Rahim Tabet | Februari 21, 2016 |
Egypt
Practical information about Egypt
Egypt is a popular holiday destination, located in the northeast of Africa. The country lies on the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea and across the country are two important waterways. First is the Nile River, which is actually an amalgamation of the Blue Nile originates in Ethiopia and the White Nile which comes from Lake Victoria. The Nile flows north through Egypt and branched at last in the Nile Delta. The river is an important lifeline for Egypt, which is capable by water from the Nile to do with agriculture and farming in a country outside of the Nile basin mainly dry desert landscape dominates the horizon. Another important waterway is the artificial Suez Canal. This 163-kilometer canal linking the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea with each other is an important transit route for ships. Annually, thousands of ships sailing through this channel, a trip that takes about half a day.
Egypt is a popular destination for tourists, who come mainly on the rich history and the resulting sights such as pyramids, temples, mummies and the many treasures that had earlier rulers of Egypt. Another treasure where many tourists come down on the Red Sea, where coral and beautiful fish to ensure that the resorts on the Red Sea are very popular among divers and snorkelers. The warm and sunny climate has meant that worshipers not so much the underwater world have been flocking to see find their luxury hotels and resorts in Egypt.
Travel to Egypt
By far the most common way to travel to Egypt by plane. From the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany there are various flight connections with several airports in Egypt. Some tourists reached Egypt by boat as part of a cruise, usually it through the northern ports of Alexandria and Port Said. Rail travel you can forget to Egypt: there are no trains from the Netherlands to Egypt. Even with the car it is almost not do because lack ferry services and bureaucratic rules and almost no do the route by land.
Flight Time
The flight time between Schiphol Airport and the Cairo International Airport is about four and a half hours. Flights to Luxor, Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh last on average a half hour to an hour longer.
Accommodation
Egypt has a large number of hotels, which tend to be concentrated around the Nile and the Red Sea. Along the Mediterranean is a relatively low concentration of hotel beds. Quite a few hotels that are offered are in the middle class and the upper segment. Especially in the resorts along the Red Sea, you will find mainly luxury and large-scale hotels and resorts, especially in the highest five-star category. However, keep in mind that star ratings are based on the facilities no hotel and says nothing about quality. A five-star hotel in Egypt therefore not always be compared to similar hotels in Europe.
Travel in Egypt
If you do not pull a trip organized by Egypt, you can select different options to get around. Within cities, you can choose the best for a taxi. These are widely available and cheap, provided you pre-clear are dating a good price. For longer journeys you can use a taxi. For some routes you because of security (to and from Luxor for example) or long distance better opt for a domestic flight with an airplane. Another option is a (Superjet) bus, which among other things runs between Cairo and other major cities in Egypt. The train network is not as extensive, but they may do just fine on some routes and inexpensive, such as between capital Cairo and Alexandria.
Customs & Documents
Dutch have a passport that is valid for at least six months upon arrival in Egypt. For holders of a Dutch passport there is also a visa requirement. The visa you can arrange in advance, but also buy locally eg at Cairo airport at the exchange offices just before passport control.
Travel season & climate
Egypt has a hot desert climate with very mild winters and warm to hot summers. The precipitation are limited to nil; Most rain falls in the north, along the Mediterranean coast and in the Nile Delta. If it rains it will be especially in the winter months, from April to October, rain is a rarity in Egypt. However, abundant sunshine is because Egypt is one of the sunniest countries in the world. Especially in the summer months, weeks go by without a cloud in the sky.
For beach holidays to the Red Sea, you can visit almost all year round, although it can be very hot here in summer and winter on the fresh side may have to lie on the beach. Who especially for sites to Egypt is who can travel the best between October and May.
The climate of Egypt read your extensive climate information including detailed climate tables for Egypt and a number of Egyptian destinations.
On the Egyptian sun calendar you can see exactly what each month the best months for a sunny holiday to Egypt.
Climate Table
This table is an average for the resorts on the Red Sea. For specific climate information in an Egyptian resort:
climate info Egypt
Money
Egypt is the Egyptian pound as currency. The exchange rate against the euro fluctuates quite a lot. Those who want to withdraw money can go to a large number of ATMs, especially in large cities and tourist places. Large luxury hotels also have regular stand an ATM in the lobby.
With a credit card you can pay outstanding in the better shops, hotels and restaurants line.
Tipping
Tipping in Egypt more than desired. Some Egyptians live on tips, which come mainly from foreign tourists. Giving a tip is therefore actually more than obvious, it is for some, the only way to survive in a country where wealth is not obvious. What you will experience in Egypt that a kind of dichotomy is what concerns tips: some data gratefully accept gratuity and some try to pick you sadly bare as they get the chance and ask himself emphatically (by local standards) sometimes very high tips.
