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We had contacted Memphis Tours based on reviews at Trip Advisor. This was our first visit to Egypt. The details of our itinerary where discussed time and again over the email and were carefully planned by Eman Rashad - Tour Consultant from Memphis Tours. The whole trip was as per the itinerary planned before. At Cairo Airport we were greeted by Mr Mohamed Zidan. He explained us all the details before handing us over to our Egyptologist guide. However he was in constant touch during the progress of the tour. Our Egyptologist guide Mr Ashraf Refaat Fares was very informative and he explained us in details. One should try to get him as their Egyptologist guide for making the trip more enjoyable. He is open minded and very friendly. On the first day we had visited Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque, Citadel of Salah El-Din, Cairo Egyptian Museum and after that we went for a Feluka ride , Cruise on river Nile along with dinner and then Light & Sound show at the pyramids. The dinner cruise was not the part of the itinerary, but Mr Mohamed Zidan was very helpful & efficient in arranging and fitting the cruise between our schedule on such a short notice, a two hours cruise on the Nile Crystal - It is a huge dining boat with modern decorations. They have one of the best entertainment programs for Nile cruises. It includes a western music band, a belly dancer, and the famous Tanoora dancers. Cuisine: Mainly Egyptian cuisine with lots of meat and some pasta. They also have a nice average dessert buffet. Next day our Egyptologist guide Mr Ashraf was at hotel lobby at agreed time (07:30 AM). We visited the Giza Pyramid, Sphinx , Memphis , Step Pyramid in Saqqara. Also we visited the authentic papyrus shop, where the method of preparing papyrus was demonstrated. Then we visited the traditional Egyptian perfume shop. We visited a shop for buying Egyptian cotton T-shirts . Not to forget a visit to a local bakery was a wonderful way to end our Egypt trip trying the different Egyptian sweets. Thank you for Memphis Tours' great effort in arranging our trip. Special thanks to Eman Rashad (Tour Consultant) Mr Mohamed Zidan (Tour Representative), Mr Ashraf Refaat Fares (Egyptologist guide). They all are fluent in English and I highly recommend them to all people who are interested in visiting Egypt for a wonderful and an unforgettable Egyptian experience.