Egypt Vacation & Travel Tips: Plan Your Perfect Trip

Discover what to see in Egypt in 5 days, from the Pyramids and Cairo to Luxor’s temples. Explore the ideal itinerary and plan your trip today.

Discover where to see the total solar eclipse in Egypt on August 2, 2027, including Luxor for up to 6m 22s of totality. Plan your trip now.

Learn how to spend Cairo holiday packages visiting the Pyramids, Old Cairo and the Nile. Explore the best itinerary and book your Cairo trip today.

Discover what to see in Cairo in 3 days, from the Giza Pyramids and Grand Egyptian Museum to Old Cairo, Khan El Khalili and Saqqara. Plan your trip today.

Follow this Egypt Budget Travel Itinerary to see Cairo, Luxor and Aswan in 7 days with affordable hotels and transport. Explore the full plan today.

Yes, if you plan for it: which sites stay open in Ramadan, where tourists can eat by day, Iftar and Islamic Cairo at night, Nile cruises, pros and cons.

Visiting Egypt for the first time works best with 7 to 10 days: Cairo and Giza, Luxor, Aswan and a Nile cruise, with the Red Sea as an optional finish. Here are sample routes for 5, 7, 10 and 14 days, the visa and money basics, what to wear, how to get around and the mistakes first-timers make.

Yes: days of 22 to 28°C, quieter sites and costs 20 to 40% below peak. Weather, prices and tips for Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, Nile cruises and the Red Sea.

As a female tourist in Egypt, wear loose, breathable clothes that cover your shoulders and knees in Cairo, Luxor and Aswan, carry a scarf for mosques, and keep swimwear for resorts and boats. There is no legal dress code for visitors. Here is what to wear place by place and season by season.

Yes. December is peak season in Egypt, and the main tourist areas (Cairo and Giza, Luxor, Aswan, Nile cruises and the Red Sea resorts) are safe with ordinary city precautions. Official advice warns only against North Sinai and remote border areas. Here is the current advice, weather, crowds and how to stay safe.

For Egypt, pack light, breathable clothes that cover shoulders and knees, comfortable closed shoes, strong sun protection, a scarf, and a warm layer for winter evenings and the desert. Leave drones at home. Here is our full packing list by season and by trip type, from the pyramids to a Nile cruise.

Nightlife in Egypt starts late and runs past midnight. Cairo has Nile dinner cruises, Khan El Khalili cafes and live music; Luxor and Aswan have temples lit at night and sound and light shows; Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada have beach bars and clubs. Here is where to go and the rules to know.