🇪🇬 Arab Republic of Egypt · North Africa

Five millennia on the Nile.

7 UNESCO sites. The Pyramids of Giza at sunrise, Karnak's hypostyle hall by torchlight, a felucca down the Nile at Aswan, and the Red Sea reefs at Sharm.

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Capital

Cairo

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Currency

EGP · Pound

Mobile rail

Vodafone Cash · Fawry

Time zone

EET · UTC+2

Best season

Oct–Apr · cool

Language

Arabic · English tourism

Visa

e-Visa · on-arrival

Population

113M+

Area

1.0M km²

TOP DESTINATIONS

Five places to land.

UNESCO · 4,500 yrsBestseller

Giza Pyramids

Sphinx · Khufu · 3 pyramids

The last surviving wonder of the ancient world. Khufu, Khafre, Menkaure plus the Sphinx, all on the Giza plateau. Sunrise camel rides skip the crowds.

From

$90 / day

UNESCO

Luxor

Karnak · Valley of the Kings

"The world's greatest open-air museum." Karnak's hypostyle hall, Valley of the Kings (Tut's tomb), Hatshepsut's temple. Hot-air balloon at dawn over the West Bank.

From

$140 / day

⛵ Felucca

Aswan

Philae · Abu Simbel · Nile sail

The southern gateway. Sail a felucca around Elephantine Island, visit the relocated temple at Philae, day-trip to Abu Simbel's colossi at dawn.

From

$110 / day

🏛️ Capital

Cairo

Citadel · Khan el-Khalili · GEM

22 million people. The Citadel of Saladin, the Khan el-Khalili bazaar, Coptic Cairo, the brand-new Grand Egyptian Museum at Giza. Loud, chaotic, addictive.

From

$80 / night

🐠 Red Sea

Sharm el-Sheikh

Ras Mohammed · diving · Sinai

The best diving in Africa. Ras Mohammed National Park, SS Thistlegorm wreck, Tiran reefs. Year-round warm water, all-inclusive resorts ring the bay.

From

$120 / night

WHEN TO GO

Egypt, month by month.

Oct – Apr

Cool · prime season

Cairo and Luxor walkable, Nile cruises ideal, Red Sea pleasant. The smart traveler window.

Dec – Jan

Christmas · peak

European holidays push prices 1.8×. Book by August. Nile cruises sell out earliest.

Apr & Oct

Shoulder · best value

Warm but not hot. Best mix of low rates and good weather.

Jun – Aug

Avoid · extreme heat

Luxor hits 45°C+, Cairo unbearable. Only Red Sea is workable.

💳 HOW YOU PAY IN EGYPT

Vodafone Cash + cards.

Vodafone Cash dominates mobile money in Egypt. Fawry is everywhere for in-person payments and bill settlement. Cards accepted in hotels, less so in baladi neighbourhoods — carry some EGP cash.

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Vodafone Cash

Dominant mobile wallet.

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Fawry · PayTabs

National acceptance.

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Paymob · Kora

Cards + alt pay.

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Cash (EGP)

Souks, taxis, tips.

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Five millennia on the Nile.

Five places to land.

Giza Pyramids

Luxor

Aswan

Cairo

Sharm el-Sheikh

Egypt, month by month.

Vodafone Cash + cards.

Vodafone Cash

Fawry · PayTabs

Paymob · Kora

Cash (EGP)

Go further into Egypt.

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