Egypt is a gifted country. Its rich unparalleled history, world famous live corals and colorful fishes, mesmerising beaches, long trekkable deserts, sites of religious importance and most important of them all, warmth of the people makes it a perfect destination for vacation. These are reasons enough for us to plan a trip to visit.
We chose November to start our enthralling vacation as it fulfilled most of our expectations with respect to weather, crowd and availablity of sites for seeing. According to rough guide
"Deciding on the best time for a visit involves striking a balance between climatic and tourist factors. Egypt's tradional season runs from late November to late February, when the Nile valley is balmy, although Cairo can be overcast and chilly. However, at these times, particularly during the peak months of December and January, the major Nile resorts of luxor and aswan get unpleasantly crowded. This winter season is also the busiest period for the Sinai resorts, while Hurghada is active year round.
With this in mind, March or April are good compromise options, offering decent climate and fewer visitors. In May and June the heat is still tolerable but, after that, Egyptians rich enough to do so migrate to Alex and the coastal resorts. From July to September the south and desert are ferociously hot and sightseeing is best limited to early morning or evening-though August still sees droves of backpackers. October into early November is perhaps the best time of all, with esily manageable climateandcrowds."
November suited us the best.
After exploring a lot using rough guide and other internet materials, we came up with the following itinerary.We could almost stick to the itinerary except for few misses which we would definitely cover in our next trip.
Brief Itinerary
Day 1
On the day of arrival, overnight stay in Cairo
Day 2 Cairo sight seeing
Overnight bus to Sharm-el-shiekh
Day 3 to day 10
Stay at Sharm for 7 days(We booked a week's stay in a resort through our club membership.)
On day 10, overnight bus to Cairo
Day 11
Cairo sight seeing
Overnight train to Luxor
Day 12
Luxor sight seeing
Overnight stay in Luxor
Day 13 Luxor sight seeing
Overnight stay in Luxor
Day 14
Edufu,komombo and esna sight seeing
Aswan sight seeing
Overnight stay in Aswan
Day 15
Aswan sight seeing
Overnight stay in Aswan
Day 16
Aswan sight seeing
Overnight train to Cairo
Day 17
Sight seeing in Cairo
Overnight stay in Cairo
Day 18
Morning flight to Bangalore
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