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We advise caution when travelling to Egypt

Egypt with its capital Cairo is a country in Africa (Northern Africa), slightly more than three times the size of New Mexico (1,001,450 km²). The country is located Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula. The climate can be described as desert; hot, dry summers with moderate winters. The landscape is vast desert plateau interrupted by Nile valley and delta. With a population of about 81.71 million citizens.

Local Situation: 2.9 / 5

We advise caution when travelling to Egypt. We detected travel advisories from 9 sources for this specific country.

Regional Situation: 3.7 / 5

Egypt shares a land border with 3 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Egypt), the Advisory Index is 3.7 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Libya (5), Sudan with 4 and Israel with 3 (of 5).

Rating Details (single travel warnings)

Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe.

Advisory issued by: United States

Exercise increased caution in Egypt due to terrorism. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Do not travel to: The Sinai Peninsula (with the exception of travel to Sharm El-Sheikh by air) due to terrorism. The Western Desert due to terrorism. Egyptian border areas due to military zones. Terrorist groups continue ...

This is the general advisory covering the whole country.

Source: http://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/egypt-travel-advisory.html

Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe.

Advisory issued by: Canada

The Canadian goverment suggests: Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories)

This is the general advisory covering the whole country.

Source: https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/egypt

Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe.

Advisory issued by: New Zealand

This is the general advisory covering the whole country.

Source: https://www.safetravel.govt.nz/egypt

Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling.

New Zealand government

Regional warning: This specific advisory covers a specific region.

Exercise increased caution in the area within the Sharm el Sheikh perimeter barrier, which includes Sharm el Maya, Hadaba, Naama Bay, Sharks Bay and Nabq, due to the unpredictable political situation, civil unrest, crime and the threat of terrorism. Exercise increased caution in the coastal resort areas between the Nile Delta and Marsa Matruh, and the tourist areas along the Nile River, due to the unpredictable political situation, civil unrest, crime and the threat of terrorism. Exercise increased caution elsewhere in Egypt due to the unpredictable political situation, civil unrest, crime and threat of terrorism.

Danger level: 5 - Do not travel.

New Zealand government

Regional warning: This specific advisory covers a specific region.

Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution.

Advisory issued by: Germany

Ägypten: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise: Teilreisewarnung. The German government advises againt travelling this country.

This is the general advisory covering the whole country.

Source: https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/ReiseUndSicherheit/aegyptensicherheit/212622

Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution.

Advisory issued by: Austria

The Austrian Government advises again travelling Ägypten.

This is the general advisory covering the whole country.

Source: https://www.bmeia.gv.at//reise-aufenthalt/reiseinformation/land/aegypten/

Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution.

Advisory issued by: Cyprus

Avoid non-essential travel to certain areas

This is the general advisory covering the whole country.

Source: http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/travel_en.html

Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution.

Advisory issued by: Ireland

High degree of caution

This is the general advisory covering the whole country.

Source: https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/a-z-list-of-countries/egypt/

Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling.

Advisory issued by: Australia

We've reviewed our travel advice for Egypt. The level of our advice has not changed. Reconsider your need to travel to Egypt overall. Higher levels apply in some areas.

This is the general advisory covering the whole country.

Source: http://smartraveller.gov.au/Countries/africa/north/Pages/egypt.aspx

Danger level: 5 - Do not travel.

Australian government

Regional warning: This specific advisory covers a specific region. Within 50kms of Egypt's border with Libya and Governorate of North Sinai, including the Taba-Suez Road

We've reviewed our travel advice for Egypt. The level of our advice has not changed. Reconsider your need to travel to Egypt overall. Higher levels apply in some areas.

Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling.

Advisory issued by: Malta

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion advises Maltese citizens travelling to the Egypt to avoid the area near the Grand Egyptian Museum situated next to the Pyramids in Giza following the recent explosion which target a tourist bus and injured at least 16 people. In December, three Vietnamese tourists and a local tour guide were killed after a roadside bomb hit their bus.

This is the general advisory covering the whole country.

Source: https://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/en/Pages/Travel-Advice.aspx

History of rating changes

This is the change history of the risk assessment of Egypt.

Changes from May 2nd 2019

The total rating for Egypt changed from 3.0 to 2.9. Here are the influencing details:

The Canadian government decreased their existing warning for Egypt to 2.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of -3.0 (by -1.0).

About Egypt

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Basic Statistics and Facts

Topic	Value
Capital	Cairo
Population	about 81.71 million
Size	1001450 km²
Size comparable to	slightly more than three times the size of New Mexico
Common languages	Arabic, English, French
Timezone	Africa/Cairo with UTC offset of 2 hour(s)
Currency	Pound (short: EGP)
Common voltage (electricity)	220V - 50Hz
Used GSM Frequencies	900
International phone prefix	+20
Internet Top Level Domain	.eg
Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2	EG
Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3	EGY
Countrycode: ISO Numeric	818

Images from the region

Cairo Alexandria train

Ramsies Squar

osiedle w Kairze

Kobry Al Laymoon

Bahnhof Kairo

Cairo. Каир

Kair #08 Dworzec kolejowy Ramsis

Kair #10

Kair #11

market

محطة رمسيس

جمعية المهندسين المصرية

Mosquee al-hakim

Traffic

El Adly St. towards Pedestrian Zone

Foad street

El toraa Bolakie-shoubra

Armenian Cathedral st. Gregory from inside - Cairo 1965

Armenian Art

Kairo

Kair -miasto Umarłych -zdjęcie z autokaru

Cytadela -Kair

El Cairo

Ciudad de los muertos -El Cairo

Cairo

Patio mezquita de Mohamed Ali. El Cairo (Autor: Jesús Municio)

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Regional Advisory Map

Travel safety map for Egypt and bordering countries.

Libya (5.0)

Sudan (4.0)

Israel (3.0)

Legend

Extreme Warning (index value: 4.5 - 5)

You should avoid any trips. A high warning index is a sound indicator of potential harm to your health and well-being.

High Risk (index value: 3.5 - 4.5)

Travel should be reduced to a necessary minimum and be conducted with good preparation and high attention.

Medium Risk (index value: 2.5 - 3.5)

Warnings often relate to specific regions within a country. However, high attention is still advised when moving around.

Low Risk (index value: 0 - 2.5)

Usually this is an indicator that travelling in this country is relatively safe. Higher attention is advised with values > 1.

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