Value timing right now
40-year cheap
~HK$900 cheaper for 5 days than the 10-year peak
Real-feel cost 38% below the 10-year peak
Blend of how cheap prices there feel vs their own history (60%) and how cheap flights from HK are for the distance (40%).
Value timing
Real-feel cost index for you to Egypt
Full methodology →Practical facts
- Visa · HKSAR passport
- Visa-free · 90 days
- Flight from HK
- ~10.5 h (est.)
- Flights from ~HK$9,168 return
- Time vs HK
- 6 h behind
- Languages
- Arabic
- Plugs · voltage
- Type C / Type F · 220V
- Currency
- EGP
Flight time is a nonstop great-circle estimate. Visa rules change — confirm with official sources before booking.
Best time to visit
Best months: Sep–May
Jan
18°
6°
💧8
Feb
20°
7°
💧7
Mar
25°
9°
💧7
Apr
29°
13°
💧9
May
34°
17°
💧0
Jun
37°
20°
💧0
Jul
39°
21°
💧0
Aug
38°
22°
💧0
Sep
35°
20°
💧0
Oct
31°
17°
💧5
Nov
25°
12°
💧17
Dec
20°
8°
💧7
Climate normals 2001–2020 for Cairo (NASA POWER). 💧 = monthly rainfall, mm.
Major Cities
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★ CapitalCairoEgypt's sprawling, energetic capital on the Nile, packed with pharaonic treasures, medieval mosques and buzzing bazaars.
GizaHome to the last surviving Wonder of the Ancient World, where the Great Pyramids and Sphinx rise at the desert's edge.
LuxorThe world's greatest open-air museum, where the temples and tombs of ancient Thebes line both banks of the Nile.
Sharm el-SheikhEgypt's flagship Red Sea resort, with world-class reef diving and a lively strip of beachfront hotels and bars.
A long-established Red Sea hub for diving, island-hopping day trips and family-friendly beach resorts.
AswanEgypt's laid-back southern gateway, where feluccas drift past Nubian villages and granite islands in the Nile.
AlexandriaEgypt's Mediterranean second city, mixing corniche breezes and fresh seafood with faded cosmopolitan grandeur.
DahabA barefoot Sinai beach town beloved by divers and backpackers, with the famous Blue Hole just up the coast.