Our Story
We established Aladdin Tours in 2000, which was a famous small travel agency for individual tailor-made tours with highly recommended as a local agency, and with time we merge Aladdin Tours with Magic Carpet Egypt, to provide a wider range of services.
Magic Carpet Travel is an Egyptian tour operator A Class travel agency recognized in the Egyptian ministry of tourism (1488).
We have branches in the major touristic cities, Aladdin the founder of Aladdin tours and the CEO of Magic Carpet Travel company.
Our philosophy is simple, travel is one of the most enjoyable activities a person can do, therefore, it is our job to ensure our guests have unforgettable experiences that they will cherish and look back on for the rest of their lives. Our number one priority is to make our guests happy and 100% satisfied – we don’t accept anything less than this. Since the first day we started, we have been providing our guests with a personal service, and we will continue to provide the same high quality, tailored travel plans to wherever our guests wish to travel to.
Three years ago I still wasn’t interested in the tourism business, all of my interest was in exploration and in excavations. My grandfather would tell us when we were children about the Ancient Egyptians and the treasures hidden by the Pharaohs, and the cities lost under the sand. Sometimes he would take us to see the excavations taking place in the oases where he worked and where our family (Bedouin) came from. In my free time, I would go with my friend and dig in the oases, trying to find the treasure of the Pharaohs. From the time I was a child, this love of adventure grew in my heart, so that even after 100 years I know it will still be my passion. Every time my friend and I excavated in the desert we found something new and interesting. One time we found an undiscovered tomb with a mummy in it and a town covered by sand. My love of travel took me outside of Egypt, and at the same time, my mind expanded through this travel since it gave me the experience of the world. Three years ago my father died and I had to carry on the family business. The hotel and restaurant our family-owned, once respectable and profitable had become run-down, and I wanted to restore them to their past glory. Using my experience of travelling, I poured my ideas into regenerating the hotel, thinking always of what the traveller needs. After this, I added Aladin Tours, because I felt that the independent traveller had a need for more interesting trips than the classic ones and greater flexibility. I am sure that every minute you spend with us we will provide all the service you need in a special way. I want you to leave Egypt with a good impression and a fantastic experience because my first interest is to help travellers and make new friends throughout the world. This is always more important than money, and I sincerely want to help people. This sincerity, I believe has given us great success with our family business- the hotel, the tours and the restaurant. In just three years, through word of mouth and great recommendations in all the Egypt travel guides, my effort has been repaid. Look what they say about us in International Travel Guidebooks (Click here). I wish you a pleasant trip. If you ever need help when you are in Luxor, in the oases, or anywhere in Egypt please contact me, I will do my best to help you, even if you don’t do any trips through us.
Aladin El Sahaby
Founder / CEO
Our Mission
Aladin Tours is a family-run tour operator in Luxor Egypt offering group and private tours for all sizes, ages, and budgets. Operating for ten years, we have become widely recommended by many renowned travel resources. With a personal touch, the customized tours suit the desires of every visitor and offer a genuine Egyptian experience.
Based on Cairo and Luxor Branches
EXCELLENT Based on 1149 reviews Joan V2025-01-09Verified Excellent guide We arranged a tour of West Bank at Luxor to include Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple, Medinat Habu and Colossi of Memnon. Our guide was Shimmiaa. All the arrangements went off smoothly, from the prompt pick up, a very clean and cool mini van and great communication. Shimmiaa effectively got us through ticket lines and to our key destinations. She struck the perfect balance of information. Pointing out interesting reliefs and giving us time on our own to explore. A fantastic tour. Vicky B2025-01-04Verified Fantastic tour guide! My tour guide Shimiaa was amazing! She was so knowledgeable as an Egyptology graduate and explained loads of interesting details about the sites we saw. She also gave me free time to explore each site we visited on my own after she had showed me round. This was great as I had a chance to explore and let the wonders of ancient Egypt sink in! Renata P2024-12-14Verified Words cannot describe! The trip was simply perfection, coordinated to the finest detail by Magic Carpet/Shaimaa I had to leave a review! We were going to Egypt for 10 days but had no itinerary so thought it would be great if we contacted a local travel agency to help with that. We found Magic Carpet Travel online and Shaimaa was the one I ended up working with directly. Like anything I find online, I am quite skeptical, especially when I need to provide my information and make payments but we still decided to move forward with coordinating our trip with them and I am SOOO glad we did. Hands down this was the BEST trip, most detailed and well coordinated trip we've ever had! First of all, since