EGYPT TRAVEL TIPS
For some reason I haven’t heard of many people visiting Egypt on their own, without going for beach holidays. I knew one person who did Egypt travel independently and enjoyed it but that wasn’t enough for me to be confident enough.
But then I read the article about Cairo and I knew I want to travel to Egypt really badly. Shortly after I gave myself a birthday present and booked flights to Cairo.
I spent 10 days in Egypt and I survived.
And, to my great surprise, everything was fine and rather smooth, even if annoying at times.
Egypt was worth all the effort and I really enjoyed my time there, even though on most of the days I was really exhausted.
I put together a list of Egypt travel tips that hopefully will be useful for you when you plan your own Egypt trip.
Best time to visit Egypt
I visited Egypt at the end of December/beginning of January and I think it’s a really good time if you want to focus on sightseeing.
It wasn’t too hot, usually around 20C and sunny although the day was a bit short for my taste, it was getting dark around 5pm.
I also found main touristic sights a bit too crowded and prices were slightly higher because of the New Year’s season so try to avoid the Christmas-New Year time but go around it for the chances of good weather.
In the seaside resorts you will be more lucky with warm (25C and above) weather, it should be good from late autumn to early spring.
Summer time is insanely hot everywhere and I’d generally avoid travelling in Egypt at t[……]