We (Family of four) arranged an 8 day trip through Minamar, covering sight seeing in Cairo, and a Nile river cruise from Aswan to Luxor and back to Cairo, and return to Abu Dhabi, UAE. The deal was good value for money and an excellent experience. Overall, we had an excellent time and experience with Minamar. Tour arrangements and Transports:... more

We had a great trip by Minamar group to oasis and the white desert (for 4 days 3 nights) from the first moment we left Cairo until we arrived the oasis.. we thought it'll be the Minamar hotel but they told us there's some problems and it's out of service for a while but it wasn't a big deal 'cause... more

We booked a 4 day (3 night) White Desert Romance package directly with Minamar Hotels & Travel on the Internet.We fully expected to stay at the Barhariya Minamar Hotel. The Hotel was described on the Minamar website, with the numerous photos, as a lakeside holiday resort. Upon arrival in Barhariya, we were delivered to a small lodge (El Bishmo), in... more

We booked a 2 night trip to Bahariya and White Desert with Minamar. On reaching Bahariya we were surprised to be brought to some rotten lodge instead of their own property. On contacting we were informed that their hotel was under renovation. We were the only 2 people in the lodge with only one person acting as receptionist, porter and... more

We booked the 6 night Oasis Overland tour trough Siwa oasis, the Sand desert, Bahariya and the White desert, with 2 nights camping in the desert. We took the tour proposed by Minamar hotel, and were charged for upgraded hotels in the oasis. On site, our guide Alberto told us that two hotels were closed in the summer season and... more

Our ex-pat group lives here in Egypt. We made many direct calls, sent over 15 emails to confirm our plans, and waited for 2 hours for the van to pick up our professional group in Alexandria to take us out to the hotel/oasis. No van, no phone call, nothing. The company just left us hanging. This tour was planned two... more

My sister and I arranged a day and a half camping trip into the White Desert through the Minamar Hotel this past May. Our tour guide was Mohamed Handy. The trip was wonderful, in large part because of Mohamed. He was professional, attentive to detail, spoke good English, was very willing to adapt the trip to our particular needs, and... more

My husband and I stayed at the Minamar Hotel just one night on the way to our oasis tour. We found it nice because of it's location and the shape of the rooms. The food was very good and the staff helpful; since we do not speak arabic at all, we really felt very secure with our guide (also arranged... more

We booked a room and tour directly via the Minamar Hotel website. Filthy and bug-infested shabby rooms would be our first impressions after checking in. It as downhill after that. The place is scary bad. No TV, no hot water,and no electricity after 9 PM. The "lake location" offers little as far as scenery, and you are very far away... more