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.

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.

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

Very professional guide Mr.magdy made my 2 days tour wonderful. He has too much knowledge and well trained special guide.

From start to finish, Khaled’s Nile Holiday tour was fantastic. Airport reception, tour guides and drivers were on time, professional, and always helpful. The hotel and boat accommodations were of the highest quality. Had plenty of time to see everything on the itinerary without feeling rushed. Highly recommend!!!!

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!

Nile Holiday Tour Company was dependable; our tour guide Mary was on time (3:00AM) to pick us up in our hotel; she was super nice - sharing her knowledge about the temple and its history, what the writings on the walls were about...really good! She was also kind enough to take awesome pictures.

My friends and I had a free afternoon in Aswan during our Nile cruise so I booked the St. Simeon Monastery tour. Overall we were very disappointed. First, there was a problem with the boat to take us across the Nile. We had to wait a while and listen to much arguing. Before we even arrived to the Monastery the guide was trying to sell us add-on visits to the Nubian village and a Coptic Church in Aswan. When we arrived at the site there seemed to be an issue with the camels. Then at the Monastery the commentary from the guide was horrible. He provided little information about the history of the site and didn't seem to know much of anything about what he was showing us. Other than the alter and some bedrooms he didn't seem to know anything the rooms. Bottled water was supposed to be provided, but we didn't receive any. Very disappointing compared to other visits we made on our 2 week trip (most with Memphis Tours). I wouldn't recommend this tour with Nile Holiday.

We took a series of day tours with Nile Holiday around Luxor, and also added a 2 day and one night tour to Abu Simbel. Mohamed met us at the train station and was very helpful the entire trip. Very kind ans highly educated, definitely knew his history. He even helped me plan for my wedding in a few months. The booking process was easy, communication was great, and the price for private tour was very reasonable. Would highly reccomend.

Our trip to one of the Nubian Villages was nice. The best part was the boat ride. Our guide and driver took us the long way round, and we got a lovely "drive-by" tour of Elephantine Island, Kitchener Island, the Tombs of the Nobles, and past the house and mausoleum of Aga Khan. During our tour of the village, we was the community center there and received a very short Arabic lesson. We didn't really take time for fun shopping or getting henna, like some of our friends did when they went previously. I would recommend this as an evening tour to enjoy the Nile after you've already done the other highlights of Aswan and Abu Simbel.

We returned from 7 day in Egypt organized by Nile Holiday. We started our trip Cairo for 2 days and flew to Aswan and embark 3 night Nile cruise to Luxor. We have added Abu Simbel tour to our main itinerary. We were escorted by knowledgeable Egyptologist tour guides Mohamed in Cairo and Saeed on board the Cruise both speaks good English. Nile Holiday team was on time for every tour and transportations were perfect. Drivers are all well experienced and we always felt in good hands. We recommend Nile holiday for every one trip to Egypt

Me and my partner used Nile Holiday to book 8 day trip to Egypt. They are much more reasonably priced than other companies offering the same thing with 2 Egyptologists tour guide accompany us during our Cairo tours and Nile Cruise Initially, I made an enquiry online as I couldn't find all the information needed on the web. I received a quick reply from Khaled. He was very helpful and answered all my questions. I would recommend this tour if you want the hassle free holiday to Egypt, Thanks for Nile Holiday Team

Whilst we were in Aswan we decided to take an excursion to a typical local village on the west bank of the Nile. We were given a choice of transport; either a small 30 ft boat or a 30 minute camel ride. We opted for the small boat ride, which navigated between many small islands and inlets before arriving at the village the same time as those who had chosen the camel ride. The village was a typical Egyptian village, many school children for which we were invited into the school classrooms which was a fantastic experience to see how the other half live. After this we were taken on a detour to the massive Aswan Dam. If you ever have the chance to visit Aswan in Egypt, this is a great excursion to take and believe me, costs very little for a big experience.

We did a 4 days/3 nights cruise from Aswan to Luxor, in such a small time they managed to include Abu Simbel, Nubian village and half-day boat-stroll in the natural reserve, Philae, Aswan high dam, Kom Ombo, Edfou, Esna, Louxor east bank and west bank. Even through all of these, we never felt rushing, but always were carefully handled by our gentle guide. We definitely recommend, as the deal is also the cheapest we found, even though the quality of the cruise and the visits were far above the others.

We did a 3 day tour of Aswan and Abu Simbel with Khaled Reyad. Highlight of the trip was the camel ride to the St Simeon monastery. While essential across the river from bustling Aswan the ruins felt 100 miles away from anywhere. Khaled arranged the Felucca ride across the river and camel ride out into the desert to visit the ruins of this 6th century site. It was in remarkable condition and my children enjoyed exploring the site, which we had all to ourselves. Khaled was a wonderful guide on all aspects of the trip. Very easy going and great sense of humor. He seemed to have a great rapport with all the locals, guards and attendants at the various site. I would not hesitate to recommend Khaled services!! Thanks for making our trip to Egypt memorable and stress free!