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Égypte : When to go ?

The high season starts in October and ends in March.The low season begins in April and ends in September.

Égypte : Go with a local agency

A land of adventure and thrillsFans of very large spaces will be happy in Egypt. And a local agency will be able to best guide them throughout the duration of their stay. Desert immensités offer the traveller the opportunity to go far, far away, from the mineral space, between sand plains and limestone or granite mountains. The same goes for the appalling depths of the Red Sea, which attracts divers from all over the world.A sunny climate all year roundThe seasons do not really have a reality in the country where it is still beautiful, even if temperatures cool from January to April. Swimming is possible throughout the year in the Red Sea.A country where it is good livingIt is the country of sweetness to live, where time has little to do on daily life. It is nice to get to the bottom of the population and let things come.A Historic World HeritageSeven thousand years of civilization have shaped the country, offering its visitors all its cultural, traditional and religious riches. Between majestic dynasties, the more recent Hellenistic period, the development of Christianity, the foundations of Islam, the traveller is spoiled. A local travel agency will be able to organise the best possible circuits to allow visitors to discover the basics of their stay.A welcoming populationThe reception and the sense of service are striking in Egypt. It is not uncommon that, lost in a way, in an oasis or village, a temple guard hut, you are invited to share a mint tea!The Egyptian pound follows fluctuations in the US dollar. Since the latter's increase, Egypt is cheaper than at a time for foreigners in the eurozone, but the cost of living remains much lower than Europe's. However, if you travel outside travel agencies'circuits, you can pay twice.Examples of prices. Movie ticket: 35 L; Taxi racing on average: 25 L; shawerma sandwich: 10 L; chicha in a baladi coffee: 6 L; water bottle: 3 LE.FormalitésEntry into the territory of Egypt for French nationals is easy since the visa can be purchased on site. Luggage is poorly searched but it can be done.Travellers are allowed to enter Egyptian territory in possession of the sum of 5 000 LE. Beyond this amount, they would be exposing themselves to an entry of the amount exceeding that sum.

Spoken languages

Egypt speaks, of course, of Egyptian Arabic, different from that of the Middle East or the Maghreb (all nevertheless come to understand broadly). The Arabic spoken is of the dialectal genus and varies somewhat depending on the region.
English is commonly spoken in tourist places.
French is relatively small, although very popular. Once, it was the language of the bourgeoisie. Some Cairenes practised him at school and even had the ban on using another language in the playground. You may be able to live in Cairo some Egyptians who are Francophiles who will converseront with you. As for the few words of French addressed to you on tourist sites, they are simply intended to attract you to the shops of the or bazaars.
In the Sinai, many Bedouins speak Hebrew. Otherwise, unless you meet the intellectual of the village, you can only express yourself in Arabic. The mémorisation of a hundred words can be enough to deal with current situations or, more simply, to delight in welcoming, in his native language, the Egyptian of meeting, who will be pleasantly surprised.
You certainly don't talk about it, but know that there is also a Coptic language. This language, derived from the Pharaoh language and the Greek language, is used in the Christian liturgy.Learning language: There are different ways to learn a few basics of language and the offer for self-learning can be done on different media: CD, DVD, exercise books or even directly on the Internet.

Currency

The national currency is the Egyptian pound (LE) divided into 100 d (PT). In English, you will be told about pound and piaster, in Arabic of guineh and qirch.
Notes of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 100 and 200 L, and 25 and 50 PT, and parts, increasingly used, of 5, 10, 20 and 25 PT and 1 LE are available.
It becomes necessary to provide euro or dollars; certain tourist benefits being exclusively paid in currency, at least on the basis of rates expressed in euros or in dollars, then subject to the official exchange rate that you will be presented with invoices, then payable in Egyptian books.

Weather

The climate in Cairo is still moist, due to the Nile, and warm from April to September. The temperatures then drop a little, and you need a sweater from January to March. It can rain during the winter.In Alexandria and on the Mediterranean coast, humidity is stronger, especially summer. It will rain much more than in Cairo during the winter.

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