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Sinai is great for riding... except for the traffic. Expect the unexpected everywhere in Egypt. Apart from the risk of kidnapping near Aswan (according to a report I've just read on the HUBB) travel conditions are good. I wouldn't camp in Southern Egypt much, but elsewhere you should be fine. But, seriously, brace yourself for paperwork.
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Egypt and Sinai
When riding in the Delta area and down to Luxor you pass some areas that the tourist police will spot you and give you an escort to pass safe, places they know problem might be. Not recomended to go sleep in the middle of nowere, you better sleep in tourist lodges you can find along the way. Check-points are no problem, they are looking not for you 
In Sinai you will feel more safe. Sinai is full with all kinds of hosting places from 10 to 500$ per night. good roads very good hospitality.
If you have the time in Egypt I recomend a three day ride to the Western Desert do Dahla and Farafra's White Desert it is a magical place.
Ride clever
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thanks for the info . great.. I have read that the Siwa Oasis area is beautiful but he road is not that great to bike on.....that you need a guide etc. Is this correct do you know, as it would be good to enter Sinai from Jordan down through the coast to Aswan and up through the middle of Egypt and over to Siwa and out to Libya? What do you think?
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Egypt and Western Desert
As said, you can go from Dahla to Farafra to Baharia.(between Farafra and Bahariya try to find Crystal mountain which is a must, it is some 10km north 50m on the right of the road-ask about it in Farafra) from Baharia there is a quite rutted offroad way 420km to Siwa. You will need a specil permit to go that way, a permit you can get in Baharia ask the manager of the local lodge, a nice german guy that knows all. they will ask you to pass the way in one day via 6 checkpoints of the army. that is to ensure you are not lost in the sand  . it can be dun with no problem, just take extra fuel (and some gifts for the soldiars - sweets and so  )
In Siwa there is a very good and cheap lodge to stay, and a class A bitomen road will take you North to Marsa-Matruh on the Med. shore. From there you take west to the Libyan border.
If you don't want to go from Baharia to Siwa. just pull North in the general direction of Alxandria (which is a great place to visit-go to the Brasil coffey house) and from there just a day ride west along the Med coast to Marsa M, and the Libyan border.
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Originally Posted by hopelessly lost
Sinai is great for riding... except for the traffic. Expect the unexpected everywhere in Egypt. Apart from the risk of kidnapping near Aswan (according to a report I've just read on the HUBB) travel conditions are good. I wouldn't camp in Southern Egypt much, but elsewhere you should be fine. But, seriously, brace yourself for paperwork.
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Dear Jeremy
just to make it correct the people were kidnapped like 400 kilo meter west of Aswan in the most (isolated inhabited area on earth was written like that in Cassandra Vivian book about Egyptian Desert ) its known as El- Gelf El-kebir area .
just to make information through horizons unlimited more clear and logic
cheers
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