Data for Cairo, Luxor, Aswan and the Red Sea, installed before you fly. Egypt is on the Middle East plan, so a stopover in Dubai or a week in Jordan on the way stays on the same eSIM.
The Egypt plan covers Egypt only.
The same 10 GB in a package that keeps working past Egypt.
Middle East · 10 GB · 30 daysEgypt + 10 countries16.99€$19.99£14.99CHF 16.99+3.00€ vs Egypt only+$4.00 vs Egypt only+£3.00 vs Egypt only+CHF 3.00 vs Egypt only
Africa · 10 GB · 30 daysEgypt + 32 countries40.99€$46.99£35.99CHF 38.99+27.00€ vs Egypt only+$31.00 vs Egypt only+£24.00 vs Egypt only+CHF 25.00 vs Egypt only10 other countries share the package with Egypt. A few of them:
What's included, when it starts, and how to get connected.
Most visitors buy a visa on arrival for US dollars at the bank counters before immigration, or apply for the e-visa on the official site in advance and walk past them. Cairo airport is chaotic rather than slow; have the hotel address written down and the transfer booked, because the taxi negotiation at the door is the first thing a working phone spares you.
Both work in Cairo and Alexandria with fixed prices; the pick-up point at the airport is signed. The Cairo metro is cheap and useful for a few routes. Between cities, the sleeper train to Luxor and Aswan is the classic, EgyptAir flights are quick and inexpensive, and the Nile cruise is the way to see the temples between the two.
Cards work in hotels, chain shops and the better restaurants; taxis, markets, guides and most sites are cash. Baksheesh — a small tip for any service, from the bag carried to the tomb pointed at — is part of daily life, so keep small notes. ATMs at banks and inside hotels are the reliable ones.
Luxor and Aswan pass 40°C from May to September, when the temples are visited at dawn or not at all. Winter is the season on the Nile and the busiest weeks are Christmas to February. The Red Sea resorts are warm the whole year, with the sea coolest in February. Ramadan changes the rhythm — restaurants by night, quieter days.
The Grand Egyptian Museum, the pyramids and the Valley of the Kings sell tickets online with the option of timed entry; photography permits are separate at some tombs. A licensed guide for a day costs less than the hassle it removes.
Egypt is on the Middle East plan, so the same eSIM works in Cairo, on a felucca at Aswan, in Luxor and on the Red Sea coast without anything to change. Coverage follows the local network: strong in the cities and the resorts, good along the Nile valley and the main roads, and thin in the Western Desert and the far south of Sinai, as it is for everyone.
The United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the rest of the Middle East list share the package, so a Dubai stopover or a week in Petra on the way keeps the same allowance. Morocco and the rest of North Africa are on the Africa plan, a separate package.
Answers about data, coverage and setup for Egypt.
Egypt requires phones brought into the country to be registered, with customs duty, if they stay beyond a short visit and use an Egyptian SIM. A travel eSIM connects as a roaming device through the local network and is treated as a visitor’s phone: install before you fly, switch the line on when you land, and nothing is registered. Rules change — check the current guidance if you plan to stay for months.
Yes. The Nile valley between Luxor and Aswan is well covered from the river, with a few quiet stretches between towns, and the Red Sea resorts — Hurghada, Sharm el-Sheikh, Marsa Alam, Dahab — are strong. Underwater is another matter. In the Western Desert and on the road to Siwa, expect nothing between the oases, on any SIM.
Yes. Egypt, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates are all on the Middle East plan, with Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the rest of the list: one package, one allowance, and the phone picks up a partner network when you land in Amman or Dubai. Buy the length for the whole trip together, since validity starts with the first connection.
