5 Tips Before You Spend Your Holidays in Egypt

About Holidays in Egypt 

Enjoy the holidays in Egypt. Here’s how to take the trip of a lifetime.

Plan ahead

You don’t have to plan out every minute of the trip. But having a general idea of where to go, when, and how will help tremendously. If your schedule is filled to the gills, though, and you don’t have time to check out hotels and sights, look for tour packages then. A guided tour may be the best way to spend your holidays in Egypt.

Pick a holiday tour package

What kind of the trip do you have in mind? Do you want something relaxing? A cruise down The Nile may fit the bill for you. That or you could go temple hopping or camel-riding, all while you and your friends or family try to duke it out for the perfect shot. Get Egypt holiday package 

Carry change around

Being in a tour package means you’ll get to see plenty of sights in a day. If you plan on buying anything, though, make sure you carry a lot of coins and small bills. This will come in handy for tips throughout the day, the World Nomads says.

Dress appropriately

Your guide will remind you of the dress codes before you visit the sights. But it pays to pack the right clothing beforehand. Egypt is a Muslim country so ladies will need to wear clothes that keep their knees, shoulders and upper arms covered. You could also bring along a convenient cover-up for your shoulders and upper arms if you packed along a lot of sleeveless tops.

Time it

Know the best time to go, especially if you want to go on a cruise down the Nile. Also, consider taking a longer trip to enjoy more of the local sights. You could see so much more just by staying a few more days.

 

5 Ways to Enjoy a Nile River Cruise

Going on a cruise on the River Nile is on a lot of people’s wish list. That’s not surprising. For many travelers, Egypt is the land of mystery. There are colorful bazaars, old temples, and Sphinx. The sight of the world-famous pyramids and the air redolent with sand and dust never fail to amaze travelers at heart and transport them to sights and sounds gone by.

If you’ve set your heart on going on a Nile River cruise, here are a few tips to remember.

Pick a tour agency

Don’t use a DIY approach, not if you want to experience the Nile like a local. There are plenty of tour agencies like Nile cruises that provide you with a much more intimate and comfortable experience so check out the options we offer.

Choose a tour package

A Nile River cruise tour packages can help you cover a lot of ground in less time. Whether you have an entire week or two or just a few days in your itinerary, a trip that’s already been planned by pros can be the ideal way to see the Nile up close. Read more about top rank luxury Nile Cruise in Egypt Oberoi Zahra 

Discuss it

Some tour operators may be willing to provide you with a customized itinerary so don’t hesitate to ask. Tell them the sights you want to cover during the trip. They may be able to accommodate the changes to give you and the rest of your tour group the adventure you want.

Pack right

Be sure to pack the right clothes for the trip. This will largely depend on the date and time you picked for the tour. However, even during the summer, it’s best to be conservative about your choice of clothes. Women, in particular, must not wear very skimpy shorts or see-through clothing, the CruiseCritic says. They must have their legs and upper arms covered at all times. Following these customs will keep you and your companions from standing out and prevent any negative attention coming your way.

Hydrate

If you go during the hot months, it’s important that you keep yourself hydrated. Buy a ton of bottled water from local merchants and bring along a water bottle everywhere you go. That’s going to help you keep your strength up and avoid getting dehydrated from the heat.

These tips should help you enjoy your trip to one of the fascinating places in the world. Get started by checking out our tour packages today. Read more about Nile cruise booking

Best 6 Tourist Destinations in Egypt

Cairo

Cairo is the capital city of Egypt with more than 20 million inhabitants, if you are in Egypt for holiday or sightseeing tours then Cairo comes as number one destination in Egypt, because of the diversity in historical monuments, from pharaonic to Christian & Islamic civilizations,

If you are in Cairo you must visit the famous great Pyramids & Sphinx, then the priority of sightseeing will depend on the length of your visit, usually Cairo over the day tour will include 3 sightseeing tours between Pyramids, Sphinx, Egyptian Museum and Khan Al Khalily Bazar, Cairo Citadel, Islamic Cairo, Old Cairo Churches (The Hanging church & St Sergius church).

Luxor

In my opinion, Luxor city occupies the second best Egyptian tourist destination position, it is characterized as the “world’s greatest open-air museum”.

 Luxor located 656 Km to the south of Cairo, tourist can reach it by domestic flights or by train, the city is divided by the Nile into 2 main areas the first is (east Nile bank which includes Karnak temple, Luxor temple and the major modern landmarks, hotels & restaurants) & (west Nile bank also is known by the city of the dead because it includes the major pharaonic tombs in the valley of the kings and queens, Colossi of Memnon and Hatshepsut temple, also the famous Nile cruise trips are running between Luxor and Aswan.

Aswan

Number three destinations are Aswan the most southern city of Egypt it has much beautiful scenery for the River Nile and very peaceful atmospheres, Aswan has interesting sightseeing such as Elephantine island, Philae Temple, Unfinished Obelisk, High Dam, and optional tours to Abu Simbel.

