FAQs

Americans are very welcomed and well-received in countries like Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, the UAE and even--believe it or not--Iran. They are the most favored and most loved Western nationality in those countries. People in those countries love to see Americans, extend their greetings, chat with and extend a helping hand when asked, regardless of political disagreements with U.S. policy.

Yes, of course it is safe, and you would not stand-out being alone. Besides, our staff is there to cater to your safety and comfort. Also, more than 55% of Egypt Tours & Travel clients are women traveling alone.

Americans see the covered women of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Yemen and Iran and think that in all Middle Eastern countries, women are required to cover themselves. This is not accurate. For example, in Egypt, more than 60% of Egyptian women are not veiled. Even among those that do wear veils, most wear just the head-cover and not the full-body veil.

Many Middle Eastern cultures are much more open and liberal than most Americans assume or think. Did you know that women Lebanon serve in the military and police force? In Egypt, women work, smoke, drink alcohol, go to clubs and discos, wear shorts, tight jeans, and miniskirts, and serve in the police force, etc. In Egypt, there are topless beaches at some of the Red Sea resorts. Of course, this is not to say what you should or should not wear in the Middle East, but it should show you that American tourists, men or women, can wear shorts in Egypt, Jordan, UAE, etc., without having a problem and without offending the locals.

Although this happened in the past, the Egyptian and Jordanian governments quickly retaliated and crushed the movement that was responsible. The Egyptian government is quite proactive in protecting its citizens and visitors. When traveling to countries like Egypt and Jordan, you are not taking any more risk by traveling there "safety-wise" as opposed to traveling to any other country in Europe, South America, or the Far East. A country like Egypt gets visited annually by about 12-million tourists--that is slightly more tourists than a heavily populated city like New York. These tourists come from all over the world, including England, France, South Africa, Russia, Spain, Germany, Canada, United States, Switzerland, and all of these tourists travel in and out of the country safely. Egypt has about 192,000 Americans or U.S. citizens that live and work in Egypt. These Americans work for places like the U.S. Embassy, the American University in Cairo, American companies like Motorola, Pepsi Cola, Coca Cola, McDonald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken, General Dynamics, Pizza Hut, and much more, just to name a few. They do their daily chores, run their daily errands, send their children to schools there, they mix and mingle with the Egyptian population on a daily basis. We usually tell worried clients who are unsure about the safety of traveling to a country like Egypt, that when those Americans begin packing their things, then it is time to delay your trip to Egypt until conditions do improve. But you can be sure that these resident Americans are comfortably and safely living and working in Egypt today