Osiris Tours Reviews 

We returned from our 9-day tour to Egypt and highly recommend Osiris Tours to others visiting Egypt! Highlights of our tour included visits to the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx in Giza, Phiale Temple in Aswan, Abu Simbel, Kom Ombo Temple, Edfu Temple, multiple sites in Luxor (Valley of the Kings and Queens, Queen Hatshipsut Temple, Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple), and Cairo. A special part of our visit was visiting the churches of Coptic Cairo, which was something that Osiris Tours added for us due to our interest.

Our tour guides were Marwa (in Cairo) and Mahmoud Ali (in Aswan and Luxor) and both were just fantastic! They were so friendly, knowledgeable, and took pride in their work. Marwa had extensive knowledge of Egyptian history and had the answers for any questions we had. Mahmoud went above and beyond, often treating us like family. He made our visit extra special by sharing with us his favorite restaurants and foods along the way.

The beauty of a custom, private guided tour is that sites can be added or removed based on your interest. You can also move at your own pace. Our guides often planned visits to avoid the large flocks of other tourists that would arrive by cruises or large buses. The entire trip went smoothly because someone accompanied us throughout all parts of the trip including through airport security, immigration, hotel check-in, etc.

Osiris Tours made the trip easy as they booked all domestic flights, tickets for historical sites, and hotels. Our one recommendation for travelers is to remember to personally budget an additional generous amount for tips and gratuities once arriving in Egypt. Depending on the length of your trip and experiences, it can add up. While it is never made to feel forced, this is very much part of the culture and a way to show appreciation to the great guides, drivers, hotel staff, etc.

We are overall so thankful for the hospitality and professional service of Osiris Tours.

My husband and I went on our honeymoon to Egypt December 2021, and everything was perfect! Our two tour guides were amazing. We enjoyed having the private tour because it became more personal, especially with all the interesting information about each temple, tomb and tourist site. The entire time we felt completely safe. It was calming knowing we had transportation for each site set up. Also, the hotels were outstanding. We stayed in hotels that we would never have stayed at in the United States.

Overall. I would highly recommend Osiris Tours. It made our first trip to Egypt smooth and easy to travel around Egypt. Out of all the countries I have visited, Egypt is on the top of my favorites list.

Wow! We couldn’t have been more happy with Osiris and the trip coordinated to Egypt over Christmas.

Mahmoud was fantastic with our Cairo transfers. A hard worker and waited insistently outside the laboratory for our COVID tests to come back. Above and beyond.

Sultan our guide in Cairo was super. Knowledgeable, kind, interesting. A good person and a huge credit to your team.

Islam was very special. We spent the most time with him, and now consider him a good friend. He could not have been more helpful, honest, caring, and sincere. His son Malik is as cute as can be. He was a HUGE part of our wonderful trip. Total recommend Islam

In all, the trip was extremely smooth and well coordinated. What an incredible educational and culture experience. I was skeptical at first because I had never met Mahmoud Gebril, but his expertise at creating our trip made us believers. We had no hiccups, zero security concerns, and our travel plans went off without a hitch. We would rate this a 5 out of 5. Lodging/accommodations were first rate. We upgraded to business on our in-country flights and this was a good decision.

Thank you to Osiris for setting up such a wonderful product. Great work. We will be recommending you to our friends and family so hope to be in touch soon. Would use them again in a heartbeat and wouldn't travel to Egypt without them.

I spent 11 days with Osiris Tours going from Cairo to Aswan and Luxor through a combination of flights and private drivers. I am so thankful to the Osiris team for putting together an incredible experience for me as a solo traveler who had always wanted to have a deeper historical and cultural understanding of Egypt. From the second I landed until I left, I was fully catered to with staff who were knowledgeable and helpful from the assistants in the airport to the drivers and the Egyptologists guides. I am very thankful to the entire Osiris team for enabling this experience that I will cherish with me for a lifetime. I would also like to thank Hotep who was with me for the bulk of the trip. He truly made the experience by informing me as a passionate and expert guide and giving me options to optimize the experience e.g. getting to sites early prior to crowds and having places entirely to myself especially tombs and temples that made them extra memorable. Or picking the right days of the week to see certain places. I wouldn’t go back to Egypt without working with this team again. – Michael P. from NYC

