Makadi Bay to Aswan Transfer

Makadi Bay to Aswan is around 730 km and roughly eight and a half hours: north to Hurghada, west across the desert to the Nile, then south along the river.

What you get

A private air-conditioned vehicle for your group alone, up to 4 passengers with room for 3 pieces of luggage, and a driver experienced on long-distance routes.

Before you commit to this

It is a full day in a car. That is fine for many people and genuinely hard for others, so a few honest alternatives are worth knowing about:

• Break the journey with a night in Luxor and see the temples on the way. We can quote it as two legs.
• Fly from Hurghada to Aswan and take a short transfer at each end - faster, though usually more expensive once you count both transfers and baggage.
• Or take the drive as it comes, leave at dawn, and treat the Nile Valley section as part of the trip rather than as time lost.

Good to know

• Give us the exact Makadi hotel - the bay is a long strip.
• Give us the cruise ship name and mooring in Aswan if that is where you are heading.
• Take plenty of water and some food.
• Tell your driver how often you want to stop; he will work to your pace.
• Child seats available on request with advance notice.

From $160 for the vehicle, one way.