abu simbel from aswan

Where to stay in Aswan illustration: a hotel terrace on the East Bank looking west across the Nile at sunset, a felucca on the river, and a domed Nubian guesthouse with painted walls on the far bank below the dunes

Where to Stay in Aswan: Nile-View Hotels vs Nubian Guesthouses

Marco Delgado
October 7, 2026

Last verified: October 7, 2026. Room rates were read off live listings on this date for the night of November 17, 2026, and drive times were read the same morning. I re-check this page monthly. On October 7, 2026, a…

How to get to Abu Simbel cover illustration: the colossi of the Great Temple in silhouette at low sun, with the desert highway from Aswan running in from the left past a checkpoint barrier

Abu Simbel: Flight vs Road Convoy vs Lake Nasser Cruise (2026 Logistics)

Marco Delgado
August 27, 2026

How to get to Abu Simbel, compared: road, flight, public bus and Lake Nasser cruise, priced door to door, plus why every day trip lands in the same 2 hours.

Aswan travel guide cover illustration: Philae temple on its island, a felucca under sail on the Nile, and the granite west bank with the Aga Khan mausoleum

Aswan Travel Guide: Philae, Nubian Villages & the Slow Nile

Marco Delgado
August 27, 2026

An Aswan travel guide for the city everyone under-books: two days minimum, what Philae costs once you add the boat, and an honest read on the Nubian village.