Egypt is one of the most thrilling and vibrant destinations in the world – and, not surprisingly, most visitors who will visit Egypt for the first time have a few questions before arriving. We have compiled the most frequently asked questions about traveling to Egypt.
Trips In Egypt is a licensed travel agency that came to life in 2002 with more than 18 years of experience in organizing the most satisfying and enjoyable Egypt Tours. Trips In Egypt highly skilled and expert staff of Tour Operators, Tour Guides, drivers, and customer service will provide all our clients with a true sense of excitement and comfort. All our clients will get to enjoy a variety of Egypt tours & vacation packages, Egypt Nile cruises, Egypt day tours & excursions, and Egypt shore excursions that will surely suit them plus the option to customize your own vacation with our Tailor-made feature. All our Egypt tour packages are designed to have the most top-rated accommodations, transportation, restaurants, Nile cruises, and activities at very affordable prices.
Trips in Egypt’s purpose is to provide all our clients with a true sense of satisfaction, safety, joy, and comfort through all our Egypt tours & vacation packages, Egypt Nile Cruises, Egypt day tours & excursions, Egypt shore excursions, and more.
Trips in Egypt provide Egypt tours & vacation packages, Egypt Nile Cruises, Egypt day tours & excursions, Egypt shore excursions, plus the booking of the most suitable accommodations, restaurants, transportations, domestic flights, Nile Cruises, and a number of entertaining activities.
Trips with Egypt has evolved with the times as our products such as Egypt tours & vacation packages, Egypt Nile Cruises, Egypt day tours & excursions, Egypt shore excursions, start to be customized to fit the needs for all our client for the past 10 years which has won the praise of all our clients.
Our products such as Egypt tours & vacation packages, Egypt Nile Cruises, Egypt day tours & excursions, and Egypt shore excursions will provide the ultimate sense of joy, and comfort plus leave every soul with the most precious memories.
“Trips in Egypt” is specialized in all tours that can be customized inside Egypt and with its professional tour operators, tour guides, representatives, and tour executives, it gets much easier to have your desirable tour with the best possible services with the most reasonable price as our target is to let tourism in Egypt get its highest level and that is why we always seek for perfection.
Of course, we offer some special rates for groups with big numbers as all of our tours are totally private and with the increase in the number of travelers, we give a special offer per person.
The amount of the deposit depends on the price of the tour and it is just a very reasonable amount to guarantee that you want to proceed in the booking with us and to start in the booking procedures of your Hotel Accommodation, Nile Cruise, or even your flight tickets and. The remaining amount to be paid during the tour to your guide in Cash in USD or EGP or by Credit card with an extra 3% as bank fees.
Feel free to bring your personal items with you to use while being in Egypt and put in mind that each traveler is allowed to carry luggage that weighs 23 kg in addition to 7 kg carry-on bag. You can carry some of your important medicine with prescriptions from your doctor in order not to waste time looking for medicine in Egypt. You should also bring your passport that must be valid for 6 months from your arrival. Bring some of your personal items like clothes, footwear, and so on.
For both males & females, you should take off your shoes if you want to enter a mosque. Women should wear a scarf and regular clothes and men can wear anything as there are not specific clothes for men in mosques.
We highly recommend an early reservation to get a better chance of getting a better dear and availability of the best hotel accommodations, flight bookings, Nile cruises, etc. Your early reservation gives us a better chance of getting the best Egyptologist guides, most impressive private drivers, and it also gives us the chance to make some alterations and changes in the tour to match your inquiry.
Feel free to bring your personal items with you to use while being in Egypt and put in mind that each traveler is allowed to carry luggage that weighs 23 kg in addition to 7 kg carry-on bag. You can carry some of your important medicine with prescriptions from your doctor in order not to waste time looking for medicine in Egypt. You should also bring your passport that must be valid for 6 months from your arrival. Bring some of your personal items like clothes, footwear, and so on.
It is a necessary thing to obtain a visa either upon your arrival or you can have your e-visa according to your nationality. Click here to know more about Egypt’s entry visa.
You can obtain your visa upon your arrival to Egypt and it lasts for 30 days and it is highly recommended to have your entry visa before your arrival through obtaining an e-visa which can be obtained through an online application and it gives the traveler 30 days from entering Egypt.
For some nationalities, it is totally acceptable to obtain an Egypt entry visa upon arriving in Egypt including the Americans and citizens of other 40 different countries. It costs only 25 USD.
Your visa lasts for only 30 days and if you want to spend more time in Egypt then you have to go to the Ministry of the Interior in Cairo and ask them to the extent your time in Egypt.
Egypt is a wonderful country that is known to be the best tourist destination that is rich with some of the most remarkable pharaonic landmarks and that is why the Egyptian government is doing its best to keep Egypt’s tourist sites safe at the most and totally ready to receive tourists from the whole world with different nationalities.
