Sightseeing Tour To Aswan From Luxor

Fortunately, we stumbled upon a great tour agency that offered a wider range of options for exploring around Luxor and Cairo. They conveniently provided online payment options for various packages, eliminating the hassle of dealing with cash. We highly recommend this tour agency for airport and hotel transfers, as it offers a more affordable alternative to expensive hotel transfers. We booked two tours from EMO: a day tour to Aswan from Luxor and a day tour of Luxor’s eastern and western banks. Both tours were led by the same cab driver, Allah, and tour guide, Hamid. Both of them were incredibly friendly and knowledgeable about Egyptian customs and practices for tourists. Hamid even took us to a fantastic authentic Egyptian local restaurant where the food and view were simply amazing. We’re planning to book tours from EMO for our visit to Cairo as well. Hamid took us to the Alabaster factory owned by EMO, where we bought a few souvenirs. However, be cautious of the overpriced items and bargain like you would in India.

Chauffeur compétent et guide très sympathique. Mais le coût de la prestation est élevé. Les sites visités (temples ptolémaïques) sont beaucoup moins beaux que ceux de Karnak et Louxor. Si c'était à refaire, je ne prendrais qu'un chauffeur sans guide en traçant de Louxor à Aswan. Ou encore mieux (mais pas le même tarif...), je prendrais une croisière de jour entre Louxor et Aswan.

I had booked this tour twice, first without a guide ($120 for two), which was cancelled by the operator (Emo Tours) and then again, with guide, entry fees and lunch included ($300 for two), with Egypt Tours Online. On the day before the tour I got a message from Emo Tours, asking to confirm the trip and I told them that they had already cancelled it from their side. I also informed them that I had booked another tour with Egypt Tours Online. When no one turned up for the tour the next morning, I called the number provided by Egypt Tours Online and was informed that I had cancelled the tour. I had never done that and sent them screenshots of the booking, and then they realized that they had cancelled it by mistake, since both Emo Tours and Egypt Tours Online are essentially the same company, and they had cancelled the second tour that I had booked after our conversation the previous evening, without checking the booking numbers. I never knew that both these were the same company. Essentially, they cancelled a cheaper tour, giving bad weather as the reason, but were willing to sell me a more expensive tour on the same day masquerading as as different company. Then they messed up the booking numbers and cancelled the new tour too.