4-Days Nile Cruise From Aswan To Luxor including Abu Simbel and Hot Air Balloon

This cruise was a great deal for the price. The trip to Edfu and Kom Ombo temples were a bit rushed but our last day made up for all that. We had a full day on Luxor including balloon flight (which was absolutely wonderful) and Said (5 stars for him!) was our Luxor Tour guide and has been one of our favorite guides on our whole Egypt trip. Overall great staff at the cruise as well (Mahmoud was so lovely and attentive) and Our Aswan tour guide Sharif was also very pleasant and informative. We definitely recommend this trip!.

Great trip. We enjoyed the cruise, the guides, and 100% recommend adding Abu Simbel and the hot air balloon.

Overall a good trip and lots of interesting place we visited. Also, the guides where quite good, and it was well organized (every time before a tour someone was waiting for us). Unfortunately there was no hot air balloon, but that was beyond the control of the organizers (as we were told, the air was closed for 3 days because of some military exercises) and after I asked they even gave us a small refund for the balloon. Here is why I gave it 4 stars and not 5. Mostly, communication. I asked an agent before booking the tour if the tour runs from Aswan to Luxor and not in the opposite direction - because I read in some reviews that it happens. It appeared that only on some days it is from Aswan to Luxor. On other days it's from Luxor to Aswan which totally changes logistics. Yet the site does not mention that and allows to book it for any day! Still a day before the tour they asked us if we were OK to change the direction (I answered with a big NO and they left the direction as booked). Also when I chatted with the agent, he told us (after contacting the tour operator) that we will get two cabins, not one (I was with a friend). Still we were given one cabin (with two single beds). I should have known that two cabins are too good to be true, but still, that is what I was told. If I were told it's one cabin, I might have booked two cabins. Another thing about the communication - we tried to find out the best drop off place after the tour (the transfer we had after the tour asked us) but it was impossible to do it before the tour (the answer was that we will sort it out once the tour starts). The boat itself is quite basic and the food was so-so (not to mention the drinks), but that is what you can expect in Egypt at this price. But as I said, overall we were mostly happy about the tour.

We had a great cruise between Aswan and Luxor. So many temples! The food on the ship was very good. Khaled was a great and kind tour guide who was very knowledgeable about everything we saw and very patient with our group, which came from five different countries. Regrettably, the hot air balloon ride was cancelled on the last day due to military exercises in the area over the Valley of the Kings. Otherwise, I highly recommend this four-day Nile Cruise and tour!!!

Mohd from the tours was awesome The best guide This is a must go You will take away 200 percent from your expectations He makes it so easy for you The cruise is awesome Food is great The sites are lovely Go for it…

We had an amazing experience on this tour. The cruiseboat was good and luxorious. The staffmembers were nice. There was a problem with the room, but the manager of the boat Mohamed fixed this adequately. The food was really nice, Made by chef saied. The tours we had were really nice. There was a small problem with one of the tours but the tour operators fixed this and gave us a great compensation. Our tourguide for the last days in Luxor, mamhoet really made our days. He knew so much and made the ancient egyptian culture come to life. We had lots of fun and laughter.

We had good times in the cruise with our guide Khaled, showing us all the best experiences in Egypt! We had no problem with our trip! Perfect !

Everything was great, I have nothing to complain fully recommended!! Many Thanks to our guide Khaled , he has all the knowledge about all attractions you will visit with him, he always been willing to help us in any way to make you comfortable, never push you to buy anything from the sites we visit and also he helped us to get our tickets from Luxor to Hurghada and drop us to the bus station at the end of the tour... Many Thanks Khaled!! Enjoy Egypt!!

If I could split the stars in half, I would give this trip 3.5 stars. The good things first: our tour guide Mahmoud was great. He was knowledgeable, providing interesting information during the tours, and also very helpful and accommodating. He went beyond his way to help us and another couple in our group to get our PCR tests in time for our return flight (we had our test in the middle of Karnak temple!). The hot air balloon over Luxor was amazing and breathtaking... highly recommended. It is worth cutting your sleep a little short and enjoy the experience. Things that need improvement: the boat, M/S Nile Dolphin, definitely needs a complete face lift. There were many issues in different rooms (one was very hot, one had a water leak, one had a non-functioning fridge, one had issues with shower drainage backing up, etc). Granted, the crew addressed and fixed all these issues quickly, but it's just an old boat. The beds are really hard and uncomfortable. And finally, The food quality is mediocre. Despite all these cons, I would still recommend the experience.

The Cruise was really nice: room was great (better than expected, but not equivalent a 5-star hotel). Food was in great quantity and it menus differed every day. However, breakfast box for the early tours was terrible. Beverage prices in the cruise are high. Regarding tours, our Abu Simbel guide was the worst in all trip. Abu Simbel bus was also horrible. 4 hours is a long one way journey and we had to stay in a really small space. Assistance between the tours is not proper. The crew is nice, but it lacked information for the passengers. Balloon trip was awesome! Incredible! Local guides were really good: Sultan, Shady and Mohammed for Aswan, Kom Ombo/Edfu and Luxor were great.