw Saqqara, with the amazing well preserved crypt paintings, which I still can’t believe aren’t covered. You can touch them! We spent the night at Le Meredien Pyramids Hotel in Giza just opposite to the pyramids. Beautiful hotel, but I don’t think they can get parts to fix things.

We had dinner in the hotel, which had a lovely buffet for 180 Egyptian Pounds, , about $30, but we weren’t that hungry, but we liked the oriental food

The elaborate buffet breakfast was included in the a.m. before our group was off at 8:00am.

Today we were off to Cairo city center. Woah! 26 million people living here. Drivers have a sophisticated series of horn honks, and pedestrians wait by the roadside for mini-van shared transport, using hand signals to indicate where they are going. These vans stop on freeways to board passengers. It’s a dance, and everyone understands it, except the tourist. Most women wore the hijab, many in full burkas. Some wore very sophisticated clothing, and a hijab. Older women wore scarves tied at the neck.

Many men wore the galabia, a long cotton or linen robe. Then there were the cosmopolitan office workers in trendy black pants and button-down shirts and ties. We headed up to the Citadel to see the amazing silver mosque. We were allowed inside, and it is elaborate and ornate.

Just simply beautiful! We had a lovely lunch at the Happy Dolphin Restaurant , right on the Nile river. The buffet was varied and plenty. Drinks or bottled water was $2, diet coke $3. A visit to Tahrir Square, where the Egyptian revolution started, and the Archaeological Museum was next, but getting there was a trip in itself. Traffic in Cairo is hectic, frenzied and constant, to say the least. As we drove, our guide answered every question we had about the Arab Spring uprising.

The museum was filled with many important statues and relics from tombs of pharaohs and queens. The whole second floor was a portion of the contents of King Tut’s Tome (less what was on display in Seattleand the british museum at the time), and the gold room worth the price of admission all by itself. Afterward, it was a 3 hour drive to Port Said, through vast desert along the Suez Canal. We kept seeing Maersk Line container ships, all in a row, kind of like a convoy of ships.

What I didn’t realize until later, our ship was entering the flotilla and escorted out of Egyptian waters. we felt very safe the whole time in Egypt, and every person I came into contact with seemed genuinely happy to see us. Port Said had a long line of vendors as we headed for the pier, but the same old stuff we’d see for the last two days, nothing new, and we were cutting it close to departure time, so no shopping.

I would highly recommend Egypt excursions of www.samadora.com for the lovely trip at a reasonable price and the friendly fast communications. Far and away the most exciting part of our 16 day cruise. Thank you Egypt and Thank you Samadora Stuff

Jean and the Group :)

Really enjoyed this trip, Would definitely recommend this to anyone. Me and my husband can't swim, but the guides really made us feel comfortable and were with us throughout. , We went on a day excursion by boat around Ras Mohammed after reading recommendations. We had 3 stops in the Reefs and each gave us 30-45 minutes of snorkelling around. Absolutely great Day Trip-even had lunch on the boat (excellent cuisine-when we expected a little buffet) Booked ours through Samadora Tours-can not wait to do this again in the future. really good day out, A MUST DO!!

Samadora made our Egypt experience unforgettable!”

If you are planning a trip to Egypt, you NEED to book a tour with this company. My husband and I went here for a day of our honeymoon and our guide Ahmed was one of the best we have ever had. His English was excellent so we could talk freely with him and joke around. From the moment he picked us up we felt completely at ease.

Before we went to Egypt, we were a little worried about the situation over there and safety. When we would tell people we were going to Cairo they would ask us why and tell us to be careful. Cairo is an overwhelming city because of the sheer size of it and the amount of people, but we never once felt unsafe. We actually thought we received some of the best customer service out of any place we have been before...and we have travelled a lot!

I have read about people being frustrated with the vendors there being in your face, but Ahmed did a great job of helping with that. You just need to understand that the people there need to make a living, but once you tell them No, Thank you they would say have a nice day and leave you alone.

We started our tour at the Great Pyramids which were amazing, went to the Egyptian Museum, saw the Cairo Citadel and a Mosques, and went to the Bazaar. Ahmed was so knowledgeable that we didn't even have to ask many questions because he covered everything! He even came with us into the museum and took us around telling us about all the different artefacts there.

We spent 1 full day in Cairo and we felt like we saw everything we wanted to. We had our own van with air conditioning which was awesome. We really cannot say enough good things about this company. They answered all of our questions while we were booking and were very prompt with their responses. BOOK WITH THEM=) you will not regret it.

