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Abu Simbel Private Full-Day Tour from Aswan
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Aswan, Egypt
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- 8 to 10 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Group discounts
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Monuments to royal power and passion, the Abu Simbel Temples are a Lower Egypt highlight but getting there can be tricky. Enjoy space to spread out and set the air conditioning to a temperature that suits you on this private door-to-door tour with onboard Wi-Fi. Your Egyptologist guide will tell tales of Ramses II and Nefertari, and how the temples escaped the rising Nile. Entrance fees are at your expense.
- Spend the morning discovering the Abu Simbel Temples with a private guide
- Early start lets you beat the worst of the Sahara heat
- Onboard Wi-fi keeps you connected without the roaming charges
- Hassle-free transfers from Aswan east bank hotels and cruise ships
What's Included
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Snacks
- Bottled water
- Private transportation
- All Fees and Taxes
- Egyptologist tour guide
- Baby seat if requested
- Entrance fees
- Tipping and gratitude
Meeting and Pickup
You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup
Itinerary
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Abu Simbel Temple
8 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Travelers consistently praise the Abu Simbel tour for its majestic temples, detailed carvings, and unique sun alignment, describing it as an unforgettable highlight. Guides are noted for their extensive historical knowledge, engaging explanations, and patient demeanor. Pickup logistics and transit are well organized, with professional, punctual drivers providing safe, comfortable rides in clean, air-conditioned vehicles. Clear communication and thoughtful food provisions further enhance the experience, resulting in a smooth, well-coordinated tour overall.
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We had an amazing experience with Hany. He is so personable and patient. Hany provided us great information/history. We were so blessed to have him with us today. Thank you!
My wife and I are so grateful to Michael Samy and Hany Amir for making our Abu Simbel Private Full-Day Tour from Aswan such a memorable experience. Michael was trustworthy and a pleasure to work with. His clear communication, thoughtful coordination, and reasonable pricing helped us feel at ease throughout. Our driver, Hany Amir, deserves special thanks for taking such good care of us. His attention to every detail and friendly company made the long drive to Abu Simbel comfortable and enjoyable. For both our tour and our early morning airport transfer, he arrived at the meeting point 10 minutes before the agreed pickup time. We truly appreciated his reliability, which gave us real peace of mind. Thank you, Michael and Hany, for your kindness and care. We felt warmly welcomed and well looked after, and we would wholeheartedly recommend you to anyone visiting Aswan and Abu Simbel!
Selected the “meet the guide at abu simbel” option. The driver was nice and friendly, with modern and clean car (Mitsubishi xpander). Compared to Cairo I feel the driver drove much calmly 😅
The guide, Ahmad the “Tiger” was super friendly and knowledgeable. Guide cannot enter the temple anyway so I think meeting the guide there suffice - considering the drive to the temple from Aswan takes about 3h30m. Ample time to explore and take photos. Felt safe as a solo female traveler. My reccs, choose the 7am departure. You avoid the morning rush (there were crowd but not super crowded), and the heat is manageable.
We had an amazing experience and highly recommend this tour! The trip to Abu Simbel was comfortable, smooth, and safe.
Our driver, Hany, was great, already waiting for us when we arrived at Aswan Airport at 7:30 am. The car was comfortable, with snacks and bottled water provided.
A special thanks to both Hany, our driver, and Hany tour guide at the temples. They were both friendly and professional and made the experience even better.
Abu Simbel is a must-see!
The experience was great. Abu Simbel's temple is really something to see once in a lifetime.
Both the driver and the guide were professional and helpful.
Hany the driver made the trip smooth for me.
Recommend it
Abu Simbel is fantastic and really worth the effort to see even (don’t be put off by the long drive away from Aswan). The drivers were great, especially Migo who explained the sights along the way, and the car was very comfortable with water and snacks.
Great experience with the driver Romany! He was on time, communicative and overall very helpful.
