Airport taxes
Included in your plane ticket price.

Currency unit
Egyptian pound - Bring cash (dollars and euros accepted everywhere). Change desk and cash machine in the hotel Menaville.

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

Communication
The international calls are very expensive. Cells do work in SAFAGA and when at sea. Many Internet shops available (1 in the Menaville hotel).

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

Time difference
+2 hrs 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).
Wind surfers & kite surfers : 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 Hurghada
Go straight to SAFAGA either by taxi or bus (45 min drive). The travel agencies will arrange your transfer.

Have a drink
In the hotels or in SAFAGA: Diver's house, Ahmed Cafe (great fruit juices).
Also many local cafes will welcome you to have teas, sodas and smoke the famous shisha.

Food
All hotels will provide lunch.
In the Menaville hotel, lunch on the boat or on the beach in front of the Club Nathalie Simon®.

Going out
Restaurants and clubs in the hotels.

Hurghada
Bars on the beach, good clubs, great ambiance