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I want to visit the colored canyon and the blue lagoon. Do you need a visa?
I want to visit the colored canyon and the blue lagoon. Do you need a visa?
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blue lagoon - maybe you meant the "blue hole" in Dahab?! if yes, then a visa is not needed either to the canyon or to dahab - because. All of this is in Sinai.
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answered 9 years ago
The Egyptian authorities notified that for individual tourists to visit Sinai, a visa is needed, for organized ones, that is, those who travel through travel agencies, they do not need
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answered 9 years ago
In any case, a Sinai visa is needed, but it is free and is placed right at the airport ... Tell the border guard "Sinai only please" and that's it))) But this can be done for those who are not going to leave the territory of Sinai !!! If someone from Sharm wants to go to the pyramids or somewhere else (even Ros Mohammed), only an Egyptian visa will be needed !!!
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answered 9 years ago
If you arrive in Sharm, they will try to charge you $ 5 for filling out an immigration card. You can fill it out yourself: there are kind people who will tell you if something is not clear.
So, on the back of the card you need to write: "ONLY SINAI"
Visa is not needed.
To other places: Hurghada, Cairo - needed.
So, on the back of the card you need to write: "ONLY SINAI"
Visa is not needed.
To other places: Hurghada, Cairo - needed.
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answered 9 years ago
You don’t need to go to the colored canyon, I went. I don’t know about the blue lagoon. By the way, is it really about Abu Galum? It is also called a blue hole, or a graveyard of divers.
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answered 9 years ago
The visa is issued free of charge upon arrival and you do not need to write anything. No shinai onli, otherwise they will tear it up and force you to rewrite it. The stamp itself on the back of the map is the shinai only)))
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answered 9 years ago
yulichka2905 - always wrote ONLY SINAI on the card, no one has ever torn anything and forced to rewrite, do not mislead tourists! The author of the question, for these excursions, a visa is not needed in the passport, a Sinai stamp is enough. I once went to a colored canyon, after which they took me to Dahab to a blue hole - this is the Mecca of divers from all over the world, but in Dahab there seems to be a blue lagoon, kitesurfers and windsurfers frolic there, where you will take an excursion, check where they will take you after colored canyon.
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answered 9 years ago
We do not give a visa for free! She is 25 dollars. Not counting those periods when the visa for Russians was free. That's when you probably tore a card in the shinai only. While there is no relief, feel free to take Sinai ONLY if you want to go to the Blue Hole or the lagoon (by the way, these are 2 different places, the blue lagoon in Dahab itself on the beach of the Hilton hotel and a paradise for surfers, the second place is a blue hole 7 km from Dahab, a paradise for divers)
Feel free to write shinai only. A visa is needed to visit Cairo and Luxor, ALL other excursions are sinai only.
Feel free to write shinai only. A visa is needed to visit Cairo and Luxor, ALL other excursions are sinai only.
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answered 9 years ago
We announced that a visa was needed, but then, due to the fact that the consular services would not be able to issue all individual tourists (there are simply not enough people or programs), they decided to suspend all this. And if you are a Russian, Ukrainian, you can safely go individually and get a visa upon arrival. Individuals in Belarus will have to issue it, they simply won’t put them on a plane at the Minsk airport without a visa (there remains the option to fly individually through Moscow or Kyiv). It all depends on the specific country of departure and your citizenship.
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answered 9 years ago
Hello. As many have noted, a visa to the Sinai Peninsula is needed, it is free. But you must stay on the territory of Sinai for the entire vacation, no Jerusalem and Peter. You can not count on long boat trips on a boat. You will get into the colored canyon without any problems - tours are sold by hotel operators and shopkeepers on the street. It's more difficult with the Blue Lagoon, if you meant it. This is a beautiful place north of Dahab. You can get there by sea by boat in about forty minutes. Or along the seashore, on camels, three hours. It is possible through the mountains by car - there is a good road, it will take the same three hours. It is better to go with an overnight stay, IMHO, the Blue Lagoon is beautiful not only during the day. The trip will not be forgotten, but it is not sold by hotel guides. And you can't buy it on the streets. More often it is organized by diving clubs. Here is a link to the trip report https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqQA9dW95DQ . Write if you decide to go. I'll help with advice. Good luck.
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answered 9 years ago
AND-HOH messed up a little. You cannot leave Sinai for Cairo, the pyramids, Luxor, etc. No one needs an Egyptian visa to travel to Israel. An Israeli visa will be put on a separate coupon, and the Egyptians will slap two seals: left / entered. It makes sense to go to Israel for 2 days with an overnight stay.
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answered 9 years ago
The Sinai visa gives the right to visit Jerusalem and all sea trips, with the exception of Tiselgorm for divers.
The only trips possible on the Sinai stamp are Cairo and Luxor.
By the way, even if you put the stamps, and then decided to still buy a visa, this is not a problem. Arriving at the airport, pay $25, put a visa and that's it. No problems type-sits on the shinai and does not go anywhere.
To the blue lagoon, you can also on the road))))))
EVERYONE sells the blue lagoon)))) But here is a nuance, divers have to work hard to go to the Lagoon, dive and come, few people will find such tours))))) But everything is possible. You can contact with me any time.
The only trips possible on the Sinai stamp are Cairo and Luxor.
By the way, even if you put the stamps, and then decided to still buy a visa, this is not a problem. Arriving at the airport, pay $25, put a visa and that's it. No problems type-sits on the shinai and does not go anywhere.
To the blue lagoon, you can also on the road))))))
EVERYONE sells the blue lagoon)))) But here is a nuance, divers have to work hard to go to the Lagoon, dive and come, few people will find such tours))))) But everything is possible. You can contact with me any time.
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answered 9 years ago