I was skeptical and concerned, I had a million+1 questions - Shaimaa not only answered so promptly always, but was so kind and friendly and answered all my questions in detail until I felt comfortable. She put together the most SOLID itinerary - the only thing I told her is that we were going to be there for 10 days and we want to see as much as possible, that's all she had to go off of and she overdelivered! Everything was planned and coordinated to the final second of the trip. The itinerary had the key destinations, like if you went to Egypt once and only once, everything that is a MUST see, was scheduled and planned. The only thing we managed (which we did before we reached out to Magic Carpet Travel) was buying tickets from US to Cairo and back, everything else, Magic Carpet Travel/Shaimaa took care of - from the moment we stepped foot in the airport, there was someone waiting for us that took us to where we needed to go, including helping with the visa (which I didn't really know we needed or how to go about it), from there a driver took us to the hotel - we stayed at Eileen Hotel. The traffic is something else, you have to be an exceptional driver there, and we did have the best and funniest driver (arranged by Magic Carpet Travel) - his name is Syed. I can confidently say he added to the whole trip experience! When we traveled to Luxor and then we returned to Cairo, we requested him again as a driver because he is just that great, and funny. Magic Carpet arranged for the accommodation as well, we stayed at Eileen Hotel in Cairo, had an amazing Nile Cruise for 4 nights and stayed at Nefertiti hotel in Luxor. Magic Carpet arranged for all the domestic flights, and truly every single detail was taken care of. The Cruise was exceptional, and Shaimaa made sure we had a room with a balcony, it was A TREAT. The guides that Magic Carpet have arranged, who were actually Egyptologists, left me speechless! The guide we had for Cairo and Alexandra, his name is Amr, we can't say enough about him! Because I am very curious and I've heard or read all types of information everywhere, and theories, about Egypt, about the pyramids etc., I had a million questions and things I wanted to discuss - Amr not only answered all my questions but we were able to discuss all kinds of theories, and possibilities, it was such an enlightening experience and conversation. The amount of knowledge and information Amr and Osama (our guide in Aswan and Luxor area) have is absolutely astonishing! No human should be able to remember and know everything in such great detail like these 2 do! Everything from the years of all kinds of pharaohs, dynasties, family connections, to reading hieroglyphs and interpreting and explaining scenes present in tombs and temples - no matter how many words I use, I cannot do justice on the knowledge and the professionalism of Amr and Osama! If you have any of them on your trip, you are in great luck! Honestly, thanks to Magic Carpet Travel, and Shaimaa directly, we had the most amazing trip! We literally got there and we had nothing to worry about, Shaimaa took care of all the details, of everything, for every single day! It truly felt like a real vacation! I am so glad I decided to trust them, I cannot recommend them enough! OUTSTANDING! Ross M2024-12-05Verified Great tour of the West Bank!!! Ask for Shimiaa Rabie - a highly educated and great tour guide who was more than equipped to answer the numerous questions throughout the tour, not just about the history but the wider area. Visited the Valley of the Kings and other sites on the Nile West Bank, it was a great day and whilst very busy she helpfully guided through the history of the area and the links between each of the sites and the city itself! I would highly reccomend!!! Petros2024-11-17Verified Comfortable and fun Our driver (Ahmed) made our trip from Luxor to the valley of the Kings and the temple of Hatshepsut comfortable and fun. He went the extra mile to briefly inform us about historical facts that interested us. Towards the end of the trip, we said we'd like to try the local sugar cane juice while in Egypt and he offered us some from a local shop as a gift, without asking anything in return (of course we offered a good tip at the end). I definitely recommend Magic carpet's professional service for day trips in Luxor👌 veronica r2024-11-04Verified Very recomendable, amazing tour! Amazing tour, we loved every monument, tomb and temple we have seen. All the history and monuments are so beautiful. We have learnt a lot from our fantastic guide Shaima, she has explained lots of interesting details about everything very kindly. We’ve had a very good experience :) Nicola M2024-11-04Verified Amazing day at Luxor The 1-day tour at Luxor was amazing wireless our tour guide Shimiaa Rabie! She explained us everything in a nice and fun way! I super recommend it r e2024-10-09Verified the best driver of eagypt I hired the best driver ever! Ask for Yasin.We made four tours together. Temples Tombs and a Taxi drive to Port Ghalib.I can really recome d him. Five Stars Joaquin M2024-08-24Verified Extremely interesting Highly recommendable! We visited the valley of the kings guided by Sheima. She is the best guide in town, extremely professional and funny. We are a group of 8 spanish students and we had a great time. Jorge d2024-08-24Verified Wonderful explanations and best treat Shimiaa Rabie was such a great guide. She is a wise egyptologist and knows how to catch your attention. I really enjoyed her explanations.
