The five stars is for the tour guide Michael, who is friendly and amazing.
The best part of the experience is the boat ride itself, which is beautiful at sunset. That and the dinner, which was quite tasty.
As others have noted however, the Nubian Village itself is not really genuine. It is a small tourist trap full of hassling salesman. The trinkets are cheap resin from China (Xiamen to be exact), a lot of the alabaster is imported onyx from Pakistan, 100% of the "handmade Nubian masks" are fakes imported from Kenya and Tanzania, and the "handmade carpets" are machine made and about 3 times as expensive as the exact same carpets (most likely from the same factory supplier) in Aswan souk. The only authentic goods were the woven baskets and trivets, which are actually handmade made by local women, but you can get those in Aswan souk as well for a lesser price.
Worth it for the food, boat ride, the amazing company, and maybe the woven products. But for an experience of an authentic Nubian Village, see Elephantine island instead. It's only a 5 egp boat ride to get there, and it's the "real deal". I only went here out of fomo.
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Z2019IUsharonm
April 7, 2022 · via Tripadvisor
Wonderful Nubian adventure
Mina was a wonderful guide. He explained much of Nubian history and culture. He is excellent with children. He even found time for the family to swim.
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July 8, 2021 · via Tripadvisor
Cruise with the crocodiles
Very nice cruise, relaxing. The Nubian Villagers were very pleasant to encounter with. Would recommend as a nice escape from Aswan the city.
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Hemoussa
February 26, 2020 · via Tripadvisor
Best Part of the Trip!
The Nubian village was one of my favorite parts of the trip! The village is mesmerizing and we had a great tour guide named Mona who did an AMAZING job showing us around from the street vendors, to the crocodile houses, to the homely cafes. The people of Aswan are some of the most hospitable people I have ever met in all my travels! I definitely want to go again!! Thank you Mona for showing us a great time there!!!!
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