We decided to treat ourselves to this before leaving Cairo to return home. We were awed by the interior decorations of the cruise that truly "teleported" us to a scene from the Arabian Nights. When the buffet started, we are slightly confused as to 'Where do we start?' since the spread was so wide. But this was overshadowed by the delicious cuisine. Then came the entertainers who put up a series of upbeat cultural performances that we enjoyed (but we had hope for a better sound system).

We booked a half day tour of the Egyptian museum with Sun Pyramid Tours. Big Mistake! Our guide - Karam offered to take us shopping and for authentic Egyptian lunch after the tour. We had 3 small children with us and wanted to buy some toys and books for them. We were instead taken to the papyrus museum and a perfume store in the middle of town, ended up buying some extremely expensive oils that weren’t even authentic apparently. We asked to be taken for lunch a couple of times and kept getting delayed until eventually it was 2 pm so we asked to just be dropped off to the hotel instead. The guide then demanded tips for himself plus a cancellation fee for the restaurant which is unheard of. We felt very cheated. Horrible experience!

Our tour guide, Mustafa and driver Abdul picked us up in the wee hours of the night from the airport. They patiently waited for us as we got out of the arrival gate. They also took us to see the Pyramid Light Show as well as an amazing dinner at a rooftop restaurant with a panoramic view of the Pyramids of Giza! Abdul is courteous, safe and very skillful driver. Mustafa is kind, professional, accommodating tour guide. He provided a bevy of useful and interesting facts about different historical landmarks and places. We enjoyed our time with both of them!

Money hungry, unprofessional scammers. I booked a transportation service to take me from Cairo to Alexandria and then pick up from Alexandria to airport the next day. Agreed on a round trip price and I paid before pick up. When it came time for the return to the airport they wanted to charge me an additional $35 because they thought we were going back to the original hotel not the airport even though I clearly stated airport. Anyways I said whatever I’ll pay the additional even though it was only 15 mins more. The online payment links they kept sending was not working so they said a representative would meet me at the airport to collect the payment. I did not like this because we were already cutting it close to the flight. I did not feel like this additional payment was necessary especially due to the return car being much smaller and driver stopping twice on the way to the airport! Once for gas and once for a coffee break. When someone is trying to catch a flight this isn’t how a transportation service should go. I can keep going but for the length of this post I just want to mention another lie that was told. When we got to the airport the driver insisted we go meet the representative for “VIP” treatment so they can help us speed thru security. This was a lie and all we did is drive to the self park where a representative was there to take the $35. I only had $25 USD and gave the rest in EGP and they had to call their boss to get approval. Outrageous! Don’t use!

We arranged a private tour with a group of 7 friends. Our guide was Mahmoud Emam. He was FANTASTIC . He picked us up from our hotel, the Ramses Hilton ( NEVER STAY AT THIS HILTON. NEVER ). We were scheduled to be picked up at 0730. He arrived early and helped us check out and leave our luggage with the concierge desk. . The driver ( Vin Diesel 😂) was waiting for us in an air conditioned van. We all headed out on time at 0730 and drove to the Giza Pyramids, we also visited the sphinx and 6 of us rode camels in the desert behind the pyramids. WOW. Mahmoud knew everyone and guided us to the healthy camels with owners who didn’t haggle with us and try to make us pay them to dismount. That’s a thing. AMAZING morning. Them off to the Step pyramids in Saqqara. AMAZING again. Sometimes these adjectives are needed and accurate. We then had an authentic Egyptian lunch. We learned about Egyptian cotton and then visited the New Museum with the mummified bodies of the royalty from the Valley of the Kings in Luxor. We had just visited there so that was the perfect tie in. Now we are dusty but happy and Mahmoud and Vin Diesel drove us to our airport hotel Le Meridian. It’s a 10/10. Always stay here the night before your flight or if you arrive late at night. I highly recommend Mahmoud Emam. He was knowledgeable, funny, transparent and knew everyone. We were safe and happy. Thanks for the perfect day!

very professional and knowledgeable tour guide Mahmoud Emam he also gave out tours of Pyramids and Alexandria in another 2 days

Do not come! Sound levels are extreme and can damage hearing. Asked them to turn it down twice they did not comply. Food isn’t very good. Overpriced

Beautiful experience . The boat was so pretty, the food delicious and the performers amazing. We truly enjoyed it. I wished it lasted longer to enjoy more the view as during the whole cruise we were amazed by the performers without really looking outside. I do recommed this experience

