Laura Scheepers reviews her Egyptian Discoverer trip

5th December 2008

This is one of the best holidays I have ever had.  The location, the guide, my group of fellow travellers all made the trip one of the best travelling experiences I have encountered.  Once again Exodus has produced the goods!  


What was the most inspirational moment of your trip?
There were no disappointments.  Cairo, the overnight train, Aswan, Abu Simbel, The Nile Cruise, Luxor and the Red Sea were all wonderful experiences for different reasons.  Everything about Cairo should make it  somewhere I should hate - the noise, pollution, heat, bad driving the shear disorganised chaos of the city that is Cairo, but strangely we all loved it.  

What did you think of your group leader?
Without George, this trip would not have been the same.  He was so knowledgeable and enthusiastic, without being over the top and made Egypt and it's history facinating and engaging.  He was very good a reading the mood of the group, and when we had had enough for one day.  He chose good local restaurants and made good recommendations of how we could structure our day's to best accommodation all the activities on offer and to have time to ourselves and consistantly gave good advise.  We didn't think of him as our guide but as one of the family.  If George isn't offered to guide every Exodus tour then future Exodus travellers will be missing out on a wonderful experience.  He is one of the most genuine, kind and generous people I have every met.    

Do you have any advice for potential travellers?
As with any form of travel, you should go with the flow in Egypt.  There are quite alot of early starts and the trip was towards the end of May, it was very hot, so you must drink lots of water. 

Is there anything else you would like to add?
I wish I had been able to get to Alexandria as well, but that will have to be for another trip.  But thank you Exodus, once again you have excelled yourself.