Egypt is a totally safe country for female tourists as Egyptians are really helpful and they respect all tourists who come to visit their country. Female tourists come to visit Egypt and they feel highly safe while being there.
It is highly recommended to have your tours with a private Egyptologist tour guide who is going to take you to the best sites in Egypt and organize your tours so that you don’t miss anything during your accommodation. If you wanted to go to other places on your own then you should inform the receptionist where you want to go and hire a cab through the hotel front desk so that you feel safe the whole time.
You shouldn’t drink tap water in Egypt as it is not safe for your health and you should buy mineral water which is cheap and can easily reach anytime.
It is totally forbidden to swim in the Nile and you can only experience a Nile Tour through boarding a Nile Cruise or through having a felucca tour otherwise, you shouldn’t try swimming in the Nile.
Feel free to wear whatever makes you comfortable and most importantly, you should put in mind the season in which you are going to visit Egypt for example, in summer, you should wear a hat, a scarf, light clothes, and sunglasses plus using sunblock to protect yourself from the heat of the sun during the daytime. You should also choose comfortable footwear to be able to tour around the impressive attractions and landmarks in Egypt without getting tired.
Feel free to bring your personal items with you to use while being in Egypt and put in mind that each traveler is allowed to carry luggage that weighs 23 kg in addition to 7 kg carry-on bag. You can carry some of your important medicine with prescriptions from your doctor in order not to waste time looking for medicine in Egypt. You should also bring your passport that must be valid for 6 months from your arrival. Bring some of your personal items like clothes, footwear, and so on.
For both males & females, you should take off your shoes if you want to enter a mosque. Women should wear a scarf and regular clothes and men can wear anything as there are not specific clothes for men in mosques.
The majority of Egyptians have the ability to speak and to understand English very well so it gets easier for tourists nowadays to communicate with Egyptians and to ask them in English. It gets much easier for you to have a private tour guide who speaks the same language as you through booking with a travel agency.
You don’t need to learn Arabic at all as Egyptians can use English for communication but it gets much interesting to learn some common Arabic words just like Shokran, which means “Thank you”, Sabah El-Kheir, which means “Good Morning”, and some other interesting words that you can collect through surfing the internet.
Sure, you can enter the Great Pyramid of Khufu which is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World with an extra charge of 10 USD Per Person.
Non-Muslims have the ability to visit all of the Islamic sites in Egypt including mosques and they won’t face any problems there, on the contrary, they will enjoy discovering the incredible Islamic sites and know the history of each one of them. The most important thing to put in mind is that it is not allowed to wear shoes inside mosques and it is preferable for women to put in a scarf while being in a mosque otherwise, you will enjoy yourself a lot while being there.
Egypt is rich with some amazing Christian sites and churches that tourists have the total ability to visit anytime they want including the Hanging Church, Abu Serga Church, and a lot of other mesmerizing Christian sites that can’t be missed while being in Egypt.
The most interesting thing about being in Egypt is taking some memorable photos to commemorate such a remarkable tour and you can take photos of Egypt’s attractions anytime but it is not allowed to take photos inside the Egyptian tombs but feel free to take photos of the Egyptian attractions * landmarks during your tours.
Egyptians don’t mind having photos with but it is highly recommended to take their permission before taking photos so that you don’t get any bad comment or reaction, especially for the Egyptian Women. It is totally acceptable to take photos of the Egyptian streets and landmarks.
5* Hotels and Nile Cruises in Egypt are qualified with the whole necessary services that may be needed during your accommodation but the 5* High Deluxe Hotels and Nile Cruises are for royalty and billionaires where you get ‘royal’ treatment rather than just luxurious or presidential. In general, the classification of hotels in Egypt is applied by the Ministry of Tourism according to the number of rooms, how big the hotel is, and of course, the services so feel free to choose the most convenient for you.
After finishing the day of your tour, you may want to get back to your hotel to have shower, have your dinner, relax, and prepare yourself for another tour but if you wanted to get out by yourself at night to have a private tour on your own, feel free to do so but the most important thing is to inform the hotel receptionist with your plan and to have an SIM card with you so that you contact your travel agency representatives or the front desk of your hotel anytime if you need help.
Sure you can and you don’t need to carry your luggage during your tours at all. You can leave them in your room or in the safe of the hotel and you have to feel safe in Egypt as the Egyptian government is doing its best to let tourists feel totally safe and secure while being in the land of Pharaohs.
With “Trips in Egypt” everything is possible but you also have to know that you will never find your accommodation bad with us as we inform you with the hotel and Nile Cruise accommodation from the moment you confirm your tour with us and we choose only the best to our guests but of course upon your arrival if you wanted to be accommodated at another hotel, we will do our best to change it for you as your comfort means a lot to us.
Cars don’t offer the WIFI service in Egypt but most of them offer GPS services so that you get the ability to be transferred easily from a place to another.
It is so easy to find taxis everywhere in Egypt and it is highly recommended to book through Uber Service that is totally safe and reliable in Egypt.
