We (group of 7) just returned from a month's travel throughout Egypt using EOA - exceptional company and very credible. Please understand that our expectations were beyond what normal travellers would want wherein our group put together a list of each individuals wish list of everything we wanted to do and see, which included a one week live-a-aboard diving the Red Sea, to a Nile Cruise and trips to every city and tourist site that Egypt has to offer. What I can say is that the itinerary put together by Terri (EOA) is the most detailed & high class trip we have experienced to date (and some of us have already travelled most of the world).
From the minute we arrived in Egypt we were met with a guide, transportation and were escorted to our desitnation by an expeirenced and English speaking guide. This is very important as you may well be aware that after a long journey you just want to get to your room as quickly as possible and of course, you expect your hotel (or dive boat, cruise ship etc) are of high standards.
Our Nile Cruise was the most outstanding (next to our dive trip in the Red Sea). Our guide in Luxor (Mohammed) was absolultely outstanding. He was the most personable, knowlegable and highly organized person of our trip. >From the moment he picked us up at the airport he stayed with us the entire trip. He was extremely organized and maintained our itinerary to a "T". There was no down-time. He always managed to have tickets pre-purchased, took us to all the sites, was extremely knowledgable in Egyptian History and took personal pride and care with all of our needs and wants. He went above & beyond what any guide would normaly do as he would do little extras such as take us to homes & places that were not on the itinerary just to fill empty gaps in our schedule. He even went so far as to arrange for our wake up calls in the mornings and spent his personal time to go to drug stores and markets to pick up items that any one of us needed. Should you have the choice, I would highly recommend that you ask for Mohammed while cruising the Nile, and if you should get him, please tell him that I (we) send our love and best wishes.
The Nile Cruise ships: (we had two ships because our trip was a 7-day trip) - highl recommend from the standard 4 day cruise. A 7-day cruise allows you the pleasure of enjoying Egypt without rushing throug everything. Although we spent 7 days we only had one day that was to ourselves and even then, Mohammed only gave us half a day and found something else for us to see. By the time you reach that free day, your body is totally exhausted from all the site-seeing, travelling, heat and crowds that a free day on the boat to relax is highly recommended.