Jan 17, 2025
The best tour company - We are a retired couple from the USA
We researched local tour companies a lot on TripAdvisor and nailed in on Emo Tours. Oh man! where do I start?? Let us start with M. Torky our agent. I would give him 10 stars if I could. He was not only efficient and attentive, he was very humble and giving. All the bookings and itinerary went like clockwork with no snags.
Then came the driver and guide in Cairo. Driver Mohammed El Gazawey and Egyptologist (guide) Salwa were absolutely wonderful!! Driver was a careful and patient driver. So eager to please! Salawa was very educated and skilled in her knowledge of Egypt. We were lucky to have this team for the entire 4 days in Cairo. A day trip to Alexandria brought another local guide who was very good. She was informed and patient.
Next we went to Luxor and were met with a driver ( Ahmed) and a helper and transported to our hotel Smiley Ahmed was fantastic. He was a careful driver as well. There was a confusion ( our fault) regarding the cruise check in and our guide Carlos called us right away and put us at ease. Spoke fluent English. He met us the next day on time. Ahmed was spot on time as well. After some sight seeing, we were transferred to the boat and we were surprised to see that Carlos was to sail with us and take us to venues when we docked! He kept checking on us the entire trip to see if we needed anything. When in the Temple of Philae, I lost my Iphone and Carlos went out of his way to ensure that I found it!
When we docked in Aswan, we had Carlos and another driver take us around. A wonderful trip in Aswan as well. The driver met us at the boat and take us to the temple at 5 am!
I highly recommend Eno Tours. Start to finish, they held our hand and made sure that they gave us the best experience ever. The 24 hour customer service was a great help. We kept asking them questions and they never lost patience. The itinerary was packed and had a huge variety including felucca rides, motor boats and visit to a park
They booked our hotels and the cruise ( Blue Shadow 1) which was from the Princess Cruise Lines.
If you are looking for a great tour company, look no further. Emo Tours is top of the pile.
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Jan 5, 2025
Fantastic experience and supported very well by our guide Mr Ahmed - We were very fortunate to have Mr Ahmed as our consulting guide and advisor for our main touring schedule in Egypt (Abu Simbel, Aswan, Kom Ombo, Edfu, Valley of the Kings, Temple of Hatsheptut,Luxor and Karnak temples etc) from 17/1/24 -21/12/24.
Mr Ahmed’s in-depth knowledge of Egyptian history, culture, customs, insight of the local area and his expertise in Egyptology enlightened us of various historical facts and local stories not found in any relevant books.
Mr Ahmed was very friendly flexible , co operative, patient and responded to our various queries on various historic sites.
We wish him the very best for future endeavours.
Regards
Mamta, Saroj, Rajeev and Ila, Sydney
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Dec 17, 2024
Nile Cruise Aswan -Luxor with Mohamed Amin (Bob) - We booked our trip from Aswan to Luxor with Emo Tours (Nile Cruise). Our guide, Mohamed Amin (Bob) created an amazing experience for us. He is very knowledgeable, always following your requests and adapting the schedule. We had a fully private tour (comfortable transportation). We had 2 small kids with us, so he made sure we made all the visits at the best time, when it's not crowded. We visited several temples ( Philae, Edfu, Luxor, Karnak, Kom-Ombo), the valley of the kings, the Memnon statues, the Aswan bots, Nubian village... He speaks several languages. We had an amazing time during our Nile Cruise with Mohamed. We do highly recommend him as a guide.
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Jun 3, 2024
Excellent booking experience and Professional Guides - The booking experience with Emo Tours was excellent. From their online bookings to the very well scheduled itinerary. We loved the prompt communication with Zizo who helped us with the booking and all the necessary documents that were required for the visa. On arrival in Egypt at the airport until the end of the trip we were well taken care of with all the details of the anticipated excursions explained to us a day prior and follow up messages sent to us . A special mention to our guide from Aswan to Luxor (Ayad ) who was very professional, passionate, kind and patient in taking us through the ancient Egyptian history which was intriguing to learn about.
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May 20, 2024
A total must-do! - Our tour guide was absolutely amazing! Magdy was so knowledge, friendly, and accommodating about everything. He spoke perfect English amongst other languages and truly customized the tour to us, answering any questions we had and planned a wonderful itinerary that included things that are must sees in a manageable way. We added Abu Simbel on the front end through the tour company before making it to the boat, and couldn’t be happier. He guided us where to do the best shopping for particulars we were looking for and got us to landmarks during the best times of day, either when there were no people or out of the hottest heat of the day. We have all learned and laughed so much- it was an unforgettable experience and I am so thrilled our guide was there throughout the entirety. My expectations were surpassed; he went above and beyond to make us happy and comfortable. EmoTours, we would really appreciate if you passed the attached pictures to our wonderful guide Magdy!
Thank you!😊
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Apr 15, 2024
Highly recommend Emo tour. - Very good tour company , great communication and responsive and flexible. We spent 7 days in egypt and Emo tour provided full programs with good guide “Abdul Hamid” , very knowledgeable and helpful, he even taught us Arabic and Egyptian history while on the cruise. Highly recommend, reasonable price as well.
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Jul 4, 2023
Cairo, Aswan, Luxor - We organized our tour through Mahmoud who tailored it to how we wanted it, he was very helpful and kind and was available to message throughout the whole trip. Our first two days in Cairo we had a very knowledgeable guide Marwa who explained the history of the pyramids and museums very well. On our three night cruise from Aswan to Luxor our guide Basry picked us up from our accommodation and was with us the entire four days. Basry was enthusiastic, knowledgeable and easygoing we enjoyed his company throughout the trip.
Overall the company is very organized and punctual and have great tour guides. Thank you all so much for your time and effort.
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Oct 16, 2023
The sailing on the Nile... - The sailing on the Nile River from Aswan to Luxor was amazing. It was tranquil and majestic. Watching the sun setting on the Nile from the upper deck was an unbelievable experience. I highly recommend this experience.
Review provided by Viator
Jan 6, 2025
An overall very disappointing experience - would not recommend - Very disappointing experience for the hefty price paid. First, communication was very difficult with the organising company, they did not answer our questions and did not communicate a clear schedule and programme for the boat tour. Second, the boat was supposedly recently renovated but it was in poor conditions, the cabin was smelly, the sheets we slept in were overused, everything on the boat felt old and used. Third, the guide that they gave us was barely able to answer our basic questions on the monuments or egyptology...and fourth, they kept on rushing us to do our temple visits but in the end the boat was delayed and we missed all the cruising on the Nile between Esna and Luxor because we had to do it by night. No compensation offered. Overall a very poor experience that I would not recommend. Only positive is the food that was good.
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Oct 19, 2023
Be careful with the categories of the boats. Viajes El Corte Inglés gave us a series of boats and sneaked one off the list - We chose category C but Viajes El Corte Inglés endorsed us with a boat that was not on the list and once there we realized how shabby it was. The ship was the MS Royal Adventure. The air conditioning worked when it wanted (it was 42 degrees), dirty, air dripped in the middle of the room, the cistern leaked water. Everyone complained about the boat, it was obviously not category C. So be careful with boats that ruin your trip, and you have no guarantees even with El Corte Inglés.
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