About Aswan-Individual
Aswan Individual is not a travel agency, it is a website full of ideas about what to do in Aswan.

It was designed by me: Petra
a tourist myself after and during many visits in Aswan.
With this website I want to say thank you and honour the most warm, honest and trustworthy people I met by publishing their offers.
To make things more easy, Waleed and Mustafa have been established as the contact persons for the "Aswan Individual Network". Email us

Waleed Ali
(organises almost everything):
He provides you with your own car or microbus, your own driver, your own guide, to take you wherever and as long as you wish.
Also for the Nile Cruises, he is "your" man.
There are no prearranged "programs".
You put together what you like and take your time.
If you need assistance with reserving hotel rooms, broken spectacles, even seeing a doctor: we will be at your side!

Mustafa
(Felucca, Nubian Culture):
loves to invite his guests to his home on Elephantine or to other Nubian villages. He will share with you a relaxed time on the felucca or introduce you to other friendly captains. Think of the felucca to be "your" sailing boat to sail wherever you like, as long as you like and get out for sightseeing, where it is interesting for you and the felucca will wait at the beach until you are ready to continue sailing.

Procedure

On our website you will find clear descriptions and prices which are fair for the guests AND for the Egyptians. These prices are not negotiable on either side. This website was made for tourists as a help to stay outside hassle and mistreatments - but it intends also to be a chance for locals to be independent from the slave wages that travel companies pay to their local employees.

Aswan Indidivual is not a travel agency and does not collect any fees or prepayments before you get the service you asked for. Thats why we appreciate when we are notified of any changes in your plans!
We will wait for you to arrive and everything you have asked for will have been organised: In case of transfers Waleed will even have paid the cars which have been reserved from our guests by email.
Because it has happened that a guest did not arrive, we do need a last confirmation from you 24 to 48 hours before by telephone (and we think it will also be a better feeling for you to have talked to Waleed and to hear that all is prepared for you).

Waleed: Mobile Phone (002) 010 - 250 95 88

Mustafa (Felucca): Mobile Phone (002) 010 - 460 53 23

It would also be nice to get YOUR mobile phone number, in case we will not see you at the meeting point, or if there is a choice between different Nile Cruise Boats (before your arrival), or ... or ...
To save roaming costs for you Waleed will try first to send an sms, if there is a need to reach you, so you can call him back from any Egyptian phone or send an answer by sms.
To save roaming costs for calls you get from your home or to make calls, its a good idea to buy an Egyptian sim card.

To help, and although I am "only" the graphic designer of these pages, I (Petra, the tourist :) answer most of your emails and will send a summary - about all which has been agreed - to you and give it also to Waleed and Mustafa. Please call them only to confirm shortly before your arrival, not to make arrangements, this would only lead to chaos.

However the above and all additional informations are offered by me as advice only and I am unable to accept any responsibilities which would normally be offered by a travel agent or a tour company. I am unable to accept any claims whatsoever (for injuries, damages, loss, death etc.). I do not assume del credere liability which a travel agency gives you. No payments will be made for anything which might happen to you whilst utilising any of the tours or services suggested on this website. If this is something that is important for you, you will have to book with the international travel companies.

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Benefits

With us you are free!
Here are the differences to other offers in the web or on the street and the benefits we offer you:

• You pay for your driver / guide / captain / car / felucca: no matter if you are one or 8 people. You pay only for the service - not for each person.
• Of course no other tourist will be put in "your" felucca or "your" car!
• All people involved in the "Network Aswan Individual" are fully licensed and very professional.
• All vehicles (cars, boats) are new and stocked with all necessary safety equipment.
• You will NOT! be brought to any papyrus-, spices- or parfumeshop (etc.), where other service providers usually "collect commission for bringing tourists". We will help you to keep away from mass tourism as far as possible!
• As in any other country you can give a tip, but no "baksheesh" will be asked from you!
• After your return we will ask about your opinion. If you have new ideas, if there is anything we could do better or to add informations to our website which could help others we are very grateful. And of course we love to be praised!
• Please see our guestbook for further proof.
• "And the idea of Aswan Individual is the opposite of "packages" being sold all over the world. We are not one face from many service providers, and we dont see our guests as one face from many tourists, we are individuals, see our guests as individuals, with their individual wishes."
  (Our answer to a travel agent who had been our guest and asked us to sell our offers as packages)