EXCELLENT Based on 160 reviews Débora Tito2024-06-27Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Wonderful service, espacialy the guide Bassant. She is an incredible professional, intelligent, dedicated, studious, conveys love in each explanation, in addition to being friendly, with the best smile! She is always happy and ready to help! The best guide we've ever had, we will keep every experience with her and in Egypt in our hearts! Kristin Isenberg2024-06-25Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I had almost given up on taking any tours in Egypt (everyone you meet seems to be a "guide") but it was my last full day in Cairo and I felt like I still needed to see so much, so I gave it one more chance. Best decision I made during my visit to Cairo! I was matched with Theresa, who was a much needed breath of fresh air. She is so kind and easy-going, but most importantly, she is incredibly knowledgeable about Egypt and history. It was a long, hot day, and she kept me interested and engaged. Honestly, I felt like I was sightseeing with a friend. If she is available, I would highly recommend her for your tour. I know she is a very requested guide because of her warmth and extensive knowledge and experience. Mersad BRONJA2024-06-22Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Best Travel YI Y2024-06-19Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Good! Driver is sweet and nice. Vicky Romero2024-05-19Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. No tengo más que agradecimiento para Magic Carpet por hacer de nuestro viaje una aventura inolvidable. Desde la organización de Shaimaa, que fue excelente. La sabiduría de nuestros guías Mohamed Mostafa y Amira, y la amabilidad de nuestros conductores Karim y Karam siempre atentos a nuestra comodidad, ofreciéndonos agua durante los largos recorridos por la carretera. Fueron 10 días intensos, pero increíbles. Realizamos la excursión de dos días por el Cairo, el crucero de 3 días desde Aswan hasta Luxor y en Luxor la excursión de los templos y finalizamos con un paseo en globo con vistas a la maravillosa ciudad de Luxor. Todo estuvo perfectamente planificado, siempre puntuales y muy profesional. Recomiendo absolutamente a esta empresa para coordinar tu viaje a Egipto, no te van a defraudar. Y si puedes elegir a nuestros guías, Mohamed y Amira, no te arrepentirás. Te irás sabiendo hasta el más mínimo detalle de los antiguos faraones. GRACIAS!! Dana Mendoza2024-05-19Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Egipto siempre fue mi sueño. Y vivir mi sueño acompañada de Mohamed Mostafa y Amira Ezzat, nuestros guías en español, y con Karam y Karim nuestros choferes fue MARAVILLOSO. Aprendí mucho sobre Egipto! Y me volví fanática de la historia gracias a sus explicaciones y a la pasión que le pusieron a cada relato. Estoy muy agradecida con Shaimaa también. Porque ella nos ayudó a planificar el viaje de una manera perfecta. Recomiendo 100% hacer con ellos los tours en Cairo, y el crucero por el Nilo. Y si pueden sumar la experiencia del globo, no lo duden. Dejo unas fotos increíbles que me dejó esta experiencia. THANK YOU MAGIC CARPET! laura gonzalez2024-05-10Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Gracias Abdelrahman por el fantástico trato hacia nosotros. El hotel Eileen confortable, limpio, las camas y almohadas muy cómodas. Rico desayuno. Todo el personal muy amable y atento. El conductor que nos llevó al aeropuerto muy amable Lo recomiendo 100%. Saludos desde España de Laura y Fernando ❤️ Stéphane Chenuet2024-04-30Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Un très grand merci à toute l’équipe de Magic Carpet, grâce à qui nous avons passé un séjour inoubliable en Egypte. Un remerciement particulier à Shaimaa qui a été notre contact pour l’organisation. de nos excursions et avec qui la communication a été parfaitement fluide et sympathique. Un grand merci également à nos guides Hazem et Ahmed Aziz qui nous ont appris énormément de choses et avec qui nous avons eu plaisir à partager nos journées et à notre chauffeur Karam qui nous a parfaitement conduit partout pendant notre séjour. Je recommande fortement Magic Carpet dont les prix sont très compétitifs par rapport à ce que nous proposait la conciergerie de nos hôtels. Bruno Rodrigues2024-04-28Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I had the opportunity to go with Theresa from Magic Carpet to a trip around the religious sites in Cairo. We visted many of the sites where Jesus was during his escape to Egypt, visited the mosque and the new churches built on the rock by the Orthodox Christians in Cairo. All with very clear explanations that demonstrated a lot of knowledge from Theresa. Would definitely recomend her to anyone visiting Cairo.