Experience Luxury Egypt with Elegant Resorts
Welcome to the Elegant Resorts Destination Guide, created to help make your choice of luxury holiday as easy as possible; here you will find more detailed, factual information about the destination you have selected.
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Facts
Flight Information
5 hours
and 30 minutes.
From London Gatwick to Sharm El Sheikh
easyJet from London Gatwick to Sharm El Shiekh and Hurghada. British Airways from London Heathrow to Cairo ( with onward connecting flights to Sharm El Sheikh).
Business Class Upgrades
Upgrades from £530 (British Airwaysto Cairo) per person, each way.
Climate
Hot, dry summers with mild, dry winters and cold nights. Rainfall is neglible on the coast. In April, the hot, dusty 'Kamsin' wind blows from the Sahara.
Currency
Egyptian Pound
Capital
Cairo
Temperature Guide
These figures show Egypt monthly average maximum temperatures and monthly average rainfall.
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Rain mm
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| January | 19 | 4 |
| February | 20 | 2 |
| March | 23 | 4 |
| April | 28 | 1 |
| May | 32 | 0 |
| June | 34 | 0 |
| July | 35 | 0 |
| August | 35 | 0 |
| September | 33 | 0 |
| October | 30 | 0 |
| November | 25 | 4 |
| December | 20 | 5 |