A Great day at the Grand Egyptian Museum - Just had my tour of the Grand Egyptian Museum with Marco. The museum itself is an impressive new jewel in the crown for the Giza Plateau complex. A ‘must see’ if you want to get up close to Egyptian artefacts beautifully presented in a breathtaking building. I had the benefit of Marco as my guide. When anyone is booking a guide you can never be sure what to expect - Will they be knowledgeable, will they be good company, will we get on well? I can say with Marco you have nothing to worry about. He was warm and personable and we chatted a lot during the visit. I learned a lot from him and he tested me, in a playful and jovial way, about the things we saw. He made it fun and entertaining. The time flew by. Only a small proportion of the museum is open at the moment and it did say in the ad that we would see the interactive Tutankhamen exhibition (one of the main reasons I booked) but that isn’t open yet. That was disappointing for me and should be made clearer in the advertising. None of this, however, was Marco’s fault and despite me not seeing King Tutankhamen Marco was so engaging and knowledgeable it made up for it. I would really recommend Marco as a guide as we were able to discuss many other things as well as the exhibition so the conversation or ‘banter’ (a new word I taught him) flowed throughout. It was like spending the day with a good friend or family member who happened to be an expert in Egyptian history. A shout out also for Badr our driver who was courteous and punctual as well and sat patiently waiting outside for us until we were finished. All in all a great experience that you can book in confidence.

The Spectacular GEM - What an amazing place. Beautiful architecture with the pyramids as an awe-inspiring backdrop. A fantastic afternoon spent with our guide Ahmed whose knowledge of the artefacts and their history was outstanding. You could sense his pride and passion throughout our visit.

An outstanding tour of the Grand Egyptian Museum by an Egyptologist - If you want to learn a depth of Ancient Egyptian history in a short period of time, then step no further than Professor Essam!! On the bus ride from the hotel to the museum, he did a fabulous job explaining the background to a novice and made the museum a much more rewarding experience. He was courteous to my children and very patient in answering any questions we had. I walked away learning so much!!

GEM & old Cairo - Another amazing day trip with the fabulous Marco & Mohamed. Tour to the grand Egyptian museum. And some hidden gems round old Cairo before. meiameia