Det sker i Luxor (Thebes), Egypt året igennem

Tætpakket — Nile cruise season, Mid-year holiday i Egypt

• Festival

  Moulid of Abu el-Haggag

  2.–4. feb.Religiøs højtidTætpakket

  Luxor's own festival: boat floats hauled round the mosque above the temple, horse races and stick dancing for three days. It falls two weeks before Ramadan, so it moves earlier each year. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Ramadan

  19. feb. – 19. mar.Lukninger

  Sites and cruise boats run normally, but drivers, guides and crew are fasting through the hottest part of the day and the town only eats after sunset. Tip and time accordingly. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Nile cruise season (1. okt. – 30. apr. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Moulid of Abu el-Haggag, Ramadan

Intet nyt begynder i februar.

Stadig i gang: Moulid of Abu el-Haggag (2.–4. feb.), Ramadan (19. feb. – 19. mar.), Nile cruise season (1. okt. – 30. apr. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr

• Helligdag

  Eid al-Fitr

  20.–22. mar.Ramadan & eidTætpakketLukninger

  Egyptian holiday crowds at the temples and on the ferries, and a west bank that is busier at dawn than at any other time. Three or four days, then it empties again. Kilde ↗

• Risiko

  Khamaseen dust winds

  1. mar. – 15. maj · normaltStøvsæsonLukninger

  Spring southerlies fill the valley with sand for a day or two at a time and ground the dawn balloon flights. Tomb visits are unaffected; the view from anywhere is not. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Moulid of Abu el-Haggag (2.–4. feb.), Ramadan (19. feb. – 19. mar.), Nile cruise season (1. okt. – 30. apr. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Sham el-Nessim, Nile cruise season

• Helligdag

  Sham el-Nessim

  13. apr.National helligdagTætpakketLukninger

  Sham el-Nessim, the Monday after Orthodox Easter, is a public holiday kept by Egyptians of every faith. Families are out from early morning picnicking in parks, gardens, on the river and on beaches, public spaces are packed, and salted fish and coloured eggs are the traditional food. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Eid al-Fitr (20.–22. mar.), Khamaseen dust winds (1. mar. – 15. maj (normalt)), Nile cruise season (1. okt. – 30. apr. (normalt))

Travlt — Eid al-Adha, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Helligdag

  Eid al-Adha

  1. maj – 15. jun. · normaltRamadan & eidLukningerTætpakket

  Eid al-Adha brings Egypt's longest public holiday, usually four or five days. Government offices, banks and many shops close, trains and buses are packed, and hotels fill with Egyptian families at higher rates. The date moves about 11 days earlier each year. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Khamaseen dust winds (1. mar. – 15. maj (normalt)), Sham el-Nessim (13. apr.)

Tætpakket — rejsende beskriver det som højsæson, Eid al-Adha

• Sæson

  The Valley in high summer

  1. jun. – 10. sep. · normaltEkstrem varme

  The tombs are worked from dawn and abandoned by ten. Cruises still run and the town is cheap and empty, which is a trade some people happily make.

Stadig i gang: Eid al-Adha (1. maj – 15. jun. (normalt))

Travlt — Summer holidays i Egypt, skoleferie på 5 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i juli.

Stadig i gang: The Valley in high summer (1. jun. – 10. sep. (normalt))

Travlt — Summer holidays i Egypt, skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i august.

Stadig i gang: The Valley in high summer (1. jun. – 10. sep. (normalt))

Travlt — Summer holidays i Egypt, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i september.

Stadig i gang: The Valley in high summer (1. jun. – 10. sep. (normalt))

Travlt — Nile cruise season, skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Sæson

  Nile cruise season

  1. okt. – 30. apr. · normaltTætpakketBook tidligt

  The boats run Luxor to Aswan through the cool half of the year, and the temples are busiest for the two hours after a fleet ties up. Go at opening or at the end of the day.

Travlt — Nile cruise season, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i november.

Stadig i gang: Nile cruise season (1. okt. – 30. apr. (normalt))

Travlt — Nile cruise season, skoleferie på 5 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i december.

Stadig i gang: Nile cruise season (1. okt. – 30. apr. (normalt))