International travel

Printer-friendly versionMost visitors to the Red Sea arrive by charter or scheduled flight services directly into the resort where they will be staying or the resort from where their liveaboard boat will depart.

Non-Egyptian visitors arriving in Egypt are required to be in possession of a minimum 6 month valid passport. Italian  and German citizen are allowed to enter the country with a valid ID card. The ID card must be valid for travelling abroad and have a minimum validity of 6 month.

In this case visitors need to have:

• 2 recent passport pictures,
• 1 copy of the ID card.

An Entry Visa is required to enter the country of Egypt and can be obtain at any of the Major Ports of Entry.

Citizens of the following countries are required to be in possession of a pre-arrival visa: Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Chechnya, Croatia,Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Lebanon, Macau, Macedonia, Malaysia, Moldavia, Morocco, Pakistan, Palestine, The Philippines,Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Sri-Lanka, Tadzhikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and all African countries. There are 2 kind of Visas: the Full Egyptian Visa and the Visa for South Sinai only.

With the Full Egyptian Visa is possible to travel all over the country and the cost is 15$. The Visa is valid for 28 days and can be renewed in the Visa office in El Tour, at 100 km. from Sharm.
Visa stamp is normally provided by the tour operator included in the holiday's package or can be purchased on the arrival Hall before proceding to custom.


The South Sinai Visa is free of charge and is valid for 15 days only and can not be renewed. This Visa is valid for South Sinai only and is possible to travel to Dahab, Taba, Sinai Mountan, St. Cathrine, Tiran Island. To visit the National Park of Ras Mohamed is possible only with the Full Visa.

Please note  that foreigners who reside for more than 28 days in Egypt are only able to fly out of Egypt on scheduled services.
For International flights to Egypt from anywhere in the world, please contact your nearest travel agent.