Hva som skjer i Luxor (Thebes), Egypt gjennom året

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

• Festival

  Moulid of Abu el-Haggag

  2.–4. febReligiøs høytidMye folk

  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. marStengninger

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Nile cruise season (1. okt – 30. apr (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Moulid of Abu el-Haggag, Ramadan

Ingenting nytt starter i februar.

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

Toppsesong — Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr

• Helligdag

  Eid al-Fitr

  20.–22. marRamadan og eidMye folkStengninger

  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 ↗

• Fare

  Khamaseen dust winds

  1. mar – 15. mai · vanligvisStøvsesongStengninger

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Moulid of Abu el-Haggag (2.–4. feb), Ramadan (19. feb – 19. mar), Nile cruise season (1. okt – 30. 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: Eid al-Fitr (20.–22. mar), Khamaseen dust winds (1. mar – 15. mai (vanligvis)), Nile cruise season (1. okt – 30. 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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Khamaseen dust winds (1. mar – 15. mai (vanligvis)), Sham el-Nessim (13. apr)

Toppsesong — reisende beskriver det som høysesong, Eid al-Adha

• Sesong

  The Valley in high summer

  1. jun – 10. sep · vanligvisEkstrem 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.

Fortsatt på gang: Eid al-Adha (1. mai – 15. jun (vanligvis))

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

Ingenting nytt starter i juli.

Fortsatt på gang: The Valley in high summer (1. jun – 10. sep (vanligvis))

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

Ingenting nytt starter i august.

Fortsatt på gang: The Valley in high summer (1. jun – 10. sep (vanligvis))

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

Ingenting nytt starter i september.

Fortsatt på gang: The Valley in high summer (1. jun – 10. sep (vanligvis))

Travelt — Nile cruise season, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Sesong

  Nile cruise season

  1. okt – 30. apr · vanligvisMye folkBestill tidlig

  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.

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

Ingenting nytt starter i november.

Fortsatt på gang: Nile cruise season (1. okt – 30. 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 (1. okt – 30. apr (vanligvis))