Both temples were amazing. The guide was very knowledgeable and gave a good history of the temples. Good value overall.
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Professional Private Egyptologist English-speaking guide
- Private transportation
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in the East Bank
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Felucca ride
Excludes
- Entrance fees to the Karnak temple (13.5 USD per person)
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off in the West Bank (available at an extra cost 5 USD per person)
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- We pick up all travelers from any hotel anywhere in Luxor.
Itinerary
Begin your trip with pickup from your hotel in Luxor. You can choose any time from 10:00am to 2:00pm. The latter is the perfect time to enjoy the sunset on your way back. Take a cruise on the Nile river in a traditional felucca sailing boat to discover the beauty of Luxor. Relax with a drink as you soak up the scenery. Enjoy 45 Minutes of unforgettable unique sailing to the Karnak temple.
Having arrived, you will walk a short distance to Karnak Temple. Listen to your professional Egyptologist guide and admire the Complex of Karnak, which is considered to be one of the largest temples in the world. Don't forget to take memorable photos. There are many areas in the temple and you will have free time to take photos. At the end of the tour, enjoy 45 minutes of scenic sailing back to your hotel.
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Reviews
Hamdy gave us an excellent tour around Karnak temple - he was very knowledgeable and we learned a lot about the fascinating history. The felucca journey to the temple was beautiful too and crewed by a very friendly team. The best-value tour we did in Luxor and definitely recommended!
We booked Karnak Temple, with a felucca there and back (1 and 1/2 hour on boat in total). Both the driver and tour guide (who we met at temple) thought we were on a different trip completely. We had to explain multiple times but due to the language barrier it was not fully understood. There was no boat ride at all - we drove to and from the temple. This was extremely disappointing - we had only booked this trip because it included the boat. The tour guide had very little information, except for pointing out different symbols - there were no facts or background. It was very rushed and we nearly left without seeing major sites. She also took multiple phone calls during our guide. Karnak Temple is amazing but there is no need for this guide. We would have spent much more time at the temple on our own. Extremely disappointed. We paid for 1 and 1/2 hour boat ride which did not take place and was not an option when explained. I do not know what we paid for because a taxi to and from the temple would be very cheap. Complete waste of money. I would recommend avoiding this trip.
Do NOT book this tour! The description is completely different than what you actually get! Also, there is NO watching the sunset on the felucca. They offer to take you back in a taxi to your hotel! First of all, the “Felucca” ride was a regular boat. The ride itself is about 5 mins or less and then they keep you in the water stalling and making you dance so they can At the end ask you to pay them for the “show” they put up with you. They demand aggressively for a tip. I wasn’t expecting to pay anything additional, I didn’t have any small bill. Then my guy in a very RUDE manner told me I should carry small bills to tip them! Then at the temple while giving me the tour she had an attitude making real uncomfortable the entire time. She was obviously upset about the tipping situation. At the end of the tour, I was too uncomfortable with her (my guide) that I decided to decline the ride back to my hotel and decided to stay in the Temple to actually enjoy it. She kept insisting that I went back to some oil/perfume shop with her to show me some products but I didn’t go. She finally left me alone. I stayed around the temple, and then waited for the light show. Since I didn’t get to enjoy the Karnal temple after that bad situation with my guide, I decided to go alone on my own the next day and had a much better experience!
We had a fantastic day with Remon. Not only was he extremely knowledgeable, he was also very good at adjusting our trip plan when the kids were overheating (they went to macdonalds in air-condition while some of us went to the luxor temple). Thank you for a great day, Remon!
The exoerience was amazong and the guide Remon showed a lot of lnowledge about the places qe visited Remon was vary gentil all the times and we had very good momenrs qith our guide.
Our trip today was amazing! Our guide, Majed Hassan, was very knowledgeable and impressed us with everything he had to share. He gave us time after for pictures and even suggested some special shots!
A special thanks to our tour guide Esraa. I would like to say a huge thank you for all your help. Your guidance was super clear, and you were so patient with all our questions. You're awesome!!!! We truly enjoy our one day tour!!! I would strongly recommend :)
Journey Through Ancient Egypt with Manal Our tour of Luxor's magnificent sites was transformed into an unforgettable experience thanks to our exceptional guide, Manal. Her profound knowledge of Egyptian history brought the ancient world to life as we explored the Valley of the Kings, where she revealed the secrets and symbolism hidden within the royal tombs with captivating detail.
We really appreciate our tour guide Abdelrahim Nour Abdo. He really did a great job and gave a detailed explanation of ancient Egyptian history. With his accompany during the visit, I was immersed in the culture of ancient Egyptian times. Really excellent to be his guests.
Our guide arrived on time at our hotel, and took us by Felucca to Karnak. The felucca ride was amazing . Karnak was wonderful and the guide explained the main history of the site. We then returned to our hotel by felucca and saw a wonderful sunset. A good day!
