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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ancient coin hunter, post: 3066111, member: 87200&quot;]You&#039;ve hit on something [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER] . The current exchange rate of the Egyptian pound to the U.S. dollar is .057, or roughly 17.5 pounds to the dollar. The exchange rate when I visited Egypt in 2011 was .18 Egyptian pounds to the dollar. Accommodations can be had for 30-50 pounds per night in most places, with Cairo being more expensive and places like Siwa Oasis very cheap. </p><p><br /></p><p>One can travel as much as one likes seeing the sites without much of a dent in the pocketbook. Visas last for 30 days and if you leave the country at that point and return after visiting a nearby country (I visited Jordan and Turkey) you can get another 30 day VISA. I spent 4 months abroad on that trip.</p><p><br /></p><p>The government of Egypt needs more tourists and a cash infusion of dollars/UK pounds. However, the political and social climate makes travel there slightly risky, especially in Upper Egypt with more Islamists in the small towns. I actually was held up at gunpoint outside of Kom Ombo temple and shaken down for 200 pounds one evening. Luckily they decided not to harm me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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