Ola tailored her tour to what we wanted to see, gave us a lot of historical context, took great pictures, identified the best priced deals for us,and was very friendly!
I would highly recommend Emo Tours and specifically Ola as it would be very difficult to navigate Cairo without speaking Arabic and the historical context will add the "WOW Factor" to your visit!
Tito was my tour guide for EMO Tours, and I had a terrific experience with him. I would highly recommend him to anyone as a guide, and I am glad I did not try to schedule visits to all the sites on my own. We went to Gizah, Memphis, and Saqqara. Afterwards, he took me to a really good local Egyptian place for a late lunch. Besides the Pyramids at Giza, nothing felt touristy at all. Go with Tito!
Impressive! Was a fabulous way to tour. Excellent and accommodating driver and tour guide. Couldn't have asked for a better experience here in Egypt. Thank you!!
I am always wary of reviews that are gushingly good and when I read the reviews I thought surely too good to be true. Now I am a hard one to truly impress and i complained to managers of companies whilst in Egypt but Emo Tours were simply exceptional! A splendid example of Egyptian hospitality In total we took two emo tours and they were the best days we spent in Egypt! If I could have dreamed of a tour experience Emo Tours surpassed it I sound like an advert,I promise you I am not! They were seriously that good.
The first tour we took was in the Cairo area on our first day in Egypt - we had had a bit of a bumpy time with taxis and hotels the evening before and our tour guide was like our knight in shining amour! Our first tour guide was called Tito - and just the most lovely guy! He was waiting for us in the lobby then lead us on a mystical time travelling tour around the pyramids. The manner in which he talked and taught us kept us on our toes asking questions and addressing us - a great teacher. The tour was magnificent and we got to see loads. Our guide was so supportive for us all the way round letting us know how to get around some of the tricky parts and giving us hints and tips on survival. There was also a chauffeur that took us from place to place - giving those extra hospitable touches like opening the door for us. At the end of the tour Tito was aware we were catching a train at 1930 and offered insistently that he extend the tour and escort us to the train station where he put us exactly where we needed to be for our train. Of course Emo Tours may not be able to do this for everyone - but we were so so grateful for this extra effort - really going the extra mile!
I was so impressed with Emo Tours that I decided to book the company again in Luxor. Always the pessimist I was sceptical that the second tour would not live up to the EXCELLENT standard set by Tito. However I was absolutely delighted when Shymaa (please forgive spelling) greeted me like an old friend in Luxor! To have a male and female guide was just a perfect balance. The tour of Luxor (needless to say) did not disappoint. Again just incredible. Shymaa is incredibly intelligent, had a firm knowledge of her subject and language and again that gorgeous personal touch. Again everything was to hand, we had everything we needed and a great guide. I loved the tour of Luxor it was amazing! We mentioned to Shimeea that we needed to catch the train again as it was later her and the chauffeur dropped us at a lovely coffee bar where we could relax for a few hours - great view great smoothies! And just around the corner from Luxor station.
Both the pyramid \ Memphis tour and the Luxor tour were just exquisitely rich with culture, history, natural beauty and art.
Both the drivers on both the tours were the best drivers / chauffeurs we had whilst staying in Egypt.
The tours provided us with snacks and bottled water along with changing some big notes in to little notes and coins for us. Just everything we needed to make us comfortable.
The lunch is included but not the drinks - for what we got out of the tour I would have paid for both! And the drinks were charged in Egyptian prices ( which is so cheap at the moment such good quality in egkand would have cost 5times as much) - we were taken to two beautiful traditional Egyptian restaurants. Bother the restaurants Emo Tours took us too were full of character and the food was delicious! As an extra note here I must add that I am vegan - I was so nervous coming to Egypt being vegan and was slightly embarrassed to have to mention to Emo Tours so that we could eat somewhere where I could eat something. However yet again I needn't have feared! When I mentioned it to Tito he said he was a vegetarian too! :D
We felt ABSOLUTELY 100% SAFE supported and guided on both tours. Emo Tours did not let us down once. The service is just exceptional. Seriously I would recommend Emo tours if you need to go anywhere , tours, airport transport - its seriously the most reliable and comfortable!
Super amazing experience! I just got home from my tour with Ahmed Zakaria, who was a truly knowledgeable tour guide. 7:55 am he was at our door step, punctual like you wouldn't believe! he came along with a masterful driver Ateya (I believe his name was) who swerved through traffic like a pro.
We had specific sites we wanted to see, so Ahmed customized the tour to our liking, he was very attentive and made us feel welcomed. He even made a detour for us so we can have breakfast (8am is pretty early you know!) and wouldn't let us pay for the food!!!
We are so impressed by his services that we're planning another tour with him to sites.
If you want to tour Cairo OR even Egypt in its entirety, then I highly recommend Ahmed - you simply cannot go wrong, and the pricing is just right.
I'm one happy customer
Had an amazing trip to the pyramids with 7 work colleagues in October 2016 - such helpful, knowledgeable and friendly your guide in Osama, cannot recommend Emo Tours enough!