Visit ancient Egypt’s most famous historical sites and attractions in Aswan. With this half-day private tour to the Unfinished Obelisk, Aswan High Dam, and Philae Temple. Exploring three of Aswan’s most popular sites with a private guide means a more flexible and personalized sightseeing experience, with the opportunity to view and learn about them as you like
Posted By : Claire_K
The guide constantly looked for shades / rest area throughout the whole day, which made us feel like we are slowing him down. He also constantly tried to sell us other tours even though we told him we’ve already booked other tours with other companies. He also asked us to tip the boat captain when we were coming out of Philae temple, saying he’s asked the guy to wait just for us. Overall, annoying experience.
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Posted On : 2023-03-25 06:34:33 
Posted By : Katie_W
We had 3 different tours during our trip to Egypt, and this was by far our favourite! Big Mac was an absolute pleasure - larger than life, incredibly knowledgable, and very funny. He met us at our hotel with the driver, and we set off for the High Dam (via the old dam). Then, off to Philae temple, which was stunning - so many periods of history covered in one place, and situated on its own island. We made the mistake of grabbing a drink at the temple cafe (twice the price compared to elsewhere in Egypt) and would recommend to others to re-hydrate using the water provided by the tour guide instead. Little things made the trip special - e.g. rather than just giving us water, which was standard with these tours regardless of provider, Big Mac also grabbed us a fizzy drink. He also tailored the trip - asking us whether we wanted to go to an alabaster workshop, essence workshop, etc and did not bat an eyelash when we asked to skip that portion! It felt like we were never under pressure to buy anything we didn't want to, which was very refreshing.
10/10 - our favourite tour of the holiday and absolutely worth the money.
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Posted On : 2022-06-27 11:09:51
Posted By : Tht_Queen_B
We recently did this tour in Aswan. This is a private tour so you are able to move at your own pace. They bought bottled water very often you didn’t have to ask. Once you arrived at Philea, you took a small private boat to/from the island. At the unfinished obelisk, there was minimal climbing up the stone. The guide, Sherif Afify, was WONDERFUL, knowledgeable, smart, funny, accommodating, patient, and nice. Overall, I recommend doing this tour while in Aswan.
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Posted On : 2022-06-14 10:32:03 
Posted By : Travellondonparis
We chose a private tour and were picked up at the hotel by our tour guide Sherif Afify. Sherif has a great personality and was extremely knowledgeable. He ensured that we had cold water throughout the tour which was amazing it was very hot in June. He also made sure we were able to handle any stairs or climbing that may have been involved. He helped with picture taking and giving us as much information about the temple in the shade or shadow as he called it which is important in the heat. I loved his stories and the knowledge he provided, he was also able to answer questions that we had. He helped us navigate through the vendors that have goods to sell. I would highly recommend Nile Holiday and Sherif Afify he was a 5 star guide. When I come back to Egypt I will be sure to ask for him again.
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Posted On : 2022-06-11 06:49:09
Posted By : Jet16943345745
Very well organized tour.
Efficient operator. Reacting quickly and solution / special wishes oriented.
We asked for a french speaking guide and Ruby was just perfect
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Posted On : 2022-04-11 16:27:55
Posted By : Jennifer_J
We had a wonderful tour with Hani our guide. We opted to skip the High Dam and that was not a problem for them. The van was comfortable with AC and our guide kept us in the shade for explanations of the sites and gave us ample free time to walk around and take it all in. I would use them again in a heartbeat.
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Posted On : 2021-12-03 12:06:33
Posted By : Lyenfa_W
It was our first tour in our trip through Egypt and we were glad that we got Mustafa has our tour guide. He was very knowledgeable, friendly and helpful.
We like him so much that we decided to book the Nubian village tour with him in the afternoon.
As for the tour, I definitely recommend it. They take care of all the transportation and ticket for you, so you can sit, relax and absorb all the knowledge since you are visiting the major site in Aswan
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Posted On : 2021-11-15 10:32:13
Posted By : Nabil_A
A very nice tour and a must do in Aswan. Our guide Habi Abdo was very knowledgeable and explained everything in detail.
All three places included in the tour are absolutely marvellous and should never be missed.
Both the tour and the guide are highly recommended.
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Posted On : 2021-10-02 12:42:12
Posted By : HaHaHoHoHeHeHaHa
Great Tour!
The driver and the tour guide were great. The tour guide provided a ton of information in this short period of time. No extra selling, no rushing, and was just a very enjoyable day.
The car was clean, they were on time, and they provided me plenty of water to stay hydrated.
I would highly recommend this tour!
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Posted On : 2019-10-22 08:12:09
Posted By : Yang Z
It was nice. Tour guide speaks very good English. unfinished obelisk is really worth visiting, it's amazing the technique they were using to create obelisk 4000 years ago, so smart people.
