Paradise Travel Egypt Offer you The land that gave birth to the first great civilisation needs little introduction. The pyramids, the minarets, the Nile – the scope of Egypt is magnificent.

Visitors are surprised to discover that those legendary pyramids are merely the tip of the archaeological iceberg. Pharaonic nations, ancient Greeks, Romans, Christians and Arab dynasties have all played their part in fashioning Egypt’s embarrassment of architectural wealth.

Cairo	Sharm El-Sheikh	Hurghada

Luxor	Safaga	Ein El-Sokhna

Taba	Egypt Oasis	Aswan

Dahab	Alexandria	Port Said

Arab Republic of Egypt
Capital Cairo
30°2′N 31°13′E

Location Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lybia and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula.

Official languages Arabic (official), English and French widely spoken.

• Government Republic
- President Hosni Mubarak
- Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif
• Religions
- Muslim (mostly Sunny) 90%
- Coptic 9%
- other Christian 1%
• Area
- Total 1,001,450 sq km
- Land 995,450 sq km
- Water 6,000 sq km
• Population
- July 2009 est. 83,082,869
- Growth rate 1.642%
- Total Fertility rate 2.66 children /woman
• GDP (PPP) 2008 estimate
- Total $442,6 billion
- Per capita $5,400
• Administrative divisions: 28 governorates
• Currency Egyptian pound (LE) (EGP)
• Time zone EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
• Internet TLD .eg
• Calling code +20

INTERESTING INFORMATION TO KNOW

 DISTANCE BETWEEN CAIRO & MAJOR CITIES IN EGYPT 

 SHOPS & WHAT TO BUY
Shops are generally open from 10.00 to 23.00. Egypt offers many bazaars, also known as suq, where you can buy typical items of this country like silver, cotton, papyrus, leather, gold, copper, spices. Paradise Travel Egypt recommends shops where the client can be sure that the items purchased are of value and not replaced with items of lesser value. None of these shops belongs to Paradise Travel Egypt.
The client ultimately decides where to buy, what to buy, and at which price.

 PASSPORTS 
Passport is required with minimum 6 months validity and visa. You usually have to deliver your passport at the hotel reception upon check in. Please do not forget your passport when leaving the hotel.

 TIPS
As in all other Oriental countries, tips are considered a part of the salary for services rendered. Your transfer and local guide will inform you of how much is customary to give. Paradise Travel Egypt generally choose to include all the tips; but this general policy varies from one market to another. Anyway our operator (when quoting) or coordinator (upon arrival) or our guide (during the trip) will inform you about the included and excluded tips and how much is usual to tip.

 TEMPERATURE & WHAT TO WEAR

Egypt’s climate is generally hot and dry, with the exception of the winter months of December, January and February, which can be quite cold at night, especially in the north.
Paradise Travel Egypt suggests to take light cotton clothes, sun lotion and a cream anti mosquitoes in summer; during the winter heavy cotton garments with a jacket for the evening.