ur entire trip went EXTREMELY smooth with Osiris! Osiris takes great pride in making sure your trip is well thought out and organized in order to see the great gems of Egypt.
We are a family of 4 - parents are in their 70’s and my boyfriend and I are in our 40’s and 50’s.
We originally had booked our trip almost 2 years ago but due to Covid it was postponed until November of this year.
Mahmoud Gebril had excellent communication with us throughout our 2 year planning stage. Any questions I had over these two years, Mahmoud Gebril answered all our emails within minutes of me sending the email.

In November of this year, we finally made it to Egypt!

Our Egyptologist guide Mahmoud Farah was AMAZING!! He was our guide throughout our entire 10 day journey in Egypt - Cairo, Aswan, and Luxor. Mahmoud Farah knew more about Egyptian history than I ever thought possible. My dad tries to always ask the most difficult questions about history but Mahmoud could always answer every question without hesitation. Honestly, he gave us so much information on history, we really didn’t have many questions because he already covered it. It was really nice having the same guide throughout our journey in Egypt.

Another nice feature with Osiris was how smooth all our transfers went in airports and hotels. The airports in Egypt can be a bit chaotic, but we were really happy that we had airport representatives to guide us through all the chaos. While you do pay a higher price tag for these services, it was well worth the cost to NOT be one of those tourists that were wandering aimlessly and frustrated of where to go in a foreign airport, with 3 other people in tow.
We always book private tours when we travel so we can enjoy ourselves and not be frustrated looking at a map, and strategizing where we need to go. With private local tour guides you get one on one time for questions, you get information on what you are seeing, and there is no navigational stress.

I do recommend having a guide with you at all times just to navigate to the gems of Egypt. Egypt is a bit of a cultural shock as far as cleanliness and trying to avoid the constant stream of people trying to sell you stuff. Also if you are an animal lover and protector like me, that also may be a bit disturbing. I recommend bringing some treats to give the over abundance of animals roaming on the streets and for the camels and horses if you choose to do the rides. You can’t change their practices, but you can at least show some kindness with treats for the animals. Again, no reflection on Osiris, this is just cultural differences.

We also continued our journey to Jordan with Osiris. While we did not have the same tour guide throughout our journey in Jordan, we did have the same driver - Mohammed(I think that is the correct spelling) who was excellent. We also had excellent tour guides in Petra(Sameer) and local tribe guides in Wadi Rum.
I highly recommend seeing Petra, it was every bit as amazing as we expected.

We had an amazing time in Egypt and Jordan! I highly recommend Osiris and would definitely give them a 5+++****

Where to start??? AMAZING TRIP, and we could not have done it without Mahmoud and Osiris Tours. After hearing what we were interested in, Mahmoud coordinated a trip to Cairo, Aswan/Abu Simbel/Luxor, and back to Cairo.

To start, we were greeted by Adli at the airport, who quickly helped us BLOW through the lines and visa process. We literally passed hundreds of people and didn't have to do anything but give him our passports. Same experience with Morgany and Gamal at various points in the trip. This service alone was worth half the trip price! The amount of hassle and stress we avoided was huge. Not to mention they were all extremely nice, helpful, wonderful people who were so glad we were there to experience their country.

Ahmed Fathy took us to the pyramids, Saqqara, on a food tour of downtown Cairo, the Egyptian museum, Khan el Kalili, and the Mohammed Ali mosque. He was extremely knowledgeable and made everything so interesting. My husband needed some medication, so he went to a pharmacy and brought it to us! He never failed to ask what we needed, pick a perfect place to eat, show up with bottles of water, make suggestions, and help us have a perfect time.

