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font-weight:700"> <font color="#FFFFFF">Main destinations</font></a></font></td> <td width="41%" bgcolor="#FF5050" align="left" colspan="4"> <font size="1" face="Verdana" color="ffffff"> <a style="text-decoration: none; font-weight:700" href="#activities"> <font color="#FFFFFF">Activities</font></a></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000000" align="left"> <b> <font size="1" face="Verdana" color="ffffff"> <a target="_top" style="text-decoration: none" href="egypttravel.htm#operators"> <font color="#FFFFFF">Tours and operators</font></a></font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#000000" align="left"> <b><font size="1" face="Verdana" color="ffffff"> <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_top" href="egypttravel.htm#services"> <font color="#FFFFFF">Travel services</font></a></font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#000000" align="left"> <font size="1" face="Verdana" color="ffffff"> <b> <a target="_top" style="text-decoration: none" href="egypttravel.htm#hotels"> <font color="#FFFFFF">Hotels</font></a></b></font></td> <td bgcolor="#000000" align="left"> <b><font size="1" face="Verdana" color="ffffff"> <a target="_top" style="text-decoration: none" href="egypttravel.htm#restaurants"> <font color="#FFFFFF">Restaurants</font></a></font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#000000" align="left"> <b> <font size="1" face="Verdana" color="ffffff"> <a target="_top" style="text-decoration: none" href="egypttravel.htm#cars"> <font color="#FFFFFF">Rent a car</font></a></font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#000000" align="left"> <b> <font size="1" face="Verdana" color="ffffff"> <a target="_top" style="text-decoration: none" href="egypttravel.htm#airlines"> <font color="#FFFFFF">Airlines</font></a></font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#000000" align="left"> <b> <font size="1" face="Verdana" color="ffffff"> <a target="_top" style="text-decoration: none" href="egypttravel.htm#shops"> <font color="#FFFFFF">Handicrafts and shops</font></a></font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#000000" align="left"> <b> <font size="1" face="Verdana" color="ffffff"> <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_top" href="egypttravel.htm#institutes"> <font color="#FFFFFF">Institutes</font></a></font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="18%" bgcolor="#999966" align="left" valign="top"> <b><font face="Verdana" size="1">Official name</font></b></td> <td width="82%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="left" valign="top" colspan="8"><font face="Verdana" color="#000000" size="2">Al-Jamhuriya Al-Arabiyah Al-Masriyah (Republic of Egypt)</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="18%" bgcolor="#999966" align="left" valign="top"><b><font face="Verdana" color="#000000" size="1">Head of State</font></b></td> <td width="82%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="left" valign="top" colspan="8"> <font size="2" face="Verdana">Mohamed Hosni Mubarak</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="18%" bgcolor="#999966" align="left" valign="top"><b><font face="Verdana" color="#000000" size="1">Area</font></b></td> <td width="82%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="left" valign="top" colspan="8"> <font size="2" face="Verdana">1.002.000 </font> <font face="Verdana" color="#000000" size="2">square km, </font> <font face="Verdana" size="2">Egypt is watered by the Nile, the longest river on earth (6695km)</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="18%" bgcolor="#999966" align="left" valign="top"><b><font face="Verdana" color="#000000" size="1">Population</font></b></td> <td width="82%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="left" valign="top" colspan="8"> <font size="2" face="Verdana">68.359.979 (2000)</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="18%" bgcolor="#999966" align="left" valign="top"><b><font face="Verdana" color="#000000" size="1">Capital</font></b></td> <td width="82%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="left" valign="top" colspan="8"> <font size="2" face="Verdana">Cairo (Al-Qahirah - </font> <font face="Verdana" color="#000000" size="2">over 15 million inhabitants in 1993)</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="18%" bgcolor="#999966" align="left" valign="top"><b><font face="Verdana" color="#000000" size="1">Official language</font></b></td> <td width="82%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="left" valign="top" colspan="8"><font face="Verdana" color="#000000" size="2">Arabic, English and French is spoken by many businessmen</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="18%" bgcolor="#999966" align="left" valign="top"><b><font face="Verdana" color="#000000" size="1">Currency</font></b></td> <td width="82%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="left" valign="top" colspan="8"> <font face="Verdana" size="2">Egypt Pound</font><font face="Verdana" color="#000000" size="2"> (</font><font size="2" face="Verdana">EŁ</font><font face="Verdana" color="#000000" size="2">) = 100 Piaster</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="18%" bgcolor="#999966" align="left" valign="top"><b><font face="Verdana" color="#000000" size="1">Exchange rate</font></b></td> <td width="82%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="left" valign="top" colspan="8"> <font size="2" face="Verdana">EŁ5.79 </font> <font face="Verdana" color="#000000" size="2">per US$; </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana">EŁ6.93</font><font face="Verdana" color="#000000" size="2"> per