Egypt was amazing! The best things were 1) Adel Adbo tour guide - he was outstanding - knowledgeable, kind , honest , and hard working - he did everything possible to ensure an unforgettable experience! 2) Great variety of included tours/events ( Aswan High Dam, Unfinshed Obelisk, Galabeya Party, Pyramids, Aswan Botanical Gardens,, horse cart to Edfu as well as numerous temples) 3) Transportation provided was clean, air conditioned and safe 4 )Hilton Ramses Hotel was very nice- however the location poor- unsafe to walk outside the hotel The not so good ........ 1) Ramos ( Indus rep in Cairo) - seemed very determined to sell more tours !! He did not understand how exhausted we were ! He was disorganized, especially when we arrived back in Cairo at 1 AM - we waited more than 30 minutes to get room keys - another very long day and late night considering we had another very full day in early morning- He did a very poor job - I think he thought his big smile would make him popular! 2)) itinerary- was either crazy busy - or nothing! Unbelievable that on the morning of arrival in Cairo that we could not check in to our rooms - instead made us feel that our only option was to pay for another excursion however too exhausted to enjoy- same thing on last day - check out of hotel was noon but not departing to airport until 1130 PM RIDICULOUS , for this reason alone I would not book or recommend Indus 3) Shams River cruise - absolutely not the quality one would expect especially since we were told it was an upgrade - rooms very tired , shower head sprayed water all over the wall soaking toilet paper, shabby furniture, food quality subpar , no coffee station for those early risers,pool water greenish. However the staff on the River cruise were wonderful. 4)We were not properly informed about the amount of tipping and also that Egyptian currency was preferred- frustrating to be told to take many US one dollar bills but that's not what they wanted ! Thank you for allowing me to express my my thoughts thoughts and concerns Debra Traichevich