Egypt is very safe to visit and the police, tourist police and army are in prominence wherever you go, giving you a feel of being in secure surroundings. Egypt prides itself on its high safety record for tourists and best proves to ensure safety in Egypt is to follow the recent visitors reviews that published by a real recent visits on the most trusted travel website ``TripAdvisor` .
HOW DO I GET MY TOURIST VISA IF I LIVE IN A DIFFERENT COUNTRY TO THAT OF MY PASSPORT?
If you hold a residence permit in the country you live in you can apply to the Egyptian Embassy/Consulate General in that country, otherwise you have to apply to the country that issued your passport.
I AM STAYING IN A RESORT IN HURGHADA; CAN I VISIT CAIRO OR LUXOR?
Though many nationalities are exempt from requiring a visa for staying in Hurghada, once you leave the confines of the town a full tourist visa is required.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A 5 STAR AND A 5 STAR DELUXE HOTEL/CRUISE?
The star ratings get higher as the facilities and overall standard of the accommodation gets better and so it is easier to imagine 5 star deluxe (or any suffix added to 5 star) as being 6 star; something that those who fix the star ratings seem feared to utilise.
WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BED AND BREAKFAST, HALF BOARD, FULL BOARD AND ALL INCLUSIVE?
Bed and breakfast means that only breakfast is supplied.
Half board means that breakfast and dinner are supplied
Full board has all meals supplied (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
All inclusive means that all meals and drinks are supplied; some hotels also supply alcohol. This latter point should be checked when making the booking.
DO I HAVE TO STAY IN MY HOTEL AFTER THE DAY’S TOUR HAS ENDED?
No, definitely not, and we would encourage you to go out and enjoy the culture of Egypt. Many packages are full board, which tends to make people think they have to stay imprisoned in their hotel, but the sites and sounds of Cairo, especially, are too great to be missed. Why stay in the same hotel, with the same faces, when you could go out and have your dinner on a cruise boat sailing around Zamalek Island, accompanied by either a belly dancer or a Whirling Dervish; or sometimes both. This is your holiday, so enjoy every minute and get out and explore.
