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Tell me, please, who went to Egypt in December, what is the temperature, is it possible to swim in the sea, and also what can the family visit at this time. We are flying for the first time.
Tell me, please, who went to Egypt in December, what is the temperature, is it possible to swim in the sea, and also what can the family visit at this time. We are flying for the first time.
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Better Sharm. Warmer and reefs with fish. It is cold in the shallow sea in December. Terrain without mountains, no protection from the wind.
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answered 9 years ago
We were very lucky, there were no winds at all, the sea was 22, the air was 30-32. We were at the Sunrase Garden Beach Hotel, there is a sandy beach and a coral reef with fish and slides for children. Were on excursions on the bathyscaphe around the sunken city. It's not long and it's fun.
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In December it is sunny and quite warm, but it is advisable to swim in the sea in wetsuits. It can be more or less sunny, windy etc but if you have a wetsuit then December is a great month to go there. If you don't have a suit, you can swim, but...
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I was from 16 to 24 December - everything is fine! It is hot during the day, the water is excellent - the children swam without getting out, for the evening you need to take jeans and a windbreaker. There were no winds, but we had a hotel in the bay - Island vju resort.
In general - find out that there is a bay, it is more desirable to still Sharm - it is always warmer there by 2-3 degrees
In general - find out that there is a bay, it is more desirable to still Sharm - it is always warmer there by 2-3 degrees
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In December, there were several times both Charma and Hurghada, in Hurghada it is calmer and warmer, entering the sea without pantone! you only need to choose a hotel with a good beach !!!! on excursions: we were on a paradise island, in el gouna, on the island of utopia and luxor !!! everywhere is beautiful, interesting !!!! for the first time take an excursion to luxor, visit several places, cross the nile, visit the pool of cleopatra and it's all included in one excursion, spend your whole day, but you won't regret it!!!!!! we were in hotels of the AZUR system !!!!! The owners of these hotels are the Egyptian Minister of Tourism. cleanliness and order, the food is very good!!!!! I wish you a good holiday !!!!!
there will be questions, please contact me !!!!!
there will be questions, please contact me !!!!!
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answered 9 years ago
December is the best time to relax, water is 25-28C, air is 24-27C, only the day is very short ((And it’s great for excursions, there is no heat, if from Hurghada, then an excursion to Luxor, I was 2 times and I would go again, - very bright, from the sea - a paradise island, beautiful and not stressful, along the way, as a rule, they stop on the reefs to swim with a snorkel / mask, you can, among other things, see turtles if you're lucky.
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You only need to go to Sharm. I personally checked it four times in December in Hurghada, of which I was lucky with the weather once, and then from December 1 to December 8. The rest of the times are windy, the water is cool, so this is a risk. Now we only go to Sharm in December and always everything ok Only in charm you need to choose hotels more carefully
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There is one feature in Hurghada, a lot of hotels do not have coral reefs near the coast, so be careful when choosing a hotel so that you don’t get to see the fish, you need to go on excursions, at least to paradise islands for money. But there are hotels where coral reefs are right next to their hotel and you don’t have to spend money to enjoy underwater beauties. Therefore, pay attention to the south of Hurghada, there are many such hotels, and it’s better if you don’t need shopping and parties - the Makkadi Bay area.
I always rest in Egypt only in winter, I don’t like the intense heat that is there in summer. And, in general, in summer there is more choice of places for affordable recreation.
I have never put on a wetsuit, at a sea temperature of 25 degrees I can swim for up to an hour, especially since snorkeling does not involve diving into the depths.
I recommend reading here about hotels with coral reefs, there are reports. TAs can cheat by telling lies in order to sell a tour package.
I always rest in Egypt only in winter, I don’t like the intense heat that is there in summer. And, in general, in summer there is more choice of places for affordable recreation.
I have never put on a wetsuit, at a sea temperature of 25 degrees I can swim for up to an hour, especially since snorkeling does not involve diving into the depths.
I recommend reading here about hotels with coral reefs, there are reports. TAs can cheat by telling lies in order to sell a tour package.
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answered 9 years ago
The best time for excursions and outdoor activities in Egypt is December, January. We were on NG in Hurghada, temp. 27-29, wind, swam in the pool, very comfortable weather.
