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Here you get escorted by the police on many roads. This is mostly because they want you to be safe, unfortunately.","2021-01-31T18:25:43.000Z","DGxhO9VhcRTCUTtXjbbSYQbaGz63",{"body":38,"updatedAt":39,"updatedBy":40},"The visa policy of Egypt differs quite a lot, see image below. Quite a lot of nationalities can obtain a visa on arrival.\n\nSource: [Wikipedia](https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVisa_policy_of_Egypt).","2021-03-15T11:01:36.000Z","ieMGYdJeX6ZyKgKeeGhMXPFZkax2",{"updatedAt":42,"updatedBy":43,"parts":44},"2021-05-22T16:58:57.000Z","01dRgHcnFiTSprDGCEB4Jxq7iDH3",{"formalCamping":45,"hostels":46,"wildCamping":47},"John: \"We visited campsites in Basata (25 km north of Nuweiba; beautiful and comfortable), Sharm el Sheik and Luxor. You can also pitch your tent on the roof of simple hotels for a few euros. the desert and on our gravel routes we could camp freely without any problems. \"","There are very cheap hotels in the Nile Valley and in oases.","The desert is one big campsite, where you don't even need a tent. You can also sleep at the cafeteria, where there is water, tea and occasionally food.",{"updatedAt":49,"updatedBy":40,"parts":50},"2021-05-22T17:04:07.000Z",{"traffic":51,"nature":52},"Freek: \"The first part from Cairo to the Suez Canal is very busy. You probably are not allowed to cycle in the tunnel under the Suez Canal; if you are allowed, it is advisable not to do it. Not too wide road and very a lot of freight traffic, which does not always run smoothly. The part from the Suez Canal to the south is also still busy. All the traffic runs along the coast. Many places are not on the way, so take that into account !!! Very inspiring is the environment in my opinion neither. \" The route through the western desert processes several dozen vehicles per day.\n\nWe did the route along the west side of the Sinai by bus. This is not very suitable for cyclists because the traffic is busier with, among other things, a lot of tankers that transport water.","When camping, never pitch your tent in a wadi (dry river bed). If it rains a hundred kilometers away, there is a chance that a water \u002F mud tide will wash away your tent. Take into account very cold nights, especially in february. \"",{"body":54,"updatedAt":55,"updatedBy":43},"There is not always that much to eat in the oases. There are hardly any cafeterias in the western desert, where there is less traffic.\n\n**Restaurants**\n\nEating out is cheap, especially in dahab and there are good restaurants to be found. Follow the lonely planet and you are usually in the right place.\n\n**Drinkable water**\n\nJohn: \"We used tap water. In dahab it didn't taste good and we bought bottles. There are shops in all the villages. Unfortunately there are local prices and tourist prices. Adding amounts is rounded up very broadly.\"\n\nTake enough water with you in the desert (6 to 8 liters).","2021-05-22T17:01:07.000Z",{"body":57,"updatedAt":58,"updatedBy":43},"The population is hospitable and easy to talk to. As a Westerner, you are hardly left alone for a moment in Cairo and Luxor etc. Elsewhere it is relaxed. Egypt is an Islamic country.\n\nJohn: \"You absolutely have to adjust clothing. Cover as much skin as possible. You are ashamed of the airplane tourists who don't care about anything. In the tourist towns on the Red Sea you can walk on the street in shorts and sleeves, the locals do the same.\"","2021-05-22T16:48:04.000Z",{"body":60,"updatedAt":61,"updatedBy":43},"**Mandatory vaccinations**\n\nA yellow fever vaccination is mandatory if you come from a yellow fever area.\n\n**Useful vaccinations for cyclists**\n\n-   Vaccinations against dtp and hepatitis a are recommended\n-   Sufficient (pet) bottles on your bike seems obvious to me.\n-   A water bag for wild camping is also handy and yet easy.\n-   If you have delicate skin (or don't want to look old at a young age) you should protect your skin from the sun. Not just with suntan lotion, but with thin cotton or linen clothing. Long sleeves, long legs, most desert dwellers never wear their swimming trunks. 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