Enjoy 4 Days Nile Cruise Aswan Luxor We have now revived this luxurious mode of travel, making the boats more comfortable and adding more facilities. We hope you will take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to sail down the Nile. Exploring some of Egypt’s ancient sites which are not accessible by classical cruise boats.
Posted By : portpad1
This is a difficult one to review, as the sights we saw were brilliant, and exceeded our expectations. We are not cruise people, and we were hesitant to do the cruise, but it was a fantastic way, and I think the only way, to adequately and efficiently see the amazing, historic sites between Kom Ombo and Luxor.
The evening visits to two sites and the early morning horse and carriage ride into another were just amazing. If you love history, and even if you are not so fussed about it, I think that most people, will be blown away by these incredible sites.
If things went wrong, Khalid, the tour organiser, did what he could to keep things on track and make up for them.
My two main issues were related to the lack of clarity about the details of the tour on the website, and the lack of an itinerary and communications before and during the cruise.
You will need to be aware that when you are picked up on day 1, you do a tour of Philae Temple by car and small boat, and then get taken to the cruise boat early in the afternoon, where the boat sits in dock until 2 pm the next day; before it actually departs. This is, however, quite relaxing and comfortable, as the top deck has a pool and multiple loungers and chairs to chill on. There is also a lounge and bar on board, where you can also get a coffee. The bottled water on the boat is very expensive, but you can buy large, cheap bottles from vendors on the street adjacent to where the boat is docked, when you first arrive.
The tour to Abu Simbel, (that is mentioned on the website), is NOT part of your private (Nile Cruise) tour. This is not clear at all. You can only do this as an EXTRA private tour which leaves at 4am on day 2 of the ‘cruise’, and travels by car and back in time for the boat to actually leave port.
Anyone who doesn’t do the 4am tour has to stay on the boat for 24 hours waiting for the others. We actually organised a very good private tour to Abu Simbel with another company the day before we were picked up for the cruise. It departed at 9am in a very comfortable car, and was actually cheaper than the one offered by this group. If you have the time, I would recommend doing it this way.
Aida, who took us on the Philae tour on day one, was very good. She had lots of information about the temple and the region, as well as some entertaining insights.
Other tour guides we had in other locations were also good. English is a second or third or even fourth language for some of the guides, so you may encounter need some minor clarifications due to this and differing accents of both guide and guest.
During the cruise, we had to ask reception on the boat what time we were arriving at the different docks on the way, and whether we were getting off or not; as there was no itinerary displayed on the boat, (contrary to what we were told) and some people had land tours that we did not. We were given no information about any of this by Egypt Best Holidays.
The food on the cruise was pretty good considering it was buffets for every meal. The cabin was bigger than expected, and we had a huge window to watch the scenery go by. Booking as a couple, we expected a double bed, but we had two singles. This may be standard on boats like this?
I would strongly recommend a Nile River cruise to see the sights along the Nile, but you may want to check the detailed itinerary first.
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Posted On : 2024-01-02 17:01:40 
Posted By : Rachel123456789012
It was all really easy. There was always someone messaging me to tell me what was happening. It was a smooth budget trip. We had a tour guide in Aswan Mina, and another in Luxor, Khaled Alsaady. We had a great time with both guides. Mina in Aswan was very knowledgeable about the Nubian people, the relocation of people from Lake Nassr. Our boat crew on the Shams was also great. Mohammed and Mohammed Ali in the cafe were so sweet. Then in Luxor Khaled treated us like family. He took us around the archeological sites that he used to work at. He was authentic and so knowledgeable about all things related to the sites. I had a great 4 days 3 nights overall. The trip was a value and honest when it came to inclusions.
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Posted On : 2023-03-15 08:57:10
Posted By : Beth300721
Talaat Abdo was our tour guide and is English speaking. He is an excellent guide and very knowledgeable! He knows so much about Egypt history and the pharaohs/hieroglyphics and can tell you what they mean/their significance. Talaat is very friendly and approachable and is like a friend. He is very passionate about Egyptian history and it comes across in his story telling. Talaat also has so many facts about Egypt, we learned so much! We had a private tour to the different sites which was great. On the last day we visited the Valley of the Kings and Talaat recommended the different tombs we should go to based on what we were looking for and they were fantastic!! Absolutely amazing! I would thoroughly recommend!
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Posted On : 2022-06-01 08:26:14
Posted By : sound2022
We enjoyed our trip with the wonderful crew of the Magic1! Our private tour guides Mina and Mahmoud were very knowledgeable and easy-going. The crew of the ship also arrange a beautiful birthday surprise and cake. If you plan on travelling through Egypt for a couple of weeks this is a very good addition to your schedule!
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Posted On : 2022-04-24 08:18:06
Posted By : Amanda_F
The cruise makes seeing all the highlights of Egypt easy! Our tour guide Khaled made sure we were always taken care of and gave amazing tours (he is a professional egyptologist!)
Be ready for some early mornings and action packed days. However everything extra is paid in cash - make sure to bring plenty and budget accordingly or you will be scrambling for an ATM on the last day.
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Posted On : 2021-12-30 10:40:52 
Posted By : oa101
Had a lovely trip. Our guide, Khaled Elsaady, made a great program for us and was always ready with explanations and answers everywhere we went. It was our first time in Luxor and Aswan and thanks to Khaled it will not be the last.
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Posted On : 2021-11-29 20:45:03
Posted By : _U8234AT
I've a very pleasant journey with my guider. This gentleman knows Egyptian ancient history so well. Strongly recommend him.
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Posted On : 2021-11-07 04:43:19
Posted By : Margarida B
Very nice experience. The trip was really great and Khaled always tried to make everything perfect for us. You can capture the Egyptian magic through this tour.
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Posted On : 2021-11-05 15:38:30
Posted By : 599suziev
I appreciated the quality of the informations given by Khaled. He was very generous and also very efficient in adapting our schedule according to the visits. We had a lot of activity options, always very well supervised. Temples, hot air balloons and Luxor by night, were very exceptional.
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Posted On : 2021-10-30 11:38:21
Posted By : Phoenixtravel011
Amazing experience filled with so many great sights, and a top notch tour guide just made the whole trip just fantastic! It’s the only way to go!
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Posted On : 2021-10-29 11:10:55
