フルガダ：ルクソール王家の谷＆ツタンカーメン墓参旅行

Nana was an amazing guide! So friendly and knowledgeable, she gave us all the information and made it so easy to understand. We were picked up at 3 am and it was a very long and hot day. But definitely worth!

Booked direct with FTS via WhatsApp. Communication was pretty good to get prices and availability. We had a small bus tour, we had 10 people in our group which was a nice number. To start, the best bit.... Nana, our local guide. A wonderfully engaging guide who told stories with gusto and a true passion for the history and people in it. If you get Nana, you will thoroughly enjoy Luxor and the Valley of the Kings! We happened to have 1st pick up from our hotel, so it was an early start at 3am, it was then 1.5 hrs before we had everyone on board and actually started the journey to Luxor from Hurghada. We didn't wait too long at the state checkpoint. The bus however, was older and small and very cramped. I'm not tall and my knees were pressed against the hard seat in front. Seats were fixed in a semi-recline which was also uncomfortable to just sit up. This was the worst part of the trip (but also accounts for a big part of the day with the 5-7 hrs on board for the main journeys with stops/pickups). The drivers could be a little more informative with information about journey times/stops/checkpoints so you know what to expect and when you are likely to have a toilet break. Final point to note - just be honest with the tour description! We had 2 separate stops to "nice toilets". Both of which are tourist shop traps - a spice store and an alabaster store. While we had plenty of time during our whole day and didn't feel too rushed, over 30mins at these eat into your day. Just tell it like it is. The Nile boat is mentioned as optional at €10pp. We did not feel pressured into this, but was a nice change to the cramped bus. Some of our party did not take the boat but stayed on the bus to get to the lunch stop. Lunch was adequate, small buffet offering. Toilets here weren't the best. Key takeaways: - Fingers crossed you get Nana as your guide (in photo) - Be prepared for a cramped bus - Expect to be taken to tourist shops - As everywhere in Egypt, toilets are hit and miss, always carry wipes/toilet roll and small notes (usually 20le) to use the loo. (Again might have been helpful for drivers to tell you this before getting off bus at the services.)

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Superb, highly recommended!🤩 The guide was totally amazing! 10/10🙌🏻☀️

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Our tour guide Mr. Shaban guided us through the sightseeing in Luxor very well and explained everything nicely. We were very, very satisfied with everything.

Shaaban was the best tour guide one could imagine, an ideal travel companion with profound knowledge of Egyptology and excellent German language skills. Thanks to his tips, we were able to avoid the usual tricks of the vendors and negotiate a good price. Would love to do it again anytime!

Guide was amazing, she was extremely knowledgeable and passionate about where she was showing us. A long hot day but very worth it.

They never contacted us, and they did not want to give us a refund, so we had to contact Viator and they kindly understood the whole situation we were put through and gave us the refund; what hurts us the most is that we could not see Luxor with them, a terrible management, but Viator understood everything we went through and gave us our money back, otherwise everything was very sad.

The experience was very cool. Our guide Shaban did a really great job. He explained everything well to us, always gave us enough time to take photos, and asked for feedback every time, which we really liked. Except for the fact that it was extremely hot, the day was really very, very cool!

The venues we visited were outstanding. The Tour guide Mohammed, is very knowledgable. The trip took 5 hours to get there. You get a 20 minute stop. We got picked up at 3:50am. Karnak Temple was great and Mohammed takes you a round and you get free time. We then got made to go to a spice talk. Not on the agenda and you have to sit through a sale pitch. Positive you get a free toilet here. We then got encouraged to take a Nile boat trip. It’s €10 adult €5 a child. They will take card. You get a drink. We was sold it give you more time the other side. It doesn’t and it wasn’t great. We then only got 2 minute at one venue, advertised for longer. But I think shorter due to the sales pitch talk we were forced to go too. We then went to valley of the kings. It’s incredible. You don’t get to pick the tombs, the guide does this. We then had to do another sales pitch. This time on stone. We was told it was the only place we could stop to get souvenirs, but I feel it’s because of the agreement of these places, with the tour guide. You get a toilet break here though. We then went to the only female pharaoh temple. But then your guide doesn’t take you around like other tour guides in the venue. After going through security, we got non stopped hassled by people trying to con us for tips. Even the security guard with a gun was involved. We didn’t stay long as we felt it was unsafe. This upset us a bit. The trip back took 4 hours. With a stop. You get given water, and a snack. You also get lunch in a buffet Restaurant, it’s amazing but did the job. It was a lifetime experience and Mohammed is very good. It just spoilt with the little extras taking up time we could have had at other venues and the experience at the last temple.

I wish that I could give this trip at least 7 stars !!! From the moment that we were picked up in Hurgarda until the moment that we were dropped off this was by far one of the best experiences. that we have ever had using a guide on holiday. We chose the Hurgarda to Luxor 2 day trip and this is definitely the best way to do it. Our guide was Fathy Elbolok and it felt like we were being led through ancient Egypt with all of the amazing stories and tales from the ancient days to the current excavations and finds. We did the Valley of the Kings and saw 5 tombs in total including the tomb and mummified body of Tutankhamun. Then Hapshetsup's Temple and the Colossus of Memnon. It was very hot (we were in August!) but water was provided and Fathy made sure that we stayed in the shade as much as possible and kept the local sellers from getting too close ... thank you Fathy. It was surprisingly quiet really but apparently August is the quiet month so we were very lucky. Also the trip was done on a Friday and this is a day off for the Egyptians which meant that it was particularly quiet. As we had chosen the 2 day tour we were then taken to our hotel for the night, Hotel Jolie Ville ... OMG it was gorgeous and right alongside the river Nile so we were in the infinity pool watch the boats and wildlife go past ... we are definitely going to go back to this hotel at some time in the future. That night we went for the Light and Sound show at Karnak Temple (transport was included) and were totally blown away by the show. We were escorted by Fathy again and he brought us water during the show as it was still warm. After breakfast we were picked up and taken to Habu Temple which in my opinion is by far the best for the original colours and history, then to Luxor Temple and finally to Karnak Temple. Lunch was provided on both days and Fathy looked after us all so well. He is an extraordinary knowledgeable guide and spoke to us in ways that we were all able to understand and learn from. He answered all of our questions and nothing was too much trouble for him. Make sure that you drink lots of water, wear hats and use lots of sunscreen as you don't realise just how much walking outside you actually do. I always book my excursions with GetYourGuide as the standard of trips and guides is usually of such a high standard and this one did not let us down. Thank you GetYourGuide and extra special thanks to Fathy.