🇪🇬 Egypt or 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
Which one, honestly
Egypt leads on value for money, the sea and nature. United Arab Emirates leads on food and getting around.
A normal day costs about $75 in Egypt and $175 in United Arab Emirates.
Side by side
- 🇪🇬 Egypt🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Oct, Nov, DecBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec
- $75A normal day$175
- 5h 15m to CairoNonstop from London7h to Dubai
- Very goodBeaches and seaGood
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- GoodFoodVery good
- GoodNature and hikingNot the draw
- ExceptionalValue for moneyNot the draw
- GoodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Sleeper trains along the Nile and cheap domestic flightsGetting aroundMetro in Dubai, taxis everywhere else, a car for the mountains
- Upper Egypt from June to August, when Luxor and Aswan are unbearableWhen to avoidJune to September, when outdoors stops being an option
Pick by what you want
🇪🇬 Choose Egypt if
you want the oldest thing on this list, a river trip through it, and Red Sea diving, at prices nowhere in Europe matches.
🇦🇪 Choose United Arab Emirates if
you want guaranteed winter sun, very short flights from Europe and Asia, and a city that works like clockwork.
Full Egypt guide →Full United Arab Emirates guide →
And what the world thinks
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates leads by 3 votes.
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Written and checked by hand. Nothing here about visas or entry rules: those change often and depend on your passport, so check an official source.