Usually in the hospitality 5 to 10% of the bill, maids a few pounds a day, porters five to ten pounds per case and a guide than a few dozen pounds. Taxi drivers give the agreed amount in case you on the meter then runs round that up.
Time difference between Egypt and the Netherlands, there is one hour time difference if it's in our winter. It is then in Egypt 1 hour later.
Because Egypt has no daylight saving more and hours are put forward to us the clock during the summer since 2011, our time is similar to that of Egypt as it is in our summer time.
Holidays National holidays:
January 1 - New Year's Day
April 25 - Liberation of Sinai
June 18 - Day of the withdrawal of British troops
July 23 - Day of the Revolution of 1952
October 6 - day crossing the Suez Canal during October War
Variable holidays (national):
In addition to standard holidays Egypt has several religious holidays. The Muslims include Ramadan, Eid and Eid al-Adha, which falls on different dates. The Coptic church celebrates Christmas (data other than our Christmas), Easter and the spring festival.
Language
The official language is Arabic. English is spoken quite limited. Do not expect every taxi driver speaks English. It is therefore wise to let you write beforehand destinations a day by the hotel on a piece of paper in Arabic and English. You yourselves know what destination you must designate.
The better hotels, a busy tourist attractions and guides are usually well spoken English.
Health
Health care in Egypt is at a lower level than in the Netherlands. It is advised tourists to postpone any treatment if possible to return to the Netherlands.
Look for departure how the current situation with regard to vaccinations. Some vaccinations are not mandatory, are still recommended such as hepatitis-A.
The tap water is of poor quality and not suitable for drinking. The use of bottles of mineral water is highly recommended, even for rinsing the mouth when brushing your teeth. Also, eating raw vegetables, unpeeled fruits and ice-cream is not recommended. Drinks in you ice cubes can be tap water in which bacteria are likely to cause diarrhea the best back roads leave because it made.
At present there are no required vaccinations, unless you come from a yellow fever area. For the most current situation, you should consult the website of the National Coordination Centre for Travellers Health (LCR).
Phone & Mobile
The dial number for Egypt 0020
The dial number for the Netherlands from Egypt is 0031 (+31)
Mobile calls in Egypt with all Dutch GSM providers as possible. The coverage is very limited outside the major cities, tourist areas and major routes. Large parts of Egypt (wilderness areas) to have no mobile network coverage.
Electricity
Egypt has to do with so-called C type sockets, where most of the Dutch plugs in just fit. You may have a problem if you do not have a flat plug or a plug with round notches, but a complete round plug. In that case, you may need an adapter.
Safety -
The sun in the summer months mean fierce. An anti sunscreen with high sun protection is a must.
- Beware of pickpockets, especially in large cities, these sometimes sea active
- Traffic in Egypt is sometimes chaotic and often unsafe. driving yourself is not recommended and those who ride with someone would be wise to wear a seatbelt
For the most current advice to the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Hotelss in Egypt
You can reserve a hotel room at a cheaper price with a variety of room options to suit your taste. Please select a hotel reservation online through our website below:
Booking.com
Caution!
Photographing military installations, bridges and the Suez Canal is forbidden
Tips (see & do)
Egypt is a popular holiday destination, located in the northeast of Africa. The country lies on the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea and across the country are two important waterways. First is the Nile River, which is actually an amalgamation of the Blue Nile originates in Ethiopia and the White Nile which comes from Lake Victoria. The Nile flows north through Egypt and branched at last in the Nile Delta. The river is an important lifeline for Egypt, which is capable by water from the Nile to do with agriculture and farming in a country outside of the Nile basin mainly dry desert landscape dominates the horizon. Another important waterway is the artificial Suez Canal. This 163-kilometer canal linking the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea with each other is an important transit route for ships. Annually, thousands of ships sailing through this channel, a trip that takes about half a day.
By far the most common way to travel to Egypt by plane. From the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany there are various flight connections with several airports in Egypt. Some tourists reached Egypt by boat as part of a cruise, usually it through the northern ports of Alexandria and Port Said. Rail travel you can forget to Egypt: there are no trains from the Netherlands to Egypt. Even with the car it is almost not do because lack ferry services and bureaucratic rules and almost no do the route by land.
Flight Time
The flight time between Schiphol Airport and the Cairo International Airport is about four and a half hours. Flights to Luxor, Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh last on average a half hour to an hour longer.
