Latest travel advice. Sharm el Sheikh, Hurghada, Makadi Bay, Sahl Hasheesh and Luxor are SAFE for tourists to travel to. The UK’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) do not advice against travel to any tourist destinations in Egypt.
What is the current advice on travel to Egypt’s tourist destinations?
The FCDO has made no changes affecting any tourist areas in Egypt, this means all travel guidance to Sharm el Sheikh, Hurghada (including Makadi Bay, Sahl Hasheesh, El Gouna) and Luxor has not been affected. These areas remain open with no restrictions or recommendations against visiting.
Has the FCDO changed its Egypt travel advice recently?
FCDO recently updated its advice to recommend against travel to the Egypt/Libya border. The border is around 600 miles from our Red Sea resorts – equivalent to travelling from Lands End to John o’ Groats – and 475 miles from Luxor, so this change does not affect travel to tourist destinations.
Monday 20 April 2026
We are part of a family-owned travel business that has been operating for more than 30 years. We’re proud members of ABTA and every one of our holidays is 100% protected by our ATOL licence, ATOL number 9749.
The ATOL scheme is run by the UK Government’s Civil Aviation Authority. In the event of the holiday being cancelled or disrupted or a travel company ceasing to trade, the ATOL scheme will support consumers to minimise disruption to their holiday or, if they are no longer able to travel, provide a full refund for the holiday. This means that when you book a holiday package with us, your money is 100% protected.
For added peace mind, for all new bookings made after 01 January 2021, we offer this assurance:
1. If any of the following occurs you will be able to amend your booking fee-free or claim a full refund:
• The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) advises against all but essential travel to your destination.
• The Government advice changes to make it illegal to travel abroad.
• If it becomes a requirement to quarantine on arrival at your destination, with no option to forgo this.
• If your destination is placed on the “red list” prior to departure.
2. If either of the following occurs you will be able to amend your booking fee-free:
• After your holiday is booked the advice changes requiring you to quarantine on return to the UK.
• After your holiday is booked new requirements mean you are unable to travel due to new vaccination or testing requirements, or the area you are travelling from returns to lockdown.
We hope that you will never need to claim on your travel insurance, but it is important to make sure that you and your belongings are properly covered just in case the unexpected happens. We recommend taking out travel insurance at the time you book and strongly recommend choosing a policy with specific Covid-19 cover.
Your safety is our main concern. We work closely with the FCO, airlines, other tour operators, and the local authorities in resort to make sure that all aspects of your holiday are completely safe, and to plan appropriate steps should the FCO advice change.
The Egyptian authorities take visitor safety very seriously:
Our resort team is also there on the ground to help you get the most from your holiday, but also to answer any questions you may have about security in resort.