Temple, shrine & monastery tours
Both temples were cut up and moved to escape the lake, and both are reached on somebody else’s timetable. The 15 below compare the road transfers, the flights and the island boat, with real departure times.
Review of the Aswan to Abu Simbel day trip, covering transport, guides, temple highlights, price, timing, comfort, and practical tips.
“Ahmed Achraf explained the history of the temples to us in detail”
Review of the 15-hour private Luxor to Abu Simbel tour, with transport, guide, lunch, temple access, costs, tips, and honest drawbacks.
“I had a great time and I can recommend booking this tour. For a reasonable price the operator arranges for a driver, for the ticket to the site, a knowledgeable guide and for lunch. The temple is very impressive and well worth the long journey.”
Review of the private Abu Simbel day tour from Aswan, with transport, timing, temple visits, optional guide and lunch, and booking advice.
“This was one of the best services we got in egypt! The driver was very kind and arranging and helpful. Served us water and made a detour to we can have food on the way with no extra cost. We needed to be back to aswan on time and he made sure that we arrive on tRead more”
Review of the $24 Abu Simbel day trip from Aswan, with transport details, temple advice, guide options, timing, costs, and honest drawbacks.
“New and comfortable bus, nice crew! Easy communication. Smooth pickup and drop off. Very good experience to Abu Simbel temple!”
Review of Aswan’s private Philae Temple tour, with motorboat views, Egyptologist guides, hotel pickup, pricing, tips, and honest drawbacks.
“I had a wonderful time with my amazing guide Mariam luka. Very friendly and good organized. Interesting facts and a good photographer 😀 I just highly recommend this tour.”
See Abu Simbel from Aswan on a low-cost shared shuttle with hotel pickup, temple time, practical tips, and honest advice on comfort.
“I booked this trip last minute through Nice tours and they did an excellent job. They had a van pick me right up from my hotel and had an english speaking tour guide waiting for me in Abu Simbel. Thank you so much Marina Melad from nice tours you really take good care of your customers!”
Review of Aswan’s Philae Temple tour, with boat ride, guide, UNESCO rescue story, transport details, price, and practical booking advice.
“very nice experience and temple Philae visit is worth it. Mary was our tour guide and she took us around the temple and went through the history. the visit is worth it.”
See Philae Temple by night with boat transfers, sound, lights, Isis and Osiris stories, and practical advice on value and timing.
“The show was amazing also the people involved in the pick up and inside the show were very helpful And Marola in the coordination did an excellent work”
Review of Aswan’s four-hour private tour to Philae Temple, the Unfinished Obelisk, and High Dam, with guide, transport, tickets, and tips.
“Mary was a great tour guide. She was very nice and accommodating and did a great job with practicing a Covid safe tour. Would definitely recommend her. We needed to get a PCR test to come back home and she took us to the facility and then waited 30 minutes with us to make sure everything went smoothly. She was great and we would highly recommend.”
Review of the private Luxor to Abu Simbel day trip, with practical advice on the long drive, guide service, cost, tickets, and value.
“I had a great day trip! It took 7 and a half hours to get from Luxor to Abu Simbel Temple, but the view from the windows kept me entertained. I stayed awake the entire trip and enjoyed the whole day. At the start of the trip, I received a bottle of water, potato chips, anRead more”
Review of the Abu Simbel day trip from Aswan, with air-conditioned transport, a guide, practical tips, costs, timing, and honest drawbacks.
“Après plusieurs heures de route (aller retour depuis assouan) ce temple fantastique arrive enfin, le temps de visite fut d'une et vingt minutes environ ce qui est largement suffisant, on a même eu le temps de boire un coups à la terrasse à cRead more”
Review of Aswan’s private half-day tour to Philae Temple and the High Dam, with transport, guide advice, costs, timing, and booking tips.
“I booked 2pm tour, and after Philae temple the guide told me dam closed at 4pm? But he took us there under our request around 4:15 and the guard let us in, it’s not a worthy visit because we stayed for 5mins and paid 200egp ticket. Another thing, there are 2 guys with us when I booked only driver and he asked for double tips??The schedule should be more flexible.”
Review of the $25 Abu Simbel day trip from Aswan, with hotel pickup, shared transport, guide options, costs, timing, and practical tips.
“Son 3,5 horas de ida y otras 3,5 horas de vuelta, pero luego te dan 1 hora para ver los dos templos de prisa y corriendo. Se necesitarían unas 2 horas. En el 2o templo había una cola enorme, fui a avisar al guía de que nos regresamos, nos llevó a la entrada y sobornando al de la puerta nos colamos sin esperar.”
Review of Aswan’s Philae Temple and High Dam tour, with practical advice on guides, costs, boat transfers, timing, and value.
“Kyrillos was an exceptional tour guide! What a wonderful surprise to have such a skilled Egyptologist to take us through these sites. Highly recommend booking this tour.”
Review of a private two-hour Philae Temple tour from Aswan, with hotel pickup, motorboat ride, Egyptologist guide, and practical booking tips.
“5 star guide, nice history lesson, he is a very patient and generous man. Great tour with him. I recommend him!”
