Aswan Hotels - Reviews and Rates

After our short holiday in Dahab it was time to move on and what better way than a short 18 hour overnight bus ride, followed by a couple of hours on a train.

Upon arriving at the bus station we were greeted by our driver who from the outset seemed very angry. This proved quiet true as at 4 on the dot he started beeping his horn and yell...

So the overnight train wasn't nearly as bad as we expected and we both managed to get quite a bit of sleep (possibly due to jet lag and our very late arrival the night before). After we arrived, we decided to head to Philae Temple for a look around - this is one of the ones that has been moved following the creation of the High Dam in the 1960s....

Another convoy and a complete waste of time...this time they didn't even both with the second part of the journey or the check points, waste of time, money and as soon as i'm back the first thing i'm doing is emailing all guide books, tourist board in Egypt and the bus company that left us stranded in Hungarda...rubbish Egypt! So two temples of ...

The journey to get here to Egypt was riddled with delays, both with flights and with immigration. With hindsight, it just should'nt have even mattered, given this was to be the start of my journey. But something inside of me was rattled. The reason behind it, I struggled to understand. But for once it came to me immediately and hit me right betw...

It's only day three and I'm already in need of some relaxation! Luckily, Travel Talk seems to have anticipated this and my day was perfect. Nicole and I opted out of visiting Abu Simbel temple this morning, which meant that instead of getting up at 3ish, we slept til around 8. Do I wish I'd seen the temple...yeah, just a little, but I got to hea...

A 3 hour drive south of Aswan is the famous site of Abu Simbel. At the historic site of Abu Simbel there are 4 impressive collosal statues of Ramses II and temples carved into the cliffs dating back to the 13th century BC. It is unbelievable that in the 1960's, the temples of Abu Simbel were destined to be submerged with the building of the Aswa...

Not feeling to hot today, having a few stomach cramps. Mark has been laid up for a few days, and Stan isn't feeling too good. Went out to look for a new pair of sandals, but not in the mood. Have to barter for everything and can't be bothered so shoes it is for the moment. May wait until Ethiopia, apparently they make them out of all sorts of th...

Decided to skip breakfast - although got a little telling off as Kirsty wanted to talk to us all. Lots of people have said they want to go to Abu Simbel, at a cost of about 12 pounds, however one of the guys went to the tourist office and thinks he can do it a lot cheaper, so dropped out and others followed, either they don't want to go, re-look...

So today it is off on the Felucca sailing trip. I must admit that I was a bit nervous heading off. A Fellucca is a sail boat with a gross area of at best 25 square meters. Here I would be with five fellow travellers, sailing slowly down the Nile accompanied by our fearless tour guide Amanda and Farage (the captain) and Mohummad (the crew - who i...

An uneventful week spent in Aswan, further down the Nile. We'd seen so many temples and tombs in Luxor that we just wanted no sightseeing whatsoever so spent our days reading, catching up on some writing and eating at the barge floating restaurants on the banks of the river oh and watching the gorgeous sunsets. Idyllic place really if you can se...