Testimonials

Thank you and your people so very very much for a fantastic adventure to Egypt. It was beyond wonderful! I knew it would be great and it was better than we hoped!
We would both like to give some special shout out to our specific people that make this trip of a lifetime.
The first person we met was Abdul and he was amazing. He made us feel comfortable and welcome from the first moment we saw him as soon as we got off the plane.
I never once felt like I was confused or didn’t know what to do. He paved the way for a fantastic trip. He reached out to us every couple days to check in to make sure everything was going well. If I had been worried about anything I would’ve felt very reassured by his watching out for us!
The guides were so fun, knowledgeable, helpful and brought history to life. Tut in Cairo was the PERFECT way to begin and end our journey - he is an inspirational teacher and we learned so much from him. He was a great joy and a blessing to be around. He taught us so many different parts of Egyptian history, culture and way of life.
He is so charismatic and we felt like he is a good friend immediately upon meeting him. We enjoyed every moment of our time with him.
Hamada in Luxor and on the cruise was excellent as well. He is a gifted storyteller and painted beautiful verbal pictures especially about the ancient gods and goddesses. I knew the basic stories of some of those but he brought them to life which is so amazing especially in a second language or perhaps third language for him. Both of these men made the trip!
You could tell everyone in their area loved them – so many people stopped and gave them a big hello when we were going by. It felt like they knew everyone in town and everyone in town loves them as much as we did. They did what all good teachers do and they made you want to learn even more about the subject.Their Enthusiasm and love of Egypt is contagious.
The drivers were fantastic and fearless especially in the awful Cairo traffic! Sheref was very helpful accompanying us to the airport upon our departure and waiting through all the different lines early in the morning.
We cannot begin to thank you enough for setting up such an amazing trip with an outstanding team The trip was seamless and effortless and only fun every minute before, during and afterwards.
We are already looking forward to our next trip with your company. My other children are already clamoring to go to Kenya next year this time with me! I could go on and on and on about this trip and your company and what a great experience. I posted some pictures on Facebook this morning (we got back late last night). I already have a ton of friends asking me for more information about this trip and wanting to go! I certainly will recommend your company!
Thank you again, and I wish you and your family blessings this season.
With many hugs and much appreciation,

Elizabeth and Maizie Smith

Traveled to Egypt and Jordan in September 2021 with a tour through Travel Discounters.
This was the trip of a lifetime visiting the best of both countries on a well-organized and exciting itinerary.
Our tour guides in Egypt -- Kareem Zohny Shemis and Sahar Bayoumi -- were very professional and truly made the history and antiquities come to life for our tour group.
I highly recommend both Travel Discounters and our in-country travel guides, Blue Sky Travel, for a remarkable vacation.

I'm normally not one to repeat destinations, but this is one trip I would do again in a heartbeat.
It was truly the trip of a lifetime. But the absolute highlight was our incredible guides.
Our Cairo guide was Sahar Bayoumi, and our cruise guide was Kareem Shemis...they were hands down the best tour guides I have ever had, and are what made the trip so special for me.
Both are brilliant Egyptologists, but also incredibly kind and patient people adept at handling anything the day threw at them.
We never felt unsafe or uncomfortable, and our group and guides wound up feeling like family by the end of the week.
I can't wait to visit again!

I have wanted to see Egypt for over twenty years and finally got the opportunity!
It was the trip of a lifetime. Very well organized and well thought out agenda.
We felt safe and secure the whole trip. Our guide, Kareem, was simply amazing!
Highly attentive to meet everyone’s needs and ensured everyone had an amazing time.
His knowledge and passion for his job was incredible.
I highly recommendKareemand this entire experience. Well worth the wait! Incredible experience.

We recently returned from a trip to Egypt organized by Travel Discounters and to say that it was wonderful was an understatement!
Once we landed in Cairo everything was organized and very professionally done by Blue Sky travel. We saw the highlights of Cairo, the pyramids, the Grand Bazaar, had a 4 day Nile Cruise and a visit to Abu Simbel.
Our guide Kareem was phenomenal and exceptionally knowledgeable of Egyptian history. Also had Hamada, another great guide, during our cruise. We were never concerned about the safety and felt comfortable the entire trip.
I would highly recommend Travel Discounters, Blue Sky, and Kareem to anyone wanting an adventure of a lifetime!

Just finished a great tour of Egypt/Blue Sky Travel. Our guides Sahir in Cairo and Saber in Luxor were absolutely amazing. Knowledgeable and entertaining is an understatement.
We always felt secure and respected.

Travel Discounters were absolutely fabulous with myself and my family when we needed to reschedule our trip due to COVID. They were honest, transparent and extremely helpful - we really felt that they went above and beyond to ensure we were feeling good about our plans when there was so much uncertainty going on in the world.
We will absolutely be using them for any future trips. Thank you Travel Discounters!