Mahmoud (Hoteb) showed us around Aswan and Luxor, including Abu Simbel, Philae temple, a felucca ride, Nubian village, Valley of Kings/Queens, Hatshepsut, Edfu, Kom Ombo, Karnak, and Luxor temple. Again, he was always able to provide everything we needed, and the amount of knowledge he has was unbelievable! My husband got sick, and when we were worried it was COVID, he took us to a doctor who was able to confirm that it wasn't. He always knew the great places to eat and what to order. He's also so funny and easy to get along with. He made our trip, and we are proud that he is our habibi!

The DRIVERS... wow! Driving in Egypt is an experience, and we were so thankful to have Mena and Islam to keep us safe. They were complete rock stars.

The bottom line was that we never wanted for anything. Everything was handled for us and we had nothing to stress about. Even the COVID test to come home was arranged... we didn't even have to get out of the car! Thank you so much to Osiris Tours and all the wonderful people who made our trip amazing.

This has been a perfect trip! I really don’t have a single complaint, only a multitude of compliments. I have learned so much about a part of the world that I previously knew almost nothing about. The guides were been so kind, knowledgeable, and helpful. With three children in tow, I feel they were perfectly accommodated at their different ages and interests. The service was impeccable at every turn and I always felt safe and secure. The trip planning and guide service took all of the stress out of this trip and it has only been pleasure. Truly a perfect vacation. I am so glad I found you and Osiris Tours. Thank you for everything!!!

Mahmoud Gebril, founder/owner of Osiris, is a ***** professional. He is patient, a good listener and incredibly responsive. We were nervous travelers, worried about Covid and 100 other details. Mahmoud could not have been more available and - again - patient and kind with our many, many questions. His reassurances made us more comfortable and ready to travel - and his word was his bond; everything went seamlessly.

About the trip, we felt very well taken care of. We were met at the airport by an Osiris representative, who facilitated passport control and visas, shepherded us through the airport to our van, accompanied us to the hotel, made sure that we were checked in to the hotel and did not leave until he was sure that everything was in place. This kind of hands-on support was continuous and made us feel that we were getting value for our money.

Khalaf - our guide, became our friend. He was knowledgeable, agreeable, punctual, friendly, open and caring. We traveled as a family group of seven. He quickly got to know everyone's name and he put up with everyone's moods. There came a time when, as people were experiencing tickly throats, runny noses, coughs and accompanying concerns - Khalaf arranged for all of us to be tested - including himself. Then, the next night, after a long day, he disappeared from our dinner together. Where was Khalaf? He returned as we were finishing, brandishing a folder with eight negative tests! We danced with relief, happy that our trip would continue without any detours.

We did a lot. My suggestion for families: take some food from the hotel breakfast, make a sandwich or bring some snacks with you. The pace is fast and there's a lot to do and see. Our van drivers, including Alla and Hani, were excellent. Our airport representatives were excellent. At times, we traveled with security guards in the vehicle. They too were professional and did their jobs, so that we could enjoy our trip.

I would strongly recommend Osiris Tours for anyone considering a trip to Egypt. I would also say that Egypt was wonderful, the people were very, very nice, the food was excellent, the sites were beyond words. Nearly every went as planned, though we were disappointed that we were unable to see any sites of Jewish interest. Other than that - as Khalaf sometimes said - "perfect!"

This is what I sent to the owner:

Hi Mahmoud, I would rate five stars. Overall quality of the services from the people that we worked with and the activities and planning were outstanding.

Some examples:
- Sharif found and sent my lost items from CaIro to Luxor.
-The trip organization was excellent.
- Mahmoud Farah was particularly outstanding as our guide, and working with him for a week was perfect because he got to know us and personalized our experience.
- The hotels were excellent. (However the Cararact and the Four Seasons are a cut above the Luxor Hilton)

Everyone we met who knew Osiris had nothing but positive things to say about it. Your excellent reputation is well deserved.

