Amazing River Nile Cruise
We have enjoyed this River Cruise so very much and have seen first hand how beautiful Egypt is especially from Cruising on the River Nile. The staff and meals on the River Boat are Eceptional and a true Highlight of our Egypt Holiday. Our guide Amr was fantastic and made our Holiday Amazing
Curious25377123042 · лип. 2024 р. · через Tripadvisor
Tour desde Aswan por el Nilo
Gran experiencia con Mohamed en el crucero por el Nilo desde Aswan.
Consejo: En junio hace mucho calor, mucho calor. Las visitas se hacen antes de las 12, y tras la comida, pero hemos llegado a tener mas de 45 grados.
El barco Le Fayan es muy cómodo. El buffet es variado.
Por poner un pero (algo ya sabido por otro lado), es la cultura de la propina, que está arraigado en Egipto y termina por ser un poco cansado.
BEATRIZ_S · лип. 2024 р. · через Viator
Horrible. Lie and scam. Only the Award is 5 stars.
Awarded this excursion with Private Guide given the good reviews but we regret. what a hell. If you still choose to go to this country and book in advance with this tour. Insist on not having the Al HAMBRA boat and the Rejuvenated Guide. Otherwise you'd regret it. Remember that they are very good at lying. Good luck!
CONCLUSION: Horrible trip, I do not recommend at all!
Upon arrival, our Pension in Cairo and Aswan, they offered us the same cruise excursion for 250 dollars (List Award) so the real Award if you go to see an agency directly on site would be 150 or 200 dollars.
A lot of lies, scams and begging in Egypt!! They will force you to tip them for poor or even bad service. At no time did I have the Impression of getting what I paid for or being in a 5-star boat.
The first day we made comments to make things better and then we understood and gave up. We were just waiting for this "cruise" to end. Really everything was a lie, begging and scam.( Agency/boat/employees/locals)
What a horrible experience! I recommend neither the country nor the agency.
AGENCY: property owner was friendly and even took us back from Aswan Airport to our Pension a day before for free (it started well). He was asked via WhatsApp and he agreed.
But the Award is extremely expensive compared to the actual Award and the quality of the service offered... you have to know that all boats in Egypt sound 5 stars..... 5 Egyptian stars is not even worth a French star... the only thing 5 stars is the Award!
CRUISE: Boat AL HAMBRA what a horror and what a scam!
For 4 days cruising, it is only two days in truth. The first and last day the boat is docked..
We go back to the rooms the towels were grey (they were probably white 10 years ago).
No wifi because down.
No elevator because it broke down.
Anything they want from tips and they will force to get them. Looks of a heaviness....
The windows in our room wouldn't close.
Beggars will come in canoes screaming down your window for you to give them money in the middle of the Nile.
You want soap, shampoo, toilet paper you have to ask them every time and give them tips, tips.
Drainage of the blocked sink
Swimming pool: green standing water that reaches the knees. No filtration system
BUFFET: the starters were not good. Resistance dishes always taste the same. Desserts were bad. No fruit, no yogurt,...
No drinks are included. (no water, no juice, no coffee , no tea , nothing ) And of course, on the boat the Awards are three times more expensive if you are thirsty.
Juices are industrial juices taste chemical.
It doesn’t look like a 5-star buffet at all, but like a regular buffet from a lambda Pension in Europe.
If a product is finished, it does not replace it. It is necessary to make the remark to them so that it is replaced...
Guide: we took a Private Guide because we really wanted the top....
We had Rajeb. He speaks French and Arabic.
For each temple we were given the same explanations: dimensions, number of beams and who builds it.
That is all.
at no time does he tell us what is written on the walls or tell us historical anecdotes.
We could see the other guides, a laser in hand exploding hieroglyphics on the walls and ours unable to tell us about them.
The colossus of Memnon, he explained to us from the car. Surely he did not want to go down.
There's no point in taking a Private Guide because half the temples they can't go home with you.
Yeah, you read that right. Your Guide will stay outside, for Abu Simbel, the tombs of the Valley of Kings and so on.
THE TEMPLES: personal review: the only temples of interest were those of edfu and karnak. Abu simbel is expensive and not worth it. Neither do the rest of the temples and tombs.
