For both Western and Eastern expatriate travellers from UAE, Egypt features the most sublime and unmissable antiquities on earth as well as spectacular resort destinations with some of the world`s most spectacular scuba diving spots. For UAE nationals and Arab expatriates Cairo has a rich offering of popular music and theatre, the latest Egyptian cinema releases and cosmopolitan dining. 

The common language, shared values and tastes, the close proximity and Egypt`s relaxed, vibrant atmosphere have made Egypt the perennial favourite for short break holidays for  ex pats living and working in the UAE.

According to the United Nation`s World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) 2005 Index, Egypt is one of only two Arab countries (along with Saudi Arabia) to rank in the world`s top 25 tourism destinations during 2004. The UNWTO`s Global Tourism Highlights 2005 stated that Egypt recorded the biggest increase in the region, with visitor arrivals increasing by more than 2 million arrivals (+34%) to over 8 million (including some 5% of same-day visitors).

Egypt lies in the south-eastern corner of the Mediterranean. The bulk of the country is in the form of a block bordering Libya to the west, and Sudan to the south.  Across the Gulf of Aqaba is a small strip of Jordan and to the east of that Saudi Arabia. The majority of the country is desert, but the Nile flows from Sudan in the south through Egypt into the Mediterranean at the Nile Delta near Alexandria, Egypt's second largest city. This north-south route provides the main artery for Egypt, and has done so since time immemorial. The Sinai Peninsula is today best known for the five star hotels at Sharm el-Sheikh, whilst in the west the Siwa oasis is an area of beauty and agricultural bounty in midst of the Libyan Desert.