4 Days Nile Cruise From Aswan To Luxor Including Abu Simbel & Hot Air Balloon

Posted By : 82osamab
I booked a Nile Cruise trip for my mother and me with Nile Cruise Travel. Being very wary of scams and poor quality, I was impressed by the level of service, communication and professionalism of the team from day
Lets discover Egypt was amazing and made sure everything was taken care of
The Cruise section was well organized, transfers and pickups were on time, everything's were good quality and the guides great.

The cruise was also well organized from start to finish and they really enjoyed their time aboard visiting the sights and monuments in Luxor, Edfu and Aswan.
We will back again
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Posted On : 2024-05-07 17:59:13

Posted By : essayj
I would highly recommend this tour from aswan, We had Khaled as our guide and he was incredibly knowledgeable about the area and Egyptian history in general. We appreciated his detailed explanations about all the sites and felt very comfortable
we got to enjoy a Nile cruise ride as well. We saw many more sights than we were expecting all along the nile. It was a long tour but definitely worth it!
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Posted On : 2024-05-07 16:12:44

Posted By : fujoe
Experience Date: Oct 25, 2023
Experience Time: 10:30 AM
4 Days Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor Including Abu Simbel & Hot Air Balloon

As a frequent traveler who has traveled and stayed at numerous hotels & resorts worldwide, I am writing to express our extreme disappointment with the recent experience we booked as a group of 5 travelers from the Let’s Discover Egypt tour operator listed on the Tripadvisor platform.

I am not sure what the vetting process is for allowing tour operators to use the Tripadvisor platform but the Let’s Discover Egypt tour operator displayed a fundamental lack of transparency by willfully disseminating misleading information on your platform that led unsuspecting buyers like ourselves, who trust the Tripadvisor Brand, to spend our hard-earned money in booking a once-in-a-lifetime 5-star experience which amounted to a bait-and-switch scheme involving a last minute change to our bookings that would eliminate all cancellation and rebooking options ultimately resulting in an overwhelmingly disappointing experience for all parties involved.

Prior to booking the activity, I attempted to do my due diligence by researching reviews of similarly advertised Nile cruises where complaints centered around people being assigned to vessels that were not 5-star quality and passengers being exposed to constant noise and diesel fumes throughout the duration of the cruise from cabins located close to the vessel engine room. I then reached out to the Let’s Discover Egypt tour operator directly who assured me that all their accommodations are on 5-star vessels and that if we were to book, our assigned cabins would be located away from the engine room. Armed with that confidence and anticipating a 5-star experience, we proceeded to book the activity on the Tripadvisor platform.

2 days before our cruise was scheduled to begin, I received a call from Mohamed the Let’s Discover Egypt tour operator with our cruise vessel assignment which was to be the MS Odyssey. Mohamed further explained that we had a choice between the MS Odyssey and the MS Renaissance but strongly recommended the former as being the better of the 2 cruise vessels.

On the day of our cruise and less than an hour before checking in, Mohamed the Let’s Discover Egypt tour operator notified us that we would no longer be sailing on the MS Odyssey cruise vessel but instead were now being reassigned to the MS Renaissance cruise vessel. When questioned about the reason for the change, we were told that cruise boarding arrivals were on a first come, first serve basis and that the MS Odyssey was apparently already fully booked as of the time of our arrival. After I brought up the fact that Mohamed had originally pointed out the MS Renaissance as being an inferior vessel, he stated that it was only the food and not the vessel which was inferior.

Upon eventually arriving at our newly assigned vessel the MS Renaissance, we soon found that the on-board accommodations were extremely underwhelming and certainly did not come close to meeting our expectations for the experience that we had booked. It was at this point we learned that the globally recognized 5-star standard for accommodations, restaurants and experiences worldwide did not apply when it came to Nile cruises in Egypt.

According to Mohamed the Let’s Discover Egypt tour operator, Nile cruises in Egypt apparently have a 3-tiered classification system within the 5-star rating category broken down into 5-star Standard, 5-star Deluxe and 5-star Luxury. When compared to globally recognized 5-star standards, the 3-tiered classification system in Egypt is equivalent to the following levels:

5-star Standard = 3-star
5-star Deluxe = 4-star
5-star Luxury = 5-star

This fundamental lack of transparency was obviously highly misleading and confusing to customers like us who were spending their hard-earned money with the expectation of receiving a 5-star quality experience.

