Finding cheap rooms in Aswan is easier when you know where to look. We compare live hotel rates across the top booking sites and point you to the neighborhoods where hotels are cheap but the location is still great.
Rooms come in more shapes than hotels — in Aswan you can also compare apartments with kitchens, vacation rentals for families, B&Bs and budget hostels in one search.
Aswan is the southern end of classic Nile cruises from Luxor and the starting point for Lake Nasser cruises to Abu Simbel.
Nile-view hotels close to the cruise moorings, markets and restaurants.
A peaceful island reached by ferry, with Nubian villages and ruins.
Colorful Nubian village guesthouses on the river.
Stay overnight near the great temples to see them before the day-trippers arrive.
The celebrated 1899 riverside hotel where Agatha Christie is said to have written part of Death on the Nile.
Check rates at Sofitel Legend Old CataractZoom and pan the map to compare hotel prices by neighborhood; rates come live from the booking sites.
October–April is the best season; summers in Aswan are among the hottest in Egypt.
Both — classic cruises sail between Luxor and Aswan in either direction.
By road convoy or a short flight; some travelers join a Lake Nasser cruise instead.
The corniche for convenience, or Elephantine Island and the Nubian villages for a quieter, local stay.