Egypt Discovery

Travel Guides

Egypt travel guides, written by people who live here.

Planning guides written by our team across Egypt – Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, Hurghada, Marsa Alam and Sharm El Sheikh. The ones we share with first-time UK visitors when they ask where to begin.

These are the Egypt travel guides our team actually sends travellers — not search filler, but the planning calls we make every day from offices in Egypt. When to travel for winter sun without the Valley of the Kings hitting 40°C, how Nile cruise cabin grades really differ, what a Cairo-to-Aswan week looks like day by day. Every guide is reviewed at least once a year and carries a date, so you can see how current it is before you build your holiday around it. Start with the best time to visit Egypt, then move on to an Egypt tour or a Nile cruise once your dates are set.

We're publishing our anchor guides next. In the meantime, browse our curated Egypt tour itineraries or talk to a real Egypt specialist.

Common questions

Questions travellers ask about our Egypt guides

What Egypt travel guides do you publish?

We cover the main planning topics: Cairo and the Pyramids, Nile cruises, Luxor, Aswan, Hurghada and the Red Sea, Sharm El Sheikh, and practical essentials — visas, FCDO travel advice, best time to visit, what to pack. Each guide is written by our Cairo-based team, not aggregated from other sources.

Are these guides written by people who actually live in Egypt?

Yes. Every guide is written or reviewed by our consultants and Egyptologists based in Egypt across offices. We include the practical detail that doesn't make it into holiday brochures: queue times at specific gates, which months the Valley of the Kings is most manageable, the honest difference between cruise cabin categories.

Which Egypt travel guide should I read first?

If you're planning your first holiday to Egypt, start with our best-time-to-visit guide — it determines everything else. If you have a rough duration in mind, try our 7-day or 10-day itinerary guides. If you're weighing a Nile cruise against land-based touring, the Nile cruise guide covers both options honestly.

Are your guides kept up to date?

We review guides at least once a year and after any significant change — entry fees, visa rules, new flight routes, changes to site opening hours. Each guide carries a reviewed date so you can see how current the information is.

Do the guides try to sell me holidays?

Occasionally a guide links to a relevant tour or hotel we work with. These are always clearly labelled and always relevant to the topic — we don't pad guides with promotional links. The guide is free; booking with us is a separate decision.