Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Luxor (Thebes), Egypte

Topdrukte — Nile cruise season, Mid-year holiday in Egypte

• Festival

  Moulid of Abu el-Haggag

  2–4 febReligieus feestDruk

  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. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Ramadan

  19 feb – 19 mrtSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Nile cruise season (1 okt – 30 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — Moulid of Abu el-Haggag, Ramadan

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Moulid of Abu el-Haggag (2–4 feb), Ramadan (19 feb – 19 mrt), Nile cruise season (1 okt – 30 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr

• Feestdag

  Eid al-Fitr

  20–22 mrtRamadan & SuikerfeestDrukSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

• Risico

  Khamaseen dust winds

  1 mrt – 15 mei · meestalStofseizoenSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Moulid of Abu el-Haggag (2–4 feb), Ramadan (19 feb – 19 mrt), Nile cruise season (1 okt – 30 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: Eid al-Fitr (20–22 mrt), Khamaseen dust winds (1 mrt – 15 mei (meestal)), Nile cruise season (1 okt – 30 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 ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Khamaseen dust winds (1 mrt – 15 mei (meestal)), Sham el-Nessim (13 apr)

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, Eid al-Adha

• Seizoen

  The Valley in high summer

  1 jun – 10 sep · meestalExtreme hitte

  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.

Nog steeds bezig: Eid al-Adha (1 mei – 15 jun (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 Valley in high summer (1 jun – 10 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 Valley in high summer (1 jun – 10 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 Valley in high summer (1 jun – 10 sep (meestal))

Druk — Nile cruise season, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Nile cruise season

  1 okt – 30 apr · meestalDrukBoek vroeg

  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.

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 (1 okt – 30 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 (1 okt – 30 apr (meestal))