Your passport or ID needs to be valid for at least the next six months after the date of return. A visa is necessary to get into Egypt.

Airport taxes

Included in your plane ticket price.k

Currency unit

Egyptian pound - Bring cash (dollars and euros accepted everywhere). No Bank in Ras Sudr!

Moving around

Taxis and minibus (local buses) in front of the hotel.

Communication

The international calls are very expensive. Cells do work in Ras Sudr and when at sea.

Electricity

220 volts (an adaptor is needed for earth's plug - the locals are smaller)

Time difference

+2 hr GMT.

Baksheesh

Integrated in the culture as a reward for a service (tips).

Health

No vaccination needed. Don't drink the water from the tap. Some people experience diarrhea due to the change in diet. Sun cream. Mosquito spray.

Drug store

There are many pharmacies, which are very well stocked

Clothes

Winter: (November to March) warm clothes at night (high drops in temperature at night): Better wear long sleeves surf suit (possibly with wet boots), gloves and sunglasses.

Summer: light clothes, hat, sunglasses, gloves, shorts or lycra (June to September) and wet boots.

Arriving at the airport of Cairo

Go straight to Ras Sudr either by taxi or bus (2 hours 1/2 drive). The travel agencies will arrange your transfer.

Have a drink

In the hotels or in Ras Sudr: Many local cafes will welcome you to have teas, sodas and smoke the famous shisha.

Food

In the Paradise Hotel, lunch on the beach in front of the Club Nathalie Simon®.