We booked a trip to Egypt with Osiris Tours for Nov 2021 and it was without a doubt a once in a lifetime experience. Mahmoud put together a stress-free, thoughtful, and exciting itinerary for us that went off without a hitch. We had a private driver, private guide, and beautiful accommodations for the duration of our trip. We didn't really know what to expect in Egypt, but we were blown away by the sites, the service, the people, the food, and the guides. Traffic in Cairo is quite the experience and it certainly could have been a hectic and stressful time, but our drivers and vans were safe and professional and made sure we felt comfortable even in the worst of traffic. We saw Cairo, Hurghada, and Luxor and felt as if we really got a taste of the culture and the history of Egypt. It's difficult to describe the impact of witnessing ancient Egyptian sites with your own eyes, but because all the logistics of our travel was so stress-free, we were able to take in all the sites to the fullest. Thanks to Mahmoud and his team, Egypt truly left a mark that will impact us for the rest of our lives.

Our 10 day trip to Egypt was amazing and exceeded all my expectations. The activities recommended by Mahmoud and the pace of the tour were just right. We feel that we not only got to see the historical sites but got immersed in the everyday Egyptian culture as well. From start to finish we had no worries or concerns. The drivers and airport assistants were all professional. Every transfer and excursion was handled seamlessly. Diia and Mohamed are wonderful guides and went out of their way to meet all our needs. I especially enjoyed the bonus bird watching experience with Diia in Aswan. Over all a 5 star experience

My wife and I returned to Egypt for the second time with Osiris tours. Once again, everything was perfect... the planning, airport transfers, hotels and the tours were amazing. We visited, Cairo, Aswan, Abu Simbel, Luxor, Abydos and Dendara. Our guide , Sam was incredibly knowledgeable and very flexible on scheduling our visits to various sites. I will use no one else when visiting Egypt!!

A Great Adventure to another land

We made the 20 hour flight total to visit Egypt. We could not have done this trip without the expertise of Mahmoud Gebril’s custom tours Osiris Tours. We have never had a completely planned trip by someone before and we picked the right person for this trip.
Every aspect of our trip was well planned and he made this a custom trip, adding what we wanted to see with expert guides.
This is a great time to visit Egypt. The weather was fantastic, the sites were not crowded and we were able to see all the places we had only dreamed of. An agent met us at the airport and helped us get our Visa and then onto our hotel.
On our trip we started in Cairo and had ample time to visit the bazaars and of course the Pyramids.
Our first night we had a wonderful meal overlooking the Pyramids with our Cairo guide Bery. Get used to honking cars and creative driving in Cairo. We went to the Pyramids, toured them and of course went on a camel ride.
Our journey continued with a flight to Aswan, we visited Philae Temple and had a beautiful boat ride on the Nile River in a Fleucca sail boat with our guide Khalaf.
We traveled by land through the desert to Abu Simbel and then onto Luxor the next day with our guide and driver. We went from desert to beautiful farm land along the Nile. Visiting the Valley of the Kings was amazing and then to Karnak and Luxor Temple.
We said goodbye to our guide and flew to Cairo to meet with our Cairo guide and our last day to see a Mosque and the museum.
This trip is so well planned that you do not have to buy tickets for anything as it is included in the price. The guides do all the work for you to make this a hassle free trip.
We stayed at beautiful hotels, had great food and all in all a wonderful experience. There were 3 of us on this trip and all of our needs were met.
If you want a hassle free, professional, friendly, personalized tour then I would like to recommend Osiris Tours 888-688-8854

Our consultant was Mahmoud Gebril

Egypt Custom Private Tour (Cairo, Giza, Luxor)

My wife and I would like to share about our time in Egypt and express our gratitude to a great private/custom travel tour company. We took this trip on the first place, in lieu of our long planned trip to Asia, and after doing our research and corresponding due diligence, we chose OSIRIS TOURS. After the selection, we designed a tailor-made itinerary, together with Mahmoud Gebril - founder and president of OSIRIS Tours. He understood our needs and wishes from the get – go and helped us set everything up. He was friendly, professional, and made the whole process enjoyable. I am unable to express my satisfaction with OSIRIS Tours fully.

