We booked a 4 day Nile cruise from Aswan to Luxor with Abu Simbel and a hot airbaloon ride. Hiba was amazing in helping us and accomodating our last minute requests (we decided to do a bigger tour of Luxor - adding the Valley of Queens and Deir el-Medina based on Hiba's suggestion and it was absolutely worth it! :)) - the organization was really great and we always new where to go and the cost was always in line to what we agreed on. At every stop we met amazing guides who explained in great detail what we see and went out of their way to answer our questions. Huge thanks to Shakour, Omar and Samy.
There are 2 things we would have done differently -
1) we would book the Luxor to Aswan direction. We would have loved to enjoy the boat for one extra day even if it costs more.
2) We booked the trip last minute and there was no place for the quide on our boat unfortunately. Having one guide traveling with you is a totally different experience, you should check if there is an option :).
Otherwise Egypt Gift Tours was a really great decision, we would chose them again!
We booked the Luxor Tour with Egypt Gift tours
We were assigned 2 local guides, Hatem, and Abu Bakr
Their knowledge of the touristic sites is impeccable, and the way they say the stories is really amazing
Super friendly and full of advice
Thank you both for an excellent tour
PS. Fair price for the tour
I strongly recommend reaching out to Egypt Gift Tours. Heba is amazing at making sure you get the best possible experience in Egypt. We stuck with Heba for ALL of our sight-seeing arrangements from Cairo to Aswan and Luxor. EVERY single trip and guide arranged by Heba was flawlessly arranged and coordinated. I cannot stress enough how above and beyond Heba went and how wonderful the guides were that she arranged for us.
We spend 10 days and booked many of the usual tours you see, but we did them privately and even made alterations and additions to some like the Nile cruise which we did from Aswan to Luxor. Heba communicated each step of the way checking in on how the tours were going and letting us know if anything came up or needed adjusting (this can happen with cruises changing dates they sail etc.). In this regard, Heba will ALWAYS choose the best boat available for the budget you're comfortable with. We had a fantastic room location on the boat and guides like Ahmed Gad in Cairo who is very knowledgeable and passionate about sharing that knowledge and Mohamed El Khady from Aswan to Luxor who is filled with positive energy and pumps you up to have a great time wherever you go together.
For our desert trip, Heba hooked us up with Amir of White Desert Travel who, again, was a class act the entire step of the way and the driver/guide he arranged for us "Badr" is an incredible guy who works so hard and truly wishes to see that you're enjoying the experience. We wish we had an extra day to spend with him honestly! Book with confidence folks, Egypt Gift Tours is 100% legit.
Edit* It's been over 7 months since our trip and I am still raving about Heba and her team of passionate guides to long time friends interested in Egypt.
We booked the Nile Cruise of 3-nights 4-days group tour itinerary with Abu Simbel & Hot Air Balloon. The entire itinerary was very well planned and organized to cover most of the prominent places between Aswan & Luxor. Our group was small around 10-15. Heba & her team were always available for queries. Our train was 5 hours late to reach Aswan and we missed the cruise lunch. Heba and her team were kind to provide us with packed lunch boxes and ensured that we check-in as soon as the train reached Aswan and meet our group in the middle of the tour.
Our guide Mohammed was great. He was funny, informative, witty and was very interactive when he explained about the monuments. There was never a dull moment in the entire journey with him around. He also gave us useful tips to get the best experience at all the places.
I would highly recommend this agency for the Nile Cruise. I look forward to availing their services in future and wish them all the best in their ventures.
I’ve done a lot of tours in my life, and will categorically say that Heba and her team at Egypt Gift Tours were amongst the best I’ve ever dealt with. Incredible communication, always available and nothing was too much trouble to personalise the tour to your preferences. I would HIGHLY recommend them!
The Quad Bike tour was amazing! They took care of everything with safety being #1. The kids had a fabulous time.
Extremely good service from Heba and the tour guides she was able to set up with me. Overall a great experience and will use again with future trips to Egypt.