10/10; I highly recommend booking this tour
Great private tour to Abu Simbel. They were able to work with my time and had good communications with me
very comfortable drivers and engagement. Guide could have taken more time to review Abu Simbel but we were so excited
Great way to see Abu Simbel with efficient driver and guide both during the drive there and at the temples. Mido arrived right on time, gave us an overview of the ride through the desert and interesting facts about the area. Upon arrival in Abu Simbel, he passed us to the tour guide Honey who was very informative about the temple we were seeing and the incredible feat of moving it that the Egyptian government took on in the 1960's. As an extra service, my friend's cell phone fell out in the van, and Mido came all the way back to our remote hotel accessible only by boat to return it to us. So kind of him! Highly recommend this tour.
Hany was the perfect person to show us around! He was super attentive to our needs and made us feel comfortable. And he had great snacks selection too :)
Hany was a great driver for our Abu Simbel trip. He was punctual, friendly and drove safely. The car was great, well-equipped and comfortable. Everything went smoothly and we really appreciated his professionalism and flexibility. Highly recommended!
Hany was excellent! He organized our transportation and a guide to meet us, all of which was very smooth and a highlight of our trip
Beautiful Temple, a must see. Tour guide was knowledgeable about the temple. Van ride was fine, long drive into the Desert tho.
A great day tour option for those traveling from Aswan to see Abu Simbel! Hany the driver and Hany the guide (both have the same forename) were superb and made the trip down to the famed temple so much better. I highly recommend this tour if searching for a private car service to Abu Simbel!
On time professionals all your as promised will
Definitely recommend this tour abu Simbel is magic a must go in Egypt
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you so much for your kind words! We’re honored to hear that you had a great experience with us. It was our pleasure to be part of your journey, and we truly appreciate your trust in Egypt wonderful tour If you ever return to Egypt, we’d love to welcome you again and help create more unforgettable memories. Safe travels, and feel free to reach out anytime!
Great tour very glad we did it. Driver and guide were both fantastic. Definitely consider doing this if you come here.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you so much for your kind words! We’re honored to hear that you had a great experience with us. It was our pleasure to be part of your journey, and we truly appreciate your trust in Egypt wonderful tour If you ever return to Egypt, we’d love to welcome you again and help create more unforgettable memories. Safe travels, and feel free to reach out anytime!
Great experience, our driver Magdi very friendly and helpful. Our guide, Han, explained everything very good and help us around the complex
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you so much for your kind words! We’re honored to hear that you had a great experience with us. It was our pleasure to be part of your journey, and we truly appreciate your trust in Egypt wonderful tour If you ever return to Egypt, we’d love to welcome you again and help create more unforgettable memories. Safe travels, and feel free to reach out anytime!
Very good experience overall. We took the ride on a large van, and there are two drivers rotating as driver. It’s well air conditioned and the ride was smooth. The guide at Abu Simbel Honey was amazing! Explained things well and left us as much time as we want to explore. The recommended lunch spot with fish dishes is descent, though do be aware when paying since the restaurant to charge me of what the drivers ordered.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you so much for your kind words! We’re honored to hear that you had a great experience with us. It was our pleasure to be part of your journey, and we truly appreciate your trust in Egypt wonderful tour If you ever return to Egypt, we’d love to welcome you again and help create more unforgettable memories. Safe travels, and feel free to reach out anytime!
Hany, our guide was friendly and knowledgeable. There were no issues, the whole experience was enjoyable. We were picked up in a clean and spacious mini van - would recommend.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you so much for your kind words! We’re honored to hear that you had a great experience with us. It was our pleasure to be part of your journey, and we truly appreciate your trust in Egypt wonderful tour If you ever return to Egypt, we’d love to welcome you again and help create more unforgettable memories. Safe travels, and feel free to reach out anytime!
