Visiting Egypt
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Egypt uses the Egyptian Pound.
Egypt uses ungrounded European and grounded European sockets. Their devices run on 220 Volts (50 Hertz).
Egypt
Drinking Water
Tap water is unsafe for consumption
Stick to sealed or boiling-hot drinks. Avoid ice or anything that may have touched tap water.
Egypt is in the Egypt time zone, or UTC+02:00.
Egypt
Tipping Culture
Tipping is customary and expected
Tipping is part of the culture and expected for any service in Egypt. The local word for tip is backsheesh. It is better to tip in the local currency, the Egyptian Pound (LE).