Before You Travel
Dahab, South Sinai
Planning a visit to Egypt? We’ve compiled everything you need to know in advance, from entry requirements and travel advice to cultural highlights and local tips.
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Weather in Cairo
Weather in Alexandria
Weather in Luxor
Weather in Sharm El-Sheikh
Holidays
Note: the first day of the week in Egypt is Saturday, so the weekend is Friday & Saturday. These days are usually off in schools, colleges, and governmental offices.
Electrical Plugs
These are the types of electrical plugs used in Egypt, so if yours is different, don’t forget your adapter!
Visas
Know if your passport needs a visa or not to enter Egypt
Visa not required to enter Egypt (for 6 months)
- Bahrain
- Kuwait
- Oman
- Saudi Arabia
- United Arab Emirates
Visa not required to enter Egypt (for 3 months)
- Hong Kong
- Jordan
- Macao
Visa not required in some conditions (eg. gender, age,...) to enter Egypt
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Libya
- Lebanon
- Morocco
- Palestine
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Yemen
Visa On Arrival to enter Egypt
- Albania
- Andorra
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbijan
- Bahamas
- Belgium
- Belarus
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Cambodia
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- East Timor
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- French Guiana
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Guinea
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Italy
- Ireland
- Japan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Malta
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Palau
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Sweden
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Suriname
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Tonga
- Turkiye
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Ukraine
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
e-Visa required to enter Egypt
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- India
- Kosovo
- Moldova
- Qatar
Visa required to enter Egypt
- Angola
- Bangladesh
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Congo
- Comoros
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Djibouti
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Guinea-Bissau
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Kenya
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Madagascar
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- Sri Lanka
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Vaccinations
Know the required vaccinations to enter Egypt
Mandatory Vaccinations
Yellow fever Vaccine
if you are from these countries
- Angola
- Argentina
- Benin
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Columbia
- Congo
- Cote d’Ivoire
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Ecuador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ethiopia
- French Guyana
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guyana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Niger
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Sudan
- Suriname
- South Sudan
- Togo
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Uganda
- Venezuela