Where Egypt feels warmest at Christmas, how a December day unfolds on the Nile, and how to plan sunny warm Christmas vacations from Aswan to the Red Sea.
A day-by-day seven-night plan for Christmas and New Year in Egypt: Cairo, a Nile cruise from Luxor to Aswan and an optional Red Sea finish.
Egyptian traditional clothes explained: galabeya, Nubian jarjar, Siwan tunics and Upper Egypt weaving, plus where to buy. Plan your Nile trip.
You step down a stairway in the middle of a busy Nile town. The street noise fades, and a forest of painted columns rises around you. That is the Esna…
A round stone ceiling, a jackal at its centre and thirty-six figures marching around the rim. The ancient Egyptian Dendera zodiac looks like a puzzle until you know what each…
Two boats, one river and very different ideas of a good day on the Nile. A felucca is a simple sailboat you board for an hour or a night, while…
Want to hear the Nile instead of an engine? A felucca ride in Aswan is the quietest hour you will spend in Egypt. The wind fills a white sail, granite…
Most visitors reach the Temple of Hathor Dendera for the zodiac. They look up, take a photo and leave. That is a shame. The real story here is a sunrise…
Can Christmas Eve on a Nile cruise really feel festive without snow, shopping-mall carols or a tree on every corner? It can. The magic is the setting: a lit ship,…
Plan your All Saints' Day holiday in Egypt with 2026 dates, November weather, a Cairo plan, route ideas and booking tips.