Thank you Samadora, Ahmed and Salah who has such amazing Tours and stuff!!

Anna and David

was hat mich bewogen in "die wüste" zu gehen ...? vordergründig natürlich die möglichkeit. mein freund salah als hervorragender organisator wirklich berührender reisen in seinem heimatland und meine adoptivmutter deren augen immer leuchteten wenn sie von ihrer "geliebten wüste" erzählte, gott hab sie seelig!

die zugrundeliegende wahrheit sah natürlich ganz anders aus, meine innere not, meine leidende seele und vor allem, meine europa- verdrossenheit.

die reise dauert 5 tage, mein lieber freund und organisator salah, ashraf als führer, 3 kamele und ich :). es ist heiss in der ägyptischen wüste, eine hitze die einfach wohltut, beginnt zu verbrennen was meine seele, mein herz und meine gedanken belastet. das tiefe gefühl der dankbarkeit und der sofort einsetzende, fühlbaren befreiung.

die erste nacht, eine vollmondnacht! atemberaubend schön und bisher nicht gekannt ..., wie die sonne erhebt er sich über schroffe felsfomationen und lässt die dunkelheit einer strahlend schönen "beleuchtung" weichen.

schlaflos liege ich gemeinsam mit uralten versteinerungen, zeichen vergangener zeiten im wüstensand, bin atemlos vor ergriffenheit ... und GLÜCKLICH :).

schon jetzt existier menschlich, zivilisierter wahnsinn nicht mehr in mir, die ruhigen und tiefen atemzüge meiner freunde und gefährten und die gleichmässig mahlenden geräusche unserer wiederkäuenden kamele lassen schliesslich auch mich einschlafen, träumen von der uralten geschichte dieses landes, träumen vom ursprung der menschheit.

die folgenden tage und nächte leeren meine seele und meine gedanken, lassen mich eins sein mit dieser sonnendurchglühten einsamkeit die mir gottes schöpfungskraft implementiert ..., mich erlöst, bezaubert und beruhigt ..., heilsame stille und eine nie da gewesene fülle der einheit.

heimgekehrt bin ich als der der ich bin und immer schon war ..., ein vollinhaltliches wesen göttlicher schöpfungskraft. ich habe gefunden wonach ich suchte ..., gott und durch ihn mich!

herzlichen dank an salah (er hat diese reise zu fuss getan) als initiator und organisator und an ashraf, einen jungen wüstensohn ganz besonderer art!

wir wurden gefährten auf diesem unseren gemeinsamen weg, wir wurden gefährten ..., wir wurden EINS :)))

... und ich komme wieder, ganz sicher

Thanks to all the sound advice and recommendation we had from our friends before our trip to the Middle East and Egypt, I feel I should give a quick review of our time in Egypt with Samadora Travel. This was part of our holiday in Egypt, Jordan and Israel on their 22 day package.

Samadora's strength from our point of view is in the excellence of the guides provided. Salah, our Spiritual guide in Egypt offered a real depth of knowledge, both about the many sites visited and Egyptian history and modern politics. When one of our group had to be hospitalized we felt he went above and beyond the call of duty in keeping on top of his medical condition. He went so far as to line up a companion for his intellectually way and smooth way of dealing with each of us in a way that gave us the feeling that every one is concerned

From reviews on review center as they wished, we were prepared for the level of hotels used by This spiritual tour. I'd say most were 'past their prime', some gently so, others less so specially in the oasis, but quite adequate given the price of the tour.

I would highly recommend the company for anyone seeking a Spiritual tailor made perspective on Egypt and middle east.

Thank you salah, and Thanks Samadora team

Rosmarie and Lotus group

Fantastic communication, We have send quite a few emails with questions and requests. Every thing went very well without any trouble .. my emails have been answered promptly. Your Egypt Tours were nothing less than excellent. They helped us to organise an itinerary which included everything we wanted to see in the time we had available (without feeling too rushed). The hotels which were suggested and they booked for us were great quality. Every step of the way we had our own private car, driver and knowledgable tour guide. Thanks Samadora Travel and Thanks Ahmed

while our last vacation in Egypt, Sharm Elsheikh, we tried for the first time to book excursions and tour prior to arrival and it was a good idea. we booked with the travel agency Samadora online and when arrived there every thing went really well and super service and indeed we could save lot of money relatively to the services we had. we promised to remmoend and we we do. the sea trips were really luxus and the prices were really good compared to others even there, and i wonder how they do it but at least we got and this what matters, the stuff was friendly and helpful and even for other bookings that we booked while there. Thank you samadora.com and team