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Dear Barbara,
I just felt I must let you know what a wonderful cruise we enjoyed on the El Fostate. The staff, food and the boat itself were just as you described and we were made so welcome. Your advice regarding the "fancy dress" costumes saved us quite a few Egyptian pounds, and Trevor and I had such a great evening. Thanks for arranging such a wonderful trip. You were so helpful and patient I have recommended you to several of our friends. I will be in touch very soon to ask you to arrange our next "adventure".
Kind regards, Susan and Trevor Martin.
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Dear Barbara,
I've just spoken to you on the phone. I cant' thank you enough for all you have done for David and Malcom concerning their holiday on the Nile Cruise.
He had a fantastic time. His "dream come true".
I've got your number and will ring you next time we want a holiday.
Yours very sincerely,
Margaret Morgan
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Dear Barbara,
Just a brief note to thank you for an excellent holiday. All transfers were very smooth and efficient. The boat, King Tut 1, was excellent with staff who could not be more friendly.
The guide, Yehi, was superb and was passionate about the sites we saw. We went on some of the optional excursions and they gave us a great insight to the people, history and nature of Egypt. An excellent holiday which was good value.
Thanks,
JB
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Hi Barbara,
Thank you so much for all your help and advice today. You were brilliant.
David and I are really looking forward to our holiday and will happily recommend yourself and your company to our friends.
Many thanks and again we cant' thank you enough for all the hard work that you have done.
Take care,
K & D
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Many thanks, Barbara, for your prompt assistance and proficient help.
Regards,
T
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Well done to you, although it comes as no surprise, mine was a dream holiday thanks to the efficient and friendly people you arranged to take care of us.
Once again thank you for all the support you gave me.
Kind regards,
J
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Hi Barbara,
I would just like to thank you for the time you took with the arrangements with our booking. Everything went as arranged. I know it is your job, but it felt like you cared.
Thanks again,
JY & D
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Many, many thanks Barbara,
Talk to you for our next holiday requirements!
Thanks,
JB
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Thanks Barbara so much for the help you have given us.
S & C Smith
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Dear Barbara,
Thank you so much for your help with our arrangements.
P & C
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Dear Barbara,
I would like to thank you for arranging our holiday to Egypt. We had a fantastic time. Thanks for your help.
I will not hesitate to contact you again when we decide on another holiday.
Yours sincerely,
P & S D
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Hi Barbara
We have just returned from our holiday to Cairo and a Nile Cruise on the King Tut and wish to let you know that we had a wonderful time.
All arrangements made by Orbital travel were excellent with all their representatives being on time to meet us from our flights and escort us to our hotel, boat and airports.
Our guide Mohhamed was excellent and very, very informative. The boat facilities and food were also very good and the book you sent us before we left was very very helpful indeed.
A big thank you to you and your company for an excellent holiday.
Stan & Wendy McGee - November 2006
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Barbara,
I thought I would just write to tell you that we are all back and had a wonderful time. The agents in Egypt were more than helpful and all went very smoothly. We booked a private guide for 2 days through them in Cairo and that was fantastic. I dont' think we would have seen 10% of what we did without her.
The cruise was also very good and the food was excellent. We managed to avoid "The Mummy's Tummy" till the last night when our son went down with it and had a horrible journey home. I think that was probably as a result of him being more "cavalier" than the rest of us over the use of hand gels, etc, rather than a result of anything he consumed.
Thanks again and we hope to deal with you again in the future.
Mrs.S. Sloan - January 2007
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From: Truusje Broekhoff - Netherlands
Cruised on the King Tut 1 - May 2007
Hi there,
I just wanted to take the opportunity to let you know what an absolutely fantastic time we had on our Nile Cruise.
From the very start the service provided by Barbara on the telephone was superb and she even managed to organise our overnight train from Cairo to Luxor for us which was another weight off our back.
From the pick up at the train station to the drop-off back at the station we had a hassle-free, no-stress trip.
The King Tut 1 is wonderful with excellent cabins, wonderful food and the friendliest staff you have ever met. Because we ate at the same tables every meal we got to know some of the other travellers well and will definitely stay in touch.
Our guide, John, made our trip. He was so knowledgable, funny and patient! He gave just the right amount of information and could answer all of our questions unlike some of the guides we had in Cairo, (we booked these ourselves on the Internet via another comapny).
All in all a marvellous trip that was relaxing, educational and entertaining. Fabulously organised and defintely highly recommended in every way.
Thank you very much.
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Barbara
I am just writing to
you to let you know how much my husband and I enjoyed our trip with you to
Egypt.
Our stay on the King Tut the 1 from 17 - 24th September was the best
experience either of us have ever had. It is the most magical, mystical
incredible place to go and I think we both fell in love with it.
All credit
must go to you for the organization of the whole trip. Everything down to the
last detail was taken care of and the people from Orbital who looked after us
across there were excellent too?