We arrived in Cairo having spent great six days in Luxor guided by the Luxor Sun Pyramids team Picked up on time by a charming young man who provided useful explanations about Cairo and offered options for the following 48 hrs. Praise our driver who managed really well the incredibly chaotic Cairo traffic including Giza site at rush hour full of buses, cars, camels, dogs. A real pro. We enjoyed Giza site and Egyptian Museum. We declined the visit to the aromas factory . We had been taken to an alabaster " factory " in Luxor which we did not enjoy as not planned to start with and not adding at all to the Valley of the Kings's programme. Our children adored the camel ride On the way from Giza to the Museum , we were not given explanations about the itinerary or the places we were passing by in our first visit to Cairo, the guide focusing on his cell phone. Once at the Museum, after max 45' explaining the Museum "highlights" we were left to wander around the museum on our own while our guide sat at the cafe. Lunch took place in a pretty touristy place with OK food. No explanation about where we were, let alone lunch all together. In Luxor we always lunched with the guide and enjoyed the conversation exchanges. At 15:00 the guide dropped off the van near his home and left the non -English speaker driver to take us back to our hotel. Compared to the great guiding services we enjoyed in Luxor, experience in Cairo felt average, no more than 3 rating. The other services bring it to 4

Fabulous company! Trustworthy and dependable even in the middle of the night. I was worried to travel to Egypt but Sun pyramid Tours made me feel welcome and safe. They picked us up at the airport at 1am, did currency exchange for us, took us 30 min to Giza to our hotel, arranged 3 tours for us (all huge and AMAZING) we had the best tour guide that went out of his way to make sure we had a good experience. (Muhammad) you cannot go wrong with them. The also picked us up in Giza at 4am and got us to the airport on time. You will be happy you booked them. Also did tons of pictures of us and trick photography! Just the best!

Airport rep. guidance just off the airline was a need! Our pkg included this service. Airport shuttle service from & to the airport was friendly! Guide, Kareem, stayed with us until hotel checkin. He took interest in our family & made us feel welcome while visiting a different country. Sun Pyramids is a great company to add for assistance & tours. You won't be disappointed!

Mahmoud Emam was a wonderful guide, very friendly and knowledgeable. He led us on a great experience to the pyramids, while still giving us space and time to explore on our own. Great pickup from hotel, and strongly recommend adding on the camel ride as well.

This was fantastic! The tour was wonderful, I especially enjoyed the felucca ride. Mohamed was a wonderful tour guide, very friendly, went at a good pace and didn’t rush us, and was very knowledgeable. The driver was very good as well.

Our tour with Mohamed was delightful. He’s very knowledgeable about the sites we visited with him, and he worked with us early in the tour to rearrange our visits to better suit our schedule and the weather. Mohamed seemed to know interesting minor facts about each site and made sure to point out pieces of history we otherwise might have missed. He was easygoing and the tour well paced. Well recommended for any Cairo visitor.

My husband and I travelled to Egypt and only had one day to explore Giza, due to our tight schedule. We landed in Cairo late at night ans stayed overnight at an airport hotel. The next morning, while at breakfast, our kind guide Medhat walked up to us with a “Sun Pyramid Tour” sign and we began our tour promptly. We were picked up in a very nice, clean and air conditioned van. Medhat and our driver Mohammed were both very kind and professional. My husband and I felt very safe with Mohammed as our driver as he navigated the busy streets of Cairo and Giza. Our first stop was at the Pyramid Complex, Medhat got us the tickets and walked us around the whole complex, while teaching us about the ancient Egyptian history and showing us the best photo spots. He was our guide and also acted as our photographer :) Medhat even asked us to give him our camera so he can just kick away as we explored the sights, which was greatly appreciated. Then tour also included a camel ride, which we reaaaally enjoyed because our camel guide was hilarious and took the most amazing pictures of us. After spending around 1.5 at the pyramids, we got back in the car and were taken to an essence/perfume shop. It was fine, we ended up buying a tiny bottle even though the owner clearly would have liked us to buy more. Then (at this point we were already pretty tired) we were taken to a Papyrus shop. Once again, the owners were trying to get us to buy lots of things, which we didn’t. We only bought one souvenir. Then we told our guide that we’d really like to be taken back to our hotel because at that point we were really really tired. Medhat said that there would only be a couple more stops (it seemed like he really felt bad for us being so tired but he was probably ordered to take us to all of the spots by the tour company. These companies all work with different shops who expect them to bring tourists to them and then they all get a commission. So then we got back in the car and Mohammed drove us through the insanely busy and chaotic streets of Giza. We then made a stop at a local restaurant and had some great local food (which was included in the price). Medhat even offered to get us more food but we were both really full :) so we politely declined. The food was amazing, it was an vegetarian dish made with lentils, chickpeas, rice, pasta and harissa. And we also had some sweet rice with cinnamon as dessert. Of course, after we ate, we felt even more tired. So when were taken to a fabric store, we literally just got out of the car, walked around and the store, said no thank you and walked back. At that point we were really over it. Last stop was a jewelry store and then we were finally taken to our hotel Mena House, which was back at the Pyramids. I was really happy with Medhat as our guide and Mohammed as our driver and I would suggest the tour to anyone. Just be aware that those stops at the shops are mandatory, even though they don’t make them seem as there since there aren’t mentioned during the booking process. That’s why I’m giving them 4 instead of 5 stars! But, like I previously, I can’t fault Medhat or Mohammed for that, since I’m sure that’s what they’re told to do! With that being said, I’ll definitely book Sun Pyramid Tours again for our next trip to Egypt.