If you are interested in having a mobile phone (with your own private telephone number) while you are in Egypt you should contact Ruth at least two weeks before departure so that she can make arrangements for your phone. 

Rent a mobile in Egypt   -----   Rent just the SIM card

Suggestion: Have people at home take the international calling option from their long distance provider (you can usually do this for just one month for about $2) and they will get better rates to Egypt, usually about 50 cents/minute.

Incoming calls - free.* Outgoing to USA – 50-60¢/minute.

Mobile Phone Rental 

Phone for the length of your stay in Egypt: $60 USD or equivalent in Egyptian Pounds
Damage deposit: $40 USD or equivalent in Egyptian Pounds
Total payment on receipt of the phone: $100 USD or equivalent in Egyptian Pounds
Damage deposit will be refunded when you return the phone at the end of your tour.
Total cost to you: $60 USD.

Included in the package:

• a mobile/cell phone made by Motorola

• your own telephone number (SIM card), that people at home can dial and reach you directly.

• 50 LE (= about $9.15 USD) worth of outgoing calls. That will be enough for you to call people at home and give them your telephone number in Egypt. All INCOMING calls are free, so when they call you back you do not pay for the calls.  You can purchase charge cards in Egypt if you want to pay for the calls yourself. These cards put money into your "account" so that you can make outgoing calls, like a debit card.

• instruction manual in English

• battery recharger (ready for electricity outlet in Egypt)

• we can set up the phone to have voicemail (no extra charge) with your own message

Incoming calls - free.* Outgoing to USA – 50-60¢/minute.

Use your own mobile: Egyptian SIM card Rental Option

If you have a UNLOCKED* phone that uses a SIM card, you can use your own mobile phone with an Egyptian SIM card for telephone service with free incoming calls while in Egypt.
*Note that the phone must be UNLOCKED. Some phones use a SIM card, but are locked, so will be unable to use the Egyptian SIM card.

Rental of a SIM card that is already set up for service in Egypt: $40 USD or equivalent LE
Damage deposit: $20 USD or equivalent in LE (Egyptian Pounds)
Total payment on receipt of the SIM card: $60 USD or equivalent in Egyptian Pounds
Damage deposit will be refunded when you return the phone at the end of your tour.
Total cost to you: $40 USD 

Included in the package:

• your own telephone number (SIM card), that people at home can dial and reach you directly.

• 50 LE (= about $9.15 USD) worth of outgoing calls.

• you can purchase charge cards in Egypt, if you want to pay for the calls yourself.

Incoming calls - free.* Outgoing to USA – 50-60¢/minute.