Alexandria

Alexandria considered as the second capital city after Cairo located along the coast of The Mediterranean Sea, its major sightseeing comes from Hellenistic civilization, Ptolemaic era and Roman, the most interesting sightseeing in Alexandria are Pompey’s Piller, Acropolis, the Obelisks, Catacombs, and Qaitbay Citadel.

Hurghada

Hurghada is located along south of Red Cost it has no monuments but very beautiful beach, diving trips, and many water activities, you can reach there by domestic flight from Cairo, or by car from Luxor the duration around 3 hours there are public bus run between Cairo and Hurghada and it cut the distance in almost 6-7 hours.

Sharm El Sheik

It located on the South Sinai direct on the Red Sea it is famous with its clear waters and coral reefs it has many luxurious resorts and hotels and much water activates and nightlife, tourist reach there almost by domestic flights from Cairo                     

  

In which day of the week I can start Nile cruise?

                                  

5* Nile cruise boat

This is the second inquiry I need to pose to my self before I begin my excursion to Egypt, in light of the fact that there are sure days in the week which you can discover considerably more Nile voyage vessels cruising, this addressed impact on your flight date and affected by the goal of your landing to Egypt, for the most part the Nile cruise begin at 11 AM, so if your flight will touch base to Luxor or Aswan direct and your Nile journey will begin around the same time and same city of your entry we counsel that you book early trip to land to your goal before 9 AM so you can drive from the air terminal legitimately to your pontoon, yet in the event that you flight will touch base to Cairo you should remain least one night in Cairo on the grounds that the dozing train leave Cairo to Luxor and Aswan just at night 6 or 7 PM and touch base to Aswan almost at 9 AM following day, on the off chance that you expect to visit other Egyptian urban communities we guidance to book tweak visit with Egyptian travel operator it will be less expensive and all the more simple for you yet at the same time you have to realize the voyage cruising days for flight tickets booking, at any rate, on the off chance that you will book 3 evenings/4 days for the most part this outing start up Aswan and normally Fridays and Wednesdays, however in the event that you need to remain on board 4 evenings/5 days, at that point you will start up Luxor Monday or Thursday or Saturday, beyond any doubt there are some Nile journey pontoons have unexpected timetable in comparison to this yet we talk here about the greater part, let us outlines this; on the off chance that you choose certainly to book your trek to Egypt, at that point look Egyptian travel specialist offer Nile journey bundles, pick the bundle and them to affirm it for you yet don't pay until you purchase your flight ticket as a rule they will acknowledge to hold up some days keeping your reservation after you bung the tick basically back to the Nile cruisers or the Egyptian travel operator and  book your Nile cruise package.

How to choose Nile cruise boat?

Nile cruise boats have been sailing all over Egypt since ancient times. Even in their funeral traditions, the ancient Egyptian used Nile boats to carry the body of the dead from the East Bank (the city of the living) to the west bank, (the city of the dead). Nowadays, Egypt hosts a number of fascinating modern equipped ships that go on Nile cruises mainly from Luxor to Aswan and back

And now we came to our main question, how to choose a Nile cruise boat?

Before you go for Nile cruise booking ask your self the following questions:

1- when I go to Nile cruise holiday?

2- In which day of the week I will start my Nile cruise?

3- How many days I want to stay on the cruise?

4- How much I want to pay?

In this post, I will answer the first question only about the date of your trip? If you have the choice then you have to know that the best time to spend a holiday in Egypt is between October and April, the rest of the year will be too hot but more cheaper as you can have around %15 discount in the summertime but try to avoid July and August because it is the Egyptian and Arab countries holiday that is mean the Nile cruise will be cheap but other destinations especially the beach resorts such as in the red sea will be very expansive, so if you will want to extend your holiday on the beach this two months will not be the best time.

If you will avoid to come in the summer and want the best price during the winter try to go in period before or after holidays that is mean in the first half of December or the second half of January, and now let me summarize the price criteria of the Nile cruise holiday, Egypt have three seasons :

1-Low or they call it shoulder period start from the middle of May until the first of October and from the middle of January until first of March the rates in this dates are the cheapest around the year.

2-High or they call it peak or premium periods includes Christmas and New Year also Easter time those are the most expansive time in Egypt it can be three times higher than the rest of the year or maybe more.

3- Normal period includes all the other dates than what I have mentioned in the first tow category.

In the next posts, we will discuss the other factors which can affect your decision about choosing Nile cruise boat to spend your next holiday in Egypt.

Travel Safety in Egypt

Is it Egypt a safe place to travel now? 

This question run in the mind of many travelers and the answer must be logic and specific because it is come to one of the most effective factor the tourist care for, any way between 25 January and 11 February 2011 there were major disturbances in Cairo and other locations across Egypt, including Suez, North Sinai, Rafah, the Delta region, now there are frequent demonstrations in a number of major cities, usually on Fridays. But for those who want to travel to Egypt still most tourism location is secured by security and military police, we just advice the tourist to be a way of any demonstrations, away of deserted poor areas outside the cities, still Nile Cruises and Hurghada Red sea are safe and secure to go for, overall may be to go for holiday to Egypt not the most secure place in the world but still one of safe tourism area around the world just do not forget to issue travel insurance this to avoid any loose of cancellation fee for any part of your trip.