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Safaga (Luxor, Egypt)

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Safaga cruise port

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Local Time
2024-12-04 14:23

min: 56 °F (13 °C) / max: 73 °F (23 °C) 71°F
21.9°C
Wind: 14°/ 7.6 m/s Gust: 7.3 m/sWind: 14°/ 7.6 m/s Gust: 7.3 m/sMod. breeze
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Min / Max Temperature73 °F / 23 °C
56 °F / 14 °C
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Port Safaga cruise ship schedule shows timetable calendars of all arrival and departure dates by month. The port's schedule lists all ships (in links) with cruises going to or leaving from Safaga, Luxor, Egypt. To see the full itineraries (ports of call dates and arrival / departure times) and their lowest rates – just follow the corresponding ship-link.

DayShipArrivalDeparture
3 November, 2023
Friday
Holland America Cruises cruise linems Zuiderdam08:0023:00
27 November, 2023
Monday
Seabourn Cruises Cruises cruise lineSeabourn Encore06:0023:00

Safaga is a Red Sea cruise port in Egypt, not particularly attractive but is the main gateway for ocean cruise ship tourists to Upper Egypt and the Nile River Valley. Shore excursions (bus travel across the desert) provide access to Luxor (Karnak).

A 164 km (102 mi) long paved road connects Safaga to Qena.

Port Safaga (locode EGSGA) also connects (via ferries) Egypt with Saudi Arabia (Port Duba).

Ancient Egyptians called Safaga "Weset", ancient Greeks called it "Thebes". During 18th and 19th dynasties, the city reached its height and its population soared to around 1 million.

Safaga as seaport was founded in 3rd century BC under the name Philotera.

Current-day Safaga is a major therapeutic tourism destination for international customers. The local tourism industry specializes mainly in Red Sea scuba diving.

On June 12, 2024, in Cairo, AD Ports Group (2006-founded as ADPC/Abu Dhabi Ports Company, Abu Dhabi UAE-based company specializing in the development and management of seaports) signed with Egypt's RSPA (Red Sea Ports Authority) a 15-year concession agreement (through 2040) for the development/operation/management of three cruise terminals (in Safaga, Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada). By the deal, the three facilities would be upgraded and operational in 2025. By the concession deal, AD Ports Group will US$4,7 million (over the next 15 years), provide new services, enhance access for cruise shipping companies, and introduce new itineraries.

Also in 2024, AD Ports Group and SCZONE (Suez Canal Economic Zone) signed two 30-year concession agreements for a Ro-Ro ship terminal and a cruise ship terminal in Port Sokhna.

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