Sofitel Legend Old Cataract Historic Building

The Old Cataract Hotel opened in 1899 and became one of Aswan’s defining modern heritage buildings. Built by Thomas Cook to serve travellers arriving by the Cairo–Aswan railway and Nile cruises, it reflects the development of international tourism in Egypt at the turn of the twentieth century. The building later became associated with prominent guests and literary history, including Agatha Christie. Visitor planning: Private hotel property; access depends on hotel policy. Sofitel Legend Old Cataract Historic Building is recorded in the Aswan City area of Aswan. This attraction forms part of Aswan Historic & Archaeological Landscape. Parent-site context: Discover Aswan Historic & Archaeological Landscape, a notable heritage or visitor site in Aswan City, Aswan Governorate. Discover Aswan Historic & Archaeological Landscape, a notable heritage or visitor site in Aswan City, Aswan Governorate. Use this page as an umbrella for Aswan city and its surrounding archaeological landscape rather than as a single attraction. Individual temples, museums, islands, monuments and excursions have their own access rules, tickets and opening schedules, so itinerary decisions should be made from the child attraction records rather than from this destination record alone. Visitor planning: Umbrella destination record; not a single ticketed attraction. Aswan Historic & Archaeological Landscape is recorded in the Aswan City area of Aswan. The location record includes the map que Plan roughly 10 to 30 minutes for the visit. The recorded recommended transport mode is taxi or ride hail.