We just completed the 10-day Luxury Tour package of Egypt through Travel discounters (Blue Sky travel in Egypt). This is the first that I have written a trip review.
The trip involved 3 days Cairo, 2.5 days in Hurghada on the Red Sea and a 4.5 day Nile cruise. While in Cairo we stayed at the Ramses Hilton, in Hurghada at the Marriott resort and the cruise was on the Sonesta Sun Goddess. A detailed overview is as follows In the order that we did it: first afternoon was free to lounge in the pool area and later a traditional Ramadan dinner. The touring was as follows: Saqqara Step pyramids, visiting a traditional alabaster factory (about a half hour), Giza pyramids with camel ride, two days on Hurghadas white sand beaches and clear blue waters at the Caribbean-style Marriott resort (four wheeler safari in the desert and snorkeling- amazing); Nile cruise (visiting Luxor and Karnak temples on day 1 of Nile cruise, Visiting the Valley of the Kings, King Tutts tomb, the Temple of The Queen Hatshepsut on day 2, visiting Edfu and later in the afternoon the Kom Ombo Temple on Day 3 of the cruise, optional tour of Abu Simbel temples on day 4, and highlights of Aswan including a short journey on an Egyptian sailing boat, a stop at unfinished obelisk and an unexpectedly good journey by boat to the Philae Temple); with a final day in Cairo visiting the famous Egyptian museum with King Tuts artifacts, the citadel and Mehmet Ali mosque, Coptic Christian churches and synagogues and at the Khan Al Khalili Bazaar.
Traveling during Covid presents many challenges. From the beginning, people at Travel Discounters were responsive by email and phone to manage these challenges. I worked with Akhil and Binod. Both assisted me with logistics issues and spent significant time designing the itinerary that I wanted during the dates that I wanted. Akhil even responded to me on his days off. Binod was very supportive even in the last moments when I did not think I would be able to get Covid results on time to travel. He gave me his personal cell number and told me to call him anytime that I had questions about the trip or Egypt. I will travel with them again.
Blue Sky was well-organized and responsive in Egypt making sure that all parts of the tour went smoothly. Representatives of Blue sky were available 24 hours a day by WhatsApp, email and phone in each location. Using WhatsApp was simple from my US mobile phone.
It would be very difficult to overrate the individual tour guides. During our time in Cairo we worked with a fluent English speaking Egyptologist named Tut (Tawfiq Shaer). He was hospitable, kind, engaging, knowledgeable, passionate about his country and ancient Egyptian history,accommodating and made our trip successful. When I go back to Egypt I will specifically request him.
During the Nile cruise we had Ahmed Nagy another educated Egyptologist. He is Another that I would specifically request if I go back to Egypt. Ahmed has a more serious personality than Tut, but is highly knowledgeable, kind and has a penchant for organization and taking care of his group. Logistically this is the most complicated part of the trip with numerous pieces to put together (timing, transportation, ticket purchases, etc). He managed this flawlessly - he did the worrying so that we did not have to.
The accommodations were all five star. I was particularly impressed with the cruise which gave us a two room luxury suite. At each location food was included and was very good. Staff in all locations went out of their way to please: Magid (front Desk at Marriot), Yasser (wait staff at the Marriott), Mohammed (chef at the Marriot) and Samer the Blue Sky rep in Hurghada; Mahmoud, Ibrahim, Samy and Emad on the Cruise and Abd El Wahab who managed all logistics for Blue Sky in Cairo.
The hospitality of the Egyptian people is amazing. This is balanced by some of the most persistent Street Merchants I have seen anywhere in the world

I just returned from a trip to Egypt which included my husband and three of my friends.
I use Gate 1 Travel often, but this trip we used Travel Discounters and did their 7 nts Cruise + 2nts Cairo & Pyramids Tour. www.Platinum Holidays.us I was expecting the worse, but this trip way more than exceeded my expectations. All five of us agreed it was one of the best trips ever.
You could not have better tour guides than we had-so knowledgeable and friendly. The antiquities in Egypt are amazing. We were treated like royalty and never felt unsafe. What an terrific experience.
Note: if you do this tour I suggest adding the King Tut's Deal to it-the trip to Abu Simbel is not to be missed, plus you get a tour of Cairo, meals in Cairo, and all drinks on the riverboat

This was my 3rd trip to Egypt and I was very impressed with both Travel Discounters and Blue Sky Tours.
Bob met us at the airport and took care of all our transfers. Between the safe drivers, excellent guides, and knowledgeable Egyptologist, Karin Zhongshan Shemis, I felt very safe and well cared for during my entire stay.
The Le Meridian Hotel was very accommodating as our first room had a cigarette smell and when we made them aware they gave us three other rooms to chose from. There was a large buffet which included cuisine representing many different nationalities with delicious food. The river boat was a little dated and worn. The crew was nice and also very accommodating. When I made the manager aware of my food allergies he made sure there was always something that I could eat. This trip is of great value. We did everything I've done on my previous trips for less than half the price. I am telling everyone if you've ever wanted to take a trip to Egypt do it now and use Travel Discounters!