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Egypt vs Guanacaste

Egypt and Guanacaste, side by side: live travel advisories, our resort catalog's real guest data, and each destination's honest weather picture — everything you need to break the tie.

Egypt guide · Guanacaste guide · How we score

By the numbers

EgyptGuanacaste
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 2: Exercise Increased CautionLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution
Resorts in our catalog25
Average guest rating★ 4.8★ 4.4
Nightly ratesUnder $300–$800/night$800+
Adults-only resorts0 of 21 of 5
Hurricane exposureNo hurricane seasonLow hurricane risk
Rainy seasonNone to speak ofMay–November ('green season'), seriously wet September–October
Sweet spotOctober–May; high summer is very hot (but dry, and the sea is warm)December–April, bone-dry

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country.

Weather, month by month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Egypt — high °F717378859195979793878074
Guanacaste — high °F919293939188888887868789
Egypt — rain (in)0.10.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.10.10.1
Guanacaste — rain (in)0.10.10.20.77.79.05.97.913.012.24.30.5

Approximate climate normals for Red Sea coast (Hurghada) and Papagayo / Guanacaste — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Egypt

  1. 1.TUI MAGIC LIFE Redsina Sharm El Sheikh — Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt · ★ 4.8
  2. 2.Four Seasons Sharm el Sheikh — Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt · ★ 4.7

Chains here: TUI MAGIC LIFE · Four Seasons

Full Egypt guide

Best of Guanacaste

  1. 1.The Westin Reserva Conchal, an All-Inclusive Golf Resort & Spa — · ★ 4.5
  2. 2.Planet Hollywood Costa Rica by Royalton, An Autograph Collection All-Inclusive Resort — · ★ 4.4
  3. 3.Secrets Papagayo Costa Rica — · ★ 4.4

Chains here: Westin · Planet Hollywood Hotels & Resorts · Secrets Resorts & Spas

Full Guanacaste guide

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