These notes are general and current as of 2026. They do not replace a travel clinic, nor your country’s guidance. If you have a condition, are pregnant, or take long-term medicine, see a doctor before you book.
1. Vaccines and certificates
From Europe, North America and much of Asia, no vaccine is usually required to enter Egypt. COVID is no longer an entry document. A yellow fever certificate is asked only if you arrive from a country where the disease circulates (parts of Africa and South America) — not on a direct Paris–Cairo or London–Cairo flight.
A travel clinic may still suggest updating tetanus-diphtheria-polio, hepatitis A, and sometimes typhoid, depending on length and style of trip (desert, villages). That is a medical decision, not an EG Traveo formality.
Bring prescriptions, generic (INN) names of medicines, and enough for the whole stay plus a margin. Medicines in cabin baggage, in original boxes.
2. Water and food
Drink bottled water (seal intact) for the first days, and for teeth if your stomach is shy. We provide it in the vehicle on touring days. Ice and raw salads in small street restaurants are the classic risk; 5* hotels and chosen boats have safer kitchens, with no zero-risk promise.
If you get a stomach upset: fluids, salts, rest. A traveller’s remedy from your usual pharmacy, prescribed if needed, is better than an improvised purchase. Tell the guide if you cannot manage a temple morning — we adapt, we do not push.
3. Heat and pace
Luxor and Aswan often pass 40 °C in summer. We start early, we split the day, we insist on water and shade. The August 2027 eclipse falls in that heat: the viewing plan includes rests, hydration and a quiet return, not an extra afternoon of temples.
Sleep the first days. A long flight plus Giza the next morning is possible — it is not always kind. Tell us if you prefer arrival and a gentler day.
4. Care on the ground
Pharmacies are plentiful in cities; 5* hotels have an on-call doctor or a partner clinic. For an emergency we steer you to a private hospital in Cairo, Luxor or Hurghada. That is why insurance with medical evacuation is required: a hospital stay or a medical flight is settled with the insurer first.
Tell us about allergies, reduced mobility, asthma, diabetes. Temples have steps; pyramid interiors are tight and optional. We do not “push” anyone into a tomb.
5. Red Sea diving
A trial dive or certified dives require swimming ability and a medical form. Some conditions (lung, heart, sinuses, pregnancy) rule diving out. Bring PADI / SSI cards. We book smaller boats when dates allow. No flying in the hours after a dive day — we time the return flight accordingly.