Nice cruise if you want to run around and see Egypt superficially and maybe relax a bit on a cruise
It was a beautiful Nile cruise, our boat name was Malaga and it was really nice, the stuff is awesome. The food was perfect, very big selection of food for each meal. The Gala dinner was New Years was the best. The things that are not mentioned in the itinerary or in the reviews but I feel is important to know is that the tips price are at a fixed price of 30USD per person and you have to pay on the first day. There was Nubian village tour that lasts 1h at a cost of 30USD per person and it started 10min after we got to check in into the room that we also had to pay for but since we didn't want to go, we got a refund on the last day. These things should be mentioned in advance. For big fans of Egypt that want to see and learn a lot, this is not for you. We were running in the temples w 15min of free time. Drove 6h for Abu Simbel to be there 1,5h. Luxor day was chaotic, the guide was late from the morning and rushed every single temple and sight. He explained things in 15min and then let us be free for 30min. This is not a guided tour then, other groups were seen in the temples w the guide explaining everything. Also, the guide forgot about us and left us in the valley of the kings on the last day, he had to come back after somebody told him we are not on the bus, didn't event apologize. Also, we lost 30min to go to some tourist bait musem to watch people bang on rocks instead of going to the Karnak temple (most of the group didn't want to go but the guide didn't care) also he asked us if we want to look at perfumes and the end of the first day, we all said no, he still took us there and we had to sit and listen to some presentation that nobody cared about, we were all so tired from running around. If you want to visit things in peace, and learn the history, then stay longer in luxor and take a private guide. We had to use the guide book we bought and google Gemini to actually know where we are. Overall was nice, but the guide and his tours were a fail. He couldn't even memorize all 15 of his participants, while we all knew each other. We always had to tell him if someome is missing. One day he gave 2 tickets to someone else, outside from our group without noticing it. He didn't notice that 2 people decided not to go on one of the tours, we all had to tell ih that they are not there. When you have a question, he makes you feel like you are being needy, keep telling you to relax and enjoy without answering questions. We had a flight at 7:45pm, at 8pm we were still at the luxor temple. We were panicking bc we had to arrive at the airport 2h before the flight, we kept asking him when is he going to take us to the airport. He kept saying, relax and enjoy. I don't know how can you relax and enjoy when your guide is late, takes you to places you don't want to go, rushes you trought temples, doesn't want to answer your questions when you are concerned about something. The cruise, the staff, the food, the room, the boat and the participants were all perfect and awesome and I give 10/10. The guide, his organization, his tours and explanations I would give a 3/10 You can't let people arrive on the boat and force them to pay for a nubian village tour they didn't know about(we had a group chat where he wrote all the prices and this,again, wasn't mentioned) and charge 30usd for 1h tour. Last thing, the guide gave us a link before our last day and told us to write a review before the tour is done saying: tomorrow is the last day, there will be no problems, so you write a review today. Thank god I didnt because the last day was a complete failure so I am glad I can write an honest one. The tour guide name was Khaled El Saady.
Marko_P · 2026年1月 · Viator より