Egypt with kids: pyramids, the Nile and the Red Sea

Yes, if you adjust the pace. Plan one or two visits a day, start early and keep the afternoon free for the pool, the boat or the beach. Between October and April Luxor and Aswan are the most comfortable; in summer Cairo with the Red Sea works better.

That depends mostly on your children. With young children you choose a shorter route with fewer long drives and more rest, with teenagers the programme can be fuller. If a hotel or ship has age rules, you hear that from us in advance.

Egypt Highlights (10 days, from €2,195 per person, about $2,500 or £1,900) is a logical basis: Cairo, Aswan, three nights on a Nile cruise, Luxor and two nights on the Red Sea. A shorter option is Historic Cairo (5 days), a roomier one Complete Egypt (15 days, with five nights by the sea).

For most families, yes. You sleep three nights on the same boat, the temples of Kom Ombo and Edfu lie along the route and there is time on deck in between. A dahabiya, a small sailing boat, sometimes works too, depending on the children’s ages and the boat. We discuss that in advance. You can read more about the choice in our guide to Nile cruises in Egypt.

On a beach holiday you stay in one hotel by the sea. On a tour you see the pyramids, the Nile and Luxor, with your own driver and guide. A combination is possible too: culture first, then a few days on the Red Sea. That is how Egypt Highlights and Complete Egypt end by the sea.

The October half-term and the Christmas holiday. In Luxor it is 34°C in October and 24°C in December, with sea water of 27°C and 23°C. The February half-term has lovely weather too, but in 2027 the usual mid-February break falls in Ramadan.

Yes, with an adjusted route. In Luxor and Aswan the daytime average in July and August is 41°C. Choose Cairo, with the pyramids early in the morning, and then the Red Sea, where the sea water is 28 to 29°C.

You can travel as normal. Ramadan is expected to run from around 8 February to Eid al-Fitr around 9 or 10 March 2027. Museums and temples are open, sometimes with shorter opening hours. In the hotels and on the boat you eat as always; outside the hotels it is quieter during the day and lively in the evening. It is better not to eat and drink ostentatiously in the street during the day.

Yes, for the classic travel regions, with caveats. Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, the Nile and the Red Sea coast fall outside every no-go zone of the US State Department (Level 2 of 4) and the UK FCDO, as we checked on 6 November 2026, and that is where the tours on this page stay. Always read your own government’s current travel advice before you book and shortly before you leave, and see Is Egypt safe? for the details. For families the everyday issues are sun, heat and stomach upsets: see the notes on sun, food and water on this page.

Our tours start at €1,195 per person sharing a double room for 5 days (about $1,350 or £1,050) and €2,195 per person for 10 days (about $2,500 or £1,900). What a trip costs for your family depends on the ages, the room layout and the route. We work that out in a personal proposal, free of obligation.

Their own passport that is valid for at least six months on arrival, and their own visa. Travelling as the only parent or with someone else’s child? Bring written consent from the child’s other parent or legal guardian, and check your own government’s guidance on travelling with children.

Let children drink only water from sealed bottles, also for brushing their teeth, choose well-cooked food and peeled fruit, and wash hands often. Against the sun, bring caps, high-factor sun cream and a UV shirt, and have children drink often. Ask your doctor or your national travel health service which vaccinations and advice apply to your family.