Guest Houses in Abu Simbel

Such generosity and hospitality. We were looked after as if we were visiting family. The experience of Abou Simbel is one that we would have missed if we had not been staying at Wawat. We happened to be there at one of the 2 busiest days of the year. Assim, our host, personally arranged for us to attend all the festivities. He found us tickets to the night show and tickets to be at the temple for sunrise the next day, charging us only the ticket price in spite of all his work to get them. He then was up at 4am with us to ensure we were in the right place in the huge festival queue to see the remarkable sunrise event as designed 3000 years ago. We literally would not have been able to do this without Assim and Hamsah. And all with such warm, genuine smiles. Thank you.

Our stay in Abu Simbel was simply sublime. Before arriving in Egypt we chatted with Safari to arrange transport after our stay (from Abu Simbel to Luxor with stops at Philae temple, Kom Ombo and Edfu), every question we had about the temples, transport, food in the region, etc. were answered/arranged in a timely fashion. When we arrived in Abu Simble our host was gracious enough to welcome us at 8 AM in the morning! He showed us our room, brought us some tea and told us to get some rest after getting up at 4 AM. When we were rested he told us the best time to visit Abu Simbel temple and the best way (on foot) to get there. He also offered us tickets for the light show at night. The next morning the arranged transport arrived at 5 AM so we had to say goodbye to our very kind, jolly and warm-hearted host. Just want to add that the arranged transport couldn't have gone any better! We had a great time visiting the temples at our own pace and an air-conditioned car to jump into at any time. Safari guest house, thank you for your recommendations and all the help. You are simply amazing, we are very grateful. Keep in mind : Egyptian bathroom standards differ from Western standards. Apart from that little thing this house and it's host are a one of the better options for your stay in Abu Simbel.