Disappointing and unsafe-feeling experience – would not recommend
I would not recommend booking the Felucca and Nubian Village tour with inspiredegypttours.com or Hemd Aref.
Our “guide” was a young boy who felt inexperienced and more interested in squeezing extra money out of us than in giving a safe, relaxed experience. When we asked to be dropped at a restaurant after the tour (which he himself suggested) instead of our hotel, he said he would wait and then drop us after lunch. Lunch took over an hour to arrive. When we came out, he suddenly demanded 1,000 EGP as “waiting charges” and then “kindly” reduced it to 800 EGP as a tip for the driver. At no point had this been mentioned or agreed upfront. When we refused (we never asked them to wait, and it made us anxious), he then tried to push for a tip for himself and insisted we get back in the car. We felt uncomfortable and ended up taking a taxi instead.
The program itself was also misleading. The itinerary said 4.5 hours, including a 1-hour felucca; we got barely 20 minutes on the boat with the excuse that there was “no wind” – so why charge for a full hour? The Nubian village visit was mostly a slow walk through tourist shops rather than a meaningful experience, and we were back 1.5 hours early.
When you pay for a private guided tour, you expect clarity, safety, and professionalism – not surprise charges, pressure for tips, and constant worry about being scammed. There are definitely better, more transparent operators in Aswan offering similar trips at fair prices.
Hitesh_K · dec 2025 · via Viator
Highlight unsere Ägyptenreise
Wir haben den ganzen Nachmittag mit Omar auf dem Nil und im Nubischen Dorf verbracht und es war unser Highlight in Ägypten. Er ist auch auf individuellen Wünsche eingegangen und konnte uns viel über die Gegend erzählen. Auch als mal etwas nicht gut geklappt hat, hat er er extrem gut gehandhabt. Falls wir wieder kommen, auf jeden Fall nochmal mit Omar! Danke für den Tag!
mattp817 · dec 2025 · via Tripadvisor
Expérience magnifique
Tres belle journée avec notre guide qui à été tres gentil et très souriant pendant toute la sortie , on a pu découvrir le village nubian et faire du shopping. La balade sur le Nil nous à émerveillé.
philippecousina · dec 2025 · via Tripadvisor
Excellent Tour Guide!
Our tour guide Omar Elyamany came on time to pick us up at the hotel. He was very kind, knowledgeable and polite. The Felucca ride on the Nile river was very pleasant, Nubian village very interesting. We enjoyed it very much and would recommend it to anyone.
Hulya_L · dec 2025 · via Viator
Amazing experience
we had an amazing time with Ammar! we booked the tour the same day and we don’t regret it. clearly the highlight of our trip. the felucca, the boat ride to the nubian village, the nubian village itself… everything was perfect. thank you so much Ammar :)
mayaaR3446BD · dec 2025 · via Tripadvisor
Felucca and village tour
Our guide Omar elyamany was amazing, he showed us around the village and explained everything and took beautiful pictures of us. Totally recommend him.
Compass44065695334 · dec 2025 · via Tripadvisor
家族旅行（アスワン）
家族旅行で使わせていただきました。ツアー会社の対応は素晴らしく、とても楽しいひとときを過ごしました。夕焼け時のfeluccaはとても感動的で、子供たちもとても楽しんでいました。送迎も時間通りで、信頼のおけるツアー会社です。
Hiroe S · dec 2025 · via Tripadvisor
Relaxed Half day tour with Friendly Company
Very good experience. Our guide Moataz was very polite and friendly. We felt very comfortable with him (rare in Egypt). The motorboat ride to the Nubian village was main highlight of our trip. Also, thanks to Aladdin for coordinating this trip.
893navneetp · dec 2025 · via Tripadvisor
Ahmed for the Win
This was one of our first tours and we left very happy with our experience! Ahmed was our tour guide and he was awesome! We got picked up at our hotel on time, we rode a motorboat to the Nubian Village, got to experience local life there while learning from Ahmed about Nubian culture. We had time to explore the village ourselves, we never felt rushed and Ahmed was very flexible with us! We even ran into him at the Aswan Market after haha great guide and great tour!
Coastal00740524022 · dec 2025 · via Tripadvisor
Nubian village and Fulka
The fulcka was an amazing experience it’s a must in Egypt on the Nile and a must is a tour guide we had a exceptional tour guide MOATAZ Nubian tour guide was exceptional in English good history we would highly recommend him and his knowledge is exceptional on many Egyptian history making the trip worthwhile.
I highly recommend the tour and the tour guide Moataz . We enjoyed the dance and song with his team very friendly.
Veena D · dec 2025 · via Tripadvisor
