I highly recommend this service to anyone looking to travel to less mainstream countries, especially those who want a trip coordinated just for themselves!
We planned a 7-day, 6-night domestic trip to Egypt, a destination we had long dreamed of visiting, and asked Oooh to arrange it for us. We handled the international flight tickets, hotel bookings, and visa applications ourselves, and requested their help with arranging transportation between cities and tour guides according to our schedule.
I have experience living in several countries for extended periods, and often have friends show me around locally. However, although I have two friends stationed in Cairo, Egypt, they didn't have time to travel around the country with us. That's why we decided to have a company with local expertise create a custom trip just for us.
The guides who coordinated and interpreted for us in each city were all extremely kind, engaging, and flexible in accommodating our sudden changes of plans and requests. For example, in Luxor, we originally planned to visit Luxor Temple during the day, but when we suddenly wanted to go at night on the day we arrived, they made it happen. They even suggested and arranged for us to tour the city by carriage on our way to the temple.
Also, in Cairo, when we asked to visit the new Grand Egyptian Museum—which wasn't originally on our itinerary—not only did they arrange a car for us, but the coordinator accompanied us all the way to the entrance. While we explored the museum, he waited for us in the café area, working as he waited.
In Abu Simbel, there was a bit of a mishap: contrary to what we had been told, we weren't sure how far the guide would accompany us, and after touring the temple, we had trouble meeting up with the driver who was supposed to take us to Aswan Airport, which made us anxious. However, when we reported this to the Cairo coordinator that evening, they immediately contacted the relevant parties and checked the situation that same day. The next morning, they even held an internal meeting to discuss compensation and future measures.
Even before our trip, they kept in frequent contact with us, and since we were connected with both Japanese and local staff via WhatsApp, we had backup support beyond just the local coordinator, which allowed us to travel with peace of mind.
The sites and cities we visited were among Egypt's top tourist destinations, and although it was more expensive than joining a group tour, having a driver and guide just for us made for a truly free and private trip, which was absolutely wonderful.