Entry requirement for Egypt

1. You have to have a passport when entering Egypt.
   

2. All travel documents should be valid for at least six month after arrival. We advise you to bring a photocopy of your original documents.
   

3. To enter Egypt you need a visa which can be purchased BEFORE the passport control for 11 Euro or 15 US Dollars.
   

4. *** If you are arriving with your own car you need a visa in advance. ***
   (and a valid Carnet de Passage valid for Egypt)
   

Checklist 1: Toiletries

1. •toothbrush and toothpaste
   

2. •deodorant
   

3. •soap
   

4. •toilet paper
   

5. •wet tissues
   

6. •shaving equipment
   

7. •brush
   

8. •towel    
   

9. •sun-protection
   

10. •earplugs
    

11. •small mirror
    

12. •personal pharmacy
    

Checklist 2: Clothes

1. •warm clothes and winter jackets
   

2. •long trousers
   

3. •comfortable walking shoes and sandals
   

4. •bathers
   

5. •hat, scarf and gloves
   

6. •socks and underwear
   

7. •warm sleeping bag
   

Checklist 3: Documents

1. •passport & passport copies
   

2. •flight tickets
   

3. •important addresses and telephone numbers
   

4. •money (cash)
   

5. •driver license – for self-drive – car permits
   

6. •Carnet de Passage if needed
   

7. •vaccination card
   

8. •credit cards (first cash machine at the airport , you get Egyptian pounds LE there)
   

Checklist 4: Other

1. •camera incl. power supply & spare batteries
   

2. •cleaning brush
   

3. •mobile phone incl. power supply
   

4. •international power adaptor (if living outside of the EU)
   

5. •glasses and sunglasses & spare glasses
   

6. •torch & spare batteries
   

7. •wet wipes (for a quick and easy body wash)
   

8. •small pillow (if needed at night)
   

9. •contact lenses
   

10. •sewing kit
    

11. •diary and pencil
    

12. •first aid kit (including: aspirin or similar, band aids, diarrhea tablets, eye ointment)
    

13. •alarm clock
    

14. •small bag for used laundry
    

Checklist 5: for self-drive

1. •towing ropes
   

2. •air compressor
   

3. •sand sheets
   

4. •all kind of belts
   

5. •spare oil filters
   

6. •spare air filter
   

7. •several spare fuel filters
   

8. •spare tubes for fuel
   

9. •toolbox with the most common used tools
   

10. •tools for tyre repair
    

11. •second car jack
    

12. •shovel
    

13. •several kids for tyre repair
    

14. •2 spare tyres
    

15. •inner tubes
    

16. •spare air ventils
    

17. •spare engine oil
    

18. •spare break fluid
    

19. •spare gearbox fluid
    

20. •spare water jerrycan