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answered 9 years ago
Uncomfortable weather and cold sea. Try to take a bath at 22 degrees at home and swim under the fan. This is what Egypt will be like in December. Warm weather lasts during the day, 2-3 hours, it gets dark early and in the evening you need to put on jeans and blouses. Do you need it? It is best to wait a bit and fly out in mid-March-early April. And the day is longer, and in the evening you will walk by the sea in shorts and a T-shirt, not shivering from the cool wind.
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In December, the water is usually +23 no more. What they write on the stands in the summer does not count))) the air, depending on the general weather, can vary from 18-27. I live permanently in Egypt and I know exactly how lucky the weather is in winter. Some will get colder, some will get warmer. 2 years ago it was cold in our winter +15 in the afternoon and in the evening +9 (it was only a week, but those who hit it saw the sun only a couple of times), and last winter in December was warm, and January from 20 pleased us with +30 in the afternoon temperature. Everything is relative and it is impossible to predict it.
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answered 9 years ago
Well, why exaggerate, the water in the Red Sea in winter does not drop below 24-25 degrees, the air temperature during the day is over 30 degrees, the wind, if it happens, is late in the evening, then it is not recommended to swim, sea urchins crawl out almost to the shore. But you can swim and watch the reefs until 15-16 hours. What you wrote is in unheated pools in hotels, so I don’t need such pools.
I also can not understand how you can take a bath 28-30 at a temperature of 40 degrees in the shade, like in the summer in Egypt. You need it! In recent years, this is what we have in Ukraine near the Sea of u200bu200bAzov, you don’t need to fly far! Now it’s 30 in the shade outside the window. And it’s already September!
And yet it's nice to fly into the cold tanned and rested on the Red Sea! But, I always write that everyone has their own level of comfort, many people like to swim in water at a temperature, sorry, horse urine, which does not cool the body.
Natalka! And you were actually in the winter in Hurghada and in what hotel. Namely, in Hurghada. After all, the TS asks about Hurghada.
I also can not understand how you can take a bath 28-30 at a temperature of 40 degrees in the shade, like in the summer in Egypt. You need it! In recent years, this is what we have in Ukraine near the Sea of u200bu200bAzov, you don’t need to fly far! Now it’s 30 in the shade outside the window. And it’s already September!
And yet it's nice to fly into the cold tanned and rested on the Red Sea! But, I always write that everyone has their own level of comfort, many people like to swim in water at a temperature, sorry, horse urine, which does not cool the body.
Natalka! And you were actually in the winter in Hurghada and in what hotel. Namely, in Hurghada. After all, the TS asks about Hurghada.
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answered 9 years ago
By the way, if anyone is interested in my latest report about the Lillyland hotel in Hurghada. There, a young child, and not alone, swims, and it's winter. A shallow lagoon, a sandy shore, further coral reefs, no need to ride on the paradise islands.
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In general, I want to say that the air temperature is determined in the shade, and therefore 18-27 is in the shade, it’s not enough for someone, it’s comfortable for me, I won’t even wear a windbreaker. And if during the week the temperature is +15 during the day, too not frost. So this is a lottery with minimal chances, but mostly fine. But ... again, a different thermal threshold, we walk in T-shirts, and next to an Arab it is cold in his mantle, or whatever it is called.
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answered 9 years ago
Of course you can go and you can swim! The analogy with our cold summer is quite appropriate, only the wind! In the evening, a blouse or a windbreaker (fleece) may be appropriate ... We always go to Egi in winter! Everyone is swimming! :) Do not be afraid, everything will be ok!
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answered 9 years ago
you can swim. The water temperature is 23 no less, the air is -26. The wind is much less than in Sharm. So in Hurghada it is more comfortable to rest in Hurghada. Only if you want to see the fish, choose a hotel with a reef.
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I was in Golden File in the winter)) Lily Land and Desert Rose are nearby, so I can immediately say about them too) The fact that both children and adults swim is of course a fact, but still a large number of vacationers just sunbathe. You don’t try in the water for a long time, and after leaving the water you need to immediately change into a dry swimsuit, because with a cold wind of 18 degrees, it’s very cold, that is, the sun seems to warm, but the wind is icy.
I fly to Egypt to look at the fish and I like to be in the water for a long time and then still enjoy cool drinks, and not rush chattering my teeth behind the fence and pull off an ice bathing suit.
