The Beauty of Egypt Upper Nile Valley, is best appreciated from the deck of a Nile Cruise ship. Enjoy the riverside scenery and discover the ancient wonders of Egypt passing by pharaonic sites en route between Luxor and Aswan. Explore the highlights of the sightseeing in Luxor and Aswan, two stops in the way to visit the pharaonic sites of interest such as; Kom Ombo and Edfu Temples. Discover one of the most impressive temples in Egypt by visiting Abu Simble 285 km south of Aswan. Experience the exciting trip of the Hot Air Balloon in Luxor. Have fun and enjoy plenty of night entertainments of the belly dancing show, galabiya party, Nubian show or disco and more in 4 days/3 nights Nile Cruise every Sunday/Monday/Wednesday or Friday from Aswan to Luxor. Full board, check in with lunch, check out with breakfast.
Posted By : Carla_W
We are 3 friends traveling together in Egypt and our impressive is that overall cruise experience was okay, but *we have the following comments*:
**Positive Points:**
**Guide Knowledge:**
Talaat Abdo *seemed to have* a good understanding of the temples' history and provided informative explanations.
**Tips Package:**
Talaat handled all tips for $17, which was convenient given the frequent tipping requests in Egypt. *The cruise crew and the drivers were very helpful and we received no requests for extra tips.*
**Areas for Improvement:**
**Guide Behavior and Attitude:**
Talaat often made inappropriate *touching and sexist jokes and comments*, and seemed impatient with questions *from the group*. *One of us also felt looked in an innapropriate way
He sometimes blamed the group for the tour's itinerary *(which is exclusively determined by the tour company, we just bought the package offered)* and fatigue, which was unprofessional.
*Also, he made or suggested alterations to the original agenda of the tour, without proper clarification to the group and without mentioning that he was changing it. For exemple: on our last day he tried to take us to all the other activities of the 4th day in sequence, without returning to the cruise, to finish the schedule ahead (as a consequence, we would have to check out at 4 am and eat breakfast from lunchboxes instead of eating on the cruise and check out at 8am.) When my friends and I mentioned that we preferred to keep the schedule per Viator description, he tried to convince the rest of the group in the opposite way, to create a dispute to support what he was trying to change. Having not succeeded, he seemed upset, he was not with us to appear to take the hot air baloon tour, and haven't walked us to the Valley of the Kings after that, while other guides were with their groups
*Finally, he tried to convince us to give him a feedback online while he was standing in front of us (which we declined). He did the same with the other group members, which was very unprofessional
**Overall Impression:**
The schedule of the cruise was good, our group was very friendly and we have the chance of seeing most of the temples around the Nile but Talaat's behavior significantly detracted from the experience. Professionalism and respect were lacking, and I would not recommend this tour with his as guide without significant improvements.
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Posted On : 2024-06-29 08:42:46 
Posted By : Climber67850798173
Talaat Abdo b very good guide ! He’s funny and he’s very careful with everyone. He’s always making sure everything is ok and his explainations for the visits are very clear !! I recommend him
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Posted On : 2024-06-28 08:49:54 
Posted By : M1663IIpatrickg
Talaat abdo is the best tour guide I have had and I have been all around the world. He looked after everything and helped us all of the way to enjoy the trip and even explained how everything works! Make sure you request for Talaat in your trip !
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Posted On : 2024-06-28 04:20:03
Posted By : A870CAalejandrof
Talaat Abdo is an amazing guide with lots of insights and expertise on Ancient Egypt as well as the towns we visited along the Nile River. He is also close with everyone on the trip and makes everyone feel included. All of the activities were fulfilling and entertaining.
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Posted On : 2024-06-28 04:07:50
Posted By : jeffreyfJ8743WK
Talaat Abdo is a great tour guide, a lot of fun and very knowledgeable. My family had a wonderful time. We visited several temples learning about the ancient Egyptians and their culture. Talaat not only informed us but also joined us at the evening party where the guest dressed in traditional Egyptian clothing.
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Posted On : 2024-06-28 04:06:55
Posted By : symeonm2024
Excellent tour and tour guide, especially if you are interested in learning about the ancient Egyptians. Mohammed Gobran was very knowledgeable and helpful during the tour. All of our Vegan accommodations were met, which was our initial concerns before booking the tour. Good experience overall, I really appreciated that the tour guide suggested using the Van instead of using horses to visit some of the temples because of the conditions of which these animals were in.
I would also NOT recommend doing the Numbian Village tour because of the terrible confinements of which the crocodiles were in.
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Posted On : 2024-06-27 00:08:49
Posted By : oanadianaz
Excellent tour and tour guide, especially if you are interested in learning about the ancient Egyptians. Mohammed Gobran was very knowledgeable and helpful during the tour. All of our Vegan accommodations were met, which was our initial concerns before booking the tour. Good experience overall, I really appreciated that the tour guide suggested using the Van instead of using horses to visit some of the temples because of the conditions of which these animals were in.
I would also NOT recommend doing the Numbian Village tour because of the terrible confinements of which the crocodiles were in.
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Posted On : 2024-06-27 00:06:42
Posted By : G5535YX_
The views were amazing. We took a lot of photos!very nice!
The temple is wonderful.
Mohamed Gibran is our guide, I had a nice trip!
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Posted On : 2024-06-26 02:07:55
Posted By : antoniettad473
A very good experience, the guide Mohamed Gobran is very polite and helpful, the tour is very interesting with visits to beautiful temples, it is very suitable for children
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Posted On : 2024-06-26 02:05:46
Posted By : Q1156ZVjayc
Amazing cruise with beautiful scenery along the stretch of the Nile from Aswan and Luxor. The accommodation was amazing and even felt a bit of a luxury. We were given detailed explanation at the historic sites with sufficient time for photography! Absolutely wonderful!
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Posted On : 2024-06-26 02:03:31