Accommodation
Egypt has a large number of hotels, which tend to be concentrated around the Nile and the Red Sea. Along the Mediterranean is a relatively low concentration of hotel beds. Quite a few hotels that are offered are in the middle class and the upper segment. Especially in the resorts along the Red Sea, you will find mainly luxury and large-scale hotels and resorts, especially in the highest five-star category. However, keep in mind that star ratings are based on the facilities no hotel and says nothing about quality. A five-star hotel in Egypt therefore not always be compared to similar hotels in Europe.
If you do not pull a trip organized by Egypt, you can select different options to get around. Within cities, you can choose the best for a taxi. These are widely available and cheap, provided you pre-clear are dating a good price. For longer journeys you can use a taxi. For some routes you because of security (to and from Luxor for example) or long distance better opt for a domestic flight with an airplane. Another option is a (Superjet) bus, which among other things runs between Cairo and other major cities in Egypt. The train network is not as extensive, but they may do just fine on some routes and inexpensive, such as between capital Cairo and Alexandria.
Customs & Documents
Dutch have a passport that is valid for at least six months upon arrival in Egypt. For holders of a Dutch passport there is also a visa requirement. The visa you can arrange in advance, but also buy locally eg at Cairo airport at the exchange offices just before passport control.
Travel season & climate
Egypt has a hot desert climate with very mild winters and warm to hot summers. The precipitation are limited to nil; Most rain falls in the north, along the Mediterranean coast and in the Nile Delta. If it rains it will be especially in the winter months, from April to October, rain is a rarity in Egypt. However, abundant sunshine is because Egypt is one of the sunniest countries in the world. Especially in the summer months, weeks go by without a cloud in the sky.
For beach holidays to the Red Sea, you can visit almost all year round, although it can be very hot here in summer and winter on the fresh side may have to lie on the beach. Who especially for sites to Egypt is who can travel the best between October and May.
The climate of Egypt read your extensive climate information including detailed climate tables for Egypt and a number of Egyptian destinations.
On the Egyptian sun calendar you can see exactly what each month the best months for a sunny holiday to Egypt.
Climate Table
This table is an average for the resorts on the Red Sea. For specific climate information in an Egyptian resort:
climate info Egypt
Month | Average max. temp. in ° C | Average min. temp. in ° C | Hours of sunshine per day | Days of precipitation per month | Sea temperature in ° C |
January | 21 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 23 |
February | 22 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
March | 25 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 21 |
April | 28 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 22 |
May | 31 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 24 |
June | 33 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 26 |
July | 35 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 27 |
August | 34 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 28 |
September | 32 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 27 |
October | 30 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 26 |
November | 27 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 25 |
December | 24 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 24 |
Money
Egypt is the Egyptian pound as currency. The exchange rate against the euro fluctuates quite a lot. Those who want to withdraw money can go to a large number of ATMs, especially in large cities and tourist places. Large luxury hotels also have regular stand an ATM in the lobby.
With a credit card you can pay outstanding in the better shops, hotels and restaurants line.
Tipping
Tipping in Egypt more than desired. Some Egyptians live on tips, which come mainly from foreign tourists. Giving a tip is therefore actually more than obvious, it is for some, the only way to survive in a country where wealth is not obvious. What you will experience in Egypt that a kind of dichotomy is what concerns tips: some data gratefully accept gratuity and some try to pick you sadly bare as they get the chance and ask himself emphatically (by local standards) sometimes very high tips.
Usually in the hospitality 5 to 10% of the bill, maids a few pounds a day, porters five to ten pounds per case and a guide than a few dozen pounds. Taxi drivers give the agreed amount in case you on the meter then runs round that up.
Time difference between Egypt and the Netherlands, there is one hour time difference if it's in our winter. It is then in Egypt 1 hour later.
Because Egypt has no daylight saving more and hours are put forward to us the clock during the summer since 2011, our time is similar to that of Egypt as it is in our summer time.
Holidays National holidays:
January 1 - New Year's Day
April 25 - Liberation of Sinai
June 18 - Day of the withdrawal of British troops
July 23 - Day of the Revolution of 1952
October 6 - day crossing the Suez Canal during October War
Variable holidays (national):
In addition to standard holidays Egypt has several religious holidays. The Muslims include Ramadan, Eid and Eid al-Adha, which falls on different dates. The Coptic church celebrates Christmas (data other than our Christmas), Easter and the spring festival.
Language
The official language is Arabic. English is spoken quite limited. Do not expect every taxi driver speaks English. It is therefore wise to let you write beforehand destinations a day by the hotel on a piece of paper in Arabic and English. You yourselves know what destination you must designate.
The better hotels, a busy tourist attractions and guides are usually well spoken English.
Health
Health care in Egypt is at a lower level than in the Netherlands. It is advised tourists to postpone any treatment if possible to return to the Netherlands.
