This FAQ covers the basics you ask most before and during a trip: visa on arrival vs e-visa, best months by region, average costs, payments and tipping, SIM/eSIM and Wi-Fi, airport transfers, trains and domestic flights, safety notes, packing and dress code, and public holidays. It also explains what’s included in Egypt tours and Nile cruises, add-ons like Abu Simbel or the Luxor balloon, Red Sea day trips, Lake Nasser cruises, and desert/oasis routes, internal/extral flights. All answers reflect Step To Egypt operations and are kept up to date. If something isn’t listed, send a message—we respond quickly.