På gång i Aswan, Egypt under året

Mest folk — Ramadan, Nile cruise season

• Helg

  Ramadan

  25 jan – 25 mar · vanligtvisStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Nile cruise season (15 okt – 15 apr (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Ramadan, Abu Simbel Sun Festival

• Festival

  Abu Simbel Sun Festival

  20–24 febStor festivalTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Ramadan (25 jan – 25 mar (vanligtvis)), Nile cruise season (15 okt – 15 apr (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Ramadan, Nile cruise season

• Risk

  Khamaseen dust winds

  1 mar – 31 maj · vanligtvisDammsäsong

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Ramadan (25 jan – 25 mar (vanligtvis)), Nile cruise season (15 okt – 15 apr (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Sham el-Nessim, Nile cruise season

• Helg

  Sham el-Nessim

  13 aprNationell helgdagTrångtStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Khamaseen dust winds (1 mar – 31 maj (vanligtvis)), Nile cruise season (15 okt – 15 apr (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Eid al-Adha, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Helg

  Eid al-Adha

  1 maj – 15 jun · vanligtvisRamadan & eidStängningarTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

• Säsong

  The unusable middle of the day

  20 maj – 15 sep · vanligtvisExtrem värme

  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.

Pågår fortfarande: Khamaseen dust winds (1 mar – 31 maj (vanligtvis)), Sham el-Nessim (13 apr)

Mest folk — Eid al-Adha, Summer holidays i Egypt

Inget nytt börjar i juni.

Pågår fortfarande: Eid al-Adha (1 maj – 15 jun (vanligtvis)), The unusable middle of the day (20 maj – 15 sep (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Summer holidays i Egypt, skollov i 5 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i juli.

Pågår fortfarande: The unusable middle of the day (20 maj – 15 sep (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Summer holidays i Egypt, skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i augusti.

Pågår fortfarande: The unusable middle of the day (20 maj – 15 sep (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Summer holidays i Egypt, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i september.

Pågår fortfarande: The unusable middle of the day (20 maj – 15 sep (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Nile cruise season, Abu Simbel Sun Festival, autumn

• Säsong

  Nile cruise season

  15 okt – 15 apr · vanligtvisTrångtBoka tidigt

  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 festivalTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Mycket folk — Nile cruise season, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i november.

Pågår fortfarande: Nile cruise season (15 okt – 15 apr (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Nile cruise season, skollov i 5 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i december.

Pågår fortfarande: Nile cruise season (15 okt – 15 apr (vanligtvis))