A wonderful Trips experience - The Trips were found through the website and their warm and professional guided tours and transportation exceeded my expectations. My guide Ali was very professional and enthusiastic. Recommendation You can also choose this Trips agency

Best Luxor Tour! Especially the guide after! - I’ve had many tours in Egypt and Azab has given me the best tour I’ve had in Egypt. Perfect tour guide for my trip to Luxor. Showed me all of the highlights in just the right amount of detail and as in-depth as I wanted. When I came with questions he was able to answer them as he was very knowledgeable. I went to Valley of Kings, Karnak Temple, Hatshepsut temple, Colossi of memnon and was pointed to many other interesting things! I highly recommend Azab and to ask that he be your tour guide as it was very relaxing as he guided us through. He also did not allow us to be hustled and was sure of the entire process.

Good. - was a great experience recommended for all ages is easy and safe no danger people with experience ........

Fantastic experience worth every dollar - The hot air balloon ride was amazing with great views and going to the Valley of the Kings and Carnak Temple was incredible. our guide Mo was absolutely Amazing! He had so much knowledge about everything and he made the tour so much fun. He has a great sense of humor and was willing to take photos and took fantastic pictures. I would highly recommend this package. It is worth every dollar for the experience you get. Personally, if I could, I would get Mo be my guide for everything here in Egypt.

Experience sharing - Enjoyed the trip! Well explanatory by the guide. The view was mesmerising. Had stops for food and breaks which was refreshing. Overall good experience!

Amazing experience with the best view in a balloon - Dr Mo is a great egyptologist and a great sorry teller for your tour, the tour is adaptable for your needs, he can change time for lunch or even the order of the tour for you, and the balloon experience is something incredible the only problem us that any of the entrance is included, so you hace to pay around $50, Xtra in entrance so please keep this in mind.

Recommended! - The hot air balloon ride was amazing! The pilot's skills were excellent, so we were able to enjoy ourselves without worry. Dr.Mo's tour took us to a stone shop? and a perfume shop that weren't in the guidebook, which made us suspicious at first (we had been ripped off by taxis in Cairo and the pyramid guide, so we had become distrustful of people), but it was a really nice shop, and we were able to buy some great, authentic souvenirs♪ I think Japanese people can feel safe asking Dr.Mo. However, the Japanese guide fee, Tutankhamun guide fee, and lunch fee are all paid in cash (USD), so it's best to check in advance (we were ripped off so many times that we ended up not having enough money for the Tutankhamun guide fee...(;_;)

TERRIBLE - The tour guide/driver got lost on the way to the hot air balloon takeoff spot so we missed the sunrise and when eventually went up we were the only hot air balloon in the air. Everything was poorly managed. The guides are very flirtatious. When we landed, we had to wait over 30 mins for our ride back. And by that time we were over the tour so did not even bother exploring the temples and told the guide we would just want to return to our hotel.

Extra charges too high - Mr. Mo, who guided us, gets angry and gets upset easily if there is something he doesn't like. For example, when the additional charge is too high and we ask for more details, or when we choose the cheapest lunch. He just tries to squeeze money out of us. If we refuse, he gets angry. Please be careful.

