Is Egypt A Safe Holiday Destination?

Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a Middle Eastern country in North Africa. While the country is geographically situated in Africa, the Sinai Peninsula, east of the Suez Canal, is a land bridge to Asia.

Most people who think of Egypt think of antiquities, but Egypt offers much more. Certainly it is a prime location to see a great heritage from the ancient world, including Pyramids and wonderful temples, but it is also part of the Holy Land, and tours to Christian and other religious monuments are popular. Yet Egypt also offers nature and desert treks, great scuba diving and even golf, fishing and birding expeditions. Egypt Red Sea or Sinai coasts, Cairo and leisurely floats down the Egyptian Nile are holidaymakers' favourite destinations in Egypt.

Egypt has also its problems. A string of terrorist bombings have occurred in the past 18 months around the Sinai Peninsula and Red Sea area, the most recent on April 24th 2006. This has left a lot of holiday makers worried for their safety. Con men are another phenomenon that makes Egypt a less safe place to trave, but you get these kinds of villains in any place where masses of tourists congregate. The Pyramids are notoriously bad. Hire a proper, licensed guide and he'll be only too happy to point out the dangers. Hala El Khatib a representative form the Ministry of tourism has been keen to convince tourists that it is still safe to travel to Egypt.