🇮🇳 India or 🇪🇬 Egypt
Which one, honestly
India leads on food, nature and cities. Egypt leads on the sea and getting around.
A normal day costs about $65 in India and $75 in Egypt.
Side by side
- 🇮🇳 India🇪🇬 Egypt
- Jan, Feb, Oct, Nov, DecBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar, Oct, Nov, Dec
- $65A normal day$75
- 8h 30m to DelhiNonstop from London5h 15m to Cairo
- GoodBeaches and seaVery good
- ExceptionalCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodGood
- ExceptionalNature and hikingGood
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- Not the drawEasy to get aroundGood
- Trains for distance, a car with driver for regions, both cheapGetting aroundSleeper trains along the Nile and cheap domestic flights
- The northern plains in May, and the monsoon unless you are heading for the mountainsWhen to avoidUpper Egypt from June to August, when Luxor and Aswan are unbearable
Pick by what you want
🇮🇳 Choose India if
you want the biggest change of scene available, extraordinary food, and a budget that goes further than anywhere else on this list.
🇪🇬 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.
Full India guide →Full Egypt guide →
And what the world thinks
🇮🇳 India leads by 50 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.