11:02 a.m. 23.05.15

El Gouna International School is a co-instructive school built up as a crucial piece of the group base for International and Egyptian families living in the Red Sea range. EGIS offers educational facilities in English for kids from three and half and over with an extensive variety of capacities, without separation on the grounds of sex, religion, race or any stereotyping.

They accept self-awareness assumes a noteworthy part in scholarly achievement and hence plan to teach the entire youngster. They e are resolved to teach youngsters real life in the 21st century.

This obliges the kids to have the capacity to:

• Work as a cooperative person and having the self-assurance to decide.

• Experience the universe of work and the desire of businesses.

• Comprehend the worldwide viewpoint.

• Care more for their families and societies.

What EGIS Offer for Your Kids?

• It’s a school where the kids will learn effectively not with traditional ways.

• Instruction which is equipped towards empowering every kid to accomplish their best.

• A place for your kid to discover his/her full capabilities.

• Great scholarly results.

• Dealing with kids in different ways according to their needs.

• A full program of exercises overflowing with enhancing the team leader in a kid.

• An establishment that supports kids, issues them certainty and capability with which to approach the following phase of their training or the worth of work.

• Kids will learn about Responsibility, Respect, Loyalty and Integrity.

The British Division

The British International area of EGIS is different most British Schools in Egypt, an association focused on giving quality affirmation to British schools over the district.

The British division conveys the demonstrated arrangement of English instruction to kids matured 3 (Stage 1) to stage 18 (Year 13). Most kids enter in either FS1 (3 year olds) or FS2 (4 year olds), yet new understudies are welcome to join at all stages.

Since a large portion of kids  are Egyptian, the Arabic, Religion and National Social Studies program that the school offer for native speakers all through the school is guaranteed by the Ministry of Education and meets the prerequisites for Egyptian understudies through all periods of the Egyptian National training: Primary, Prep and Secondary up to high school satisfying all educational module necessities for section into Egyptian colleges. They likewise offer Arabic as a Second Language for nonnatives all through the school, and this can be taken as an International GCSE.

National Division

Language section is managed by the Ministry of Education of Egypt since 1998. In this division kids concentrate on the local language (Arabic) other than Math and Science in English Language. Arabic and English Languages are considered as first Languages other than German and French are considered as Second ones. Language division incorporates all evaluations beginning from KGs to Secondary which qualify the understudy to join all the Egyptian Government and private colleges.

EGIS National Section is a multistage area from kindergarten to  secondary school .

Like all schools in Egypt, EGIS offers scholastic training, as well as offers physical instruction and workshops, notwithstanding various related exercises.

EGIS's results have been the most astounding among all Red Sea Zone results, from kg to high school.

The school takes an interest in national rivalries for games and expressions. EGIS won first position in swimming and also first position for the best kindergarten in Red Sea.

Handball, Basketball, Volleyball and Football. Other than games recorded recreations, the division additionally offers Ballet, Swimming and Aerobics and other. EGIS every year has a games day, where all school kids tune in.

It’s much more than Learning!

Kids of EGIS are special to appreciate a mixed bag of understudy exercises that mean to keep them connected with society and people. The exercises give them a chance to fashion a bond with different colleagues and with the school as entirety.

Aside from their scholarly experience, kids of EGIS will participate in exercises that will supplement what they are realizing in the classroom. Case in point, kids will be going to treks, taking part in ventures that take them outside the classroom, and as they develop more seasoned tune in "Work Experience". This includes the Secondary school understudies to visit work destinations and spaces to experience the workplace in readiness of their work life after graduation.

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3:09 p.m. 20.05.15

The old Egyptians were the first development to consider marriage as a legitimate relationship, and numerous old customs make due right up 'til the present time. While the service has numerous western viewpoints, the eagerness and fabulous happy climate of an Egyptian wedding festival is basically stunning. Whether you decide to celebrate in an extravagance lodging viewing the Nile, in perspective of the superb pyramids or by the fantastic Red Sea, a wedding in Egypt is a genuinely sentimental ordeal.

Arranging the happiest day of your life is an energizing step. Everyone is excited to make this uncommon day exceptional for you and for your visitors. This sentimental destination is the ideal getaway for weddings and special nights. There are wedding planning groups that are arranged to meet and examine your own game plans, favored spot, set-up, association, smorgasbords, refreshments and stimulation – we will make your extraordinary day life-changing. In case you're arranging a remarkable wedding, ElGouna has awesome view, an immaculate climate lasting through the year, and numerous spots to brows.

