
- Egyptian sunset
- from Will Venn
Egypt boasts some of the world's best ancient sights, fabulous beaches and hotels and some of the most amazing dive sites on the planet, which means there's something to appeal to everyone.
Read the full guide for Egypt
Quick Facts
- Currency:
- Egyptian pound
- Language:
- Egyptian Arabic, English widely spoken
- Flight time:
- Around 5 hours
- GMT:
- + 2 hours
- Weather:
- Hot, dry and sunny. The Nile Valley (Luxor, Aswan) tends to be hotter than Cairo and the north (max. 35 degrees C) and the Red Sea (max. 32 degrees C), reaching 40 degrees C plus in Jul/Aug. It can get nippy after sunset in winter although rain is rare
- Dialling code:
- 00 2
- Electricity:
- 220V. Sockets have two-pin round plugs
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