Our group of 5 travelers consisting of 2 couples had 3 cabins but unfortunately none of the cabins specifically assigned to the couples had either king or queen beds, instead there were 2 twin beds in each cabin. The front desk cruise staff offered to relocate us but their inventory was limited to cabins that were close to the engine room which given the potential for constant noise and diesel fumes would render them less than ideal to sleep in. The fifth member of our party was not so lucky because her cabin ended up being situated right next to the engine room and by the last night of the cruise, she had become physically ill, while experiencing migraines from the constant noise and nausea from the diesel fumes.

When we expressed dissatisfaction with our accommodations, Mohamed the Let’s Discover Egypt tour operator blamed us for our apparent failure to specify our preferred cabin bed type when booking the cruise although this option was not indicated anywhere during the booking process. The harsh realization of what we paid for versus what we were getting especially that late in the game left us with absolutely no options. Even if we wanted to cancel and rebook ourselves onto a different cruise it would have been virtually impossible to do so; because at that point in time, all of the cruises were completely sold out.

At the end of the day for all intents and purposes, we paid for a 5-star experience but at best, only received a 3-star experience. Buyer Beware!
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Posted On : 2024-05-02 11:51:03

Posted By : Luckzen D
Firstly my welcome to the place was great. The tour guide and the driver we so welcoming. The second part the experience they had about the places we visited. You could tell that they are informed of the tour and locations. I was blown away by the building I have never seen in my life. The information and the background history about the buildings was amazingly detailed and very informative. Besides my guide, the people we met we so happy to welcome tourist in their land. I felt at home and safe. I enjoyed the food so much I must say. I will bring my family here again.
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Posted On : 2024-03-19 00:03:30

Posted By : Connector63511563695
Journey from Aswan to Luxor on Radamiss Nile cruise
Fantastic food , service , and wonderful people.
Room was clean and a decent size, a day on deck was relaxing
Wonderful entertainment and guide
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Posted On : 2024-03-11 19:48:23

Posted By : _L7095MC
I Travelled on the MS Nile symphony. Very reasonable food, lovely staff and an adequate cabin with good air conditioning. Importantly though, it was a terrific way to get to grips with what the Ancient Egyptian civilisation had up it's very wide and erudite sleeves
Our Egyptologist Ahmed Saad was excellent.
Check out reviews on side trips to add them if they're right for you.
Thanks let's Discover Egypt
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Posted On : 2024-03-11 16:36:21

Posted By : martinmP932CC
We cruised on the Radamis cruise ship. The cabins and overall facilities were really up to standards and beyond. The staff were all really hospitable and friendly.

Our tour guide samy was really knowledgeable and went out of his way to help us out with everything.
We were chauffeured to and from the ship in nice and clean vehicles.

Highly recommended.
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Posted On : 2024-03-06 17:01:28

Posted By : saranicolas2024
A perfectly organized cruise, excellent ship Nile Dolphin, good cuisine and service. We received a lot of positive emotions thanks to our guide Mohmoud , who professionally and carefully organized our visit to the magnificent monuments of Ancient Egypt. I would also like to thank let's discover Egypt for the excellent information support.
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Posted On : 2024-03-06 16:33:51

Posted By : jonnyj342
Ali and his team did an outstanding job arranging all of our side tours. They helped us with Abu Simble, Nubian village, Luxor Hot Air Balloon, the Nile cruise and finally private transportation to Hurghada in the Red Sea. Everyone on his team was extremely professional, courteous and cared for us so well. He was in constant communication with our private guide ensuring that everything went as planned. We felt safe and our private guide salama was very knowledgeable. Also, all of our private divers were very professional and had comfortable clean cars with air condition. We found let's Discover Egypt Tours by accident when searching the internet and we are so happy we found him! We highly recommend him!
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Posted On : 2024-03-06 15:36:44

Posted By : A6975MRmonicam
We did the 9 day 8 night Cairo and River Cruise with let's discover Egypt tours, in Feb of 2024. Loved our trip, essentially due to let's discover EgyptTours guides and tour operators.

The cruise was just fabulous. Great accommodation, awesome food and phenomenal service - they even made specific dishes based on requests.
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Posted On : 2024-03-06 15:28:00