På gång i Luxor (Thebes), Egypt under året

Mest folk — Nile cruise season, Mid-year holiday i Egypt

• Festival

  Moulid of Abu el-Haggag

  2–4 febReligiös högtidTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

• Helg

  Ramadan

  19 feb – 19 marStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Nile cruise season (1 okt – 30 apr (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Moulid of Abu el-Haggag, Ramadan

Inget nytt börjar i februari.

Pågår fortfarande: Moulid of Abu el-Haggag (2–4 feb), Ramadan (19 feb – 19 mar), Nile cruise season (1 okt – 30 apr (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr

• Helg

  Eid al-Fitr

  20–22 marRamadan & eidTrångtStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

• Risk

  Khamaseen dust winds

  1 mar – 15 maj · vanligtvisDammsäsongStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Moulid of Abu el-Haggag (2–4 feb), Ramadan (19 feb – 19 mar), Nile cruise season (1 okt – 30 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: Eid al-Fitr (20–22 mar), Khamaseen dust winds (1 mar – 15 maj (vanligtvis)), Nile cruise season (1 okt – 30 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 ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Khamaseen dust winds (1 mar – 15 maj (vanligtvis)), Sham el-Nessim (13 apr)

Mest folk — resenärer beskriver det som högsäsong, Eid al-Adha

• Säsong

  The Valley in high summer

  1 jun – 10 sep · vanligtvisExtrem värme

  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.

Pågår fortfarande: Eid al-Adha (1 maj – 15 jun (vanligtvis))

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

Inget nytt börjar i juli.

Pågår fortfarande: The Valley in high summer (1 jun – 10 sep (vanligtvis))

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

Inget nytt börjar i augusti.

Pågår fortfarande: The Valley in high summer (1 jun – 10 sep (vanligtvis))

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

Inget nytt börjar i september.

Pågår fortfarande: The Valley in high summer (1 jun – 10 sep (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Nile cruise season, skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Säsong

  Nile cruise season

  1 okt – 30 apr · vanligtvisTrångtBoka tidigt

  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.

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

Inget nytt börjar i november.

Pågår fortfarande: Nile cruise season (1 okt – 30 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 (1 okt – 30 apr (vanligtvis))