04 Feb 2025
I had made reservation with Mr Alaa Eldeen 7 months before coming to Egypt. My trip started with a seemless pickup from Aswan Airport by Mr Alaa, Mr Ahmed the driver and Mr Ashraff. We went to the Nubian village and motorboat ride in the nile river. The next day before checking in the Nile Cruise, we went to the High Dam and Phillae temple. The cruises included all the activities - Abu Simbel excursion, Kom Ombu, Edfu temple (all of these are private tours) and when we arrived luxor - hot air balloon (shared) and private tours to the valley of the kings, hatshepsut temple, luxor and karnak temple. We also arranged a very nice private transfer to Hurghada from luxor with Mr Alaa and the activities in Hurghada which were the submarine, desert safari ATV and yatch to orange bay. The activities there in Hurghada were excellent. Our tour ended with another private transfer by car to Cairo frok Hurghada.
All are included excluding tipping and price wise, it is as good as much you pay. It is affordable for a private and custom made itinerary. Mr Alaa, our handler is somebody that you can trust. No sudden price increase or hanky panky business.
The only thing you have to watch out for is:
1. Our first driver, Mr Ahmed in Aswan pushed for more tips even though i already gave fair amount of tips for such a short day.
2. Another Mr Ahmed, our Luxor to Hurghada driver, pushed for much more tips than I initially gave, which is quite fair for the work already.
However, we also met with nice drivers along the way.
1. Mr Ahmad, our Abu Simbel excursion driver. Thanks for such a good service. He arrived early and we managed to beat the crowd at Abu Simbel.
2. Mr. Muhammad, our Hurghada to Cairo driver is a good man. Thumbs up for such an excellent service.
Overall, i would recommend the service by this company. You get a custom itinerary, private tours, transportation and guide at the temples.