Your fantasy dream wedding should be in El-Gouna, where it offers a captivated setting and excellent administration for making recollections that will endure forever. Wedding couples and their families are the most uncommon visitors, and helping them to check the start of their life together is a flat out honor.

Just Imagine the wedding you had always wanted, and ElGouna Resort will make it a reality in a most life-changing way.

Sheraton Miramar El Gouna

Sheraton Miramar Resort is a desert spring of peacefulness and excellence is based on nine islands encompassed by dazzling greenhouses, in El Gouna, Hurghada.  The five stars resort is a captivating mix of Arabic and Egypt's Nubian style, composed by world renowned draftsman Michael Graves. Its 'luxurious 338 rooms & suites are genuine retreats, made in a delightful and loose climate with detached patios and overhangs ignoring the astonishing perspective of the tidal ponds, pools, or private shorelines. 

This inn highlights bunch settings for your occasion, including 223 square meters belvedere dance hall, dividable into two segments, pleasing up to 220 visitors in a theater style set up and additionally some unmistakable venues for a extraordinary wedding like coconut Grove found right on the heart of the primary building amidst a palm tree woods, dock 17 a substantial outside porch notwithstanding the perfection and swimming pools deck zone for your uncommon day or night. With its culinary staff's proficient mastery and authentic imagination, the Sheraton Miramar Resort will guarantee your otherworldly day deserts enduring recollections.

Additionally the resort offers Honeymooners bundle EGP 2800, 03 Nights stay in a twofold room base on Half Board for recently marries that suiting the vast majority of their goals to achieve a getaway to a universe of dreams for their exceptional vacation. Bundle includes "Bed of Roses”, wedding cake, a sentimental light supper at the Oriental or the Italian Restaurant notwithstanding complimentary 02 soda pops at the Miramar Bar or the Boat Bar, Shuttle Bus & Boat for the couple and “Adam & Eve rub "for 30 minutes. Likewise Honeymooners can appreciate Free Access to Health Club, Sauna, Steam and 25 % Special rebate on other back rub medications.  

Sheraton Miramar Resort is very suggested as the great honeymooner’s destination.

Other places where you can arrange your wedding at:

MÖVENPICK RESORT & SPA

T +20 65 354 4501
resort.elgouna@moevenpick.com
www.moevenpick-elgouna.com

SHERATON MIRAMAR RESORT

T +20 65 354 5606
reservations.miramargouna@sheraton.com
www.sheraton.com/elgouna

STEIGENBERGER GOLF RESORT

T +20 65 358 0140
steigenberger@steigenbergergolf.com
www.steigenbergergolfelgouna.com

MOODS RESTAURANT & BEACH CLUB

T: +20 122 0900 222
info@moods-elgouna.com
www.moods-elgouna.com

CLUB PARADISIO

T +20 65 354 7934
reservation@clubparadisio.elgouna.com

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11:25 p.m. 18.05.15

Once you finish your day at El Gouna don’t ever think to sleep and get up the next day because you will miss the real El Gouna life. “The El Gouna nightlife” You can meet companions for a casual beverage and discussion at a bar, attempt your fortunes at Aladdin's Casino or move for a considerable length of time at one of the town's enthusiastic clubs.

The two principle nightlife center points of Kafr el Gouna or the Downtown and Abu Tig Marina offer an interminable decision of outlets, from popular bars to cushy bars, Aladdin's Casino, the colossal outside Palladium disco, karaoke bistros, shoreline bars, and a lovely desert spring in the edges of the resort to appreciate a normal Bedouin evening.

The Aladdin Casino, in Kafr el Gouna, offers Roulette, Blackjack, Oasis stud pokers, Punto Banca, and Chemin de Fer.

On the off chance that you are searching for some evening activity, El Gouna in comparison places nearby  is a calm spot, obviously you will have a ton of fun, however in the event that you are a genuine gathering person then  you ought to set out toward Hurghada. Places that are at the heart of the nearby social scene including the Club House, Mangroovy Beach, the Marina promenade and Studio 52, to give some examples, frequently compose live shows, presentations, occasions, BBQ shoreline gatherings and a great deal more.

Also, in the event that you are searching for a more repressed, personal environment, there is a determination of snuggled up smart bars offering music for sentiment and incredible mixed drinks.