There were several “bucket list” items we wanted to visit, and OSIRIS worked closely with us in order to fit our time to the perfect experience. We never felt lost or on our own to figure things out. At the airports and beyond, we always had the helpful and professional OSIRIS representatives to show us every step of the way, and to place us in the very capable hands of our coordinators. The drivers were professional, friendly, and very talented at their work. They always strived to run a tight schedule keeping the vehicle clean and safe. They got us from point A to B repeatedly, and we are thankful about their constant concern for our safety and comfort.

While touring the phenomenal sites at Cairo, Aswan, and Luxor, we always felt safe, protected, and attended to in every way. Our incredible guides at each location were very knowledgeable, professional, and worked diligently, both behind the scenes and firsthand. They had only one goal in mind, making our trip perfect. They made an incredible effort to be more than just a guide, but to make us feel at home, they literally opened their amazing and beautiful country to us. They have with their knowledge and narratives, the ability of making our imagination flight through time, and placed us at the time of the great pharaohs and kings…

Our hotels made us feel like royalty. OSIRIS chose perfect luxury lodging, best tour sites, and restaurants for us filling our days with excitement and wonder. Throughout the experience I marveled at the value we received for the cost of our tour. Thanks OSIRIS for the memories that will last a lifetime.

I highly recommend booking your trip with Osiris Tours. I took a solo trip and spend 7 days exploring Egypt. I had a great time! I wish I had taken a longer tour with them. I explored Cairo and Luxor. The guides and drivers were so great and so knowledgeable. The hotel stays were incredible as well. I have already recommended Osiris Tours to friends and family looking to travel to Egypt. As for solo travelers, Osiris Tour was absolutely the best. Without this team, I would not have been able to see and experience so much of the country. I already know I have to return to Egypt. There is so much I have still to see. I will definitely be touring with Osiris Tours again in the future.

My sister and I just got back from 10 wonderful days in Egypt. We had been planning to visit Egypt via a River Cruise/large tour group, but concerns regarding COVID changed that for us. Looking for another approach to visit this country, we found Osiris Tours and Mahmoud Gebril. It was the best thing that could have happened. Mahmoud immediately got back to our request for information, worked within our budget that had been set when we were going to do the group cruise, our desires for experiences, time frame, etc. He worked quickly and effectively to plan an amazing tour plan that was triple the experiences we would have had with the river cruise.
From the time we stepped off the plane in Cairo until we got through security heading home, every detail had been planned for and arranged via his multitude of local contacts and experts. And what a relief! Many of the procedures were different from what we know in the US and with the help, guidance and coaching of everyone we were able to breeze through all of the challenges of this level of travel including the added complications of COVID. We were able to just focus on enjoying our trip. We have had experiences with tour companies in the past, but the personal touch that Mahmoud has built into the trips he plans for his clients is unparalleled with any other.

During our time in Cairo, we were guided by Shirene Helal. Shirene has over 30 years as a guide, a broad educational background and the most amazing wealth of information. She is exceptional in her ability to connect the dots in the story of the people of Egypt through the millennia of their history. With her, we learned things that ranged from the meals loved by Egyptians to the connections between the various religious communities and how they developed thousands of years ago to the present day. We included in our tour a visit to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization and Shirene provided a detailed, well thought out and articulated guidance from start to finish that was better than anything provided by the Museum itself. We looked for a book in the Museum store on this subject but there wasn't one. Sherine could and should write it herself – it would be awesome!

Amr (sorry didn’t get last name) guided us through the temples around Aswan, a day trip to Abu Simbel and on the way north to Luxor. We enjoyed a sunset felucca ride and a visit to a Nubian village and dinner. Amr was fun and engaging. We enjoyed sharing stories about families with him and kidding him and he did it right back to us! It was really wonderful and added something unexpected to our experience.. He clearly had a plan for how to describe, explain and most importantly connect what we saw at each site to the next ones we would see. He was an artist in his ability to point out the nuances of the variations in the design, structure, decorations etc. in each of these sites. He had us hanging on to his every word and so well prepared to understand what we were seeing in the present and what we would see in the future. Because of a family emergency we were very sad that Amr couldn't complete our time in Luxor with him but with hardly any hiccup, Osiris Tours arranged for another excellent guide for us – Hatem.

