Egypt 2026 Summer

[JVplatinum]

We are currently booked for Egypt Summer 2026. We are monitoring the current situation in the Middle East to determine if we want to still go ahead or choose another destination, understanding things are rapidly evolving.

Anyone else have upcoming dates booked to Egypt and/or reconsidering?

 

[Minnie1222]

We have a non-ABD trip booked for late summer. We will be in England at that time, so I thought it would be nice to take a side trip to Egypt since it's only a 5-hour flight away.

Our hotel and tours can be canceled 24 to 72 hours prior. While I haven't booked the flights yet, I will make sure they're fully refundable.

 

[aggiedog]

We have a non-ABD trip booked for Egypt and Petra in October. We'll be watching closely.

 

[MsOnceUponATime]

Not the same, but along the same lines: I had just about booked a Holland America cruise for next July (27) with an overnight in Egypt on Friday. We'd never been to Egypt before and thought that this would be the way to get our feet wet there. I am now in a holding pattern ....

 

[Minnie1222]

I had just about booked a Holland America cruise for next July (27) with an overnight in Egypt on Friday.

Are you by any chance doing the Eclipse cruise? Egypt is the prime host for the 2027 Eclipse of the Century and I believe they will reveal the Lost Golden City of Luxor around that time. This is a major archeological find since King Tut's tomb. It would be a dream for me to be there.

 

[sayhello]

Have you paid in full yet? You can easily switch your deposit (one time) to another trip before PIF. After that, you're pretty much at the mercy of ABD as to whether they cancel or not, or else you face stiff cancellation fees. And they generally do not cancel until close to the last minute. They ran the Egypt trip during previous unrest, but not such out-and-out war.

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[JVplatinum]

Thanks, we haven't paid in full yet. The State Department hasn't updated its website, but I saw this afternoon that it was reported for US Citizens to depart from 13 countries, including Egypt.

 

[sayhello]

Thanks, we haven't paid in full yet. The State Department hasn't updated its website, but I saw this afternoon that it was reported for US Citizens to depart from 13 countries, including Egypt.

The State Department are *urging* people to leave those countries, not telling them to leave. Personally, I'd take that to mean I need to leave, but *technically* they aren't.

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