The best female guide in Luxor, assisted me on many wonderful life changing experiences!  - I have been on many tours with Shaimaa over the years. I always felt incredibly safe and comfortable in her company. The day would always flow with ease, making sure... read more to take me for the perfect local food and refreshment either during or after a trip.
After the months I lived in Luxor, I always contact Shaimaa for any tours as a woman being abroad, I felt the most safe and comfortable when accompanied by a native woman. Her knowledge and passion for ancient Egyptian civilisation is truly incredible. My favourite tours were unique places not so popular in tourism, which Shaimaa was excited to explore with me. Highly recommend ✌🏼

Would highly recommend!  - Our tour guide was fantastic, we enjoyed exploring each site with the benefits of her depth of knowledge and genuine interest in the history of each site. We have booked... read more with her again for another tour later this week!

Fabulous experience!! A must see on one’s bucket list  - Gorgeous views, amazing civilisation, genuine artwork, these two temples are an actual open air museum. Our guide chaimae has a vast knowledge of egyptology and was translating hieroglyphs life in... read more front of us. We were blown away by her dedication, but also the timing and organisation of the tour. A 10/10 with much gratitude for the experience. We highly recommend it!

Shaimaa is the best tour guide in Luxor  - We had a four days' tour with Shaimaa to Luxor (Karnak, Luxor Museum, Luxor Temple) Esna, Theben West with Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Nobles and Dar-el-Medina and... read more wie had a day tour to Abydos. Shaimaa is the best tourguide imaginable. She is extremely knowledgeable about ancient Egypt's history and religion and she is keen on giving as much information to you as you are able to digest. She also organizes the car and driver as well as food and trinks duiring the tour. The prize we agreed on is very good value. I cannot recommend her more as the ideal tour guide to guide you to the wonderful temples and burrial chambers in and around Luxor.

Wonderful guide  - Shaima was fantastic. She was friendly, approachable, incredibly knowledgeable and her English was excellent. We spent two days with her touring the sights of Luxor and I could not recommend... read more a better guide. Her knowledge of Egyptology was fantastic and we particularly enjoyed her juicy bits of gossip about the ancient Gods! We also went to a papyrus shop (on our request) and Shaima refused to accept the commission from the shop, she returned it to us to share between us, which was very kind and honest of her. I’d strongly recommend her to anyone visiting Luxor.

Hands down the best guide in Egypt!  - We did a multi-day tour with Shaimaa in Luxor - Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens, Luxor, Karnak and Dendera. WOW! We can't say enough about the quality... read more of her tours - with Shaimaa it is less a lecture and more a conversation. She is INCREDIBLY knowledgeable on all things Egypt, including architecture, agriculture, modern history, as well as the ancient of course! Shaimaa goes above and beyond in every way, and is very open to customization. We are so glad we booked a private tour instead of a big group tour - our Egypt trip would have looked very different. In addition to the regular sites she also introduced us to local businesses for home made lunches, etc. We never felt rushed and we got to meet a lot of local people who were awesome.
We had such a good experience that we booked her for a day in Aswan as well! Support local and small businesses like hers!

Not to be missed!! Outstanding back in time experience with chaimae.  - Amazing full immersion back in time with our guide chaimae. She made us feel we were living in these ancient times and took us through an astonishing journey where everything... read more made sense. Her knowledge of her subject and her passion were a drive to this outstanding experience. Thank you so much!! We enjoyed every moment of it🙏

Fantastic tour guide for Luxor  - I was lucky enough to have Shaimaa as a tour guide for several days when in Luxor, with my boyfriend also joining for one of the tours. Shaimaa is incredibly... read more knowledgeable and a fantastic storyteller, I learned so much about the sites we visited and she really brought to life the history of the locations. Shaimaa made everything run so smoothly, meeting up with her and spending the day was very easy. As a solo female traveler it was so nice to be shown around by another woman, she made me feel very comfortable and relaxed. She had excellent further recommendations for other places to visit in Egypt too. Shaimaa was really fun to spend time with and honestly one of the best tour guides I've ever had - we would highly recommend her!

Highly recommend! - I had the pleasure of touring the West Bank together with Shaimaa. She is extremely knowledgeable and you could really feel her passion when she shared her knowledge. It made... read more the sites come to life! In addition, Shaimaa is a wonderful and patient person which made me feel very at ease and I could take as much time as I needed at each site. Will definitely recommend her to everybody who needs a tour guide in Luxor.

A wealth of knowledge  - We went on a tour with Shaimaa to Karnak Temple and to the West Bank of Luxor, where we visited the Valley of the Kings, queen Hapshetstut Temple, and the... read more Valley of the Workers. It was both incredibly affordable and informative. Shaimaa always had a detailed story relevant to any questions she answered, just showing how much knowledge she has. She taught us a lot about ancient Egypt and also framed our present visit within a contemporary context. Her passion for her work was evident. I would highly recommend anyone to use Shaimaa and Ocean Tours for their sightseeing in Luxor.

Premium custom tour with very knowledgeable guide - I had Shaimaa Hossein as my guide for a customized solo private tour. She was an excellent and reliable guide for the 4 days I was in the Aswan and... read more Luxor area. Her knowledge of Egyptian history and mythology was very deep, and I greatly enjoyed learning about those subjects from her. The paintings and carvings of the Egyptian gods and kings came alive due to her talks during my tours. She also came up with an itinerary for Luxor that fit me perfectly, where we managed to mostly avoid the large tourist crowds due to her planning. We went to Abu Simbel, Karnak and Luxor temples, Abydos and Dendara, Valley of the Kings/Workers/Nobles, and the Temple of Hatshepsut. Her explanations of what I was seeing made my photos more substantial in context, which I greatly appreciated when I shared them on social media. She also shielded me away from most of the shopkeepers and hawkers, and didn't do any "stops" at shopping. Her rates are admittedly on the premium side, but I felt were well worth it for the excellent experience I got from my Egypt trip. Also, the drivers used all had comfortable cars, and the mom and pop place she took me for lunch after Valley of the Kings had the best food I ate during my trip to Egypt. Communicating with her was quick and easy on WhatsApp. My trip experience was a superior experience thanks to Shaimaa

Genuine, kind and knowledgeable guide  - Shaimaa was a lovely tour guide, very knowledgeable and very patient. She knows the best places to see and go, describing all of the artwork and carvings in the Valley... read more of the Kings, Valley of the Workers and Habu temple perfectly- you really got a feel for the place and the meaning behind each scene depicted which made the experience far more valuable. We spent the morning with her and I couldn't begin to tell you all of the fascinating things she taught us.