Prague - The Czech Foreign Ministry and the Czech embassy to Egypt warned citizens against visiting the northern part of the country, including some parts of the tourism-intensive Sinai Peninsula, after the Egyptian military deposed President Mohamed Morsi yesterday amid massive protests and rioting in all major cities.
So far, Egypt's sea resorts have not been particularly affected by the ongoing wave of protests and clashes, but tourists should still avoid all demonstrations, said the ministry.
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"The security situation in the Red Sea tourist resorts is currently good, but it is still necessary to take increased caution and entirely avoid all public gatherings," said the ministry, adding that the demonstrations and social unrest may continue in all parts of the country, especially in big cities such as Cairo, Alexandria, Suez or Port Said, until the start of Ramadan on July 10.
The Czech embassy advised Czech citizens not to take pictures of government and police buildings or demonstrations, but said that the security situation in the Red Sea tourist resorts such as Hurghada, Safaga or Marsa Alam was good as of Thursday 4 July. The embassy also warned that there has been a high number of attacks against female protesters in the past days.
The situation in the Sinai Peninsula is apparently also problematic. "We do not recommend to travel individually on the Sinai Peninsula, and especially in its northern part, including the Taba tourist resort," the ministry said. The Taba tourist resort is located on the peninsula at the border with Israel. Also, when visiting the southern part of the Sinai Peninsula, Czech citizens are advised to avoid any trips outside tourist resorts, especially when alone or at night.
The Egyptian side only accepts travel documents that are valid for at least six month after the date of the planned departure from Egyptian territory.
