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I always wondered how can a travel agency for 5 star rating always ..Is it hacked , did they write their own review .? I had many options to go with in Egypt but I chose memphis becoz it has a superior cruise and rave trip advisor reviews. In short if you are travelling to egypt just pick memphis and customize the way you like . Nabil - On time everytime very friendly , Drivers - Very polite and helpful Guide - Cairo - Mohammad ..he is a scholar and great person to hang out with . I would recommend everyone to request for Mohamad , he is very accomodating on time , itenary and will customize the day trip to your convenience. While the staff in Cairo is excellent you are bound to expect the same service in Luxor - Aswan. Since that part of Egypt is not that developed the level of professionalism is not as high . Having said that Memphis staff in upper egypt try to make your trip memorable . My guide in Aswan- luxor Osama was good . But we ran into a bad patch when he tried to squeeze everything in 2 hours 7 am - 9 am and was not flexible on late start . After having some talk with him he later adjusted a few things. Only low point was the memphis rep in Luxor tried to checkin luggage for us and claimed that we had 10 kg over weight and that we had to pay 10 pounds per Kg . I immediately called his bluff and he backed off . Most important is pick your own hotel . I chose Shearaton Cairo - I was happy with it . Basma in Aswan was very average , not sure about the quality of other but I would skip it . Cuirs - M/S Allysya was 5 Stars all way ..best continental food I ever ate . Staff is very friendly and professional . Shout out for Ahmed - Lobby manager Few tips 1.Bottom line ..check every detail of you trip when you finalize it , Guides blindly follow it . 2. Make sure to add Valley of Queens in Luxor 3. Always use Flight /Cruise for Travel ( trains and cars for inter city is not very recommended) 4. Tip 10 Pounds for driver and 25 for guides per day , that will make them happy 5. It is ok to start 10 AM every day , you would be able to finish everything by 3 pm easily . 6. If you want to make changes to time , plan be vocal usually memphis tours is very accomodating .