By type of trip
Nile Cruises Luxor to Aswan: Routes, Boats and Prices
Classic Egypt Tours: Cairo, Luxor and Aswan Itineraries
Nile Cruise and Red Sea Holidays: Two-Week Egypt Trips
White Desert Tours from Cairo: Oases and Desert Camping
Short Breaks in Egypt: Three and Four Day Cairo Trips
Tailor-made Egypt Tours: Private Trips Built Around You
Journal
The questions people ask before they book, answered properly.
The Egypt travel blog is where the planning questions get answered properly. How long you actually need. Which way to sail the Nile. What to tip, and to whom. Which month suits the trip you have in mind.
Nothing here is written to fill a content calendar. Each piece exists because the same question keeps arriving by email, and a proper answer takes more room than a reply allows.
Where the honest answer is unhelpful to us — do not book that month, skip that excursion, the cheaper option is fine — it says so anyway. That is more useful to you, and in the long run it is better for us.
Practical · 5 min read
Is Egypt safe? It depends on the region and the date, so start with the US State Department and UK FCDO pages for Egypt. Here is what the tourist corridor is and which risks visitors actually meet.
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Practical · 4 min read
What you tip in Egypt depends on the day: whether you have a private guide, whether a driver is with you, and whether you are on a cruise. Here is what each of those costs, why it is genuinely expected rather than optional, and how to add it up for your own trip.
Routes · 5 min read
Nile cruise direction changes more than people expect. Southbound is the classic and ends at sunset in the nicest city. Northbound is cheaper and starts earlier. The difference is bigger than it looks.
Planning · 8 min read
How many days in Egypt? Ten, for most first trips. Seven is tight but workable. Five fits one region. Fourteen or more buys a second region, such as the Red Sea.
Entry rules, opening hours, security advice and exchange rates all move. Check them at the source, not here.
