Our story
A Luxor family business, not a booking platform
TawfekTours started with one car and one guide meeting guests at Luxor airport. Fifteen seasons later we still work the same way: a small team, direct prices, and someone local who picks up the phone.
We are based on the East Bank, five minutes from Luxor Temple. Our guides are Egyptologists licensed by the Ministry of Tourism, and our drivers have been with us long enough to know which gate your cruise docks at before the captain does.
Most of our work is repeat guests and referrals: families who come back with grandparents, couples who book a balloon flight and then ask us to plan the rest of the week. We keep groups small on purpose so that stays true.
We are licensed as a category A tour operator by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and carry public liability cover for every vehicle and boat we use.
One team, start to finish
The person who quotes your trip is the person answering WhatsApp at 23:00 when your flight is late.
Guides who grew up here
Our Egyptologists studied in Luxor and work with the same drivers and boats year after year.
Prices we can explain
Every quote is itemised: tickets, guide, car, boat. If a supplier raises a rate, you hear it before you pay.
No forced shopping stops
Alabaster factories and perfume shops are optional. Say no once and it is not mentioned again.
Reviews
What guests wrote afterwards
“Our guide Ahmed picked us up before sunrise and we had the Valley of the Kings almost to ourselves. He knew which tombs were worth the walk and never once rushed us.”
“The balloon was the highlight of three weeks in Egypt. Pickup was exactly on time, the pilot explained everything and the landing crew were waiting in the field.”
“We booked the cruise five days before sailing and they still found us a river-view cabin. Someone answered WhatsApp at 23:00 when our flight was delayed.”
“Car was clean, driver tracked the flight and the price was exactly what we agreed. Only note: traffic near the bridge in the evening is slow.”
“Long day but perfectly organised: flights, guide in Cairo, lunch, and back in Luxor by nine. We would not have managed the logistics alone.”