Never really done, its too far. There you will be given a 2 week Sinai Visa .
Attendants do speak enough English to make sure.
Taxi to Taba boarder for around 20 NIS, from the centre. A full visa is also required for safaris to Ras Mohammed National Park or the SS Thistlegorm wreck dive. It is open Sunday to Thursday 9am - 11am. Return between 1 and 2pm to collect your visa. Egypt, a small bedouin village which is being developed into a tourist destination, is located in the Sinai Peninsula on the Gulf of Aqaba, an arm of the Red Sea.