Intrepid Travel's announces award winning Egypt tour guide
Enjoy a real life travel experience and Egypt adventure with Intrepid Travel and you could be travelling with the gold winner in Wanderlust Magazine’s Paul Morrison Guides Award, announced in London on Friday, 3 October.
[UKPRwire, Wed Oct 08 2008] Esam Abd El Salam, a tour leader with Intrepid Travel in Egypt, won gold from a record number of entries, beating 170 guides from around the world to take out the top award. The awards were set-up to recognise the difference that a great guide can make to travel experiences and are nominated by readers of Wanderlust. Esam celebrated his win in London, along with former passengers, including a family who travelled from Sweden to cheer him on.
Best-selling author, Bill Bryson, led the judging panel and said of Esam's win, “The main qualities we were looking for were knowledge, communication and empathy. It became clear that Esam has the respect and admiration of his peers – his fellow guides, as well as his clients. He has touched and, in some cases, changed many people’s lives.”
The judges cited Esam's care to encourage interaction with the local community and the insight he provides into the politics, religion and everyday life of Egypt among the key reasons for his win. They were also impressed with his excellent communication skills (he speaks four languages - French, English, German and his native Arabic). During his Egypt tours with Intrepid Travel, Esam takes his groups to visit local communities, allowing both the travellers and the locals to learn about new cultures.
Some trips Esam's leads are:
Egypt Adventure - Revel in a taste of Egypt's history, beauty and colour on this short but action-packed trip along the longest river in the world. Cruise the Nile on a felucca, discover the largest and most impressive Pharaonic temples, chat with interesting locals and live it up a little in this country of deserts, bazaars, monuments and good old-fashioned adventures. This 8 day Egypt tour costs £385 plus a local payment. www.intrepidtravel.com/ESB/UKPR
Discover Egypt - Wander among the Pyramids and see the Great Sphinx, experience a beach break by the red sea, drift along the Nile on a traditional felucca and join a Nubian family for a local meal. This 15 day adventure costs £480 plus a local payment. www.intrepidtravel.com/ESI/UKPR
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With 20 years of experience, Intrepid Travel is one of the world’s leading small group adventure tour operators. Intrepid offers over 600 itineraries in more than 90 destinations worldwide. All Intrepid operated trips have an average group size of just 10people, use local transport & accommodation and are based around a huge variety of authentic cultural experiences.