Whichever bar, gathering or move venues you decide to go to, be arranged for a lie-in the following morning, on the grounds that El Gouna's clamoring nightlife is prone to keep you out until the early hours of the morning.

Each Friday and Monday in the Abu Tig marina and Saturdays in Down Town all are welcome at the El Gouna road celebrations. Unrecorded music, sustenance stands and shows. An extraordinary night for parading along the waterside… 

Mangroovy

Back in the days when El Gouna was still little, Mangroovy was the spot to be for a dusk BBQ took after by chilly brews and hitting the dance floor with the sand between your toes. Numerous things have changed yet Mangroovy is still there! It is a Kite surfing focus amid the day with a move club with occupant DJ each Sunday and Wednesday.

Peanuts

Each and every other day has an alternate subject highlighting a women night, karaoke night and a "gounie" night particularly for local people. Surely understood as one of the first bars in Hurghada, Peanuts has now come to El Gouna, offering the ideal blend of moving, feasting and drinking with a little Dutch impact. This is the spot to go on the off chance that you like a blend of brilliant oldies and move music.

Chiringito

An incredible area on the shoreline alongside Abu Tig Marina issues it all the air it needs. Chilled parlor music, cool beverages and the best shisha nearby make it a not-to-be-missed-quit amid your vacation in the Red Sea. Furthermore, for you party enthusiasts, there is Chiringito each Friday with its late night mixed drinks and moving on the shoreline to the tunes of the inhabitant DJ. Each first Friday of the month there is a major gathering with a visitor DJ from Europe.

Sandbar

Sandbar was one of the first bars in El Gouna and a sort of establishment with local people. It gloats hot nourishment and cool lagers and is in an awesome area in the focal point of Down Town. With its chilled laid back air and music suiting all tastes, this is the spot to get together following an occupied day's plunging. Saturdays brings unrecorded music and shows and Thursday night is billiards rivalry night. All can join, whether you are an expert of the sign or a fledgling with 2 left hands.

Clubhouse

A well known home base with local people, Clubhouse has everything; An awesome menu with sustenance running from breakfast, light snacks to full suppers, an extraordinary shoreline with parlor sun beds, shisha and a pool. So whether you need to tan by the poolside, listen to parlor music on the shoreline or move the night away at one of the well known gatherings highlighting live groups from Cairo. All is conceivable at the Clubhouse

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8:39 p.m. 18.05.15

Strategically El Gouna placed 23 kilometers north of Hurghada, El Gouna is just a 4-5 hour flight from Europe's significant countries.

The town is effortlessly gotten to from Europe through the Hurghada International Airport and gloats a heavenly base and fabulous administrations and additionally characteristic shorelines and all year sunny weather.

The town's area offers great access to Egypt's numerous characteristic miracles, famous destinations, and archeological fortunes. The antiquated sanctuaries of Luxor and Aswan are just a couple minutes away from El Gouna. Day and through night treks to Luxor, Aswan, Cairo, and Sinai are effectively arranged easily in El Gouna.

El Gouna Areas Division

El Gouna is the perfect place for the quiet and unwinding ocean in this some piece of the Red Sea coast. Effortlessly reachable from Hurghada International Airport, about 20 minutes from Hurghada, the town represents considerable authority in Red Sea extravagance traveling.

El-Gouna resort town is partitioned into many areas and intensifies, each having an extraordinary vibe. The Downtown with its Nubian propelled structural planning is considered as the heart of the resort, while the neighborhoods comprise of:

- Nubia, a bunch of Nubian manors with 4 km of shoreline.

- The Italian Area arranged in the heart of Downtown offers private lofts with access to the shoreline.

- The Marina Town, planned in a Yemeni style, is the most upscale local location of El Gouna, ideal for yacht and sailboat proprietors.

- Golf Area, with its open flats and estates disregarding the green.

- The West Golf Area, inverse side of the Golf zone, shares its extravagance and serenity.

- The Hill Villas Area, a zone of articulating solace and extravagance with Tuscan-style estates settled on 14 distinctive height levels, disregarding the entire of El-Gouna Resort.

How to Get There?

To come to El Gouna you have many alternatives:

Via plane: There are every day planned flights from primary European countries to Cairo, and corresponding flights from Cairo to Hurghada.

