1 dayTue, Jan 7
Christmas Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
7
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Jan 5–6) for 5 days off (Jan 3 – 7).
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Long Weekends in Egypt 2025
Egypt has 4 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2025, counting public holidays and Fri–Sat weekends; the longest natural break runs 3 days (Mar 28 – 30). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 5 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 4
- Longest break
- 3 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 5 days
- Weekend
- Fri–Sat
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Every break in 2025
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
2 daysFri, Jan 24 – Sat, Jan 25
National Police Day · Revolution Day 2011
2425
3 daysFri, Mar 28 – Sun, Mar 30
282930
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Mar 31 – Apr 3) for 9 days off (Mar 28 – Apr 5).
1 dayMon, Apr 21
Sham El Nessim — a lone day off, bridge it:
21
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Apr 20) for 4 days off (Apr 18 – 21).
2 daysFri, Apr 25 – Sat, Apr 26
2526
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 20 + Apr 22–24) for 9 days off (Apr 18 – 26).
3 daysThu, May 1 – Sat, May 3
123
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 27–30) for 9 days off (Apr 25 – May 3).
2 daysFri, Jun 6 – Sat, Jun 7
Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
67
3 daysThu, Jun 26 – Sat, Jun 28
262728
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jun 29) for 5 days off (Jun 26 – 30).
1 dayMon, Jun 30
30 June Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
30
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jun 29) for 5 days off (Jun 26 – 30).
1 dayWed, Jul 23
Revolution Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
23
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jul 24) for 4 days off (Jul 23 – 26).
3 daysThu, Sep 4 – Sat, Sep 6
456
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Aug 31 – Sep 3) for 9 days off (Aug 29 – Sep 6).
1 dayMon, Oct 6
Armed Forces Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
6
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Oct 5) for 4 days off (Oct 3 – 6).
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2d · Jan 5–6 | Jan 3 – 7 |
| 9 | 4d · Jan 5–6 + Jan 8–9 | Jan 3 – 11 |
| 5 | 2d · Jan 8–9 | Jan 7 – 11 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 31 – Apr 3 | Mar 28 – Apr 5 |
| 4 | 1d · Apr 20 | Apr 18 – 21 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 20 + Apr 22–24 | Apr 18 – 26 |
| 6 | 3d · Apr 22–24 | Apr 21 – 26 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 27–30 | Apr 25 – May 3 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 22–25 | Jun 20 – 28 |
| 5Best value | 1d · Jun 29 | Jun 26 – 30 |
| 10 | 4d · Jun 29 + Jul 1–3 | Jun 26 – Jul 5 |
| 6 | 3d · Jul 1–3 | Jun 30 – Jul 5 |
| 6 | 3d · Jul 20–22 | Jul 18 – 23 |
| 9 | 4d · Jul 20–22 + Jul 24 | Jul 18 – 26 |
| 4 | 1d · Jul 24 | Jul 23 – 26 |
| 9 | 4d · Aug 31 – Sep 3 | Aug 29 – Sep 6 |
| 4 | 1d · Oct 5 | Oct 3 – 6 |
| 9 | 4d · Oct 5 + Oct 7–9 | Oct 3 – 11 |
| 6 | 3d · Oct 7–9 | Oct 6 – 11 |
Computed from Egypt's public holidays plus Fri–Sat weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.