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| Baggage allowance: Normally the limit for luggage on flights is 20kg. Some of the air lines allow 10kg excess for dive gear, you would need to check with them. The airlines are starting to check on hand luggage a bit closer with a 5kg limit. Generally on flights out of Sharm they do not weigh the luggage to accurately. Remember that some airlines do not allow pony bottles on board, while others insist that the tanks are empty or the valves removed. |
| Passports and immigration:
A full passport is required to enter Egypt, which must have at least 6 months validity left on
it. There are 2 types of visa available for Egypt. The main one is a 1 month visa which can be obtained at the Embassy in your country or is available on arrival at the airport. This visa costs approx. $20 (£15) and comes in the form of stamp, looking like a postage stamp. This visa gives you access to anywhere in Egypt. On arrival in Sharm the visas can be purchased as soon as you enter the arrivals hall. They are available in the banks which are directly across from the door. If you did not purchase a visa in your own country this is where you must go to first on entering the hall. If your holiday is planned to stay in the Eastern half of the Sinai (not going to Ras Mohammed or Thistlegorm) then a Sinai only visa is possible for you. This visa is free and gives you a 2 week stay. It is obtained directly from the immigrations officer in his booth to the right of you as you enter the arrivals hall. He will ask you to write 'Sinai Only' on the back of the arrivals form then underline it, and then you are in. The immigration officer will require your passport and the filled in arrivals form, usually given to you on the plane. Once the officer has stamped your passport you are free to go on to the baggage carousel to retrieve your luggage. Here trolleys are available for a cost of 2LE (don't get conned into giving them £2) Once you have your bags you go through the red or green customs channels (it does not matter which one you go through). Here they may stop you to search your luggage and it is common for the officers to write in your passport any videos or expensive electrical items. This is only to make sure you leave the country with them and don't sell them. Beyond the customs is the exit. Before exiting the building there is a Duty Free shop by the baggage reclaim. They only accept major foreign currencies, this is the main supply of imported beer and whisky, you are only allowed to use the free shop with in 24 hours of arrival (there is another one in Nama Bay, next to the Kahramana Hotel). |
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