We really enjoyed the Egyptologist Guide who showed us round Karnak. But the fenuccla was cancelled due to the wind, so the boat ride was by motor and took about 10 minutes. Even if we had travelled by fenuccla, it would have felt pointless as it's such a short journey. If we were doing it again we would just have booked a guide and then made our own way to Karnak, it's so easy to pay for a private boat ride when you're at the pier. Also the company charges €5 extra for hotel pickup when your hotel is on the west bank, we just got a boat across as our hotel was near the ferry, but it is an extra cost that should be made clear when booking.
We had a really lovely time visiting Luxor and Karnac temple with our tour guide mahmoud haggag and driver omda. Mahmoud was very knowledgeable and answered all of our questions and was very friendly and helpful with other suggestions for our time exploring Luxor
We had the best Time visiting karnak temple and luxor temple with Ahmed Yossry, the best guide in Egypt ! We are amazed by the beauty of thèse temples and great guidance and explanations
Mansuor was a really helpful guide from the airport pickup to the drop off to the drop-off to the river cruise. Very knowledgeable at the temples.
Amazing experience, everything perfect, the guide Mari was amazing helping us with everything! Really appreciate the day.
A beautiful tour with Marwa fatafeat elsoker. We learned a lot about the temple and local culture and we especially loved the music on the boat. Would recommend!
The visit was great with our super guide Mary who provide us super clear and funny explanations about egyptian history.
Our Tourguide Mina was great! Very friendly, knows everything about the old and new Agypten Culture and we enjoyed the Tour very much
Sawsan is very friendly and knowledgable tour guide. I learnt a lot of history from her, and enjoyed her accompany. I had a wonderful trip!
Even though we had misunderstandings at the beginning marolla was really helpful to solve our issues. Our tour guide Christina and felluca driver was also really attentive and nice
What a great tour! Very well organized and very informative. Mena knows what he‘s talking about and guided me with much passion. I’ve had some bad experiences with tours in Egypt but I would definitely recommend this company!
Our program with amazing guide Shaimaa was splendid! Contact person Ereen was kindly reminding us about our program a day before, and on the day as well.
The felucca in the middle of the high heat at the day was such a great relief stop. The atmosphere was amazing, Sailor show us the best sides of the nile.
Easy to arrange through Viator. Good communication with the provider (thanks Elarya). English speaking guide (Nerveen) was clear and informative. Great option for a lazy guy who felt the need to see at least one temple without being away from the pool too long!
Our tour guide, Yasir, was fantastic and made the trip an unforgettable experience. Before every stop he gave clear instructions, made it fun and did everything with kindness and polite. I would recommend him.
We had an excellent experience and a wonderful chance to explore Karnak temple with a guide. Karnak temple is huge temple and luckily we had enough extra time for photos. Thank You!
Osama was an outstanding tour guide. He arrived on time and explained all we needed to know so that we could enjoy our experience. I was travelling with my 7-year-old daughter, and he always treated her like a princess. She really loved everything. Thank you for your wonderful hospitality.
Very pleasant trip, and everything was well-organized! Excellent communication and stunning photos!!
The Felucca ride to Karnak temple was really fantastic!!! The guide was friendly and informative! Great day with Great guide!
Excellent Tour! it was a unique tour by felucca, Abdo our guide was really informative he always made sure that we are comfortable. the weather in Karnak temple was a little hot so you may bring a hat with you
We had a great day with Ghada! The visit was very complete and with good explanations. Thank you again for this day!
The boat takes 10 minutes to reach karnak. Our driver stayed with us and served as our guide. Sublime site
I went to Luxor and Karnak temples. My guide Majed hassan took a long time to explore after the commentary. It was a particularly hot day in the middle of summer, but it was a very fulfilling time with cool car movement and rest breaks.
Our guide was Achmed Ali and he explained the whole Karnak temple to us in detail. It was a great morning with lots of information for young and old!
Manal was an excellent guide, very friendly and explained everything about the temples and even more, very good experience
Christine is really the best Guide you can have to visit Luxour. We visited the Karnak Temple as well as the Hashepsut Temple and it was really great and rewarding for us. She really listens and made us have a great time ✨ We highly recommend Christine as Guide, we give her 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️‐️‐️‐️
Thanks really to Mina for the excursion. it was great, very good guide really. We had a great day.
Our guide Mohammed Hassan treated us in a very professional manner, he explained to us in detail about the history and answered all our questions... an excellent guide
Parfait, je recommande cette visite Notre guide était adorable et qualifié pour nous guider dans le temple Nôtre guide parlait très bien le français Nous n’avons pas fait de la felouque mais du bateau moteur Franchement c’était parfait
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