I met Mr Mohamed Zaki earlier this month on a guided tour I did of Egypt. He was one of three guides I met on that tour, and as a professional tour operator, I have to say he was the most professional and enjoyable tour guide I have ever met.

My company conducts tours all over the world, including our own tour operations in Australia, and Mohamed is such a warm, knowledgeable guide, who looked after both of us so well, I could not believe how much he transformed our tour.

I had gone to Egypt to find out about the operations for our company, however I was soon enchanted by the place, from the local people, to the history and the beautiful lush green Nile Valley which was so fertile and peaceful after the busy excitement of Cairo. Mohamed’s guiding was a life changing experience for me. I have never come back from somewhere as relaxed and excited to be alive.

Mohamed’s interest in social and political issues around the world enhanced the tour, as we felt as if we were able to converse with him on any subject to find out more about Egypt. He is very respectful of local people, while still ensuring that we are able to meet them and form connections with them, and he has a good understanding and acceptance of the “western mentality”, so he was able to ensure we got the most out of our experiences.

I have asked for Mohamed to be our tour guide on all of our future tours.