Dishonest. - Being in Luxor for only two days, we decided to book through this agency which offered an interesting package. As for the places visited, nothing to say, the sites remain absolutely sublime. We will come back to this in detail. As for the excursion itself and its progress, we have many points to note so that you can be as well informed as possible. 1- the pick-up. it is mentioned on the reservation page a pick up at 4:30 a.m. or 5:30 a.m. we chose 4:30 a.m. to have morning light during the flight. The day before, “Dr Mo” announced a pick-up at 5:40 a.m. No explanations but we accept without worries. Unfortunately, in addition to the pick-up delay, our vehicle arrived 20 minutes late. Ok these are things that can happen. 2- arrival at the hot air balloon once dropped off at the hot air balloon departure point, the whole thing is relatively chaotic. No one welcomes us, we don't know where to go and many hot air balloons are getting ready to take off. So we wait, we wait. After 20 minutes, people told us where our hot air balloon would take off. We see around us that all the hot air balloons have already taken off. Dr mo comes to introduce himself to us and because we have chosen this agency he offers us 4 photos from a “photographer”. In addition, he explains to us the reason for this delayed takeoff: the government gave approval for takeoff late. However, it turns out that our Adventure Balloons hot air balloon was already in the sky and we had to wait for it to finish its turn so that we could board. (as a reminder, we took the first pick-up at 4:30 a.m.). Result: 1 hour 15 minutes of waiting for a 25 minute flight (the agency announces a 35/40 minute flight). As for the flight, the experience was superb, the pilot very friendly and the view sublime. Alas no view in the morning sun. Once back on dry land, Dr. Mo picks us up. We are given a flight certificate and then asked to immediately write a review. We are then sent a paper document and must write down the experience in front of them. To avoid any potential tension or friction with our guide we note everything in a positive way. Then Dr. Mo wants us to do the online review directly. Not having internet, he wants to share a connection for us for the "five stars" as they say. We feel a little uncomfortable but hey... let's head to the different sites. 3 - Alabaster During our stop at the Colossi of Memnon, Dr. Mo explains to us the origin of alabaster and tells us why this stone is of exceptional and extremely rare quality. We hit the road again (very good driver by the way), Dr. Mo takes us to a “real family” who makes alabaster. He asks us if we have time to see the 24 original families, says no and oh we're going to go see that one. He explains to us that it is in no way a tourist place. Only 100% true. Once at the front, we are faced with a decoration with naive painting. Four men are sitting at the entrance, motionless. Once we arrive, the doctor reminds us that it is better to take it here and not elsewhere. A man tells us the history of the making and gives demonstrations (very theatrical) of the making of a vase. Do not get fooled. As the backpacker's guide (which is a great reference on travel) says so well, "the prices in its shops are exorbitant because more than 50% of the price is paid in the form of commission to the guide". In addition to that "their workmanship is rather mediocre. The objects are simply polished in local workshops" We went into the store to test the veracity. We take a vase then ask the price. stupor: $100 (!!!) We refuse but the seller continues to wrap the vase, offers us tea (probably so that we give in) then asks what we have in our wallet. We only take out a few tickets, the seller looks at our wallet, to check if there are other tickets hidden. Total dishonesty. We leave. Once outside, the men sitting motionless immediately begin “working” their stones again like a pretty theatrical spectacle. 4 - Valley of the Kings Dr Mo doesn't explain much to us and pushes us to do Tutankamun's tomb for $30 each with him (already indicated on the reservation but it remains excessively expensive even though it is 360 EGP/per person). As we did not pay to see this tomb, he did not want to tell us the story as well as that of the other tombs visited. Yes he wants us to see 3 different tombs but never explains to us how they are different. We know that the guide is not allowed to enter the tombs but he did not warn us that one of the recommended tombs was under renovation and therefore partly closed (only access to the corridor). It's only once we get out of the tomb that he tells us it's being renovated. Nice. As indicated on the reservation we are supposed to spend 2 hours at the Valley of the Kings. We only stayed there for an hour maximum. On the way back we pass by a tourist souk, many sellers recognize our guide, including one who asks him for our nationality to hand us a book in French on Egypt. Dishonest. 5 - “Hat cheap suit” During the trip he asked us to write a review. This makes us uncomfortable again but let’s move on. We arrive in front of the (sublime) temple of Hatshepsut. Dr Mo encourages us to take the paid shuttle when it is possible to do it on foot without any worries. He explains 3/4 historical elements to us and leaves for the tourist cafeteria where he waits for us. We stay there for 30 minutes even though on the reservation page it says 1h30. At no time does he explain the details of the temple to us. The whole thing seems very scripted. 6- lunch We then head to the meal break. Dr mo offers us an alternative. He explains to us that the Karnak temple is an hour away so he shows us another restaurant on a boat to cross the Nile and go faster. Price: $75 per person (!!!). We refuse and opt for the one hour journey. Before that we stop at another restaurant which, according to Dr. Mo, is absolutely not touristy, with fresh, authentic food. Result, we arrive in front of the “Paris restaurant”, without forgetting the Eiffel Tower on the logo (yes you are not dreaming). Very local indeed…. We place ourselves on a sparsely populated terrace in which we find only tourists. Many buses drop off there. Moreover, the prices are much higher than any restaurant on the west bank of Luxor (3 times more expensive) with waiters who make you feel uncomfortable and touch our food to prove "homemade". Everything for a tip except that here, the intention does not seem sincere, far from it. We take the road towards Karnak. The expected travel time of one hour magically turns into 25 minutes. The reason ? A bridge “blocked by the government” but on which we see vehicles circulating… this planned travel time was simply to encourage us to take the option of crossing the Nile and having lunch there on the boat. Nothing more. 7- the last temples On the road to the temple of Karnak, Dr. mo introduces the question of makeup and oils in ancient Egypt. My partner and I understand that we are going to want to get into a new tourist trap. Something we refused. We just pass by the storefront whose poster and appearance do not announce anything authentic. Once on Karnak, Dr. Mo gives us some explanations and accompanies us a little more than on the other sites. We appreciate this and then leaves us to enjoy the time alone for 35 minutes (announced 2 hours on the reservation). Unfortunately the few historical anecdotes are light and some raise questions. He claimed that Howard Carter was a painter and not an Egyptologist (false, he certainly painted when he was young but studied to be an Egyptologist) He claims that Ramses II never committed incest on his daughters even though he had already married one of them. When my companion said that he married one of his daughters, Dr. Mo simply said “we are not animals.” Whereas here we are simply talking about proven historical facts. He claims that Nefertiti is the mother of Tutankhamun (false) and therefore tells us that it is a real shame that we did not get to see the tomb because the entrance to Nefertiti's tomb is probably right next to the burial chamber of the young pharaoh. You surprise me, he didn’t get his $30 per person. He claims that Tutankhamun was a huge king (false, his legend came about thanks to the myth of the curse of his tomb, he was not a great king because he died very young) He claims that the missing Luxor obelisk was a gift for a young woman because it was sublime. Hence the fact that the obelisk is in Paris. This is obviously false. This is a gift in recognition of the work of Frenchman Jean-François Champollion in deciphering hieroglyphs. And when we ask questions, the answers about Dr mo are very evasive, avoiding any in-depth investigation. All this raises questions about his real abilities to know the history of ancient Egypt. This is why for the visit to the Luxor temple we accept his proposal to do the tour only by car (a shame for a “passionate guide” / holder of a so-called diploma not to want to visit the temple and to "go there only by car. But we accepted because we wanted to return, disappointed with this dishonest excursion. We went there alone on our own the next day) His justification for the visit by car thus allows us to "save money 'money ". Good joke. So that on the way back he once again suggests that we stop at the perfume store where he must undoubtedly receive good commissions. We obviously again refused the judgment. In the end, an excursion which greatly disappointed us. Once again on the road we are asked to put the 5 stars in review. We preferred not to make waves during the tour in order to avoid any icy/tense atmosphere. Future travelers, if you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us. Pay attention to the numerous reviews… Word to the wise. PS: they promise to provide bottled water. It was not the case. Fortunately we had stocked up on our side.