Fabulous day trup - Ahmed the guide and Mohamed the driver absolutely brilliant Nothing too much trouble and tailored to the customer Made it a fabulously most memorable experience loved it

Absolutely amazing - Amazing experience made so simple and enjoyable by Mahmoud (driver) and LT (Egyptologist). Picked up on time, made you feel at ease, very friendly and helpful Mahmoud took us to all our destinations in comfort and pretty much to the front door of everywhere we were going! Lots of different places to visit, first stop for a cuppa and chat about the day so we were fully informed and not left guessing what we were doing then into the valley of the kings - three tombs are included to go inside and look, LT sat us down and asked about what we were interested in seeing and suggested some tombs - they were all amazing- absolutely breathtaking and having more knowledge about what you are about to look at just makes it a little more awe inducing! If you want to go to king tuts tomb you do need to pay extra for this as the entrance includes three tombs but not this one. Then off to the temple of Hatshepsut which was again amazing, then a stop to look at an alabaster shop where you aren’t pressured to buy anything - literally 5 minutes of your day and was nice to see how it’s hand made in the area and we managed to squeeze in a quick stop to look at the collosi of memnon before lunch which was really tasty - they do cater for veggies too. After lunch on to an optional boat trip of the Nile - additional charge but you only go there if you have chosen to add this into your trip - it was £10 each and I really enjoyed the still of the Nile! Our last trip was to Karnak temple as we added this in too and it was just phenomenal! Couldn’t fault the day - organised around our choices and at no point did we not know what was going on. Felt safe and had an absolutely fantastic day, thank you essential Egypt and especially Mahmoud and LT! X

Luxor private tour - Very good private tour with excellent driver. Arived before all tour bussen because of a shortcut. Also had e very good lunch

Amazing Experience - What an amazing day, me and my dad were picked up at our hotel at 5am for the 4-hour long drive from Hurghada to Luxor. Our driver Sayed Ahmed was very friend and spoke some English, the car was very luxurious leather seats and air-conditioning. The roads in Egypt and very different to the UK, not in a good way but we always felt safe with Sayed. After a comfort stop halfway through and several stops at security check points we arrived in Luxor. Here we picked up our guide Ahmed Elconsul, who was very friendly and spoke very good English. He also provided us with some much-required ice cold water. The first item on the agenda was visiting The Karnak Temple, what an amazing place this is, breath-taking. Ahmed took us around making sure to avoid the big tour groups and had excellent knowledge regarding the history of the temple. When we left, we seen people just arriving on a coach, who we also seen at the halfway stop on the way. Next stop was the Valley of the Kings, our entrance and entry to 3 tombs were included in our package. We paid extra (card only) for entry into Tutankhamun tomb. The valley was very hot and we were glad it was December as it can exceed 50 in the summer. After we left the valley, we had a buffet lunch at a restaurant alongside the bank of the Nile. Next stop was Colossi Of Memnon for a quick photo opportunity then onwards to Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut. Entry tickets were not included but we paid (card only) to see this amazing place. Ahmed was more than happy to go the extra mile and come with us and guide us around the temple. He was always happy to take photos of me and my dad and sorted out refreshing drinks for us. Our final stop was an opportunity to watch stones being carved using the methods of the ancient Egyptians. There was also an opportunity to buy these stones. After here we said goodbye to Ahmed and head back to our hotel. We got back in good time and well before others who went on the coach. Overall, it was an amazing experience and cannot thank Sayed and Ahmed for looking after us.

Excursion from Hurghada to Luxor - Perfect trip. Punctual pick-up from the hotel, pleasant transfer and very nice tour guides. Everything was very well organized. No pushy tour guides. I can therefore highly recommend this trip to singles too.

Great trip, ran smoothly! - Great company to use!!! The taxi driver Ahmed was FANTASTIC!!!! Really polite and kind! Our tour guide Akmed ( sorry if spelt wrong) was really kind, helpful and very knowledgeable!! Highly recommend as makes the trip to Luxor a lot easier and smoother!! Just be aware they will take you to shops, just say no and they will listen.

Luxor full day trip - Fabulous trip albeit a very long day by car to Luxor from Makadi, Hurghada but totally worth it. Collection was on time and in a spacious air con vehicle (10 seater for 4 of us made it very comfortable). Decent toilet stop on way and once in Luxor we collected our English speaking guide who was charming and very knowlegable and stayed with us throughout the trip to Luxor and the Valley of the Kings. Both locations were awesome and a must see although the temperature at the time was incredibly high for a UK citizen (very high 30's) so ensure you take sun cream protection. We stopped for a nice lunch beside the Nile river which gave us decent phot opportunities. All in all a great day and would certainly recommend

Luxor day trip - We had a wonderful day from the minute we were picked up!Our driver Ahmed was a very nice man and our guide Yasir was wonderful and very knowledgeable. Thank you very much!

Long but hugely worthwhile day out - A private taxi (there were only 2 of us) met us at our hotel on time, the driver didn’t speak a lot of English and didn’t explain that we’d meet the guide in Luxor so we were quite worried we weren’t going to get the best tour. But obviously once we had picked up the guide all became clear. Both were very helpful and amenable all day. The tour itself was as described and the attractions hugely impressive and awe inspiring and well worth the long journey. The guide was very informative all day and helped steer away many unnecessary tip seekers! He didn’t try to push anything we didn’t want or were expecting to endure and tailor made the trips to our time frame and wishes.

Wonderful day trip to Luxor with the BEST food! - We had a brilliant day in Luxor, our driver was so kind and interesting to chat with during the journey about the history and culture within Egypt. Our tour guide was full of energy and clearly knew a lot, I have a keen interest in ancient Egypt so I knew a lot of what he had to share but that's not his fault, I've just done a lot of reading and watched a lot of documentaries! My favourite stop was at Hatshepsut's mortuary temple. Our guide didn't come up with us but did speak outside the temple about it and pointed parts out. This was fine for us as I knew a lot about it already and was the one place I was most keen to visit but had we not had that knowledge I think it would have been difficult to really appreciate everything we were looking at. The lunch stop at Cafe Paris was absolutely outstanding, wonderful hosts and the best food we had during our holiday. Such authentic food, we sat outside overlooking their farmland. We thought the trip was excellent value, we could have done without the trip to the Alabaster factory, we don't do "stuff" so felt we were wasting their time as we wouldn't be purchasing anything despite them having some beautiful and well crafted items, hence the 4 not 5 stars. Thank you for a wonderful and mind blowing day, we are returning to Egypt next year and plan on using Essential Egypt Experiences for a trip to Cairo this time!