Top Aswan Day Trips

With this tour, you can go to Abu Simbel Temple on your own! At first, I was worried about whether I could go to Abu Simbel without any problems in the early morning. I was also worried if my reservation was handled well because I booked it online. However, thanks to good communication with Mirna through WhatsApp, I was able to prepare well for the tour and finish it safely. She confirmed my reservation perfectly and kindly noticed me for the tour. If I go Abu Simbel again, I will choose this tour again! Moreover, this tour is cheaper than $35 offered by my hostel.

If you are in Aswan this tour is a 'must do'... The Aswan High Dam is nice to see, but the real highlight is the Philae Temple on the island, which also houses a Roman temple. A magic place! Both the driver and the guide (Aida) where five star quality. The guide gives you a lot of information about both the Greek and Roman temples. And she is very funny... 😉

We just had an amazing tour to Abu Simbel from Aswan. We booked a private tour as the group tours start at 4 AM which is too early after a tiring day. The ride was comfortable and driver was polite. We met our charming tour guide Mr. Hany at Abu simbel. To be quite frank his warm nature and humorous style will put even the most reserved introverts at ease. Another thing to know about Hany is that he is an accomplished photographer. He took numerous photos and videos for us and the results were amazing. He also would provide detailed information before hand and give us free time to explore the temples at our own pace. Another aspect I love about this tour guide is he didn’t coerce us to make unnecessary purchases ( which is usually a huge issue in Cairo and Luxor ). So fellow traveler if you are on the fence, please go ahead and book this tour. And enjoy the experience. PS Just realized I forgot the mention , both temples and amazing and must see.

Exceptional Experience with Magdy from Emo Tours Egypt! We had an absolutely wonderful and memorable tour, thanks entirely to our guide, Magdy. He was truly exceptional and made our visit to the Abu Simbel Temple complex unforgettable. Magdy is incredibly knowledgeable—not only did he provide deep, fascinating historical and architectural details about the temples themselves, but he also offered rich, engaging information about the surrounding area and its significance. He went above and beyond to answer all our questions and provide context that made the history come alive. Beyond his expertise, Magdy was wonderfully accommodating and attentive to our needs throughout the trip. He ensured we were comfortable and had the best possible experience. If you are booking a tour with Emo Tours Egypt, we highly recommend requesting Magdy as your guide. His professionalism and passion for history truly elevated our trip!

Wonderful exploration of Aswan major sites. Our guide Zak was the best guide we’ve had on our Egypt trip so far. Extremely knowledgeable, excellent English (he was concerned about this but his language skills were great). He pointed out all the details we would have missed on our own. Transit and other details of the tour were as expected.

As described, trip included a nice boat (ours was the Royal Signature Olivia), all tickets to temples and Abu Simbel included, and a tour guide (ours was Magdy from Egypt Knight Tours, who we had a great experience with). You run the course of the sites alongside numerous other boats at the same time, actually going through some of them when you are docked to get off the water and to the sites. Expect early mornings to hit temples early as the boats all have a system for completing the route on a certain amount of time. Food was buffet style and okay quality; however, service was very good and workers were nice. For Valley of the Kings, ask your guide about tombs that cost additional amounts like Seti I (incredible) and King Tut (historically important for archaeology but very small). They will let you know what they recommend.

It was a very good experience with koroloss and Ahmed ( the guide ) Thank you for being so helpful Ps: the service team forget about my reservation and didn’t send me guide contact unfortunately Koroloss was there and check with them in the last minute In general I enjoyed the trip with the team 😁

Food was great, different every night. The staff are friendly and always helpful. Rooms were well equipped and comfortable. Our viator provided tour guide, Sayed, went above and beyond for us on countless occasions. We've been in Egypt for a month and our most memorable day was on the Nile with him! Thank you :)