Qué hay en Luxor (Thebes), Egipto, a lo largo del año

Máxima afluencia — Nile cruise season, Mid-year holiday en Egipto

• Festival

  Moulid of Abu el-Haggag

  2–4 FebFiesta religiosaMucha gente

  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. Fuente ↗

• Festivo

  Ramadan

  19 Feb – 19 MarCierres

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Nile cruise season (1 Oct – 30 Abr (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Moulid of Abu el-Haggag, Ramadan

En febrero no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Moulid of Abu el-Haggag (2–4 Feb), Ramadan (19 Feb – 19 Mar), Nile cruise season (1 Oct – 30 Abr (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr

• Festivo

  Eid al-Fitr

  20–22 MarRamadán y EidMucha genteCierres

  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. Fuente ↗

• Riesgo

  Khamaseen dust winds

  1 Mar – 15 May · normalmenteTemporada de polvoCierres

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Moulid of Abu el-Haggag (2–4 Feb), Ramadan (19 Feb – 19 Mar), Nile cruise season (1 Oct – 30 Abr (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Sham el-Nessim, Nile cruise season

• Festivo

  Sham el-Nessim

  13 AbrFiesta nacionalMucha genteCierres

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Eid al-Fitr (20–22 Mar), Khamaseen dust winds (1 Mar – 15 May (normalmente)), Nile cruise season (1 Oct – 30 Abr (normalmente))

Concurrido — Eid al-Adha, vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Festivo

  Eid al-Adha

  1 May – 15 Jun · normalmenteRamadán y EidCierresMucha gente

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Khamaseen dust winds (1 Mar – 15 May (normalmente)), Sham el-Nessim (13 Abr)

Máxima afluencia — los viajeros lo describen como muy concurrido, Eid al-Adha

• Temporada

  The Valley in high summer

  1 Jun – 10 Sep · normalmenteCalor extremo

  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.

Sigue en marcha: Eid al-Adha (1 May – 15 Jun (normalmente))

Concurrido — Summer holidays en Egipto, vacaciones escolares en 5 de los mercados que lo llenan

En julio no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: The Valley in high summer (1 Jun – 10 Sep (normalmente))

Concurrido — Summer holidays en Egipto, vacaciones escolares en 4 de los mercados que lo llenan

En agosto no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: The Valley in high summer (1 Jun – 10 Sep (normalmente))

Concurrido — Summer holidays en Egipto, vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

En septiembre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: The Valley in high summer (1 Jun – 10 Sep (normalmente))

Concurrido — Nile cruise season, vacaciones escolares en 4 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Temporada

  Nile cruise season

  1 Oct – 30 Abr · normalmenteMucha genteReserva pronto

  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.

Concurrido — Nile cruise season, vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

En noviembre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Nile cruise season (1 Oct – 30 Abr (normalmente))

Concurrido — Nile cruise season, vacaciones escolares en 5 de los mercados que lo llenan

En diciembre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Nile cruise season (1 Oct – 30 Abr (normalmente))