Best time of year to visit Egypt
Nov 6th, 2008, 05:12 AM
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 313
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Best time of year to visit Egypt
I would like to do a 10-14 day trip to Egypt to see all the highlights but am not sure what is a good time to go. We would like to do a mix of private guides for some sights and then go on our own, so I'd like to find a balance of reasonable crowds and reasonable temperatures if this is even possible. Thanks in advance!
Nov 6th, 2008, 05:55 AM
#2
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 8,675
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
We traveled mid-October thru early-Nov. Temps were perfect in Cairo, though somewhat cool evenings requiring a jacket, sweater, shawl if outdoors.
On the Nile Cruise, days were warm to hot, but boat is air conditioned. Evening temps did drop, so some coverup when on the deck of the boat.
The farther south you go (Upper Egypt) as Luxor, Aswan and Abu Simbel, are very hot during the day, though temps drop somewhat evenings when on land (not at cool as when crusing).
On the Nile Cruise, days were warm to hot, but boat is air conditioned. Evening temps did drop, so some coverup when on the deck of the boat.
The farther south you go (Upper Egypt) as Luxor, Aswan and Abu Simbel, are very hot during the day, though temps drop somewhat evenings when on land (not at cool as when crusing).
Nov 8th, 2008, 05:24 AM
#7
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 393
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
My wife and I went last January. It was perfect. The mornings were a little cool but warmed up by 8:30. The evenings too were a little cool but this did not distract from the holiday. The day time temperatures averages 17 to 20 degrees C. The only draw back was it was a little to cool to swim in the pool during the Nile cruise portion.
