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Abu Simbel in August
Better avoided: August is outside the recommended season (October – April). Against it: Upper Egypt Summer Heat (40 °C+).
The season opens in October, 2 months away. Upper Egypt Summer Heat (40 °C+): usually over after September.
2 days in Abu Simbel in August · from ₹10,826 for two
Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra
The weather in August
What the season does to Abu Simbel this month.
Worth knowing
Upper Egypt Summer Heat (40 °C+)
From May to September daytime highs in Luxor, Aswan and Abu Simbel pass 40 °C, and the Valley of the Kings and Karnak have little shade. Start every site at the 06:00 opening, be back in the hotel by 11:00, go out again after 16:00, and drink far more water than you think. Rooms and cruises are cheapest now for that reason.
What it costs
For two sharing a room; 2 days on the ground, getting there not included.
Budget
₹10,826 for two
- Room a night₹3,390
- Food a day, each₹910
- Main sight entry, each₹1,320
Mid-range
₹21,691 for two
- Room a night₹7,740
- Food a day, each₹2,100
- Main sight entry, each₹1,320
Luxury
₹43,777 for two
- Room a night₹15,490
- Food a day, each₹4,900
- Main sight entry, each₹1,320
Totals cover the room (taxes included), food, local transport, entry and a 10% buffer: the figures the planner opens on. These are typical rates; Tourisma has no month-by-month rates for Egypt yet, so they don't move with the month.
Getting there
Fly into Luxor (LXR), 386 km away
Then: Transfer · 6h 45m (Car with driver / Uber, per vehicle)
Flights from India: from 2 cities, one way from ₹30,000
Fly into Hurghada (HRG), 590 km away
Flights from India: from 2 cities, one way from ₹30,000
Routes compared
Entry rules
E-visa before you fly for up to 30 days, about ₹2,900
- Before you fly, apply for the tourist e-visa at visa2egypt.gov.eg: US$30 single entry or US$65 multiple entry, each stay up to 30 days. Apply at least a week ahead and carry the printed approval.
- If you hold a valid US, UK, Schengen or GCC visa that you have already used once, you can instead buy a 30-day visa on arrival (US$30, cash, at the bank counter before passport control); carry that visa's passport.
- At immigration, show your passport, the e-visa and your return ticket. To stay longer than 30 days, apply for an extension at the passports office (in Cairo, Abbasiya) before the visa runs out.
Carry: Passport valid for at least 6 months from the day you arrive, with a blank page; E-visa approval (printout), or a used valid US, UK, Schengen or GCC visa for the visa on arrival; Confirmed return or onward ticket; Hotel bookings for the stay; US dollars in cash if you plan to buy the visa on arrival.
The visa fee rose from US$25 to US$30 in March 2026, and a separate levy (reported at US$12, rising to US$15 in 2027) may be added; pay only on visa2egypt.gov.eg, as look-alike sites charge more.
Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.
Elsewhere in Egypt in August
Instead in season this month.
- Alexandria · great month
- Dahab · great month
- El Gouna · great month
- Hurghada · great month
- Marsa Alam · great month
- Mount Sinai & St Catherine · great month
- Sharm El Sheikh · great month
Nearby in The Nile Valley (Upper Egypt):
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