Eight Bells

Eight Bells: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Eight Bells

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.

How to reach Eight Bells — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 22.80490, 26.23814. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Eight Bells

• Magharet el-Qantara · cave · New Valley · ~41 km
• Prince Kamal el Dine Memorial · fort · New Valley · ~49 km
• Monument to Prince Kamal el Din · fort · New Valley · ~49 km
• Ras al Qibli · viewpoint · New Valley · ~53 km
• Wadi el Maftouh · viewpoint · New Valley · ~67 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Eight Bells

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Eight Bells

• Ras al Qibli · viewpoint · New Valley · ~53 km
• Al ‘Aqabah · viewpoint · New Valley · ~110 km
• Jabal Awlad Kamil · viewpoint · Northern State · ~139 km
• Wadi el Maftouh · viewpoint · New Valley · ~67 km
• Gebel al Ailam · viewpoint · New Valley · ~78 km
• El Qubba El Kabira · viewpoint · New Valley · ~83 km
• Gebel Kamil · viewpoint · New Valley · ~89 km
• Peter and Paul peaks · viewpoint · New Valley · ~121 km
• Lama point · viewpoint · New Valley · ~129 km
• Three Castles · viewpoint · New Valley · ~136 km

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