When is the best time to book an Egypt package holiday for December or January: early or last minute?

If holiday dates are flexible, compare departures immediately after New Year: a 10-night trip for three was quoted at about RUB 550,000 for late December versus around RUB 270,000 for a 3 January departure.

Tip: the first ten days of December (e.g. flying out Nov 30) are less popular dates, so prices often dip specifically at the start of the month. Worth monitoring and waiting instead of booking immediately.

Prices depend heavily on the USD exchange rate, which is unpredictable by autumn, so one traveler typically books 1-2 months before departure. Another shared that last year they booked in November, but the summer price for the same trip had been lower — now they keep monitoring prices.

The newest advice is to book a December trip by late June: within just one week, the same package reportedly went up by about RUB 10,000.

For January trips, waiting for prices to drop may be risky: one traveler said their package became RUB 35,000 more expensive within a month, and booking a bit earlier could have saved another RUB 10,000.

Another winter-season example: a traveler booked an early December holiday in July one year, and the next year booked even earlier, in late June, after tracking prices. The takeaway is that many people secure December trips well before autumn.