Our eagerly awaited Busabout tour began at 8.00am. We had used Busabout for Europe in 1999 and 2005 and when we discovered they had an Egypt tour planned that suited our holiday timing we were in! The group of seventeen consisted of two New Zealanders, two from USA and thirteen Aussies, all different age groups. A fantastic group who bonded immediately and particularly with our 18th person, our passionate and charismatic Egyptian tour guide, Hany. We had an early...

 We gained two very different images of Egyptians in the first hour.The mad cacophony that is Cairo traffic surrounds you at every moment you are outside. After a stress free  pre- organised airport pickup (essential when you have been 25 hours in airports and in the air) we had breakfast then went out walking to orientate ourselves. Our room would not be ready for a couple of hours so we would take in the sights and sounds in the meantime. The least said the...