Il Piano — Egypt

Before you go

Emergency

122

It depends

Egypt has no alpine-style mountain rescue. In an emergency you reach the police (122), ambulance (123) or tourist police (126), and in the desert and border zones the military and tourist police run the response.

There is no rescue-insurance law, but a licensed Egyptian guide plus a permit is legally mandatory for any Western Desert travel (White Desert, Bahariya) — no self-drive, no off-track walking, and this is also what keeps your travel insurance valid. Carry standard travel insurance with medical evacuation, and treat any Theban-mountain or Sinai-summit objective as guided and permission-dependent, confirmed on the day, never a solo plan.

SOS and rescue →When to turn back →US Embassy in Egypt — police 122, ambulance 123, tourist police 126, fire 180

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