Trip to Abu Simbel and Aswan from Luxor: Discover the Ancient Wonders

Discover Abu Simbel Tour from Luxor, visiting Philae Temple and the High Dam and Nubian Village around Aswan. overnight in Aswan, then head to Abu Simbel in the morning before driving back to Luxor.

Duration: 2 days
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Temple of Philae - This beautiful temple complex is one of the most picturesque in all of Egypt. It sits on Aglika Island just south of the old Aswan Dam and you must ride a water taxi to the island to get to the ruins. The temple was moved to its current location following the construction of the High Dam, which threatened to submerge it…

What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Accommodation for one night with breakfast included
  • Bottled water provided
  • All service charges and taxes included
  • Lunch and breakfast provided
What's Not Included
  • Optional activities and tipping
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Cmartinez197912
Jul 20, 2024
Top-rated guides in Egypt! The best experience - We were with my family on a Memphis Tours cruise from Luxor to Aswan, the Guide had been highly recommended by friends and that was the best hit! Yehia Juan El Gizawy was a wonderful Guide, he tells the story with a lot of passion and has a lot of knowledge! We went with my young daughter and he made her feel like the Queen of the Nile, and he made her thrilling story! Highly recommended the tour and highly recommended to ask that it be Yehia who does the tour! In the cairo we also traveled with Memphis and Ahmed Kassab was excellent, showed us the city was always watching us made all the necessary adjustments! 10 out of 10 to be two wonderful people!
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Lorenaguerrerolga
Jul 5, 2024
Interesting tour - With my parents we toured Abu Simbel. Yehia Juan El Gizawy our guide, was super friendly and cordial. He explained many interesting things, solved our doubts and was very patient with us. Thank you Juan!
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Michellesaaibi
Jun 29, 2024
Experience Luxor - Asuan - We had the tour with Yehia Juan El Gizawy, amazing guide, learned a lot and enjoyed a lot. Recommended! Also, very good facilities on the cruise, buses and vans for tours.
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755vivianas
Jun 28, 2024
Luxor-Awan - Since we arrived in Cairo we had excellent attention from the whole team. We did the cruise from Luxor to Aswan, all very organized stops, excellent service. Our guide John (Yehia El Gizaey) helped us in everything, excellent stories in all the temples. Overall, wonderful vacation!
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Olayinka_n
Apr 24, 2023
Great alternative way to see Abu Simbel - We had Mostafa as our tour guide. He was simply exceptional. Shared very in-depth information about the history of each site we visited, was always available for questions, was always on time. Very very profesional. The trip went exactly as plan to the exception of us picking our own hotel (Movenpick) instead of the Pyramisma (Isis) Hotel. The recommendation is to book the hotel ahead of time. I wish that the tour company provided options to travelers to book their preferred hotel instead. Overall the experience was phenimenal!
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Travelerqueen0304
Feb 19, 2023
Tour guidance is a must! Thank you Memphis Tours - Wonderful experience! Where do I start... It was very adventurous and educational among all the beauty of Egypt. My now fiancé (yes he proposed on this trip in front of the pyramids! : ) and his mother and I enjoyed every bit of it. And I tell you without the help and guidance of Memphis tours we would be lost. A few of the guides did stick out: Marwa very attentive and kind educated us well at the museum. She took many pictures of and with us! Mohammed Afifi made sure whatever we needed was taken care of smoothly from getting from place to place and check ins and hotels etc, along with his fun driver Ahmed playing popular music of Egypt during our drives who was always friendly and smiling! Lastly, Hany Refaat! He is a very special person to give all his time early mornings and with great patience. He planned everything to accomadate our group individually and as a whole. As an egyptologist, I can tell he is one of the best. He has shared so much knowledge to our group we can take home to share. Overall, he reconciled any issues we had along the way, educated us, laughed with us, and showed great comradery among the entire group. The crusie ship was amazing including the food, the fun Egyptian night dancing, and the room service attendant surprising us with towel animals : ) please see photos attached explains it all including the photo of Hany we took of him getting some rest. Very thankful, Christine, Jason, and Gladys
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Grahammcgeachy
Feb 19, 2023
Great trip on the upper. Nile on the Sonesta Moon Goddess. - Great trip on the upper. Nile on the Sonesta Moon Goddess. Our Egyptologist was Hany Refaat and he made the whole experience coe alive through his knowledge of the histories and characters involved. Hany was more than an Egyptologist - he immediately became part of our group and his friendly humour was part of the experience. He also sorted any issues that arose, very professional and highly recommended. Our group was put together by the company and we were thirteen in total. The group was well-selected and we all quickly became friends. Also, Hany ensured that noone felt left out in the background. This trip with Memphis Tours, Sonesta Moon Goddess and Hany Refaat comes highly recommended!
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Sothanee
Nov 30, 2022
Luxor-Abu Simbel, Family trip - Abu Simbel is one of iconic places that you should visit if you come to Egypt! Our family trip mainly based in Luxor and we did not have enough time to take the Niles cruise. Therefore, this trip package from Memphis tour fit well with our schedule. The overall experience since we purchased the package from TripAdvisor are excellent. Memphis tour staff is responsive to your questions and request (Thank you Ms. Basma). Their team are well organized in arranging private transportation and all visiting places. Honest with no hidden cost and safety driver along the road.The Egyptologist tour guide, Mr. Ibrahim Hishmat ([email protected]) is knowledgeable and very patient explaining many details to us. We were happy with his service, that we later decided to buy/explore more of other Luxor tour packages from Memphis. Thank you Ibrahim for the tour. This trip is not too hassle if you travel with young kid (our son is 8 yrs old). The comfortable van and stop along the way can let you sleep/rest before the sightseeing visits. Some recommendation from me is to prepare some small égyptien pound (5-30 EGP) for some toilets, better to have your own wet/dry tissue for your own use.
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Petrit
Sep 18, 2022
Once in a lifetime experience - My girlfriend and I went for 12 days in Egypt, and without a doubt the best part of the trip was the 4 days we had in Nile cruise between Luxor and Aswan. Besides the beautiful scenery and great accomodation in Steigenberger Legacy boat, the days were filled with great history lessons and guide to the past thanks to our assigned Egyptologist Hany Refaat. We were so lucky to have someone like Hany accompany us. He is very knowledgeable and passionate about the ancient and modern Egypt history. We learned a lot thanks to him. After the busy days we would hang out also in the boat to chat about topics of the day, anything related to modern Egyptian history, or even just chit chat as friends. Great person all around, gives you space to enjoy the place, speaks perfect English, and has a great sense of humor. I would strongly recommend to anyone going to Egypt to do the Nile cruise between Luxor and Aswan, and on top of everything insist on having Hany Refaat as your guide. I can't recommend him enough.
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Llsolo
May 21, 2023
Unorganised, untrustworthy but great adventure - The stars are for our amazing tour guide Hazam, our three incredible drivers and for Tripadvisor for getting our full refund. I can’t put into words to describe Abu Simbel. It left me speechless everyone needs to see it. Aswan is a beautiful city I’m grateful they took us there and back. Driver even dropped us at the airport. Make sure this tour is exactly as it says on the itinerary because it weren’t for us. Be careful with what you eat. Lunch was not fresh nor pleasant which resulted into a bigger problem. With such great reviews I trusted this company. I wouldn’t recommend this company’s tour. We had to take our heavy luggage on the boat to the village. It would’ve been smart to check into the hotel first then go to the Nubian village but again poorly organised. Hazam tried his best to help us.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).