Awful experience.I booked the ITALIAN tour the day before the excursion because my mother doesn't speak english (this tour is one of the few with this option and therefore even more expensive). I receveid the confirmation and no other details from the host. On the way to AbuSimbel, about 25 min. from the arrival, I got a messagge from the organiser saying the italian guide was sick and couldn't show up. I could do an english tour at the same cost or get a refund less than 30€, which is the cost for the guide. Viator assistance couldn't do anything more and I was already on the place, 300km away from my hotel. We had no other option than taking the partial refund and do the excursion on ourself. Very bad treatment. The organiser also told me: "you booked last minute...", for sure he couldn't provide an italian tour but instead of warning us on the booking day, he waited at the last so that we woulnd't have lost the whole reservation. He could have paid the entrance tickets for us at least, it would have been appreciated but when I asked, he refused several times. Viator has done nothing more: when you book no protection as customer but you submit cancellation policy deadlines, so do not use Viator; use other tours platforms that are a lot cheaper. AbuSimbel guided tour doesn't worth the price, just get a taxi and visit it on your own.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Hi
I'm so surprised to hear that from you . As you booked few hours before the activity starts and you couldn't cancel due to cancelation policy .
And you have been informed with everything just before the activity starts and the options was to go with an English guide , or no guide at all and get the guiding refund .
While there is no difference at all in prices between Italian , English or any other language guiding ( and everyone can check )
Then you choosed the English guide option since you can speak English and you translate to your Mother .
The. I got a message from you negotiate with me to get a partial refund ( while it was an option and you refused) or review us negatively
And you got paid 30 URO ( as you mentioned). And by the way the tickets prices is 26 URO for both of you .
and everything was clearly and honestly described . It was April while the Easter season and you got the full service as requested and you got paid a compromise for not providing an Italian guide . So now i don't understand why you are still complaining. Thanks
We were a group of 8 on a Viking RiverCruise. The excursion to Abu Simbel did not have enough plane seats available for all of us so we booked the day through Viator. We were connected with Omar, our tour guide from Black Dragon Tours. He did a fabulous job. Excellent historical knowledge and a joy to travel with. We had a private 8 person tour in a comfortable van that drove us 3 hrs to the temples. Yes a plane ride is much quicker but would have had to sit in the airport waiting for 2 hrs to leave so we arrived at the site at least 45 min before them. It was quite interesting driving thru the Sahara dessert and learned quite a bit about it. We arrived safely about 10:00 AM and had the entire place to ourselves!! Not a single person in the temples with us. As we were finishing up the groups from out boat that flew were just arriving. The point is we saved $400 per person on the same excursion, had the best experience at the temples and arrived back only 30 min after everyone else. This is a great alternative. Request Omar he’s wonderful!!
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you so much for your kind words! We’re honored to hear that you had a great experience with us. It was our pleasure to be part of your journey, and we truly appreciate your trust in Egypt wonderful tour If you ever return to Egypt, we’d love to welcome you again and help create more unforgettable memories. Safe travels, and feel free to reach out anytime!
Amazing experience. Driver was great and communicated very well. I would highly recommend this tour. We actually started at 9 AM because we wanted to eat breakfast and it was enough time. When we got there, it was after all the tour buses left so there was only a few people there. This was in May 2026
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you so much for your kind words! We’re honored to hear that you had a great experience with us. It was our pleasure to be part of your journey, and we truly appreciate your trust in Egypt wonderful tour If you ever return to Egypt, we’d love to welcome you again and help create more unforgettable memories. Safe travels, and feel free to reach out anytime!
The Viator tour of Abu Simbel worked out GREAT for the 4 of us...
We were picked up promptly at the dock where are river cruise ship was situated, returned to that precise location as well. Our ride was comfortable and we had an outstanding tour guide, Omar. He provided a thorough explanation of the statuary and construction and relocation of this marvel
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you so much for your kind words! We’re honored to hear that you had a great experience with us. It was our pleasure to be part of your journey, and we truly appreciate your trust in Egypt wonderful tour If you ever return to Egypt, we’d love to welcome you again and help create more unforgettable memories. Safe travels, and feel free to reach out anytime!
