Fun, educational and special day!
We have booked this day trip in the Netherlands with Marsa Alam Tours. We stayed at the Resort the Three Corners Fayrouz and we were picked up early in the morning by the car with driver and then drive to Luxor. A pleasant surprise was that our driver, Amr Farrag, appeared to speak fluent Dutch. That made the trip extra pleasant; we could talk to him about everything and he gave us a lot of information about living and working in Egypt. In Luxor we were guided by Hoda Kamel. We found her name through an earlier positive review on Tripadvisor and she turned out to be an enthusiastic and enthusiastic guide with a lot of knowledge of both ancient and new Egypt. The day trip was for us a first extensive introduction to Egyptian antiquity in Luxor; the temple of Karnak, the Valley of the Kings, the temple of Hatshepsut and the colossi of Memnon were on the program. The delicious lunch took place across the Nile, and we crossed it by boat, super nice. We visited a great perfumery and an alabaster stone workshop. You can buy the local products here, but you don't have to. Very nice to discover Luxor in this way, Amr made sure we were quickly transported from one place to another and Hoda really arranged everything from tickets to bottles of water. Because of the personal and very pleasant contact with both Hoda Kamel and Amr Farrag, we had an unforgettable day.
jimderobles · нояб. 2018 г. · через Tripadvisor · Переведено
Trip to Luxor
I booked on line and had to cancel today. I phoned through giving more than the 24 hours notice stated and things were handled okay and it was cancelled.
Tuckton C · нояб. 2018 г. · через Tripadvisor
OVER THE TOP!!!
We booked this tour from Italy, after reading the feedback we decided to have this experience with Marsa Alam tour.
First of all, a special thanks to Ahmed e Islam who picked up from our hotel in Marsa Alam.
They drove the car for us for many kilometers to Luxor. they were delights, available and very nice. during the trip they told us how life in Egypt works and with great availability we felt like at home. the day in luxor was fantastic, the guide was with us all day, Zaccarhia speaks very good italian and gave us all the explanations. a very good lunch as well as a visit to the alabaster workshop and the papyrus workshop. Boat on the Nilo river were amazing. What do you want more ?? all perfect. Thank you for the wonderful experience you have given us. We will take this day always with us !!
Veronica T · сент. 2018 г. · через Tripadvisor
Beautiful
A little expensive and the trip and bike long and tiring but it is worth it .. luxor and beautiful .. a Pompeii open Egyptian version .. worth going there!! Wonderful!
Daniela C · сент. 2018 г. · через Tripadvisor · Переведено
SO worth it! I will be back
As a solo female traveller, I decided to book a tour with driver and Egyptologist. I had reservations about whether to go ahead or not, as it was the top end of my travelling budget, but if you now sit with the same consideration, I can only say "do it"! It is SO worth it. Hoda Kamel was my guide/egyptologist. She is fluent in English. I learned that was her second foreign language (first is French) which just made her even more impressive. Hoda is funny and honest and a great story teller. She is highly organised and really explained what to expect from the sights, the local traders wanting to sell souveniers and offered me choices, so I felt totally safe and very privileged to have been spending an entire day with Hoda and Hany (our driver). We saw the Karnak temple, The valley of the Kings and the really beautiful temple of Hatshepsut. She took me on a nile cruise for lunch, a papyrusfactory, through a newly discovered site and a few quirky roads where I got to see the life of real Luxor and we visited the workers village and alabaster factory. I had a full day of knowledge, laughs, wonder and I never wanted it to end. If you get a chance book a tour with Hoda Kamel. She made my day such a great experience and I would totally be be back!
Lulu O · сент. 2018 г. · через Tripadvisor
Worth a trip
We got the offer at Radisson Blue with a VIP guided bus, so only my family hime others to make this trip, the whole thing was organized by the tour guide. The Guid was German speaking and picked us up with two drivers at the hotel in the morning. The journey takes about 2.5 hours and goes across the no man's land. We saw the sights, got enough time and could choose the pace and locations ourselves. It's as good as it gets. All recommended.
MichaelWild68 · май 2018 г. · через Tripadvisor · Переведено