Aswan
Old Cataract, Aswan (managed by Mandarin Oriental)
Historic Nile-side property; current management name avoids an outdated Sofitel listing.
Property detailsAswan and Abu Simbel
City and extended heritage region. The selected sights are Philae temples, Nubian Museum, Elephantine, Abu Simbel temples.
Airports and onward access
Plan the arrival, not just the flight.
Main gateway
ASW
Aswan International Airport
Abu Simbel is a separate long excursion south of Aswan, not a walkable city sight; use a suitable flight or organized road transfer.
- Alternative airports
- Abu Simbel Airport
- Alternative IATA codes
- ABS
- Suggested nights · editorial
- 2-3
- Itinerary qualification
- Airport reference
- Airport dataset ↗
- Advisory reference
- Official travel advice ↗
Where to look
A location-led hotel reference.
Read the actual location and its relationship to this destination.
Read the location carefully.
In the destination or its stated resort area.
Renovation is ongoing and accommodation/facilities may be limited. Confirm available rooms and construction impacts directly.
Complete destination source record · 23 fields
Field meanings are available in the data dictionary.
- brand
- ArabiaTour.com
- destination_id
- EG_D3
- country_iso2
- EG
- country
- Egypt
- editorial_order
- 3
- destination
- Aswan and Abu Simbel
- destination_type
- City and extended heritage region
- top_sites
- Philae temples | Nubian Museum | Elephantine | Abu Simbel temples
- main_airport_name
- Aswan International Airport
- main_airport_iata
- ASW
- alternative_airport_names
- Abu Simbel Airport
- alternative_airport_iata
- ABS
- airport_and_ground_access_note
- Abu Simbel is a separate long excursion south of Aswan, not a walkable city sight; use a suitable flight or organized road transfer.
- suggested_nights_editorial
- 2-3
- example_hotel_id
- EG_H3
- example_hotel_name
- Old Cataract, Aswan (managed by Mandarin Oriental)
- hotel_location_relationship
- In the destination or its stated resort area.
- special_access_or_safety_note
- Old Cataract is undergoing renovation; confirm accommodation and facility availability.
- source_urls
- https://www.experienceegypt.eg/en ↗
https://egymonuments.gov.eg/archaeological-sites/aswan/ ↗
https://whc.unesco.org/en/statesparties/eg ↗
https://ourairports.com/countries/EG/airports.html ↗
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/egypt ↗
https://www.mandarinoriental.com/en/aswan/old-cataract ↗ - airport_source_url
- https://ourairports.com/countries/EG/airports.html ↗
- advisory_source_url
- https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/egypt ↗
- country_advisory_summary
- FCDO has all-travel warnings for North Sinai and specified border areas, with further restrictions in other regions; do not generalize resort access to unrestricted countrywide travel.
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