Hatem el Saman was of course very knowledgeable, experienced, accommodating and responsive. He was really helpful with vendors and artisans. We truly enjoyed the nighttime tour of Luxor temple with him. Hatem guided us through the Valleys of the Kings and Queens and the Workers. Most of what we saw were tombs that didn't allow guides inside to minimize the damage to the centuries old antiquities because of the extra talking involved. He was excellent at pointing out things to look for when we had to go into tombs by ourselves, which happened very often during this part of our trip. He had us well prepared for the incredible sights, art, history we would see. He was fun to be with and we always felt we were in good hands.

Another important support person we experienced in Cairo (at the beginning and end of our trip) was Sherif Emam who handled transfers from the airport, to hotels to making arrangements to get our PCR tests. But Sherif did more than that. As we traveled through the city at different points in our trip, Sherif pointed out important points of interest and shared information about his country and his city. He was great fun and very engaging as he shared stories and like all the others made us feel part of the family!

We can't say too much about the wonderful trip that Osiris Tours and all their associates gave us. Five+ stars and two thumbs up! If you're planning a trip to Egypt, we would highly recommend contacting Mahmoud Gebril at Osiris Tours. He will make sure that your private tour will become a true trip of a lifetime.

I did a 7 day tour with Osiris visiting Cairo and Luxor. It was an amazing journey from day 1 to 7. My guides were outstanding and the accommodations were all 5-Star properties. Osiris insured I would have a worry-free experience.

Osiris tours set up a wonderful 12 day Egypt tour for my wife and me. We wanted a custom tour for the two of us to avoid large groups. Osiris reps. met us all along the way from touch down in Cairo to leaving 12 days later. Our tour guide, and much more, Mahmoud Farah, was with us in Cairo, Giza, Aswan and Luxor. His factual knowledge (Egyptology Univ of Cairo) woven with his understanding of ancient Egyptian culture gave us a great appreciation of 5,000 years of history. He was sensitive to our pace of activity as we are a bit beyond middle age and made our busy days a pleasure. Mahmoud was a big reason our tour was so good! A concern was the "private vehicle" and driver but the new Toyota vans used on the longer trips were roomy, comfortable, air conditioned and clean. The drivers were excellent and handled the chaotic mix of traffic with skill!

We had the trip of a lifetime because of the knowledge and care of the USA and Egyptian staff and agents of OsirisTours!

Osiris Tours planned the perfect vacation for my two college friends and me. We were taken care of the moment we landed in Cairo until boarding again en route back to New York. Our hotels were great, and our airport assistance with Hesham and our two tour guides Abeer and Hamdy were all extremely knowledgeable and personable. Our drivers were also excellent - Thank you for all of your help! We literally would not know how to navigate Egypt without them. Mahmoud was excellent and extremely responsive while planning the trip and making sure all accommodations went smoothly. I highly recommend this tour company for anyone looking to go to Egypt (which you should!). I've already shared their information with family and friends.

We had such an amazing trip! Mahmoud of Osiris tours helped us plan our dream trip, and then guides / Egyptologists Saad and Sam and Shariff and all the others, including the drivers, executed a seamless, fun and just all around wonderful trip.
We started in Cairo, and went on to Aswan, which was a beautiful spot, and unfortunately our time there was short. We drove to Abu Simbel to see the towering statues, took the Nile cruise to magical Luxor and then drove to the Red Sea. We learned so much about the the Egyptian past as well as the present. We treated ourselves to five-star all the way, and thoroughly enjoyed the pools at each hotel at the end of the day.
Visiting Egypt had been a dream of mine since an art history course in college many years ago, and I had pretty much thought it would never happen, and then luckily found Osiris. Thank you so much for the trip... We are very grateful... and will always cherish our memories of all the wonderful places and especially the people we met along the way.