Egypt travel guide
Side-by-side comparisons to help you choose between places, boats and ways of travelling.
ComparisonsChoose Hurghada if your beach time follows a Nile trip: it is four hours by road from Luxor, cheaper, and its sandy, shallow beaches suit families.…
ComparisonsLuxor has far more to see: Karnak, the Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut's temple and dozens of other tombs and temples, so if you can only visit one,…
ComparisonsEl Gouna is a private, car-light lagoon town 25 km north of Hurghada with a marina, boutique hotels and excellent kitesurfing; it suits couples and…
ComparisonsDahab is a relaxed, low-rise dive town 90 km north of Sharm el-Sheikh, with shore diving and snorkelling off the promenade, the Blue Hole and the…
ComparisonsMarsa Alam, about 270 km south of Hurghada, has healthier reefs, green turtles in Abu Dabbab Bay, resting dolphins and world-class offshore diving,…
ComparisonsThe White Desert is the easier trip: 4–5 hours from Cairo to Bahariya, then a 4WD drive to camp a night among chalk formations, so it fits a two- or…
ComparisonsSee Giza first: the Great Pyramid and the Sphinx are unmissable. Then give a second day to Saqqara and Dahshur together: Saqqara for Djoser's Step…
ComparisonsIf you visit only one museum in Cairo, make it the Grand Egyptian Museum: it holds Tutankhamun's complete collection, the colossal Ramesses II and…
ComparisonsFor most first-time visitors a 4-night Luxor to Aswan cruise is the right length: it covers Karnak, the Valley of the Kings, Edfu, Kom Ombo and Aswan…
ComparisonsLuxor to Aswan is the better direction for most travellers: it is usually 4 nights instead of 3, so the pace is gentler, and it finishes in Aswan, the…
ComparisonsA Nile cruise between Luxor and Aswan covers Egypt's most famous temples, including Karnak, the Valley of the Kings, Edfu and Kom Ombo, through green…
ComparisonsA private tour in Egypt gives you your own Egyptologist, driver and vehicle, with dates, pace and timings set around you; a group tour shares them…
ComparisonsFlying from Aswan to Abu Simbel takes about 45 minutes and saves around five hours of driving, but flights are few, cost more and limit your time at…
ComparisonsIf you can only visit one, choose Egypt for the sheer scale of ancient monuments, a Nile cruise and Red Sea beaches over 10–14 days; choose Jordan for…
ComparisonsChoose Egypt if you want ancient monuments on a world-beating scale, a Nile cruise and Red Sea reefs; choose Morocco if you want living medina cities,…
ComparisonsEgypt's winter (roughly November to February) is the best season for sightseeing, with Luxor and Aswan around 23–30°C, but it is the busiest and most…
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