Mon, Feb 22 · 5:00 AM
Abu Simbel Sun Festival
Abu Simbel Temples
The February alignment — the second of the two mornings each year when sunlight reaches the sanctuary.
FREE
Egypt in February 20271–28 February 2027
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Monday, February 221 event
Visiting Egypt in February
Still cool, still high season, and marginally quieter than January. The Abu Simbel Sun Festival on 22 February draws large crowds to Aswan for a sunrise that lasts about twenty minutes — arrive the night before. Cairo's cultural season is at full strength, with the institutes and the Opera House programming heavily before the heat arrives.
