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We booked a customised private tour with Memphis for 14 days in Egypt. We visited the usual touristy spots plus 2 nights camping in the desert. Throughout the trip, we were received by their staff from place to place. At no time were we left to figure out the nuances of the chaotic Egyptian culture. For example, their staff would wait with us til our overnight train sets off and there would be someone waiting for us when we arrived at the train station the next morning. Special thanks go to the trip manager, Ahmad Osman, who devoted his time to make the trip and its arrangements seamless, a feat in Egypt, in my personal opinion, given its hectic way of life. Worthy of special mention is Ahmed Awad, my tour leader in Luxor who got us out of a fix. We visited the Karnak temple by ourselves in the evening as we had some free time before our overnight train back to Cairo. After our visit, we went to look for a taxi back to our hotel. We showed the taxi driver the business card of the hotel, and we agreed on a price. He drove us to a police barricade and told us that our hotel is 2 mins walk from the barricade and he could not enter due to the police blockade. We were, of course, unconvinced at first. We insisted that he drive us to the front of the hotel. He told us to trust him and even got, not 1, but 2 policemen to verify our location, and they all said it is indeed in front. So we paid and got off. To our dismay, we realised that he had dropped us off nowhere near our hotel. We tried talking to the police but nobody wanted to talk to us. They all shunned away. So we called our tour leader, Ahmed Awad, and told him our situation. We then arranged to meet at a landmark and he picked us up and sent us back to our hotel in no time. To his credit, he arrived in less than 10 mins after we called him. This goes to show his commitment towards us, despite it being our free and easy time. Kudos to you Ahmed Awad. All in, Memphis is a reliable and trustworthy agency. Their staff's commitment to you is genuine and you can travel with a peace of mind when in Egypt. This is something that you cannot take for granted in Egypt.