Hva som skjer i Aswan, Egypt gjennom året

Toppsesong — Ramadan, Nile cruise season

• Helligdag

  Ramadan

  25. jan – 25. mar · vanligvisStengninger

  Feluccas still sail and the temples stay open, but the souk shuts through the afternoon and boatmen are fasting in the sun all day. Cruise boats keep their own kitchens running regardless. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Nile cruise season (15. okt – 15. apr (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Ramadan, Abu Simbel Sun Festival

• Festival

  Abu Simbel Sun Festival

  20.–24. febStor festivalMye folkBestill tidlig

  Twice a year the sunrise reaches the length of the great temple and lights the statues in the sanctuary. Convoys leave Aswan around three in the morning and the forecourt is packed well before dawn. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Ramadan (25. jan – 25. mar (vanligvis)), Nile cruise season (15. okt – 15. apr (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Ramadan, Nile cruise season

• Fare

  Khamaseen dust winds

  1. mar – 31. mai · vanligvisStøvsesong

  Hot southerly winds pick up desert sand for a day or two at a time and the far bank of the Nile disappears behind it. Flights into Aswan and the Abu Simbel road are the first things to go. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Ramadan (25. jan – 25. mar (vanligvis)), Nile cruise season (15. okt – 15. apr (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Sham el-Nessim, Nile cruise season

• Helligdag

  Sham el-Nessim

  13. aprNasjonaldagMye folkStengninger

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Khamaseen dust winds (1. mar – 31. mai (vanligvis)), Nile cruise season (15. okt – 15. apr (vanligvis))

Travelt — Eid al-Adha, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Helligdag

  Eid al-Adha

  1. mai – 15. jun · vanligvisRamadan og eidStengningerMye folk

  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 ↗

• Sesong

  The unusable middle of the day

  20. mai – 15. sep · vanligvisEkstrem varme

  Everything shifts to dawn and dusk: temples first thing, the river in the evening, nothing at all between eleven and four. Hotel prices halve, which is the whole argument for coming now.

Fortsatt på gang: Khamaseen dust winds (1. mar – 31. mai (vanligvis)), Sham el-Nessim (13. apr)

Toppsesong — Eid al-Adha, Summer holidays i Egypt

Ingenting nytt starter i juni.

Fortsatt på gang: Eid al-Adha (1. mai – 15. jun (vanligvis)), The unusable middle of the day (20. mai – 15. sep (vanligvis))

Travelt — Summer holidays i Egypt, skoleferie i 5 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i juli.

Fortsatt på gang: The unusable middle of the day (20. mai – 15. sep (vanligvis))

Travelt — Summer holidays i Egypt, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i august.

Fortsatt på gang: The unusable middle of the day (20. mai – 15. sep (vanligvis))

Travelt — Summer holidays i Egypt, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i september.

Fortsatt på gang: The unusable middle of the day (20. mai – 15. sep (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Nile cruise season, Abu Simbel Sun Festival, autumn

• Sesong

  Nile cruise season

  15. okt – 15. apr · vanligvisMye folkBestill tidlig

  The boats moor four and five abreast at the corniche and the temple sites run to their schedule: full at nine, empty by two. Prices and availability follow the same curve.

• Festival

  Abu Simbel Sun Festival, autumn

  20.–24. oktStor festivalMye folkBestill tidlig

  The second alignment of the year, on the 22nd, and the easier one to attend — the pre-dawn drive south is far less punishing than it is in February. Kilde ↗

Travelt — Nile cruise season, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i november.

Fortsatt på gang: Nile cruise season (15. okt – 15. apr (vanligvis))

Travelt — Nile cruise season, skoleferie i 5 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i desember.

Fortsatt på gang: Nile cruise season (15. okt – 15. apr (vanligvis))