The Foreign Office has issued a warning as it updates where you can and CANNOT travel to in Egypt. UK holidaymakers heading out of the European Union to Egypt have been warned by the Foreign Office over ‘no-go’ areas amid their autumn and winter getaways.
UK holidaymakers have been given new guidance on where they can go. The FCDO “no longer advises against all but essential travel to some areas of the Western desert”. UK holidaymakers were warned: “FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the area west of the Nile Valley and Nile Delta regions due to risks from criminal activity and military operations.”
This is except for Luxor, Qina, Valley of the Kings, Aswan and Abu Simbel, the Faiyum Governorate, the coastal areas between the Nile Delta and Marsa Matruh, the Marsa Matruh-Siwa road, the oasis town of Siwa, the Giza Governorate north-east of the Bahariya Oasis, the White Desert and Black Desert and the oasis towns of Bahariya, Farafra, Dakhla (Mut) and Kharga.
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It also exempts the following roads and the desert area between them and the Nile valley: the road between Giza and Farafra and within 50km either side of this road (but FCDO advises against all but essential travel on the road between Bahariya and Siwa), the road between Farafra, Dakhla (Mut) and Kharga, the road between Kharga and Baris and the road between Baris and Luxor.
Holidaymakers were advised: “Tourists who enter the Western Desert areas of Bahariya Oasis, Farafra, the White Desert and Black Desert must apply for permits in advance and use an official guide. There is limited phone reception and poor medical facilities. Monitor travel advice and follow guidance from official guides and local authorities.
“FCDO advises against all but essential travel on the road between Al Bawiti and Siwa, including the desert areas near the start of the road in Bahariya. The road is closed and there are military checkpoints. If you travel to the south-west corner of Egypt near the border with Sudan or Libya, you will need a permit from the Ministry of Interior. Bandits and armed groups operate in these areas.”
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