{"id":14176,"date":"2023-02-16T08:07:21","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T12:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/?p=14176"},"modified":"2023-03-31T04:53:32","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T08:53:32","slug":"thinking-about-a-trip-to-egypt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/thinking-about-a-trip-to-egypt\/","title":{"rendered":"Thinking About a Trip to Egypt?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Egypt is a country steeped in history, culture, and adventure. Whether you&#8217;re a seasoned traveler or embarking on your first overseas trip, Egypt is an enchanting destination that will leave you in awe. From the towering Great Pyramids of Giza to the breathtaking beauty of the Nile River, there&#8217;s something for everyone in this incredible country. If you&#8217;re thinking about traveling to Egypt either independently or by booking a tour, below you&#8217;ll find a variety of options and information to help you plan a trip. After all, there&#8217;s plenty to do in this historic, amazing, and cultural country, from scuba diving in Sharm El-Sheikh to exploring the temples of Karnak, as well as Nile River Cruises, camel rides, and authentic village experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How much does Egypt cost?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can find our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/egypt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">travel costs for Egypt here<\/a> which are calculated from the trips of other travelers. Or, go directly to the travel costs page for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/egypt\/cairo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cairo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/egypt\/luxor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Luxor<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/egypt\/aswan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aswan<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What about Tours?<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/hathseput-mortuary-112741_1280-850x478.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11701\" width=\"425\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/hathseput-mortuary-112741_1280-850x478.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/hathseput-mortuary-112741_1280-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/hathseput-mortuary-112741_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hathseput&#8217;s Temple, Luxor, Egypt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A number of Egypt tours are currently on sale (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/sales\/egypt-tours-on-sale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">details here<\/a>) at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/recommends\/tour-radar\/\" data-eafl-id=\"10988\" data-eafl-parsed=\"1\" class=\"eafl-link eafl-link-text eafl-link-cloaked\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">TourRadar<\/a>, which is an awesome website to book a <strong>multi-day all-inclusive tour<\/strong>. You&#8217;ll find a variety of smaller and locally-owned tour companies listed on TourRadar, so it&#8217;s a terrific place to book if you want to help spend your money locally. After the pandemic, we all know that small businesses need help!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And if you&#8217;re traveling independently and want to book a <strong>day tour<\/strong>, or just a tour for a few hours, we suggest you check out all of the options at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/recommends\/get-your-guide-egypt-page\/\" data-eafl-id=\"14177\" data-eafl-parsed=\"1\" class=\"eafl-link eafl-link-text eafl-link-cloaked\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Get Your Guide<\/a>. Here you&#8217;ll find walking tours, visits to the Pyramids for a few hours, camel rides, and similar tickets and activities. They also have offers on airport transfers and the like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Are Hotels Expensive?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;ve performed a detailed analysis of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/hotels\/egypt-EG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the price of hotels in Egypt here<\/a>. You can also see hotel prices for specific destinations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/hotels\/egypt\/cairo-360630\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cairo Overall Hotel Costs<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/hotels\/egypt\/cairo-360630-t_budget\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cheap Hotels in Cairo<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/hotels\/egypt\/cairo-360630-t_family\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Family-Friendly Hotels in Cairo<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/hotels\/egypt\/sharm-el-sheikh-349340\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sharm El-Sheikh Overall Hotel Costs<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/hotels\/egypt\/sharm-el-sheikh-349340-t_scuba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scuba Diving Hotels<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/hotels\/egypt\/luxor-360502\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Luxor Overall Hotel Costs<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/hotels\/egypt\/luxor-360502-t_luxury\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Luxury Hotels in Luxor<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/hotels\/egypt\/aswan-359792\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aswan Overall Hotel Costs<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/hotels\/egypt\/aswan-359792-t_onenight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hotels for One Night<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See the list of hotel prices for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/hotels-place-list\/egypt-EG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">all Egypt locations here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For Backpackers and Budget Travelers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suggested <a href=\"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/egypt\/hostels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hostels can be found here<\/a> on our Egypt hostels page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dahab is a popular budget traveler and backpacker destination because of it&#8217;s cheap prices, terrific snorkeling options, camel rides, and access to hiking Mt. Sinai. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/egypt\/dahab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Here&#8217;s our Dahab page<\/a> for travel costs and info.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Even More Advice<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/egypt-guide\/tips-visiting-egypt\/40\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"9717\">Travel Tips for Egypt<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/photo-friday-sinai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Our Sinai Trip Experience<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/cairo-1980350_1280-850x649.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/cairo-1980350_1280-850x649.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/cairo-1980350_1280-768x587.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/cairo-1980350_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cairo, Egypt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_8639-850x566.jpg\" alt=\"Carvings\" class=\"wp-image-1266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_8639-850x566.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_8639-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_8639.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Carvings of Ancient Egyptian gods at a temple along the Nile near Luxor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re thinking about planning a trip to Egypt, we&#8217;ve included lots of information here including hotels, tours, costs, and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11702,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_type":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,1240,1251,1235],"tags":[781,283,889,25,744,15,127,104],"class_list":["post-14176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-africa","category-family-travel","category-middle-east","category-tours","tag-budget-travel","tag-egypt","tag-family-travel","tag-hotels","tag-tours","tag-travel","tag-travel-costs","tag-vacation","entry","has-media"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-21 14:52:39","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14176"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14176\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14181,"href":"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14176\/revisions\/14181"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}