8/10 Good
Tracy
Traveled with partner
Dec 4, 2022
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
On top of Anakob being extraordinarily unique, the quality of service and comfort was top notch.
Tamer was a great communicator through Orbitz and with WhatsApp. He helped me book my driver to Abu Simbel last minute coming off a Nile Cruise tour. Excursions can be booked with Anakob. Just message them about it and Tamer (owner) will help arrange.
Upon arrival, their private speedboat was arranged for us to get to Anakob. I will mention that we didn't know what was going on while waiting at KFC and next thing we know someone was carrying our luggage onto a boat, then we just had to assume we are hopping on that same boat haha
As we checked in, everyone was just all smiles and we knew immediately Aswan and the Nubian people had captured our hearts.
the Elephantine island is small enough to walk around and explore
It was gorgeous waking up on the boat and walking out to the deck. An experience you want to have on your trip to Aswan.
One downside was after my trip, I was still being messaged by one of the speedboat drivers persistently. I didn't respond as I couldn't really comprehend the message but i eventually had to mute the messaging to enjoy the rest of my egypt trip. And TBH, sharing your Whatsapp Number is risk anywhere when dealing with vendors so just block it right after the service is done, and go on with your trip.