Euro (June 2006)</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="18%" bgcolor="#999966" align="left" valign="top"><b><font face="Verdana" color="#000000" size="1">Weights/ measures</font></b></td> <td width="82%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="left" valign="top" colspan="8"><font face="Verdana" color="#000000" size="2">Metric system</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="18%" bgcolor="#999966" align="left" valign="top"><b><font face="Verdana" color="#000000" size="1">Time</font></b></td> <td width="82%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="left" valign="top" colspan="8"><font face="Verdana" color="#000000" size="2">GMT plus 2 hours, GMT plus 3 hours from Mai to September</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="18%" bgcolor="#999966" align="left" valign="top"><b><font face="Verdana" color="#000000" size="1">Legal system</font></b></td> <td width="82%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="left" valign="top" colspan="8"><font face="Verdana" color="#000000" size="2">Based on Islamic and English common law</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="18%" bgcolor="#999966" align="left" valign="top"><b> <font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#000000">Country code</font></b></td> <td width="82%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="left" valign="top" colspan="8"> <font face="Verdana" size="2">20</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="18%" bgcolor="#999966" align="left" valign="top"><b><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#000000">Voltage</font></b></td> <td width="82%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="left" valign="top" colspan="8"><span style="font-family: Verdana; "><font size="2" color="#000000">220 V, 50 Hz - in some rural areas </font></span> <font size="2" face="Verdana">110-380 V</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="18%" bgcolor="#999966" align="left" valign="top"><b><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#000000">Entrance/Visa</font></b></td> <td width="82%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="left" valign="top" colspan="8"> <font size="2" color="#000000" face="Verdana">Passport must be at least valid for 6 months, Visa ca. 20 - 25 US$ upon arrival depending on the country of origin</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="18%" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#999966"><b><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#000000">Customs/Duty free</font></b></td> <td width="82%" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" colspan="8"> <font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">200 cigarettes or 25 cigars or 200g tobacco, 1 perfume or Eau de Toilette<br> 1 liter alcoholic drinks (only non-Muslims)</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="18%" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#999966"><b><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#000000">Health advice</font></b></td> <td width="82%" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" colspan="8"><font face="trebuchet ms, Arial, Helvetica" color="#000000"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Vaccinations against Hepatitis, Typhoid, Cholera and Polio are recommended, also anti-malaria prevention. Visitors should be careful about the strong sun during traveling through the country. Therefore the traveler should have protective sun lotion, chap stick and mineral tablets in his bag.</font><font size="2"> </font><font face="Verdana" size="2">It is recommended to drink only purified water.</font></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="18%" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#999966"><b><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#000000">Climate</font></b></td> <td width="82%" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" colspan="8"> <font size="2" face="Verdana">Hot and dry in the Summer, Winter: warm and dry with cold nights, except the coastal areas seldom rains, in April occurs the hot and dusty desert wind Khamseen</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="18%" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#999966"><b><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#000000">Travel season</font></b></td> <td width="82%" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" colspan="8"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">best season: Oct - May for main sights and Apr - Nov for dive places</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="18%" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#999966"><b><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#000000">Attractions</font></b></td> <td width="82%" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" colspan="8"> <font size="2" face="Verdana">Marvelous sights, people, shopping and weather</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="18%" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#999966"><b><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#000000">Accommodation</font></b></td> <td width="82%" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" colspan="8"> <font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#000000">3 - 5 Star hotels, in main season it is recommended to book in advance</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="18%" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#999966"><b><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#000000">Transportation</font></b></td> <td width="82%" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" colspan="8"><font face="trebuchet ms, Arial, Helvetica" color="#000000"><font face="Verdana" size="2">All main cities are connected by roads, therefore collect taxis and busses are going daily to these cities. Furthermore the local airline company Egypt Air serves following destinations in the country: </font></font> <font size="2" face="Verdana">Alexandria, Luxor, Assuan, Abu Simbel und Hurghada.