Overall I would rate the experience as a 5star especially if you need to be stress free and enjoy some free time on boar - The cruise started from Aswan. The first day we checked in the cruise ship and after that we visited the high dam and philae temple. Philae temple was 5/5, high dam not really worth visiting. Next day we visited Abu Simbel (5/5) and then the cruise ship departed. We arrived in Kom ombo (night tour, very beautiful) and slept on board. Next morning we visited edfu temple(very beautiful also) and then sailed to Luxor through Esna lock. At late afternoon we arrived at Luxor and had a night tour at Luxor temple! Next day we visited west side of Luxor and in the afternoon we were dropped off to our hotels! The cruise ship (m/s renaissance) was very nice with excellent service, clean rooms and delicious food buffet. Our guide KHALDED EL SAADI was very nice and explained us everything about Egyptian history and temples and did his best to make us happy! The only disadvantage is that as all the cruise ships do the same programs at the same time, so all the temples are super crowded for one hour when all the tourists from the cruise ships visit them and then they are super empty. Overall I would rate the experience as a 5star especially if you need to be stress free and enjoy some free time on board drinking tea or juice and also visit all the historical places.

Very good experience 10/10 - Very good experience, our Ayman Guide helped us a lot and showed us Top-rated places to visit during our trip on the Nile.

Great tour guide - Tata the cruise was amazing and the whole staff was helpful.the food buffet very nice .and our instructor was perfect to explain everything about our trip.Thanks for everything

Best trip - Tata is nice and greate.it is the best tour in my life. he is humorous guy and he made me happy during my trip. thank him.

Excellent experianc - Tata was ageat tour guide really very knowldgable and helpful i really enjoyed my trip with him he is an expertise man also the boat was great the food was decent and the crew was friendly thanks tata for this an amazing tour

Very good - Our host Tata is an amazing man . He made us feel genuinley welcome and also made us feel very safe . I would rebook him for our next visit if it should happen . Thank you Tata for everything .

Tata, Egypts best tour guide! - Our Guide Tata made this an amazing experience. He was great at making the experience very smooth. He planned our days well and because of that maximized the time we had to see the sites and we were able to see them in a non crowded and somewhat comfortable temperature (it's hot!). He spent the whole 4 days with us ensuring we had a great time and experience. He was very knowledgeable about the sites we saw and with Egyptian history.

A leisurely and history-packed trip - The hotel is clean and the food is delicious. The staff was very attentive. They tried to satisfy all our needs without disturbing us at all. Guides are clear and clearly guided and explained. They were always there at their selected times. There was a complete hotel experience on board, the only difference from the hotel was that we were on the water and our hotel was taking us where we went. Thank you to all of my guides, including Shady and Mina first.

Easy peasy egypt - It was all really easy. There was always someone messaging me to tell me what was happening. It was a smooth budget trip. We had a tour guide in Aswan Mina, and another in Luxor, Khaled Alsaady. We had a great time with both guides. Mina in Aswan was very knowledgeable about the Nubian people, the relocation of people from Lake Nassr. Our boat crew on the Shams was also great. Mohammed and Mohammed Ali in the cafe were so sweet. Then in Luxor Khaled treated us like family. He took us around the archeological sites that he used to work at. He was authentic and so knowledgeable about all things related to the sites. I had a great 4 days 3 nights overall. The trip was a value and honest when it came to inclusions.

Great way to see the sites, but information is not clear - This is a difficult one to review, as the sights we saw were brilliant, and exceeded our expectations. We are not cruise people, and we were hesitant to do the cruise, but it was a fantastic way, and I think the only way, to adequately and efficiently see the amazing, historic sites between Kom Ombo and Luxor. The evening visits to two sites and the early morning horse and carriage ride into another were just amazing. If you love history, and even if you are not so fussed about it, I think that most people, will be blown away by these incredible sites. If things went wrong, Khalid, the tour organiser, did what he could to keep things on track and make up for them. My two main issues were related to the lack of clarity about the details of the tour on the website, and the lack of an itinerary and communications before and during the cruise. You will need to be aware that when you are picked up on day 1, you do a tour of Philae Temple by car and small boat, and then get taken to the cruise boat early in the afternoon, where the boat sits in dock until 2 pm the next day; before it actually departs. This is, however, quite relaxing and comfortable, as the top deck has a pool and multiple loungers and chairs to chill on. There is also a lounge and bar on board, where you can also get a coffee. The bottled water on the boat is very expensive, but you can buy large, cheap bottles from vendors on the street adjacent to where the boat is docked, when you first arrive. The tour to Abu Simbel, (that is mentioned on the website), is NOT part of your private (Nile Cruise) tour. This is not clear at all. You can only do this as an EXTRA private tour which leaves at 4am on day 2 of the ‘cruise’, and travels by car and back in time for the boat to actually leave port. Anyone who doesn’t do the 4am tour has to stay on the boat for 24 hours waiting for the others. We actually organised a very good private tour to Abu Simbel with another company the day before we were picked up for the cruise. It departed at 9am in a very comfortable car, and was actually cheaper than the one offered by this group. If you have the time, I would recommend doing it this way. Aida, who took us on the Philae tour on day one, was very good. She had lots of information about the temple and the region, as well as some entertaining insights. Other tour guides we had in other locations were also good. English is a second or third or even fourth language for some of the guides, so you may encounter need some minor clarifications due to this and differing accents of both guide and guest. During the cruise, we had to ask reception on the boat what time we were arriving at the different docks on the way, and whether we were getting off or not; as there was no itinerary displayed on the boat, (contrary to what we were told) and some people had land tours that we did not. We were given no information about any of this by Egypt Best Holidays. The food on the cruise was pretty good considering it was buffets for every meal. The cabin was bigger than expected, and we had a huge window to watch the scenery go by. Booking as a couple, we expected a double bed, but we had two singles. This may be standard on boats like this? I would strongly recommend a Nile River cruise to see the sights along the Nile, but you may want to check the detailed itinerary first.