1, consumption
Egypt is a tipping country, to Egypt, we need to follow the customs, in the acceptance of the service at the same time, you need to pay a certain amount of tips to each other.
2, security
Security is all the tourists to Egypt are concerned about the problem, the Egyptian government of foreign tourists to do very strict security measures. Hotels, attractions at the entrance of the place will have security instruments to enter the area of the tourists and car security checks.
3, meals
Cairo and Luxor in Egypt have Chinese restaurants, generally we will arrange Chinese meals in these two cities; Alexandria for the local seafood meals, usually grilled fish, rice, naan and Sarah, etc.; Red Sea hotels include breakfast, lunch and dinner, and all the hotels for the Western-style buffet. Cruise ships also include breakfast, lunch and dinner, also to the Western-style buffet.
4, weather
Egypt is located in Africa, but the average daily temperature is not high, because the temperature difference between morning and evening is very large. Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea coastal areas due to the influence of the maritime humid climate, the daily temperature difference is not yet large, the more to the south, the more gradual from the desert, the climate becomes drier and drier, the more hot during the day, the more the temperature drops at night.?
General winter to Egypt need to wear woolen clothing; and spring and fall to wear some daily blended clothes can be; summer should pay attention to wear light-colored, breathable and sweat-absorbing cotton clothing, try to wear long-sleeved pants, do not expose the skin to daylight to avoid sunburns, and have a jacket at hand, the desert is very cold at night.
5, cell phones and phone cards
Egypt has three major telecommunications operators, respectively, Vodafone, Etisalat and Mobinil. phone cards can be purchased in the business points of the major operators, are 10 Egyptian pounds a piece, but the best place to buy in the plaza in front of the Ramses train station, there are a lot of phone card sales, the three major operators have cards, and number selection. The best place to buy them is in the square in front of Ramses train station, where they sell phone cards from all three major carriers, with a choice of numbers, for as little as EGP 5.
The cards don't include a charge, but there are plenty of stores on the street with operator logos where you can top up your card. The rates are similar, with calls to Egypt costing EGP 0.15 a minute and domestic calls around EGP 5 a minute.