Yes, it is totally easy to find such cars and of course, the easiest way to have such cars is through informing your travel agency that you want a car with a seat for your child and they will take care of everything.
The Official currency in Egypt is the Egyptian Pound EGP. Its symbol is E£ or in Arabic ( ج.م).
The best currency to hold with you while being in Egypt is the American dollar as it has a high value in Egypt and you will find that most shops and stores deal with it. If you don’t want to carry too much cash with you, you can have your credit card with you instead and you will find a lot of ATMs in Egypt to have money from.
Yes, you will be able to exchange your money in Egypt through the following steps:
Most hotels and stores In Egypt will accept major credit cards, with Visa and MasterCard having the widest acceptance but American Express is less commonly accepted even though it is still useful in higher-end facilities.
In general, there are two major types of Nile cruises in Egypt. The first type starts from Luxor and ends in Aswan and it takes 5 days sailing the Nile River. Through this type of Nile Cruises, you will be able to visit both the east and west banks of Luxor on two separate days and you will also get the chance to witness Luxor Temple at night and see the incredible festival that is held there. The second Type of Nile Cruises takes 4 days and it starts in Aswan and ends up in Luxor and through this types you will be able to combine between the east and the west banks of Luxor in only a day.
Both types of Nile cruises can start from your hotel in Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, and Hurghada to enjoy the most while boarding a floating Hotel and we choose the best 5* Nile Cruises to accommodate our guests.
There are many reasons behind the price differences of the same Nile cruise categories and here are some of those reasons:
Nile cruises have a fixed schedule in Egypt that can’t change. For example, the 5 days Nile Cruise from Luxor to Aswan can start on Saturdays, Mondays, and Thursdays but the 4 days Nile Cruise that starts in Aswan can start on Wednesdays, Mondays, and Fridays.
Some Nile Cruises in Egypt have access to WIFI but the service will cost you additional fees that may reach 5 USD per half an hour and it is not guaranteed to have such a service in all of the Nile Cruises so if you are going to need such a service, you have to inform your travel agency so that they arrange the Nile cruise accordingly.
Yes, it is totally a normal thing to offer tips in Egypt for those who offer you services but it is not an obligatory thing at all so feel free to give tips or not.
You should give tips to those who really deserve it without feeling obliged to give them to everyone you meet. For example, you can tip your driver, your tour guide, the porter at your hotel, etc.
The amount of tipping is totally dependent upon the service that has been offered for example you can tip your guide 10 – 20 % of the cost of the tour. This can be also applied at restaurants and cafés if you received good services but on the other hand, if you received bad service, you shouldn’t tip at all and you have to head to the head manager to offer your complaint.
Fortunately, there aren’t any health issues that you have to worry about while planning a trip to Egypt so feel totally secure to visit Egypt at any time.
There are some vaccinations that you may need to know about before heading to Egypt including Measles for Infants (6 through 11 months old), Hepatitis A, Typhoid, Covid-19 vaccinate, and for some travelers Hepatitis B, Rabies, and Yellow Fever.
The duration from October till April is considered by many travelers the best time to visit Egypt which is between winter & spring. The weather gets really tropical & warm with a winter breeze which allows tourists to enjoy their time in Egypt, touring around the magnificent Egyptians attractions & landmarks and most importantly to be able to enjoy a Nile Cruise excursion and have a sailing tour in the longest river in the world.
Although it is not a preferable matter to drink alcohol in Egypt, there are different alcohol stores where you can buy and drink some alcohol that is served in higher-end and tourist-orientated restaurants.
Some tourists believe that they shouldn’t visit Egypt during Ramadan because stores may be closed and they won’t be able to have fun during their tours but on contrary, it is highly recommended to visit Egypt in Ramadan to witness the spiritual festival of all Muslims there and to visit the amazing Islamic sites in Egypt and see how they got decorated with some colored decorations and you have to know that you don’t have to fast at all, it is only for Muslims and a lot of restaurants and cafes are opened in Ramadan during the daytime for the tourists who come to visit Egypt.
You should know that while planning to travel to Egypt, it is highly recommended to be aware of the Egyptian culture and the local traditions. Women should wear regular t-shirts and trousers and while visiting any religious sites, they should wear scarves to cover their hair. Tourists should be friendly with the Egyptians and try to respect their homeland and on the other hand, the Egyptians will show them all hospitality and kindness they can offer.
Egypt is known among its peers for its moderate weather all through the different parts of the year. Winter in Egypt is really suitable to have your vacation in as it is rare to face snowy or rainy weather in Egypt; it just gets somehow cold at night. In summer it gets pretty hot during day time and it is not recommended to visit Egypt between June & August. Spring & Autumn are the best two seasons in Egypt through which you can have your tours to any destination in Egypt plus having the opportunity to board a Nile Cruise to visit the tiptop highlights of Luxor & Aswan.
