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Staying safe

• •Egypt is often labelled as an unsafe country by many foreign governments — a reputation that's not entirely unwarranted — but the average traveller should not be too overly concerned or cautious of their surroundings.
• •Travelling in Egypt is, more or less, similar to travelling in Morocco, Jordan, Palestine or Turkey.
• •Perhaps the biggest safety concern is terrorism. The Sinai Peninsula in particular is a hotspot for terrorist activity.
• •Female travellers: Egyptian men will make compliments to women; do not take offence if they do this to you.
• •Be warned that foreign women often attract the attention of Egyptian men.
• •Some men may inappropriately touch you.

Staying healthy

• •Healthcare: Some of the hospitals in Egypt's major cities and tourist areas are of international standard.
• •Doctors in private hospitals in Egypt have often studied abroad.
• •Most public hospitals do not accept foreign insurance documents as a guarantee of payment and require cash payment.
• •Private medical care is available, particularly in Cairo (Anglo American Hospital Zamalek, As Salam International Hospital Maadi, Dar Al Fouad Hospital Sheik Zayed and Saudi-German Hospital Heliopolis) and Alexandria (German Hospital).
• •In tourist resorts such as El Gouna and Hurghada, some hotels cooperate with doctors. The hotel can then order a doctor.
• •The emergency number of the Egyptian ambulance is 123.