Emergency contacts in Egypt
Emergency numbers in Egypt
General emergency
122 (police), 123 (ambulance)
Police122
Ambulance123
Fire180
Tourist police126 — Tourism Police
Healthcare notes
Healthcare in Cairo/Alexandria is reasonable at private hospitals. Rural Egypt limited. Insurance + evacuation coverage essential.
Major embassies in Egypt
Verify addresses on the official embassy site before traveling — embassies move occasionally.
⚠ Common scams & risks
Pyramid camel-ride scams (refusing to bring you back), papyrus 'museum' shop scams, Cairo taxi over-charging — use Uber/Careem. Photo-pose 'gifts' that become demands.
Before you go
- Save your embassy's contact in your phone before you travel — country code + number.
- Register your trip with your government if you're a US citizen (STEP — step.state.gov), UK (FCDO advice), or Australian (Smartraveller). Free, takes 5 min.
- Take photos of your passport and store them in cloud + email it to yourself. Replacements are much faster with a copy.
- Travel insurance with medical evacuation — check the coverage limit. $100,000+ medical, $250,000+ evacuation are the realistic minimums for serious incidents abroad.
- Know the difference between the police and tourist police. When dealing with regular police in a non-English-speaking country, ask for someone who speaks English (or your language) — many will have a translator on call.