5 Egyptian dishes worth trying
Foul, koshary, moulokhia, taameya, hibiscus tea — what to order and where. Plus a couple Nubian dishes you can't get anywhere else.
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Field notes
Stories from the island.
Written by the family who lives here.
A small archive of guides, stories, and field notes from a working Nubian guest house on the Nile. Most of these are written by us — what to wear in Aswan, what we cook for dinner, why we're still on this island after all these years. The rest is travel guidance: what to see, when to come, how to plan.
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A first-time visitor’s guide to Aswan
Practical answers to the questions guests ask us most before they arrive: weather, money, getting around, what to bring.
Three days in Aswan: a sample itinerary
If you're wondering whether three days is enough — it is, if you plan it right. Here's how we'd spend it.
Why stay on the island?
A stay on Heissa is a different experience from a stay on the Aswan corniche. Here's the difference.