Car Rent: 5-6 hours trip from Cairo to El Gouna. On the off chance that you drive, please recall having the worldwide driving permit on top of your main driving license. Egyptian activity law obliges nonnative to drive with a universal driving permit and have the capacity to reveal to it on the off chance that you are halted for a typical check. Safety belts are necessary and there are velocity restrains along the street.

Bus: From Cairo to El Gouna and the other way around, 5 times each day.

By Boats: From Sharm El Sheik, twice a day ferryboat to Hurghada harbor and back. The excursion keeps going every 90 minutes.

Things You Will Definitely Enjoy

The "Eat Around" Program: El-Gouna offers its guests a gastronomic experience they're unrealistic to overlook. Indeed, numerous places in El-Gouna offer the "Eat around Program" that permits you to go for diverse eateries in the wonderful Red Sea resort.

Khan el Khalili Bazar: where you can purchase "pharaonic" gifts, if you a fan of the pharonic culture, this is the best place for you to buy some pharaonic hand made monuments and take it back home with you.

Nightlife: You can appreciate celebrating in El Gouna at Abu Tig Marina on Mondays evenings and on Marina Street on Fridays. Likewise, don't miss the oriental show offered at Tamr Henna pub each Thursday.

Flying Tour: catch the most stunning dynamite perspectives of El Gouna on board a ultra-light plane.

Folkloric shows: watch the whirling shades of Tanoura dance experts, hip twirling and Nubian society shows at Tamr Henna each Sunday and Thursday, these shows can be occupied through your inn or before your go through your visit administrator.

KiteSurfing: If it’s your first time or you a professional, you will definitely enjoy this experience over and over again; To Kitesurf over the warm Red Sea water is an astonishing experience that you would like to try.

Snorkling and Diving: Discover the Red Sea wonders in El Gouna by joining the diving team there, they will guide you through the most amazing reefs, to discover the underwater world and the beauty of the Red Sea.

Horse Rides: A recently assembled steed stable in El-Gouna offers sightseers and changeless occupants of the astounding ocean town the unparalleled fervor of horse riding. The stable gave 10 Arabian crossed stallions and additionally two ponies for the young riders.

Useful Guidelines

Diving Note: When diving, don't touch the corals to save them from harm and abstain from getting in contact with the really amazing looking ocean livings as they may be hazardous.

Internet Service: It is accessible in numerous hotels and resorts. Remote hotspots are additionally accessible in bistros and food courts around the city.

Cell telephones: you can either keep your cellular telephone number by contacting your provider or purchase another Egyptian number that you can use easily around the place, by buying an Egyptian SIM card.

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4:30 p.m. 17.05.15

Most travelers and guests to Egypt can acquire a passage visa at any of the airplane terminals or ports of section. All non native touching base in Egypt ought to have a substantial visa (with no less than 6 months left before expiry) to get a section visa.

There are three types of Egyptian visa

Tourist Visa: is usually valid for a period not exceeding three months and granted on either single or multiple entry.

Entry Visa: is required for any foreigner arriving in Egypt for purposes other than tourism, whether for business or study, that holds a valid Entry Visa is needed to complete the residence procedure in Egypt.

Transit visa.

Instructions to get your visa at the air terminal:

The visa will cost you around $15 and in the wake of purchasing it; you simply stick in any void page on your international ID. Try not to stress; it’s so natural! When you have purchased your visa you then remain in line to get your identification stamped by the officer. The visa is essentially a stamp (like a mail or postage stamp) that you purchase from the visa office, at the port of passage just before the migration corner.

Terms issued a tourist visa in Egypt:

A valid passport: Passport your authorized must be true with sufficient blank pages for any visa stamps. The expiration of the passport must be more than six months from the date of entry visa Otherwise; you must renew your passport or obtain a new passport...

Most real aerial transports in Europe and the Middle East can fly you straight to Hurghada International Airport without needing to stop in Cairo. Costs rely on upon the season of the booking and the aerial shuttle.

As you enter the airplane terminal building, you will see a huge sign saying "Visa 25USD". You can without much of maintain a strategic distance from this by heading off to the 'National Bank of Egypt' remain in the same corridor and displaying your international ID, alongside precisely 25 US dollars, to the specialist. This will help issue you the visa and you will be done in a fraction of the time, for a large portion of the cost.