Toilets are charged, even if you have already paid admission.
SECURITY: no security in Egypt. Every 10 meters from army checkpoints. At the entrance of the boat there is a man armed with a kalashnikov and policemen in civilian clothes traveling with you. I advise you not to leave your boat or Guide to walk alone.
ORGANIZATION: all boats / buses / cars arrive at the same time and leave at the same time. So there's really no point in taking a Private Guide.
TIPS: you almost have to tip them (a large sum) even though the service is poor or bad. (Driver, employee of the boat, guardian of the tombs, ...) any Egyptian actually.
Set aside an additional $200 in tips/rackets.
At the end of the trip you will just have a bitter taste of being ripped off. this is the kind of country you should avoid.
Taha E · лип. 2024 р. · через Tripadvisor · Перекладено
Wonderful experience
We had a wonderful time on the cruise. The ship and room was clean, the staff were always friendly and courteous and the food was much better than expected.
The highlight of our trip was our guide Sayed T. He was very knowledgeable, super organised and made sure everything went absolutely smoothly. From picking us up at Aswan train station to dropping us off at our destination in Luxor, he made sure we had a good time. At the time of our tour it was already very hot. Sayed planned the tours to temples and monuments so that we could avoid hot temperatures and crowds, for which we were very grateful to him.
We were sad when it was time to say goodbye. If you are lucky enough to get Sayed as a tourguide just know - you will be in the absolute best hands!
kristinasC9316RU · трав. 2024 р. · через Tripadvisor
A wonderful experience!
Honestly, we loved this cruise which was our first and which was just exceptional, we were amazed by it and the Egypt Unlimited tour service provider took great care of us. A big thank-you. The boat we were on, the Fayan, was just magnificent, comfortable and the food was very good, our private French guide Emad was really great! We recommend without hesitation this cruise which we will not soon forget.
williamsI7163ZR · трав. 2024 р. · через Tripadvisor · Перекладено
I recommend it to you !!
Family trip with 3 children (10-13-17 years old).
- The boat: very calm on the Nile, no seasickness, spacious and comfortable rooms. Very friendly and helpful staff. Buffet of very good quality and renewed each meal (and no one sick), we enjoyed ourselves. On the deck of the boat, deckchairs, a swimming pool (for cooling off, not for swimming), a treadmill and exercise bike. Possibility via payment to access the hammam and sauna and massage. We loved this boat!
- The visits: all with the same guide Sayed, who speaks French very well and whom we highly recommend! He adapted to our wishes, very good advice, very human. The explanations were clear and interesting. He took care of everything (drivers, tickets, program). The monuments are magnificent.
Our best time in Egypt!
BRomaric · квіт. 2024 р. · через Tripadvisor · Перекладено
Luxor and Aswan
Amazing trip, with amazing tour guide Mr. Muhammad
The cruise, food and sites are the best
Unforgettable experience and I definitely recommend it.
abeers623 · квіт. 2024 р. · через Tripadvisor
Feel Cheated with the nile cruise
Horrible guide. Room on cruise was bad. Paid 2000 usd for this and the room was like a shady motel. The only bright spot was the cruise staff specially the Mohammed the Manager who were very sweet. I would recommend people to confirm the cruise boat name and pics before doing reservation. @viator very disappointed with this. Feel cheated
Manoj_G · квіт. 2024 р. · через Viator
Great Experience
The cabin was, was better than we expected. The food was consistently very good. Staff were friendly and attentive. We found the program a good mix and well paced.
Tipping is a big deal in Egypt, it would have been helpful to know that you could tip once for all services at the end of the tour.
keithvaleriegutsell · квіт. 2024 р. · через Viator
Super cruise and super guide
We spent a part our holidays in Nile Cruise and it had been so beautiful and rich of amazing experiences.
We’re really greatefull to our private guide Mahmoud, we appreciate his explainations and knowledges as well as his support and help during those days.
Thank you so much, Mahmoud, you are a precious and SUPER guide!
We recommend this cruise!
765margheritaf · квіт. 2024 р. · через Tripadvisor