C lothing In summer, light cotton garments and in winter woolens. In the winter, a sweater and an overcoat may be needed in the evening. In all seasons light walking shoes and a hat are essential and avoid very brief clothing as the norm is semi conservative attire. H andy Items Include Sun-glasses, sun oil, a pocket torch and binoculars. E lectric Current 220 volts, 50cycles.
Sockets take the standard continental Europe round-prond plug.
American appliances will need adapter plug and transformers. L anguage Arabic is the language spoken in Egypt. The most common foreign languages spoken by Egyptians are English with French a close second, perhaps also German and Italian. All Egyptian consulates grant entry visa. Passport authorities at all ports of entry are also empowered to grant visa on spot.