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Egypt is not an especially difficult country either to holiday in or to travel around provided visitors stick to main cities and popular tourist areas. Out in less developed parts of the country, a lack of modern amenities and limited transport and accommodation options might make things a little more difficult. Egyptians are by and large friendly people and will generally be accommodating if visitors run into any serious problems.

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Women have been known to receive intimidating approaches from locals in some areas so it’s advisable for female travellers to stick together and certainly not to go out alone at night. While the chances of attack are low, it’s wise to be on the safe than the sorry side.

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March through May, and October and November offer ideal temperatures for sightseeing and low probability of rainfall so are perhaps the best months in which to take an Egyptian holiday.

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Language: for written purposes and for the purposes of media and business, Standard Arabic is Egypt’s official language; however, at a spoken level, a variation typically referred to as Egyptian Arabic, is commonly spoken. English is spoken fairly widely especially in tourist areas and French also has a reasonably high number of speakers.

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Typical business hours:

Government departments: 08:00 - 16:00, Monday to Friday.
Retail: 09:00 – 15:00 and 17:00 – 22:00, daily with some shops closing on Sundays.
Banking: 08:00 – 14:00, Sunday to Thursday.

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