Insights · UK guide · 2026
Egypt travel insights
Comparisons, planning answers and on-the-ground guidance from our team in Cairo. We don't write to win SEO – we write to answer the questions you'd ask if you were sitting in our office.
Comparison guides
Side-by-side decisions for the choices that shape a trip – which city, which cruise, which format, which country to combine.
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Luxor vs Aswan: which Upper Egypt city to base your trip in
Most Nile cruise itineraries visit both, but if you're choosing where to base or where to add extra nights, the answer isn't a tie. Luxor and Aswan offer completely different exper…
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Nile cruise vs Lake Nasser cruise: which one to book
These are not the same product. A Nile cruise sails the river between Luxor and Aswan and shows you Karnak, Edfu and Kom Ombo. A Lake Nasser cruise sails the artificial lake south …
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Private vs group Egypt tour: which format to book
The brochures call them both 'tours' but they're different products. Private tour = your family, your pace, your dates, your guide. Group tour = a coach of 8–16 strangers on a fixe…
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Egypt vs Jordan: which to visit first, or whether to combine
These two trips get confused in UK travellers' minds – both ancient, both Middle Eastern, both Indiana Jones. They're nothing alike. Egypt is 5,000 years of civilisations stacked a…
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Questions British travellers ask before booking
The questions Google and AI search keep getting wrong, answered honestly by people who live and work in Egypt.
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How many days do you need in Egypt? The honest answer
Search results say anything from 5 days to a month. The right answer depends on whether you're willing to skip the Pyramids, skip the Nile cruise or skip Abu Simbel – and for a fir…
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Is Egypt safe for solo female travellers? Honest 2026 guide
Yes. With caveats. Egypt's tourist infrastructure is built for international visitors and women travel here solo every day – but the street-harassment economy is real and the pract…
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Do you need a guide in Egypt? Honest answer
Mostly yes – and not for the reasons you'd think. The guide isn't there to recite dates. The guide is there to handle the tickets, the touts, the taxis, the prayer timings, and to …
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How much to tip in Egypt: 2026 baksheesh guide
Tipping in Egypt – baksheesh – is its own economy. Most service workers' base salaries assume tips. The amounts are smaller than in the US or UK restaurants but the situations are …
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