</font><font face="trebuchet ms, Arial, Helvetica" color="#000000"><font size="2"> <br> </font><font face="Verdana" size="2">Inside the cities travelers may find collect taxis to almost any place in Egypt, the charges are 3 times higher than of charges the public transport company. Who wants to rent a private taxi should inform the driver about time (empty leg or waiting time). It is also for the locals usual to bargain the price in advance. The taxis of the big hotels have fixed rates based on time and distance.</font><font size="2"> </font></font><font size="2" face="Verdana">Avis, Europcar, Hertz, Budget and local agencies provide rent-a-car service.<br> Following destinations are connected by rail: Cairo - Alexandria, Luxor, Aswan, Port Said and Suez</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="18%" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFCCC"><font size="1" face="Verdana"><a name="destinations"></a><a style="text-decoration: none; font-weight: 700" href="#destinations">Main destinations</a></font></td> <td width="82%" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" colspan="8"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="18%" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#999966"><b> <font face="Verdana" size="1">Cairo</font></b></td> <td width="82%" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" colspan="8"> <font size="2" face="Verdana">Sphinx, Pyramids (only open 8am-4pm!), Egyptian Museum - a must the busy the Khan El Khalili-Bazar</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="18%" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#999966"><b> <font face="Verdana" size="1">Luxor</font></b></td> <td width="82%" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" colspan="8"> <font face="Verdana" size="2">For the temples and tombs</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="18%" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#999966"><b> <font face="Verdana" size="1">Abu Simbel</font></b></td> <td width="82%" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" colspan="8"> <font face="Verdana" size="2">Temple of Ramses II, festivals on Feb 22 and Oct 22 (both 1 day )</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="18%" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#999966"><b> <font size="1" face="Verdana">Siwa or Faiyum</font></b></td> <td width="82%" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" colspan="8"> <font size="2" face="Verdana">Environmental tours for watching desert/oasis lifestyles</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="18%" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#999966"><b> <font face="Verdana" size="1">Mersa Matrouh</font></b></td> <td width="82%" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" colspan="8"> <font face="Verdana" size="2">For superb Mediterranean beaches, also nice strands in: El-Alamein, Baltim, Gamasa, Sisi Kreir and Ras El-Bar</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="18%" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#999966"><b> <font size="1" face="Verdana">Alexandria</font></b></td> <td width="82%" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" colspan="8"> <font size="2" face="Verdana">Once world famous, now a tired shell of its former self - only some remains reflecting the golden era of Alexander the Great, good sea food though. Not far from Alexandria to the West the fine sand beaches of Mersa Matrouh</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="18%" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFCCC"><a name="activities"></a><b><font size="1" face="Verdana">Activities</font></b></td> <td width="82%" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" colspan="8"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="18%" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#999966"><b> <font face="Verdana" size="1">Riding</font></b></td> <td width="82%" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" colspan="8"> <font size="2" face="Verdana">Riding on camels and horses, especially near the Giza pyramids. Overnight trips possible for the more adventurous</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="18%" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#999966"><b><font face="Verdana" size="1">Diving</font></b></td> <td width="82%" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" colspan="8"> <font size="2" face="Verdana">Scuba and snorkeling: Red Sea/Gulf of Aquaba around Sharm el Sheikh and Dahab, the latter for a less formal experience</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="18%" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#999966"><b> <font size="1" face="Verdana">Sailing</font></b></td> <td width="82%" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" colspan="8"> <font face="Verdana" size="2">Laze or travel in a Felucca, local captain necessary - Nil cruises between Luxor and Aswan</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="18%" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#999966"><b> <font size="1" face="Verdana">Walking</font></b></td> <td width="82%" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" colspan="8"> <font size="2" face="Verdana">Walk to St Catherine's monastery in the Sinai</font></td> </tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </body>