Look for departure how the current situation with regard to vaccinations. Some vaccinations are not mandatory, are still recommended such as hepatitis-A.
The tap water is of poor quality and not suitable for drinking. The use of bottles of mineral water is highly recommended, even for rinsing the mouth when brushing your teeth. Also, eating raw vegetables, unpeeled fruits and ice-cream is not recommended. Drinks in you ice cubes can be tap water in which bacteria are likely to cause diarrhea the best back roads leave because it made.
At present there are no required vaccinations, unless you come from a yellow fever area. For the most current situation, you should consult the website of the National Coordination Centre for Travellers Health (LCR).
Phone & Mobile
The dial number for Egypt 0020
The dial number for the Netherlands from Egypt is 0031 (+31)
Mobile calls in Egypt with all Dutch GSM providers as possible. The coverage is very limited outside the major cities, tourist areas and major routes. Large parts of Egypt (wilderness areas) to have no mobile network coverage.
Electricity
Egypt has to do with so-called C type sockets, where most of the Dutch plugs in just fit. You may have a problem if you do not have a flat plug or a plug with round notches, but a complete round plug. In that case, you may need an adapter.
Safety -
The sun in the summer months mean fierce. An anti sunscreen with high sun protection is a must.
- Beware of pickpockets, especially in large cities, these sometimes sea active
- Traffic in Egypt is sometimes chaotic and often unsafe. driving yourself is not recommended and those who ride with someone would be wise to wear a seatbelt
For the most current advice to the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Hotelss in Egypt
You can reserve a hotel room at a cheaper price with a variety of room options to suit your taste. Please select a hotel reservation online through our website below:
Booking.com
Caution!
Photographing military installations, bridges and the Suez Canal is forbidden
- - Topless or completely nude sunbathing is strictly prohibited
- - Touts try to get into stores with all kinds of excuses, which they commission again get on your purchases. Do not fall for it.
- - If you agree a price, pay them as far in advance as possible. This will prevent the person offering the service that afterwards saying it was a different price ( "price was per person, not two", etc.)
- - Calls to the mobile phone to the Netherlands can be very expensive. That sometimes tempted to call a hotel phone. Inquire clear to the price before you call, as often is even more expensive
- - On the possession and use of all types of drugs are severe penalties
- - Lots of papyrus that is offered is fake (eg banana leaves.)
- - Give anything to beggars, how pitiful they sometimes look. Often they are part of beggar gangs.
- - Some museums charge a fee for carrying a camera or visiting a separate part of a museum
- - Haggling at a bazaar is a must if you want to be dropped off. Ultimately, you must have paid about half of the original asking price
- - Visit a mosque can (if appropriately dressed) just outside the muezzin
- - To expose clothed in Egypt 'not done'
Tips (see & do)
- - The Nile Cruise is not comparable to a romantic luxury Caribbean cruise, but a unique experience
- - Egypt offers plenty of opportunities to attend the traditional belly dance
- - Cairo, dine on the Nile with a stunning view of the Nile River and the skyline of Cairo
- - Diving enthusiasts, we do not need to tell you that the Red Sea is one of the best diving destinations in the world
- - The Egyptian National Museum in Cairo offers a large collection of antiquities and archaeological treasures
- - Abu Simbel, the great temple of Ramses II, one of the most beautiful sights of Egypt
- - Alexandria is a city with a Mediterranean center that would not look out of place in Europe. Visit anyway Fort Qiat Bey, the eastern harbor of Alexandria
- - Set sail on a felucca in Aswan. Best moment is around sunset, when the sky bright red opkleurt
- - Mathaf el Nuba called Nubiëmuseum which lies on a hill in Aswan. According to some of Egypt's most beautiful museum
- - The Phileatempel south of Aswan
- - The Cairo tower (Burj Cairo) offers a magnificent view over the capital city of Egypt. In clear weather and little smog you see the pyramids are on the city's edge
- - Giza is the place where a massive collection is on pyramids. Giza (Gizeh) find the Pyramid of Cheops, the pyramid and the pyramid of Mykerinos Chepren together with the world famous Sphinx are the main attraction of Cairo
- - Luxor You can find several sites such as the Temple of Karnak, the Mummy Museum and Luxor Temple
- - Although Sharm el Sheikh today especially the scene of major hotels and all inclusive vacations this location in contrast to Hurghada does have a unique and cozy center
- - Across the country there are beautiful mosques such as Al-Azhar Mosque and Mskee of Ibn Tulun in Cairo
- - Greek Orthodox Catherine's Monastery on the place where God would have previously appeared in a burning bush to Moses. Today form this monastery and the nearby Mount Sinai with a phenomenal view of two important tourist attractions
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