Amazing experience. The drive was 3.5 hours from Aswan to the site but we had a great driver. He was punctual, very nice and took us to a local restaurant that the food was fantastic. His name was Hany. Abu Simbel was gorgeous!
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you so much for your kind words! We’re honored to hear that you had a great experience with us. It was our pleasure to be part of your journey, and we truly appreciate your trust in Egypt wonderful tour If you ever return to Egypt, we’d love to welcome you again and help create more unforgettable memories. Safe travels, and feel free to reach out anytime!
Haney was great! The car was very nice and air conditioned! He texted the night ahead to confirm and ended up adjusting the logistics to something that made things much easier for us and improved the overall experience. Thank you so much!!
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you so much for your kind words! We’re honored to hear that you had a great experience with us. It was our pleasure to be part of your journey, and we truly appreciate your trust in Egypt wonderful tour If you ever return to Egypt, we’d love to welcome you again and help create more unforgettable memories. Safe travels, and feel free to reach out anytime!
Our driver Morkos Hana (Mark) was excellent. Picked us (4 pax) up onboard our Viking ship at exactly 4:00 AM. He brought water and snacks for us and was full of interesting information about Abu Simbel and southern Egypt. Drove very safely in our newish Toyota Hiace van. Had a timely restroom stop halfway into the 3-hour drive. Morkos had tickets for us upon arrival and connected us with the best guide- Tiger. The temples are spectacular and the guide was very good. The return trip was smooth and restful- I think we all napped a bit on the way back.
As for the Viator part…the booking was a little frustrating. I never could select the correct pick-up point because the preset choices were all hotels…”cruise ships” or the port were not options. Right to the last day, Viator threatened to cancel if I didn’t select a pick-up point. I was finally able to message the operator to let them know we were on a Viking ship. Also frustrating was that we bought the Luxury Tour, including entrance fees….but our itinerary and receipt continued to list entrance fees as “not included”. It wasn’t until we actually arrived at Abu Simbel that we were positive that tickets were indeed included. All-in-all a great experience, but the VIATOUR site could use a little tweaking.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you so much for your kind words! We’re honored to hear that you had a great experience with us. It was our pleasure to be part of your journey, and we truly appreciate your trust in Egypt wonderful tour If you ever return to Egypt, we’d love to welcome you again and help create more unforgettable memories. Safe travels, and feel free to reach out anytime!
Our visit to Abu Simbel was an amazing experience, made even better by our excellent driver, Hany. He was knowledgeable, polite, and made us feel comfortable throughout the journey. His car was very comfortable, and he was incredibly helpful, pointing out many interesting sights and sharing useful information along the way. Hany’s professionalism and friendly attitude made the trip smooth and enjoyable. Highly recommended!
Travelling with Hany, our driver, was an outstanding interesting and informative experience. He was exceptionally attentive without being annoying and gave us a lot of information concerning land and people. Besides, he had a lot of charm and wit and we had a lot of fun during that long drive. Abu Simbel, of course, was really impressive and is absolutely worth a visit. As we arrived at noon, the masses had already gone which made the visit even better.
My driver was Hany. And honestly I have really nothing negative to point out here. Hany asked for my address the evening before. He was at my location 5 minutes before departure. He had brought along the snacks and water as promised. He accommodated my need to stop and withdraw some cash at an ATM. The drive to Abu Simbel was super smooth. Hany kept educating me along the way about developments in the Sahara. At Abu Simbel he introduced me to the guide who did the rest of the job. The guides job is pretty short since they are not allowed to enter the temples. The knowledge was basic but correct. At the end the guides did push a bit for tips (but that’s all of Egypt anyway). Hany was patient as I completed some local shopping. The entire experience was structured, calm, and not rushed. Highly reccomended.
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