Sailing down the Nile I had to keep pinching
myself to tell myself I was not in a dream, nothing can compare to the beauty
and tranquility of the Nile and all its picture postcard scenes, from the
sunrises to the sunsets everyday saw something new and exciting.
The excursions
to the temple's were humbling to say the least, the ancient Egyptians have to be
the most fascinating incredibly clever race ever and their Legacy will always
be a tribute to them.
I would and have strongly advised everyone I know to take
this trip and in my opinion if they do to contact yourselves.
I have only one
very small detail that may need to be addressed and that is that the second week
in the Dana Beach in Hurghada we had no one to meet us and no contact with any
rep whatsoever during our weeks stay there.
This in itself was not too much of a
problem but when we tried to find out from other reps and the hotel reception
staff how to find out about our pick up time it proved almost impossible.
I
eventually contacted Orbital direct from the number we had and they were very
helpful and said we should have had contact with someone but not to worry,
within a couple of hours we had a fax telling us of or pick up.
The Dana Beach
itself was lovely and we have no complaints about that either, the facilities
and the food and everything was wonderful, this too I would highly recommend.
We were the only British speaking people in the hotel and though this was not a
problem for us it was slightly strange especially as we had no contact with the
outside world. However this was a minor detail I guess and the trip and its
memories will stay with me forever.
I thank you so much for this on behalf of
my husband and myself. We had both been a bit apprehensive about going to Egypt
but now cannot recommend this intriguing country highly enough. I don't know
what we are going to do from now on as topping this is going to be extremely
hard.
I am looking at a
week away at Christmas time with the family and its proving difficult to even
get up enough enthusiasm to go anywhere after this experience of a lifetime.
However as there will be either 4 or 6 of us and mum and dad are paying then it
will have to be somewhere less exciting I am afraid.
Anyway thank you so
much for everything, I will not hesitate to contact you again though I don't
know where our holiday plans will take us next year.
Thank you and my
very best regards
Jackie
Aitken
October 9 2007
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Hi Barbara,
We arrived home last night from Egypt and I wanted
to thank you for again finding us a wonderful holiday. The Ra 2 didn't disappoint us. The food, crew and
decor were lovely.
Our cabin was on B deck at the bow of the boat and must have
been one of the biggest with a balcony big enough to sit on (there were 2
chairs).
Our tour guide (Egyptologist) Osama was very informative
and passionate about his subject. He opened up a new world.
It was a demanding
week, physically, mentally and socially but incredibly stimulating.
Our second week at the Oberoi was a complete
contrast, total rest and relaxation in luxurious surroundings...couldn't fault
it, just what we were looking for. Although I wonder if it would have been
cheaper to have gone half board as Hurghada itself was too far (30 minutes
drive) to go for dinner every night.
We only went out of the hotel once which
was enough really! Food and drink in the hotel was quite expensive but of a
high standard.
Thanks again Barbara for your help in putting
together our holiday. I will be in touch next year to arrange the next one and
we still plan to go to Kenya/Mauritius in 2009.
Best Regards,
Donna Fleming
October 2007
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Hi Barbara,
Nile Cruise & Movenpick Hotel
I had intended sending this email IMMEDIATELY after arriving home from our Egypt holiday but the bubble was burst by Christmas preparations!
What a wonderful holiday. So many sights, sites and sounds.
King Tut 1 - ship and crew great. We also had a group of 30-odd English who got on really well together. The tour guide, Hanaa (our own Nefertiti) was 1st class.
The trip across the desert was interesting but took 7 hours. We were the last couple to be dropped off. Having left people at 3 resorts, which were all south of Hurghada, we still had a considerable distance to travel, the guide left us at Hurghada and the 2 drivers didnt' know where the Movenpick was. This meant that they needed to study every road junction, in complete darkness, to find the right road. However when we did arrive the journey had certainly bheen worth it.
Your choice of the Movenpick was spot on!
We intended relaxing for the second week and did just that. We have never been anywhere else for a week where we have'nt moved outside of the resort...heaven.
Now we need to see the pyramids...I'm sure we'll be in touch with you.
Have a super Christmas and New Year,
Regards,
Sandy Hancock
13 December 2007
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Domina Prestige Emilio and Nile Cruise with All Excursions.
Thanks for that very pleasant holiday Barbara. I thoroughly enjoyed every bit of it.
All the people were very friendly and of different nationality.
I especially enjoyed the desert drive and the hot air balloon on the banks of the Nile.
Best regards
Shankar
15 December 2007
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Hi Barbara,
We have just returned from our cruise and stay on the Nile and I felt I had to write to you and thank you for organising such an amazing holiday for us. The organisation was exceptional, the trips and all the optional trips were fantastic ( we did 'em all) and were well organised.
We needed the week in Luxor to relax after cramming everything in on the first week and the Nile Palace was a beautiful hotel.
I cant' thank you enough. It was without doubt the best holiday experience of our lives.
Best regards,
Adrian and Alison
28 May 2008
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