This year I spent two weeks in Sharm in August - the water is most comfortable, I swam for hours, and in the evening I walked on the seashore in a T-shirt) The animators arranged a disco in the pool at 22 o'clock and no one got cold. Although, of course, who likes three-minute deceptions in the water under an icy wind, darkness at 17 o'clock and 15 degrees in the evening - take sweaters, fleeces, jackets - and enjoy
I fly to Egypt to look at the fish and I like to be in the water for a long time and then still enjoy cool drinks, and not rush chattering my teeth behind the fence and pull off an ice bathing suit.
This year I spent two weeks in Sharm in August - the water is most comfortable, I swam for hours, and in the evening I walked on the seashore in a T-shirt) The animators arranged a disco in the pool at 22 o'clock and no one got cold. Although, of course, who likes three-minute deceptions in the water under an icy wind, darkness at 17 o'clock and 15 degrees in the evening - take sweaters, fleeces, jackets - and enjoy
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answered 9 years ago
Winter, it is winter in Africa too... In December it is better to fly not to Egypt, but to India or Sri Lanka. In Goa, prices for tours are almost the same as in Egypt. But it really is summer day and night.
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Vic-Grin, "In Goa, the prices for tours are almost the same as in Egypt"??????????????? Sorry, but it's complete nonsense! Egypt is cheap at this time, in Goa the season is just starting! And there is a big difference: in GOA, food is only BB. This already incurs additional costs!
Saprun.elena, I can advise you a win-win option for the winter in Hurghada, in the Makadi area - the Al Nabila Grand Bay 5 * hotel. A unique natural bay with white sand, where you can safely swim and sunbathe when a black flag is hung in neighboring hotels) At an affordable price, it does not go off scale. When in a discussion of this hotel they start talking about a large, not very green area, there is nowhere to go for a walk - I always think that in winter the SEA AND BEACH is a priority. And the guarantee of this is only Al Nabila.
Saprun.elena, I can advise you a win-win option for the winter in Hurghada, in the Makadi area - the Al Nabila Grand Bay 5 * hotel. A unique natural bay with white sand, where you can safely swim and sunbathe when a black flag is hung in neighboring hotels) At an affordable price, it does not go off scale. When in a discussion of this hotel they start talking about a large, not very green area, there is nowhere to go for a walk - I always think that in winter the SEA AND BEACH is a priority. And the guarantee of this is only Al Nabila.
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But not only Al-Nabila. But one of the options. By climate. More than once he wrote "whatever he likes". In the summer I don’t need to go to Egypt for nothing. The temperature is up to 40 degrees in the shade, 50 in the sun, water is above 30 degrees (roughly, horse urine). And rudely - run from the air conditioner to the air conditioner. For an amateur.
High season in Egypt - April-May, mid-September-November. But I like it in winter, there is no icy wind there, because. no frost, at 18 degrees the wind seems icy to the lady (don't make me laugh!).
I already wrote - we are in T-shirts, and the Arabs are freezing in their burnouses. I am surprised that there are such Ukrainians.
High season in Egypt - April-May, mid-September-November. But I like it in winter, there is no icy wind there, because. no frost, at 18 degrees the wind seems icy to the lady (don't make me laugh!).
I already wrote - we are in T-shirts, and the Arabs are freezing in their burnouses. I am surprised that there are such Ukrainians.
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answered 9 years ago
Yes :)) brought some girlfriends to Hurghada on May 27th. Settled and went for a walk on the territory of the hotel at 17.00. The people raised a squeal that I brought them to the North Pole, they don't have jackets, because I said that it's warm in Egypt and they didn't take them, etc. Ran into the room :)
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At the end of May, the heat in Hurghada is incredible) we usually went after May 10, we arrived once 26) it’s just horror, I’m burnt out, although an experienced tourist) so about jackets, is this a joke ???????????????? ?
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No :)) this is what the frozen girls really told me. she was in shock :)) a light breeze was blowing. They just tuned in to the sauna, and then the breeze :))) She was walking herself, examining the territory. Then they got used to it :)
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orhideya21, I don’t really believe something, I’m sorry))) Where exactly did you rest?
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It was 2007, Steigenberger al Dau Beach Hotel. We were still cold. Wow, it was April 27th!!!! Not May!!! We went there for our Easter. So I screwed up with the dates! :)))) I'm sorry, I didn't do it on purpose :))
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