🇪🇬 Egypt travel: cost, safety & when to go

Pyramids, Nile cruises and Red Sea diving.

💰 Local prices ≈ 16% of the US (Nov 2026)

🛡️ Level 2 · Increased caution — Safety · per US State Dept (Nov 2026)

🌤️ Best time to visit Egypt

The best months to visit Egypt are October, November, March and April, judged on weather and seasonality.

Things to do in Egypt

🎒 Top things to do

• Pyramids (Giza) — The Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx — the last surviving ancient wonder — sit right on Cairo's edge.
• Nile cruises & temples (Luxor, Aswan) — A Nile cruise between Luxor and Aswan links Karnak temple and the tombs of the Valley of the Kings.
• Red Sea diving (Hurghada) — The Red Sea off Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh offers warm, coral-rich diving year-round.
• Museums (Cairo) — Cairo's Grand Egyptian Museum showcases Tutankhamun's treasures beside the pyramids.

🗓️ What's in season

• Sightseeing (cooler) (Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr) — Oct-Apr is the comfortable season for Cairo and Luxor sightseeing, dodging the brutal summer heat.
• Red Sea diving (Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov) — The Red Sea is divable all year, with the warmest water and calmest seas in the warmer months.

Visa (US passport): Visa on arrival · or eVisa; fee. Checked June 2026; verify before booking — rules change.

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