Country guide
Egypt travel guide
Our route team has mapped 3 destinations in Egypt across 1 curated route, adding up to 28 places to eat, see and do. Its route is filed under culture. It runs 10 days end to end.
- Destinations
- 3
- Places
- 28
- Curated routes
- 1
- Trip lengths
- 10 days
- Routes favor
- Oct – Apr
Where our routes go in Egypt
Tap a dot to open that destination's guide.
3 destinations in Egypt
Ordered by how many of our curated routes stop there, then by how many places we have picked.
Best of Egypt
Our curated picks by theme, drawn from the places our route editors chose for their routes.
Places worth planning around
A short sampler from the 28 places in Egypt, starting with those featured on the most of our routes.
Eat1886 Restaurant at Winter Palace
Formal French dining in the 19th-century Winter Palace hotel.
DoFelucca sail around Elephantine Island
Traditional sailboat trip past granite boulders, Kitchener's Island and the Aga Khan Mausoleum.
SeeGrand Egyptian Museum
Huge museum by the pyramids showing Tutankhamun's full tomb collection and a colossal Ramesses II.
DoHot-air balloon over the West Bank
Sunrise flights over temples, fields and the Nile.
SeeKom Ombo Temple
Riverside double temple to Sobek and Horus, with a small museum of mummified crocodiles.
ShopKhan el-Khalili
Medieval bazaar of lanterns, spices, brass and textiles in Islamic Cairo.
Curated routes through Egypt
One curated route stops here. Open it for the day-by-day plan.
Best time to visit Egypt
Our route here recommends Oct – Apr.
Climate averages (NASA POWER, 2001–2025) for 3 of our destinations here: July is the warmest month, with average highs near 107°F (41°C), and January the coolest at about 71°F (22°C). November is the wettest, around 0.2 in (6 mm) of rain, and May the driest at about less than 0.1 in (3 mm).
NASA POWER is a gridded model (roughly 50 km cells), so coastal and mountain spots read as regional averages.
Weather by destination
Getting around Egypt
Legs between consecutive stops on our routes. Distances are straight-line estimates, not driving distances.
- Luxor → Aswanabout 180 km (112 mi) straight-line
- Cairo & Giza → Luxorabout 504 km (313 mi) straight-line
Planning a trip to Egypt
How many days do you need for a trip to Egypt?
Our curated route here is planned as a 10-day trip. Shorter visits work if you focus on one or two destinations.
What are the best places to visit in Egypt?
Going by how often our route team includes them, the most-featured destinations in Egypt are Aswan, Cairo & Giza and Luxor. Aswan alone has 10 hand-picked places in our guides.
When is the best time to visit Egypt?
Our route here recommends Oct – Apr. NASA POWER averages put the warmest weather in July and the most rain in November.
Where can I find the best restaurants in Egypt?
See our curated picks: best restaurants in Egypt, chosen from 6 places in our curated routes. We also have lists for things to do.
Nearby countries
Take your crew to Egypt
Start from one of our Egypt routes in TripsCircle, then shape it together: shared itinerary, polls for the big decisions, split expenses and packing lists.