Egypt line information center

Passport and visa:

Chinese citizens applying for a tourist visa, as the case may be.

Passport (validity must longer than six months and at least two pages visa blank page), passport size photograph ticket location single (sometimes called air original and copy), letter from place of work (including title, salary and vacation, and so on), the personal statement (including a detailed travel plan and all the visa officer that Egypt is your travel dreams a statement such as

Visa fee: RMB 220RMB Egypt-(single journey to a tourist visa is valid for three months, in Egypt the residence time 1 months) visa, for three days.

Turkey — — RMB 332RMB (transit visa, multiple entry visa is valid for three months) visa, for three days.

Egypt consulates in Shanghai: Shanghai Huaihai Zhong Road, 1375, Kai wah Plaza building, 19th floor, A-B

Tel: 86-21-64330622

Turkey Consulate General Shanghai: Shanghai Huaihai Zhong Road, 1375, Kai wah building

ISIC（INTERNATIONAL STUDENT IDENTITY

International student ID CARD):

In Egypt travel, be sure to run international student ID card, almost all attraction tickets are available.

Registration address: Hengshan Road, youth hostels.

(With student card or a copy of it and 2 1-inch of the application. Handling 100RMB)

Traffic:

Turkey airlines

Shanghai — — Beijing – Istanbul – Cairo (TK021 flights)

Cairo – Istanbul – Beijing-Shanghai (TK020 flights)

Cost: 6457RMB (including tax) (10 or more groups fare)

Egypt in traffic:

Train: according to our tour is selected from North to South – Cairo to Aswan.

Train ticket is sitting position, price 14 dollars (in Shanghai first paid to a travel agency, and then to Cairo to mention votes, was afraid of the ticket will delay the trip. In fact, later discovered the local fare just about 80 El lbs, but also easy to buy, as long as the local hostels ask. ）

Comparison of the old train facilities also slow.

But the price is cheap, if you have ISIC card, you can make a 67%. First class and second class facilities no fare difference. Buy 2, high cost performance. Three basic regardless of class, too crowded.

Bus: CMB basically covering the whole of Egypt's urban village, is most often use the backpack.

We from city to city and also a basic choice by local long distance bus prices generally around in a dozen El pounds, the cost performance is relatively high.

Taxi: our 7 line, basic select small bread, the price can be discussed.

Taxi in local General not table, according to the poll is money, the price is negotiated price.

Vessels: to the Sinai Peninsula, be sure to have the Red Sea.

From the Lucas to Sharm el-Sheikh, and according to the regular shipping.

Price 32 dollars (every Monday, the second, fourth, day, Monday is 5 am departure, all the rest is as early as 8 points)

International Fast Ferries Co.

Toll Free: 0-800-444-0444

Hurghada Tel：(065)447571/2

Cairo Tel：(02)7498927/8

Email: info@elgouna.com

Website: www.internationalfastferries.com

It is highly recommended that an old sailing boat trip (FELLUCA), typically from Aswan to Iran-Fu (EDFU), two days and two nights.

According to the weather and conditions can take time.

Time difference: Egypt is located in the East two time zones, less than six hours late.

Best tourist season:

We went to Egypt in January, the temperatures comfortable feeling, especially in the southern region of desert temperatures are not so hot.

Usually in February to may, is the peak season for tourism; refrain from June to September in the hot summer, Egypt's southern Nubian desert temperatures of up to 50 degrees Celsius.

In addition to avoid the Muslim holy month of Ramadan (RAMADAN) to the Middle East, you will find this traffic speed slow down most of the restaurants is closed during the day, banks, government agencies, museums and attractions in advance of the door.

Currency: Egypt pounds

General local has changed.

1 USD: 6.5 or 7.5 EGP. (This depends on the price level and-for-dollar amount, and you encounter cattle. ）

Religion: Iran on instructions from LAN to teach accounted for 94%.

Shopping introduction

Shopping in Egypt is to understand this country one of the best ways.

Cairo Khalili is the most frequented by tourists. Because everything here.

Traditional souvenirs have plaster; brass utensils; glass products; silver jewelry; perfume; Papyrus; wood, carpet, etc.

Our route:

Cairo-Aswan-Combe ombu — Iraq has rich – Luxor — Haru Kada-Sharm in El-Dahab-Sinai – Suez-Alexandria-Cairo