4WD 3 Day Tour to Siwa Oasis Safari

I booked a tour with iEgypt and had an absolutely fabulous and memorable experience. Joe Samy and the team created an organised and professional solo tour for me. I visited sites such as the Giza Pyramids, Black and White desert, karnak Temple in Luxor, Abu Simbel, Siwa Oases Desert and the fun 4WD tour as well as going down the Nile on a cruise and so on. The guides were extremely knowledgable and friendly and the drivers were always on time and i felt safe in their hands even on the crazy roads of Egypt. The hotels were comfortable and the meals were delicious and the flight from Cairo to Aswan was seamless. I have no hesitation in recommending the team at iEgypt to take you on a trip of a lifetime. Thanks for all your hard work and effort in making my trip a truly wonderful and exciting adventure!

Siwa Oasis is so underrated! It’s the most amazing place I’ve ever experienced. From the salt lakes to the salt caves to food and community? Fantastic! PS: Always ask for the salt cave at your camp, the salt therapy is unbelievable🥹

ESPAÑOL DEBAJO At first, everything seemed fine, as they sent us a PDF with all the activities and seemed attentive. On the day of the first transfer, they told us to choose a bus or a van to go to Siwa. We chose the bus to be more comfortable, but they sent us by van... and on top of that, the seats were already pre-assigned, and we were seated behind the driver, who was wearing his nets (making noise) and with the window down. We arrived and were told we would have breakfast in half an hour. An hour went by with nothing until they finally told us it was ready. It consisted only of food, not even a single coffee. They picked us up for the first activity at 1:00 PM, not 11:00 AM as they initially said, which was fine anyway. On the second day, we did Salt Lake City and from there, they dropped us off at the camp. They told us they would pick us up afterward for the desert trip and that we would return to collect our luggage. When the desert tour driver arrived, he told us we had to grab our bags because the bus left at 7:30 and the activity ended at 7:00, so we wouldn't have time to pick up our bags. We had to grab everything in a hurry, and after the activities (which were good), we had to take the bus with the dinner they sent us (according to the PDF, we had time in town to buy things and dinner at a restaurant), without showering and covered in sand. They called us saying we could stay an extra day, but we already had plans in Cairo, and that wasn't the plan they sent. Then, as compensation, they offered us a dinner cruise on the Nile, which, THANK GOD, we didn't pay for. The dinner consisted of a huge line of people desperate for the two plates of food they had (with zero variety). The drinks, of course, were separate and very expensive (a beer was twice what it cost us in a normal restaurant). Honestly, everything is a disappointment. Egypt in general is disorganized, and they don't respect what they offer or the schedules at all. ------------------------------------------ Al principio parecia que todo bien, ya que nos mandaron un PDF con todas las actividades y se mostraban atentos. El dia del primer traslado nos dijeron que eligieramos bus o van para ir hasta Siwa, elegimos bus para ir mas comodos pero nos mandaron en van...encima los asientos ya estaban preestablecidos y nos toco atras del conductor que iba usando sus redes (haciendo ruido) y con la ventanilla baja. Llegamos y nos dijeron que en media hora tendriamos el desayuno, paso una hora y nada hasta que por fin nos dijeron que estaba, consistia unicamente de comida, ni un misero cafe. Nos buscaron para la primera actividad a las 13 no a las 11 como dijeron inicialmente, eso estuvo bien igualmente. El segundo dia hicimos el Salt Lake y de ahi nos dejaron en el campamento, nos dijeron que despues nos buscaban para el paseo por el desierto y que luego volviamos a buscar el equipaje. Cuando llego el conductor del tour por el desierto nos dijo que teniamos que agarrar las valijas porque el bus salia 7.30 y la actividad terminaba a las 7 por lo que no ibamos a tener tiempo de pasar por las valijas. Tuvimos que agarrar todo a las apuradas y despues de las actividades (que estuvieron bien) tuvimos que irnos en bus con una cena que nos enviaron (segun el PDF teniamos tiempo en el pueblo para comprar cosas y una cena en un restaurant), sin bañarnos y llenos de arena. Nos llamaron diciendo que podiamos quedarnos un dia mas, pero nosotros ya teniamos planes en El Cairo y ese no era el plan que ellos enviaron. Luego como compensacion nos ofrecieron una cena en crucero por el Nilo que MENOS MAL que no pagamos. La cena consistia de una fila inmensa de gente desesperada por los dos platos de comida que habia (con variedad nula), las bebidas OBVIO eran aparte y carisimas (una cerveza 2 veces lo que nos salio en un restaurant normal). La verdad una decepción todo. Egipto en general es una desorganización y no respetan para nada ni lo que ofrecen ni los horarios.

Great team! It was really fun. I felt comfortable with everyone on the team. I definitely have to book another tour, three days were too short.