Egypt in the blog

December is one of the best months for a trip to Egypt - not a forced compromise with the winter calendar. The Red Sea holds +24–25°C, almost the entire month is rain-free, there's no heat, but there are 8–9 hours of sunshine a day. The Pyramids of Giza, Luxor, the Valley of the Kings - all of this explored in December's cooler air is a fundamentally different experience from the summer's +40°C. We break it down by resort, by holiday type and by what you genuinely need to know in advance.

The Hurghada coastline stretches for nearly 100 km and is divided into districts with completely different characters. Booking a hotel at random risks either a noisy city instead of a peaceful beach or an isolated resort with nothing beyond its gates. We cover every district from north to south: beaches, wind, infrastructure and who each area is really for.