Tours · Africa
Egypt
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Egypt is a Nile journey with Cairo at one end and the desert at the other. A Nise file can hold the flight, the hotels, and the visa together.
- Population
- About 109 million
- Currency
- E£ EGP
- Egyptian pound
- Live rate to INR
- 1 E£ = ₹1.691 INR buys 0.5909 EGP. Fares on this desk stay in rupees.
- Right now
- 24°C
- Cloudy
Forecast
Mon, 2 Nov
32°
Low 19° · Cloudy
Tue, 3 Nov
30°
Low 19° · Cloudy
Wed, 4 Nov
31°
Low 20° · Cloudy
Thu, 5 Nov
28°
Low 18° · Cloudy
Fri, 6 Nov
25°
Low 18° · Cloudy
About Egypt
Demography
Most people live along the Nile and in the canal cities. Arabic is the everyday language, and English is widely used in hotels.
Geography
The country is desert on both sides of the Nile, with the Mediterranean coast in the north and the Red Sea to the east.
Festivals
Ramadan and Eid
Dates move with the lunar calendar
Sham el-Nessim
The Monday after Coptic Easter
Abu Simbel sun festival
February and October
Favourite places
- Cairo
- Luxor
- Aswan
- Alexandria
Travel tips
- Carry small notes for tips and site tickets.
- Summer heat in Luxor is severe. Spring and autumn are easier.
- Dress modestly at mosques and cover shoulders.
- A Nile cruise and a Cairo stay are usually two hotels, not one.
Tours for Egypt
No programme is tied to Egypt yet. The tour desk can attach the day plan, hotels, and inclusions from Admin.