The experience of a lifetime - I expected an okay trip because I don’t like anything fake or too “touristic” (or guides in that matter), so I was a little bit sceptic. I couldn’t be more surprised because this trip was honestly more than I could ever imagine. The guide, Zizou and even the driver was extremely friendly but not in the usual “guide” way. They acted as we were friends, we sit together and drunk coffee and talked, eat amazing traditional lunch, which we couldn’t eat anywhere else because I don’t think I’ve ever find a place like this. For a moment we forgot about that we payed for this because it felt natural, like you were on a trip with your friends. I was on a couple of similar trips and although all guides were nice and friendly, I never felt this way. So honestly I can only recommend. For us this experience was one of the highlights of our trip. + When we were interested in the train schedule he causally called the train station to confirm the data he find online. Seriously amazing guy.

Amazing visit to El Fayoum ＆ Wadi Rian - Zizou is amazing! He makes you feel smarter and connected to the history of ancient Egypt. He took several amazing photos of us. And, the way Zizou takes careful attention to detail when explaining the history or origin of an exhibit is "tourademic" (tourism and academic).😀 I would absolutely book him again, as I plan to return to Egypt. (And, Ibrahim is an awesome driver - great sense of humor, such a cool demeanor and a wonderful driver. The roads in El Fayoum are not the smoothest and Ibrahim did a great job navigating them.😅)

Fun, informative and a chance to see lovely scenery - We had a wonderful day. Our tour guide and driver, Zizou and Omar did a great job. Zizou was extremely knowledgeable and we learnt so much about the history and present day customs of the people of Egypt. I would highly recommend this tour.

A really satisfying activity not too far from Cairo - I would like to sincerely thank my guide for this tour, Zizou, and his driver Omar. Concerning the tour, everything was following the planned program : museum of Fayoum, stop to the Karoun lake, and then the waterfalls which seemed to be an absolutely magical and unreal place on this earth. The journey on boat was a happy moment, with a lot of people singing and playing music all around us. The lunch was excellent, and once again, we enjoyed a lot this moment. Zizou was a wonderful guide, explaining very well about the history of each place, and really kind. We loved the complete visite thanks to him. Omar made us laugh all the day and it was really pleasant. Thank you both of you for all the unforgettable memories you brought us that day !

First time seeing oasis - First time seeing oasis and it was definitely worth it. Lakes in the middle of the desert are gorgeous! Our guide Zizou made sure our tour would be interesting as well with the stop at a small but nice museum of Fayoum.

Long journey but worth it - Zeezu was very good guide and made our trip smooth and fun. Wasn’t great English but tried his best to make our time memorable. Museum wasn’t great as we had visited super ones like GEM/civilisation, but he was knowledgeable in local Fayoum culture which still made our visit remarkable. Water falls were great, never expected something in desert like that in the first place and boat trip was quite good. Lunch was good. My son got insect bites earlier day, Zeezu really helped us find the pharmacy straight away when I told him, great help, never forget. Definitely recommend.

Get out of Cairo and see the Valley of the Whales - It was amazing to get out of Cairo and see some of the surrounding areas! Getting to the Valley of the Whales takes a few hours by van, but our guide Hosni reviewed Egyptian history with us during this time. The Valley of the Whales itself consists of an indoor museum and an outdoor walk to see the fossils still in place - it was a very unique experience! The ride to the waterfall and boat ride was less than an hour. The included lunch was good, but overall the waterfall and boat ride felt very much like a tourist attraction. Overall I would recommend the Valley of the Whales, but maybe on a different tour that does only that stop without the waterfall.

Great day out at the Whale Museum - Zizou was a great tour guide. He was very knowledgeable about this subject. The trip was very comfortable and our driver was great. The whale skeletons were amazing and I reccomend anyone to go and see this. We were also taken to the waterfalls where we enjoyed a lovely dinner.

Very average - Very average experience, we did not have the impression of finding the photos posted by previous comments. The waterfall area is very dirty and without much charm. There is no felucca ride on the lake but a boat trip which lasts 15 minutes (far from the 30 advertised). Our guide Zizou was friendly and interesting during the museum visit but unfortunately we didn't learn much about the places during the rest of the visit. A little disappointed overall

Disappointed that the tour was not what was advertised. Would recommend you find something else - The description of this tour does NOT match what actually happened. Started off with our tour guide telling us we needed to give him $20 for the national park entrance tickets - even though the entrance tickets are advertised as included. Found out the tickets are only $5 a piece (there were two of us) so that was also an incorrect price. Only after a lot of back and forth did he finally pay for the tickets. The ride there takes about 2 hours - made longer by the guide stopping for smoke breaks and the driver stopping for snacks for himself. We did not stop at Lake Qarun (only drove past) and we did not stop at a museum, which was disappointing because we were looking forward to learning and seeing some more history. We arrived at Wadi el Rayan and looked at the waterfalls, which are okay, then were hurried along by our guide to the lake to take a rowboat out. It is NOT a felucca/ not a sailing boat. The boat ride was short - about 20 min. We were allowed to row a little bit which was nice, but overall, pretty underwhelming. Then we were taken “sand boarding” which was NOT in the description. We specifically chose a tour that didn’t include sand boarding because we weren’t interested in that but whatever. Then lunch - which was actually very nice. Chicken, rice, and bread. The seasoning was good and it was an average amount of food. This tour was advertised as a full day tour, but we were finished with the waterfalls, boat ride, sand boarding, and lunch by 12:00pm after less than 2 hours at the site. Our guide/driver wanted to immediately head back to Cairo, but only after we said we wanted to stay longer and get back at the advertised time, 4:00pm, did they allow us to stay a little longer and walk around. That part was very nice as you can walk upstream and see a couple more (small) waterfalls away from all the people. The way back was spent with the guide begging us to give him a five star review. At least they didn’t stop as much on the way back. Overall, the day was fine and we made the best of it, but we are pretty disappointed that the tour was not what was advertised, especially since it was over $100/person. We would recommend booking a different tour.