Is it possible to go from Egypt on an excursion to Israel, if the date of travel to Egypt on November 17, 2013, and the passport is valid until March 17, 2014?

Responds Marina Tereshina, Unex company
The validity of the passport must be at least 6 months at the time of entry into Israel. In your case it does not work out.
Responds Bobrova Ekaterina, Head of the Israel Department of the Russian Express Company, $
The validity of the passport for entry into Israel must be at least 6 months from the date of crossing the Israeli border.

In your case, the validity period is 4 months. The border guard has every right not to admit you on such a passport.

Responds information department of "Subtlety of Tourism"
We draw your attention to the fact that the Federal Agency for Tourism of the Russian Federation still recommends that Russians refrain from tourist trips to Egypt due to the unstable situation in the country. This October 9, Deputy Head of Rosturizm Yevgeny Pisarevsky said.

With regard to the validity of the passport, if for the visit to Egypt the validity of the document must be at least 2 months from the end of the trip. But Israel demands that the validity of the passport should be at least 6 months at the time of entry into the country. In fact, on the border of Israel this is not always given attention, and can also miss with a passport, whose validity is not less than 3 months, however it is already at your own risk.

Further, for a trip to Israel it is recommended to leave as a part of the excursion group, and not independently: firstly, as part of the tour group you will be centrally issued a visa; secondly, you will not have to pay additional customs fees and taxes (which is very common at the border at its independent crossing) and, thirdly, an independent crossing of the border can simply be difficult .For example, tourists who rent a car in Sharm El Sheikh should not turn off the main roads and approach the border with Israel..

As for excursions, it is much more profitable to buy them from local tour operators: here their cost varies from 60-80 US dollars for a one-day excursion, whereas from Russian tour operators the same excursion (often in the same bus) will cost two- 3 times more expensive .Most often, excursions to Israel are made in Sharm el-Sheikh and Taba .Also there are offers from Dahab, Nuweiba and even Hurghada - the truth, in the latter case the most expensive item is air travel from Hurghada to Sharm El Sheikh .In addition to one-day, there are two-day excursions .

October 15, 2013

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