Hurghada What to Pack

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: Toiletries & Medical Supplies:
Your only mediacal supplies would be pills for stomach problems and skin care and sun cremes. Medication is very cheap in Egypt but just get what you trust more.

Miscellaneous: electricity in Egypt is a 220 volts so make sure not to use the 110. Get the transformer or buy it from Egypt (less than 30 US dollars).

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: You will hardly wear the clothes that you bring with you. Flip flops, swimwear, shorts and t-shirts. A hat is a must as well as a shawl or loose shirt to cover up. Believe me you will have had enough sun at some point during the day!

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: Definitely factor 30 or above. Even if you tan easily. Drink gallons of water. The air is so dry you could easily become dehydrated without realising it.

Miscellaneous: Travels to places like Egypt involves a lot of fighting the heat, especially if you, like me (I am still surprised as to why I did that), go there right in the middle of the summer. Hereýs a list of useful items to take:

- Hats and other covering: Large brimmed hats that provide head covering and some shade. For women, they are also a proof of modesty, welcomed when visiting old churches and mosques. Scarves and the like covering shoulders and arms can keep the sun off during treks. A cloth hat or scarf can be soaked to help keep the head cool.

- "Squeeze Breeze": this is a water bottle with a sprayer and a battery-operated fan attached. The beach toy to take with you!

- Sun block: While sun blocks may be purchased in Egypt, people tend to prefer sticking with their own favourite brand (the skin, too, ýgets usedý to it), and thereýs not guarantee youýll find it on the spot. So take your own, if you have preferences!

Luggage and bags: Usual beach holiday bags!

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Light clothing all year round, long sleeves for winter nights. Swimming costume, flippers, snorkel, mask.

A pair of strong shoes are advisable if you do any trips to Luxor/Cairo as you will be walking over stones etc!

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: Mosquito repellent
Imodium (for diariha) a must as you can pick up some nasty stomach bugs from Egypt!

Photo Equipment: Underwater camera, I used the disposable Kodak Ultra Sport, waterpoof to 10 metres, enough for snorkelling! Compared to the Fuji Marine that I used in Maldives I found the Kodak better! You can see my results...

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: light clothes, but something to cover in the chilly evenings if you are visiting out of the summer season

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: lots and LOTS of sunscreen, after sun body milk, pills for diarrhea

Photo Equipment: besides the usual photo/filmiong equipment, be sure to have underwater camera! If you don't have it, you ca easily get one there, they are cheap, 60 to 100 pounds (depends if you want one time use, or to use more times), which is 10-15$.Then you'll be able to take pretty photos like this one!

Camping/Beach/Outdoor Gear: hats against the sun, sun glasses, snorkeling equipment (flippers, masks, breathing pipe, even a diver suit if you prefer)

Luggage and bags: A big valise for putting all your presents!

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Don`t forget your swimming suit!!

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: For all people who are drinking water from the tap I advice you : take imodium (loperamidum) or another anti-diarrhoea with you.
I promise you that you need it!
When it is to bad you can take an antibioticum such as ciproxine (ciprofloxacine 250 mg)
And for stomach ache take motilium (domperidonum).
If you have only cramp on your intestine you can take ercefuryl (nifuroxazide).
Please don`t forget your sunmilk you shall need I promise!

Photo Equipment: Take enough films for photographs with you

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Shoulder covering shirt!
if you are female - a long skirt (over the knees)

--> you need no socks at all

Miscellaneous: SUNCREME!

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: ALOE GEL. I cannot say that enough. My niece went snorkeling for FOUR HOURS STRAIGHT and paid the price.