WHAT YOU *REALLY* NEED TO BRING
From our many travels to Egypt, we ladies have discovered there are a few things you should never leave home without:
- Valid passport and driver’s license or other government ID
- Proof of COVID-19 vaccination
- Cash (US dollars) (must be crisp, unmarked bills with no stains, nicks, or creases)
- Traveler’s checks
- Copies of your medical insurance cards (call to check your coverage in foreign countries)
- Copies of your travel insurance documents (Get lots more information on travel insurance. NOTE: we have no arrangements with AARDY.com – it’s just a helpful website.)
- Camera, extra memory cards, extra batteries or charger
- Plug and voltage converter
- Sunscreen
- Small packages of tissue
- Umbrella or hat for sunshade
- Scarf (to protect from sand and dust and to cover your head inside a mosque)
- Comfortable walking shoes (Get top travel shoe recommendations from Travel + Leisure)
NICE OPTIONAL EXTRAS
- Cell phone (check with your service provider for a reasonable data plan), and sign up for WhatsApp (free text messaging, voice messages, and free video calls)
- Credit card (Visa or Mastercard most widely accepted) — accepted in major cities in restaurants, large department stores, and “modern” shopping areas; call your credit card company to alert them you’ll be using your card in Egypt
- Journal and a nice pen
- Baby wipes or antibacterial wipes in small packages
- Business cards to give to new friends in Egypt
- Paperback novel to read and leave in the hotel or on the cruise ship
- $1 bills and individually wrapped candies to give out as “souvenirs” — the children in Egypt especially love this
- Postcards or little souvenirs from your home city or state to leave as a memento with your new friends in Egypt (we found these very helpful!)
- Peel-and-stick labels pre-printed with the addresses of friends and family (to send postcards from Egypt to friends back home)
- Resealable plastic bags in several sizes
