Travel planning
When to go, how long to stay and how to put an Egypt trip together.
Budget Egypt Tours: How to Cut Cost Without Cutting Sites
What actually drives the cost of an Egypt trip, and how to build a budget Egypt tour that keeps the guides and the sites but cuts the rest.
8 min
Family Trip to Egypt: A Parent's Planning Guide
Honest, practical advice for a family trip to Egypt: when to go, how long children can really manage at a temple, and which hotels and itineraries work.
7 min
How Many Days in Egypt? Itineraries for 4, 5, 8 and 10 Days
Eight days is enough for the essentials: Cairo, Giza, Luxor and Aswan with a Nile cruise. Here is what fits in 4, 5, 8 and 10 or more days.
3 min
Best Time to Visit Egypt: A Season-by-Season Guide
October to April is the best time to visit Egypt for sightseeing. Here is what each season is like in Cairo, Luxor, Aswan and on the Red Sea, and when the crowds come.
3 min