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want to be the best. We want you to be happy, satisfied, to see and experience:
Aswan and its people is like a fairy-tale – with its treasures to be
found, with adventures to be had, wonders everywhere and this special atmosphere
of our town you will find nowhere else.
And we want you to come back, to enjoy again Egyptian hospitality and friendship.
Shukran - thank
you and ma as'salam - peace be with you.
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Last (and selected) comments in our guest book
05-01-2009
Dear Petra, Waleed and Mustafa!
You made our Aswan visit a real delight. We are very grateful to you guys to make our stay so nice.
Petra you got us going with the very useful and accurate information. The short afternoon with Mustafa was a real treat. His Mom's cooking was definitely the best food we had in Egypt apart from the sweets in Waleed's favorite pastry shop.
What can we say about Waleed? He is an incredible guy and he treated us as family or lifelong friends throughout our Aswan stay and beyond. We have been in many places and continents before making many friends along the way but we never met someone like Waleed. We will miss him, never forget and we already passed his phone number to some of our friends.Thank you again friends! You are wonderful. Attached are few pictures. They speak for themselves.The very best to all of you, Csaba, Hermina, Andras and Sara
03-01-2009 (posted in tripadvisor)
We just spent a wonderful week at Aswan, thanks to Petra and Mustafa.
We don't like "packaged" holidays, we always try to find an alternative way of traveling that suits our style. Its not always easy to achieve that, especially when traveling abroad. In this case we were lucky to run into the aswan individual website, and realize that it was compiled by somebody who truly loved and respected Nubians and their culture. We contacted Mustafa and booked his lovely house, with the wonderful view and unique location. After living there for a week, we feel we spent time with a long known friend.Simos Saltiel and family
01-12-2008
We had the most fantastic time in Aswan... Not only was the planning made
easy with Petra's good advice and ample experience, but Mustafa's hospitality
and kind, relaxed personality surpassed every expectation. We stayed in Mustafa's
house on Elephantine Island, which was not only very good value, but also
very authentic. We felt privileged to gain insight into the daily life of
a Nubian Village and it s inhabitants. We were served the most wonderful meals
by Mustafa's mum Sahara and his sister Fattimah, and later on by Mustafa himself
on the Felucca. Highlights of the trip were the outings with Mustafa and Mushawi
on the felucca- we felt like princesses being taken on these private trips-
everything was done to make sure we enjoyed ourselves - all that for a very
acceptable and honest price!
... I very much appreciated the honesty and transparency of a "price
list" where we knew exactly what to expect to pay -just wonderful if
one considers the hassle one has otherwise in negotiating anything in Egypt!
Well done everybody who was involved to make this trip so memorable and enjoyable!
5th June
2008
... we would like to thank all at Aswan-Individual for their help in making
the Aswan part of our holiday run so smoothly._From the transfer between Luxor
and Aswan and the return from Edfu to Luxor to the nice walk through Mustafa’s
home village on Elephantine Island and tea at his lovely house while the Sun
set._But most of all we would like to thank Mustafa and Nasser for making
the 3 day felucca trip so memorable.
From the excellent crewing of the boat, the lovely food, the spotless state
that Mustafa kept his boat in, to the visit of Nasser’s home near Edfu.
Possibly the highlight for us though was mooring up over night at Sil Sila
and the early morning visit of the quarries and tombs. We have seen Sil Sila
many times from passing cruise boats, but have never been able to actually
visit the sight. It was great! Allan
and Kathy Morris (UK)
29th
May 2008
We had a fantastic time - 5 of us on the boat – were treated like family
- guests of the captain. The whole crew went out of their way to help us,
the experience was great, food excellent, lots of laughs. We all highly recommend
to anyone looking for a life experience to put your trust in Mustafa, Cico
and Misso. Cameron Merer, Australia
04-05-2008
Dear Petra -
I feel so lucky to have found Aswan-Individual while planning our recent family
trip to Egypt in March, 2008. We (myself, husband and two teenagers) wanted
to travel independantly, have unique experiences where we could connect with
the real people of Egypt yet still have some assistance with making our plans.
And you, and your local people in Egypt - Waleed and Mustafa - really made
the Aswan part of our trip one we will forever treasure. We got to see a slice
of Egyptian life and culture that I know we would never would have experienced
if we had been on a big group tour or on a nile cruise boat and we felt like
we made some new Egyptian friends in the process. Mustafa ("the Nubian
Eddie Murphy") and his friends and family were so warm and invitiing
in both the Elephantine Island and Westbank Nubian Villages. He was the perfect
laid-back but highly skilled felluca captain and we loved our time on the
Nile. Waleed (the "man with the plan") was so dedicated and so totally
attentive to our needs, the changes we made to our schedule were easily handled
and he made sure all was well during our entire stay. Whatever we needed -
a place to find change for small EP bills for baksheesh, a place to get my
broken glasses fixed - he was genuinely happy to help. Both Waleed and Mustafa
made us feel like family and we are happy and grateful to have had the chance
to meet them in this beautiful part of Egypt.
And of course, you, Petra, made all this possible because of Aswan-Individual
and your interest in having others experience the real Aswan that you clearly
know and love. Making these kinds of plans over the internet at first seemed
intimidating, but you were always so prompt with your follow up to any questions
and were so eager to make sure we had a great time, I just knew that I could
trust your advice and your guidance. Thanks again to all of you at Aswan-Individual
for making our trip to southern Egypt a fantastic one - its only been a month
since our visit and I am already longing to return. Carol Waller, Idaho, USA
(please see photos)
20-03-2008:
... I definitively recommend Aswan Individual if you'd like to arrange your
trip around Aswan and are not too tight on your budget. It's a big load off
your shoulders not having to haggle with the many felucca captains, taxis
and "supposedly" official tour guides. And Petra is really a nice
person (we even got to meet her in Aswan !!) ... Pierre Olivier Duval, Montreal,
Canada (all the letter in our guestbock, see photos)
23-02-2008
We travelled on a convoy on 14th Feb 2008 arranged by Waleed and was met by
the driver at our hotel on time. The bus was clean and comfortable and
the driver knowledgable, courteous and friendly. Petra had given us
some extremely useful advice on trips to take when making our booking and
we used this information to best use while we were out in Aswan, contacting
Waleed directly. We found the trips (to Sight and Sound; Higher Dam
and Feluccia) all very good value for money, but the Feluccia did take some
beating! Mustafa was able to take us for a wonderful 4 hour trip on teh Nile
which was just magical. He also took us to visit his family and his
home where we enjoyed amazing views and had tea and bread and at his mothers
house. Petra contacted Mustafa while we were on the boat, to make sure
that all was well and it most certainly was!
Waleeds main aim while we were there was for us to be happy and he did this
with such professionalism and genuine care. He helped us find alternative
accommodation when we had a problem with our booking (not done through Aswan-Individual
I hasten to add), but just because he wanted us to enjoy Aswan as much as
he, Petra and Mustafa do.
I would not hesitate in recommending their services and would like to thank
them all for making our trip a truly relaxing and memorable experience.
Linda Milton, Essex (beautiful
photos, which Linda has sent us)
