Is Egypt safe? What UK travel advice says, region by region

The short answer

The UK says about a million British people visit Egypt each year and most visits are trouble-free. It calls the Red Sea tourist areas of southern Sinai generally low risk, advises against all travel to North Sinai and near the Libyan border, and warns that road accidents are common.

• Red Sea resorts such as Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada and Marsa Alam: generally low risk.
• North Sinai, and within 20 km of the Libyan border: advised against all travel.
• Luxor, Aswan, Abu Simbel and the Valley of the Kings are excepted from the Western Desert warning.
• Roads: accidents are common; book diving only with reputable operators.

Checked September 30, 2026

Where travellers go

• Red Sea

  The UK calls the Red Sea tourist areas of southern Sinai generally low risk.

• Luxor and Aswan

  Named among the places excepted from the UK's Western Desert warning, with Abu Simbel and the Valley of the Kings.

• Siwa

  The UK advises against all but essential travel on the road from Bahariya, and Canada notes limited phone coverage on the Marsa Matruh road and in Siwa.