Egypt travel advice is relaxed

Monday, 10 Nov, 2013 0

The Foreign Office has relaxed it travel advice for Egypt, no longer advising against all but essential travel to the whole of Egypt.

Instead, its updated travel advice is advising against all but essential travel to:

* the Governorate of South Sinai, with the exception of the Red Sea Resorts, including those in the entire region of Sharm el Sheikh, Taba, Nuweiba and Dahab, plus the the St Catherine’s Monastery World Heritage Site, road travel between the Red Sea resorts, road travel from the Red Sea resorts to St Catherine’s Monastery approaching from the east, and transfers between the resorts and the airports of Taba and Sharm el Sheikh

* the Governorates of Cairo, Bani Suef, Minya, Asyut and Sohag

* Greater Cairo (including Giza 6th October City and the Giza Pyramids, which are part of the Giza Governorate).

The FCO continues to advise against all travel to the Governorate of North Sinai, due to the "significant increase in criminal activity and recent terrorist attacks on police and security forces that have resulted in deaths".

It is not advising against the use of Cairo airport as a transit stop providing travellers do not leave the airport grounds.

"You should follow the regulations set by the local authorities and obey curfews. Make sure you keep valid photographic identification with you at all times," it said.



 

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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.



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