PHOTOGRAPHY
Photography or camera fees are applicable at most sights ; your guide can give you details of the latest charges.
photography such as the Sound and Light Shows, temple interiors and tombs where you are not allowed to use a flash. For outdoor light conditions, lower speeds are more suitable. The best time for photography is either early morning or late afternoon. At midday there is an enormous amount of reflective light so a light meter and filter is useful as well as a telephoto lens, minimum size of 120mm is recommended.

Remember: to take a spare set of batteries for your camera and a dust cover or polythene bag to help protect your camera and lenses from Egypt's fine dust. A flash is useful, although you will find restrictions in certain places.

Remeber: Photogharfing inside cairo museum is NOT ALLOWED ,Also inside All the Tombs

If you are taking photographs of local people, always ask their permission beforehand. Your guide can assist you in this.Photographic Restrictions .

All video equipment must be registered with customs upon arrival at Cairo

International Airport. There are a variety of rules governing photography of different sites and monuments in Egypt. At all open, outdoor historic areas, photography is unrestricted, such as outside the Pyramids and the temples at Luxor and Aswan. In some areas a ticket must be purchased to use cameras and video equipment (L.E10- 100 approx), and tripods and flashes are seldom allowed in those museums that do permit photography.

At some museums and tombs you will be asked to leave your equipment in the care of the door custodian - your guide will advise you. These restrictions are truly in the interest of preservation of these fragile sites, and we request your co-operation. Postcards and slides are available at most sites. Signs are usually posted in restricted areas but if in doubt, ask your guide rather than risk confiscation of your film.

You are strongly advised not to photograph airports, military installations,strategic sites, docks, dams, bridges, police or soldiers.

ELECTRICITY
Egypt electrical current is 220V, and sockets take the standard continental European dual round-pronged plug. If you do not have the correct adaptor with you, your hotel
Housekeeping department may have one available upon request

SHOPPING FOR SOUVENIRS
Shopping in Egypt can be relaxed and leisurely, at high-class souvenir stores and hotel outlets, or part of an authentic - but sometimes hectic! - Middle Eastern experience at the local bazaars and souks. Particularly in the local bazaars, a healthy amount of bargaining is expected - which means that the "best", or "correct" price is simply the one that both parties agree on during that sale. Enjoy the game! Some of the loveliest and best value souvenirs available from Egypt include:
Gold and silver jewelry or "Cartouches" inscribed with your name in hieroglyphics.
Wooden boxes inlaid with mother-of-pearl.
Hand-engraved brass and copper-work.
Carved alabaster from the quarries of Upper Egypt.

Hand-sewn appliqué work.Cotton "Galabeyyas" - traditional robes and kaftans, often beautifully embroidered.
Papyrus - still made by traditional methods, and hand-painted with intricate designs.