The Egyptian powers want to supplant visas on landing with an electronic framework. This was initially going to be executed in May 2015, however has been deferred. But till now it is still conceivable to acquire a visa on entry. When the progressions have been made, travelers going with a visit administrator will in any case have the capacity to get a visa on landing, yet free voyagers will need to request a visa ahead of time.

 The due date was deferred to quit issuing on-entry visas for solitary voyagers until the formation of an electronic visa framework, after commentators said the move could harm tourism. Government authorities said that beginning from May 15 on-entry visas would be allowed just to gatherings going with visit administrators. Solitary explorers would be obliged to request visas at Egyptian departments, in a move went for supporting outskirt security.

There is a huge confusion between tourists of some countries can enter to the Egyptian lands without the requirement of obtaining a visa like United Arab Emirates, Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, Turkey, Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, China, and India as exempting them from the obtain of a visa to enter Egypt was to contribute doubling the tourism movement .

The legislature has now chosen that the due date to quit issuing on-entry visas for solitary explorers will be postponed until the production of an electronic visa framework - for which it gave no timetable.

"The reason for this gauge is to sort out the procedure of non natives entering the nation inside of a structure that regards national power, considers national security, and in the meantime does not influence tourism," the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in an announcement.

For example: in January, 2015 and being the most frequent visitor to Egypt, The Ministry of Tourism, in coordination with the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, made a decision to exempt temporarily the Russian tourists from paying visa to Egypt price, from January 15 to April 30 of 2015, following a decline in the Russian ruble's exchange rate against the US dollar. The decline in value of the Russian currency against the dollar, the negative impact on the Russian tourist traffic to Egypt, and the number of flights fell by almost half, compared with previous years.

The most recent choice implies that free voyagers will even now have the capacity to get a US$25 visa upon landing in Cairo and Luxor. So, now the Russian tourists however are expected to pay the price of entry visa to Egypt, which is estimated at US $ 25.

So, sooner or later you will be obliged to acquire a visa from an Egyptian office or Embassy before your flight from your nations of origin.

How can I apply for the visa before my arrival to Egypt?

The Egyptian Consulate offers you the visa handling in about two working days for the individuals who apply in individual. While it takes up to five days for applications which are put together by post.

The expense is additionally to be set up, for example: a visitor visa for British nationals applying in London is right now £20.

Legitimacy:

Single- and numerous passage visas are legitimate for six months from the date of issue for a most extreme stay of 60 days and 90 days individually. Augmentations are accessible from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Egypt.

Travel:

Those proceeding with their trip to a third nation inside of 24 hours and staying in the airplane terminal needn't bother with a visa, giving they hold affirmed forward.

Some Egyptian consulates around the world:

USA

Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt
3521 International CTM.W.
Washington DC, 20008
Tel: (202) 895-5400
Fax: (202) 224-4319/5131
Ambassador's Residence
2301 Massachussettes St.
NW Washington DC, 20008 
Egyptian Consulate -- New York
1110 2nd Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Tel: (212) 759-7120/1/2

Australia


1 Darwin Avenue
Yarralumla, Canberra, ACT 2600
Tel: (62) 273-4437/8 
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Consulate General of the Arab Republic of Egypt -Melbourne
Level 6, 50 Market Street
MELBOURNE VIC 3000
Ph: (+613) 9614 1888/0710
Fax: (+613) 9614 6899
www.egyptianconsulate.org.au
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Egyptian Consulate -- Sydney
335 New South Head Road
Double Bay, Sydney NSW 2028
Tel: (2) 362-3482/8, 327-5538

Canada

Egyptian Embassy
454 Laurier Avenue East
Ottawa, Ontario KIN 6R3
Tel: (613) 234-4931 / 35/58 
Consulate 
1 Place VilleMarie Bureau 2617
Montreal,Canada H3B 4S
tel: 514-866-8455
fax: 514-866-0835
Montreal,Canada

Canada

Egyptian Embassy
454 Laurier Avenue East
Ottawa, Ontario KIN 6R3
Tel: (613) 234-4931 / 35/58 
Consulate 
1 Place VilleMarie Bureau 2617
Montreal,Canada H3B 4S
tel: 514-866-8455
fax: 514-866-0835
Montreal,Canada

France

Egyptian Embassy
56, Avenue d'Iena
75116 Paris
Tel: (1) 47 20 97 70 / 47 20 75 97 
Egyptian Consulate -- Paris
58, Avenue Foch
75116 Paris
Tel: (1) 45 00 84 64 / 45 00 49 52

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