Most visitors are required to be in possession of a passport of at least 6 months validity.

Most Non-Egyptians visitors are granted a one month tourist stay permit upon their arrival to Egypt. Normally, visa applications are passed out by airlines before landing at an Egyptian airport. However, some nationalities are required to obtain a visa prior their arrival to Egypt.

It is advised that you apply for a multiple entry visa if you are planning to travel to a neighboring country then coming back to Egypt during your stay.

For travelers entering Egypt through South Sinai and remaining in the South Sinai area, a free 14-day visa can be obtained upon arrival.

For clarification on eligibility for a stay permit upon arrival or other classes of immigration permits, please contact Jet Arrow Travel through our e-mail: info@rotanatours.com or the nearest Egyptian Embassy or Consular mission at your place of residence.

Egypt has a year-round sun. In cities like Alexandria and Marsa Matrouh, it is expected to rain in winter since they have a more Mediterranean climate than the rest of the country.

Daytime temperatures rang from pleasantly warm in the winter to very hot in the summer. Northerly cities such as Cairo and Alexandria are generally 5°C cooler than southerly areas such as Aswan and Abu Simble. Nights in the desert can be extremely cold.

MasterCard, Visa, American Express and Diners Club are widely accepted in Egypt. All Hotels, major restaurants and shops accept credit cards.

It is advisable to take travelers cheques in US dollars, pound sterling or Euros to avoid additional exchange rate charges.

ATM machines can be easily found in all major cities and tourist spots.

The majority of hotels try to satisfy the tastes of their foreign guests by serving international cuisine. Many restaurants also specialize in foreign food such as French, Italian, Lebanese, Greek, Chinese and Indian cuisine. The light and not particularly spicy Egyptian cuisine is also popular with tourists.

Naturally, bottled water and soft drinks are available everywhere. Try juice stalls on the street where you can get freshly squeezed fruit juices depending on the season for around EGP 6 per glass. Mango, guava, sugarcane, or strawberry are just a few of the many to tempt you on a hot day.

Tap Water should never be drunk in Egypt. We recommend that you use bottled water ensuring that the seal has not been broken on the bottle.

Usually when you are traveling independently and enter one of Egypt’s touristic sites, you will find a guide offering his help. These guides are freelancers who are not employed by the government to assist you. Therefore, we recommend that you coordinate with your travel agent to provide you with a good tour guide. Jet Arrow travel will be glad to provide you with Egyptologists to guide you on all your tours.

It is recommended that you wear comfortable shoes through all your visits since you will be doing a lot of walking and temple floors are far from even.

It is also recommended that ladies wear trousers or jeans when visiting the pyramids since you will walk through narrow corridors and you will be doing lots of bending when going down and up the pyramids.

If you enter a mosque, remember to take your shoes off. Women should cover their heads if they enter any mosque and not sit with men inside the building.

When going on a safari, it is advisable that you bring something to cover your hair and eyes with in order to avoid sand sticking to your hair and getting into your eyes.

In summer, wear a hat to protect yourself from the heat of the Egyptian sun. Sunglasses are a must as the sun is very strong in Egypt.

It is advisable to wear cotton in the summer as the heat can be like a furnace. In winter wear layers that can be taken off during the heat of the day and put back on for cool evenings.

Since many tombs and temples use natural light for illumination, it is useful to bring along a small, pocket flashlight with you. However, please do not take a bright halogen torch as it might damage the monuments.

Wet wipes is a very useful method to clean you hands with after your visit to the pyramids or other archaeological sites. During your visit you will touch some stones or the inside of a tomb, so it is advisable to bring your wet wipe with you during your visit.

Please make sure that your camera doesn’t require flashlight to take a photo. Many monuments require no flash photography as it may cause serious damage to the monuments.

If you want to take photos of cute, ethnic locals, ask for their permission first. Sign language works fine, and means that you don't insult anyone unintentionally.