Egypt at a glance
Tap through to the live Land-tour Atlas for every place’s card: how ships or tours use it, who goes and when.
Tour start cityOvernight stopDay highlightClassic route
Best October–April · busiest November–February
- Janpeak
- Febpeak
- Marpeak
- Aprpeak
- Mayfew or none
- Junfew or none
- Julfew or none
- Augfew or none
- Sepfew or none
- Octpeak
- Novpeak
- Decpeak
Luxor averages about 73°F in January and 106°F from June to August, per Trafalgar Premium. Summer is the quietest and cheapest season, with temples opening as early as 6 a.m.
Every Egypt place we map
9 land-tour stops, grouped as the itineraries use them. Places with a full Seabound guide link straight to it.
Day highlights 6
Overnight stops 2
The classic routes
The routes the tour companies sell most often here, drawn on the map above.
Cairo → Luxor → Edfu → Kom Ombo → Aswan → Abu Simbel → Giza Pyramids · 9 to 10 days
Luxor → Edfu → Kom Ombo → Aswan → Abu Simbel · 10 days
Run by G Adventures
Cairo → Giza Pyramids → Aswan → Kom Ombo → Luxor · 8 days
Run by G Adventures
Cairo → Aswan → Abu Simbel → Kom Ombo → Edfu → Luxor · 10 days
Run by National Geographic Journeys
Tour companies that go here
The number is how many places on this map each one uses.
Egypt map questions
How many land-tour stops are on the Egypt map?
9: 6 day highlights, 2 overnight stops, 1 tour start cities. Each one opens a card on our interactive map.
When is the Egypt season?
Best October–April · busiest November–February. Luxor averages about 73°F in January and 106°F from June to August, per Trafalgar Premium. Summer is the quietest and cheapest season, with temples opening as early as 6 a.m.
Who runs tours in Egypt?
Trafalgar, G Adventures, National Geographic Journeys, Globus, Tauck use places on this map.
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