Planning a trip to Egypt

Costs, visas, safety, packing and getting around — the practical questions travellers ask us before they book.

10 articlesWritten by our EgyptologistsUpdated for 2026
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Everything that comes before the itinerary: what a trip to Egypt actually costs, how the visa works, what to pack, how to move between Cairo, Luxor and Aswan, and whether to travel privately or in a group.

The answers come from running these trips every week, so they are the same answers our consultants give on WhatsApp — only written down.

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Planning an Egypt trip, step by step

Most Egypt questions come down to four things: budget, timing, safety and logistics. These articles work through each one — the cost of a trip by comfort level, the entry visa, what the security situation means in practice for the places tourists visit, and how travellers move between Cairo, Luxor, Aswan and the Red Sea by flight, sleeper train or road.

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For the October–April season and for Christmas, New Year and Easter we recommend booking early, since hotels and Nile cruises fill first; outside those dates a few weeks is usually enough.
We tell you the current requirement for your passport and, on our packages, the entry visa fee is included.
Yes — every itinerary can be tailored: nights, hotels, pace and which sites you skip.
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