Having read the reviews on TA, I decided to email this company along with other tour operators to get the best quotes. Mr Ayman was very prompt in his replies and he also called me several times to finalize the details of my day trips to Aswan/Abu Simbel and Cairo. Unfortunately I had to cancel my trip at last moment and reschedule it a later date in Jan last week.

The day we landed was the first day protests in Cairo started but things were fine to begin with in Luxor. However with each passing day, tourist sites were getting closed and it was getting difficult to do day trips with police convoys getting canceled. At this time, I called up Mr Ayman and asked for suggestions for day trip. He suggested a one day trip to Red-sea (Safaga) for snorkeling, away from the tense situation in Luxor.

His younger brother was our driver and picked us from the hotel early in the morning. The chiller with drinks and some snacks for breakfast was a pleasant surprise as it showed that extra personal touch which other tour operators in Luxor fail to do so. After 3 hour drive through the Eastern desert, we reached the sea resort in Safaga where our boat trip was to begin. We had 2 snorkeling dives, lunch on board, spent an hour on a beautiful island and also had some time on glass boat. In all, it was an amazing day out in beautiful Red sea with best coral I have ever seen. Started back around 4 in the evening and met Mr Ayman back at the hotel around 7ish, happy with the day trip. He told us that he was worried that my wife being a vegetarian wont get good food in the boat and that's why he arranged for some snacks. Impeccable arrangement !!!

My wife asked for suggestions for some sweets to take home, at this Mr Ayman offered us to take to the local supermarket and help us buy some stuff. The shop was like mini supermarket full of locals, we bought some coffee, tea but couldn't find the recommended stuffed dates. So Mr Ayman took us to another small shop where we finally found some nuts filled dates :) He also took us to a local coffee grinding shop where he gifted us a pack of cardamom flavored coffee as he wanted us to taste the real Egyptian coffee. We could see and feel his genuine interest to show us around the local shops and sample the local produce.

Next day he dropped us at the airport in his own car and we talked about the revolution in Egypt and what he felt about it. He even had an Egyptian flag in front of his car bonnet and was hopeful that future of his country would be bright.

Having stayed at Luxor and gone with other travel agencies (on Corniche) for day-trips, Mr Ayman showed why family run businesses are always better than those money-minded shops.No non-sense, no tourist traps, no visit to Papyrus or alabaster shops for commission PLUS almost or less price than those shops. He has true passion for his work and wants his guest to enjoy Egypt as it should be. I wish I could do all my day trips with him and not experimented else where before.

I would highly recommend this company for couples or families who want to have the best in Egypt.

I have just returned from a week in Luxor. Before travelling we arranged a day trip to Cairo with Sawa4 Day Tours. Our contact there was Mr. Ayman Youssef Boghdady. Our initial contact was online and Mr. Boghdady called us to check all the details. We were so impressed with the care and attention to detail taken with our tour. We met with Mr. Boghdady in our hotel before the trip and he ensured that everything was organised to perfection. A lovely touch was calling our hotel the evening we were due to fly to Cairo to arrange our wake up call and breakfast boxes.

Upon arrival in Cairo, we were met by our wonderful guide Abduo and skilled driver. The entire day ran like clockwork. We felt very well taken care of and the day was informative and fun.

Everyone we met with from Sawa4 was professional and extremely trustworthy. If you are travelling to Egypt and want to go on some tours that are excellently organised then I could not recommend Sawa4 tours highly enough. They do a range of different trips and I know that I will be contacting Mr. Boghdady to organise my tours when I travel back to Egypt.

Thank you for making our trip so special !
Ciara

I cannot thank Ehab enough for what he did for us in Luxor. We were on our way from Cairo to Aswan on a so called luxury 5 star train (very far from it--when in doubt rather fly) when we were literally pulled off the train and told that our tour itinerary had changed: we were now going from Luxor to Aswan and not the other way round. This was not his fault as he was sub-contracted by Ramses Tours, but he immediately recognized that we were severally pissed off as after the cruize we were supposed to travel by road from Luxor to Hurghada so now the trip would be 7 instead of 3 hours. His solution was the typical warm Egyptian hospitality on display throughout our trip. He took us to his home residence where we were able to freshen up and calm down. He was very hospitable and served us snacks and traditional Egypt tea.
After that things went from bad to brilliant. He took us all over Luxor, a surprisingly clean clean city (when compared to Cairo) , and showed us the myriad of mind boggling attractions in and around the city: the Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens, the Temple of Karnak, the Temple of Luxor etc etc etc. The Karnak sound and light show was mind boggling: much better than the dated Giza show. We also went ballooning over the Valley of the Kings with Sinbad Balloons: an incredible experience, totally safe and very professionally run.
Ehab also paid for horse and carriage rides for us around Luxor and gave us a guided tour of the very busy market where the locals ply their wares and shop for fresh food.
He also organised representatives to meet us on all our stops along the Nile on our way to Aswan. We were always looked after and did not have to walk aimlessly around like a lot of our fellow travelers. Thanks again Ehab, your efficiency and warmth was greatly appreciated.

Ayman Youssif Boghdady aka Ehab not only sorted our Luxor tours (Temples, Valley of Kings, Hatesput, Memnon, Nile cruise, etc) solely via email, but he also had the courtesy of coordinating with our hotel to pick us up on arrival whilst arranging our privately guided tours.

He also went above and beyond in arranging our tours of Cairo (Memphis, Saqqara, Pyramids of Giza) and our last minute trip to Mount Sinai and St Catherine's Monastary.

Our guides were first class and made sure that we were taken care of.

Take from this review what you may, but honestly, Ehab made our trip so memorable that I highly recommend connecting with him should you be visiting Egypt for the first time.

In a country of over 83 million people, it's nice to have someone like him to rely on.