Egypt General Info
Egypt is considered conservative religious country but not so strict at the same time so clothing for tourists (both Men & Women) may wear shorts & short sleeves except if they are planning to visit religious places as Old Churches & Mosques it is recommended to wear long sleeves Generally needed clothes & other requirements: -Hat Egypt General Info top Only Video Cameras must be declared & registered on your passport at the customs gate (after the passport control) still Cameras, personal lap top or Cell phones are not required to be declared Drugs (Cocaine – Dope) are not prohibited in Egypt & you will be subjected to a very serious sentence if got caught using or holding specially upon arrival at the customs Egypt General Info top Electrical current is 220 volts AC, single phase, 50 hertz, electric sockets are the round, two pin European type adapter plugs and transformers are sometimes available at the 5 stars hotels other than that you need to get your own transformer Egypt General Info top Visitors are required to possess a
passport valid for 6 months from the date of travel, Entry visa is also required for most countries, A tourist visa is valid for a period of 4 weeks and may be either single or multiple entry, depending on your need & you travel plans,
some nationalities can obtain the entry visa at Cairo airport
as USA, Canada, England, Europe Union countries as France, Italy, Holland, Germany, Spain, Greece …. Also Sweden, Switzerland but most of the other countries need to get visa from the Egyptian embassy before arrival. Very few countries as Italy can enter the country without Passport using only their ID but tourist must acquire 2 personal Photos beside the valid ID Egypt General Info top Internet service is available in all 4 or 5 stars hotels, internet cafes are available in Cairo & Alexandria & it can be found easily also in Luxor & Aswan Cell Phone is available the international services must be compatible to the GSM system witch is mostly used in Europe Hospitals & Medical care is available in Cairo, Alexandria, Luxor, Aswan, Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada and most of the touristy cities Egypt General Info top It is recommended to always drink bottles of mineral water witch is available all over the country tap water is clean & can be used for shower washing teeth. Food is safe in decent restaurants, hotels & Nile cruises (from 3 stars up to 5 stars) it is recommended to Bring medication with you against tourist diarrhea just in case Egypt General Info top Arabic is the official language in Egypt, second language is English & in a way or the other most of the Egyptian know little English that can help you in few needs as if you are asking for directions and so on, at restaurants, hotels English will be the easiest language to use, professional tourist guides are available in almost all languages, English - French - Spanish - German - Japanese - Korean - Chinese -Portuguese...etc. Egypt General Info top Liquor is available in Egypt at hotels & restaurants, legal age is 21 Years, Egypt produce good bear & Wine for reasonable prices, travelers are allowed to bring liquor up to 2 liters per person Egypt General Info top The Currency: Egypt's currency is the Egyptian Pound 1 pound =100 piaster pt There are notes in denominations of 25 and 50 pt and 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 pounds Exchange Rates: 1 USD = 6.10 Egyptian pounds – 1 Euro = 7.10 Egyptian pounds (rates as per Winter of 2003) Money can be officially changed at American Express and Thomas Cook offices, commercial banks, banks are available at 4 or 5 stars hotels & at the Airport, it is also recommended to keep the receipt of exchange you get from the Bank so in case you have extra Egyptian money & need to exchange back to your currency before departure, you must have the receipt Credit Cards: Visa, Master & American Express Cards are accepted & widely used in many touristy places as hotels Nile cruise gift shops & travel agents also credit machines are available for cash withdrawal in Local currency credit cards can also be used for cash advances from many branches of Banque Misr and the National Bank of Egypt as well as Thomas Cook Travelers' checks: Can be easily changed to local currency at any Bank but you must have your passport & must be signed in front of the bank employer, it is not accepted by many travel agent in Egypt Egypt General Info top Pets may enter Egypt provided you provide a certificate of origin and a health certificate, there are no forms for this, but a dated, signed letter is acceptable. The certificate of origin may be provided by the pet store where your pet was purchased or by a vet. The certificate of health must be provided by a vet Egypt General Info top Egypt is full of opportunities for great photography. It is allowed in many of the ancient sites, however, flash is banned in most of the tombs. At an increasing number of sites, the government charges fees for photography and taking videos. It is forbidden for any military buildings, airports and other public works, signs are usually posted. Ask first if you want to take photos of people Egypt General Info top Population in Egypt is about 68 Million people (Winter 2003), almost 98 % of the population lives on the Nile valley and the rest is in the eastern & western desert, Cairo poses a very big part of the population around 16 Million People live in Cairo only Egypt General Info top Islam is the main religion in Egypt about 88 % percent of the population are Moslems , the majority of Muslims are Sonnies & 12 % percent are Christians, (Coptic is the famous name) majority of the Christians are Orthodox & a small percentage of Catholic & Protestant, the relation between both religion is an excellent relation Egypt General Info top Egypt timing is +2 hours to Greenwich mean timing, Egypt General Info top Hot dry during summer Moderate to cold during winter time Cairo Alexandria Aswan
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