Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Aswan, Egypte

Topdrukte — Ramadan, Nile cruise season

• Feestdag

  Ramadan

  25 jan – 25 mrt · meestalSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Nile cruise season (15 okt – 15 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — Ramadan, Abu Simbel Sun Festival

• Festival

  Abu Simbel Sun Festival

  20–24 febGroot festivalDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Ramadan (25 jan – 25 mrt (meestal)), Nile cruise season (15 okt – 15 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — Ramadan, Nile cruise season

• Risico

  Khamaseen dust winds

  1 mrt – 31 mei · meestalStofseizoen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Ramadan (25 jan – 25 mrt (meestal)), Nile cruise season (15 okt – 15 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — Sham el-Nessim, Nile cruise season

• Feestdag

  Sham el-Nessim

  13 aprNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Khamaseen dust winds (1 mrt – 31 mei (meestal)), Nile cruise season (15 okt – 15 apr (meestal))

Druk — Eid al-Adha, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Eid al-Adha

  1 mei – 15 jun · meestalRamadan & SuikerfeestSluitingenDruk

  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. Bron ↗

• Seizoen

  The unusable middle of the day

  20 mei – 15 sep · meestalExtreme hitte

  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.

Nog steeds bezig: Khamaseen dust winds (1 mrt – 31 mei (meestal)), Sham el-Nessim (13 apr)

Topdrukte — Eid al-Adha, Summer holidays in Egypte

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Eid al-Adha (1 mei – 15 jun (meestal)), The unusable middle of the day (20 mei – 15 sep (meestal))

Druk — Summer holidays in Egypte, schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: The unusable middle of the day (20 mei – 15 sep (meestal))

Druk — Summer holidays in Egypte, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: The unusable middle of the day (20 mei – 15 sep (meestal))

Druk — Summer holidays in Egypte, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: The unusable middle of the day (20 mei – 15 sep (meestal))

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

• Seizoen

  Nile cruise season

  15 okt – 15 apr · meestalDrukBoek vroeg

  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 oktGroot festivalDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Druk — Nile cruise season, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Nile cruise season (15 okt – 15 apr (meestal))

Druk — Nile cruise season, schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Nile cruise season (15 okt – 15 apr (meestal))