Assuan Reviews

Aswan, south of Luxor, and near the southern border of Egypt and Sudan, is a little known tourist destination. The people that you'll find there as visitors will be backpackers and those in search of an unusual getaway. It's very different to the Egypt you might imagine, and if all you know of the country is Sharm el-Sheikh and other hideous ...  Read the complete review

Our family travels regulary (since 5 years) in the winter time to Aswan, to savour the Nile and its picturescue landscape. A tour with a traditional felucca (sailing boat) is, in our opinion, one of the most beautiful thing to do in Aswan. On the felucca you ride leisurely down the Nile, while the Nile Islands and sand ...  Read the complete review

Half an hour after disembarking from the MS Prince Abbas after our week long cruise on Lake Nasser we were waiting with our luggage on the East Bank of the River Nile in Aswan as we watched the Pharoanic Barge make its way across the river from Elephantine Island to transport us back to our home for a further week-The Hotel Oberoi situated on this ...  Read the complete review

I travelled to Egypt with a company called Explore Worldwide who specialise in what they call "small group exploratory holidays". They are perfect for those travelling alone - as I was - as you get to join a group of other like minded travellers. There holidays are for those wishing to go "off the beaten track" and get a real ...  Read the complete review

I can’t believe that noone has written an opinion on Aswan. I have been to Egypt four times (twice backpacking and twice on packages) and always try to get to this wonderful town if I can. In short, it has the best market in Egypt (in my opinion) and some wonderful places to visit. Aswan is not the place to go if you want sheer luxury, ...  Read the complete review