Characters of Egypt

Accommodation:

Bring your tent and camp on the festival site:
35 €/night (30 € for students): 5x5 metres tent space, breakfast, tea and coffee, mineral water, use of shower and toilet facilities, and festival entrance fee.
Pitch your tent in the heart of the Wadi El Gemal desert, and camp in the vicinity of our guest tribes. When all the music and dancing is done, relax around the fire listening to stories told by Bedouin poets under the starlit sky of the wadi. Awake to an authentic Bashari breakfast including ‘Goboreet’ – sand-baked bread – and ‘Gabana’ – the unequalled freshly-roasted coffee. If you are a group and prefer a privately secluded camping area, a number of mini-valleys are available; but book fast, as these are quickly grabbed!
(Please add 10 € if you need us to provide you with the tent.)

For reservation:
Cell: (+2) 019 764 8929 or (+2) 017 042 2993
E-Mail: fustat@wadielgemal.com

If camping is not your thing:

Vime Gorgonia Beach Hotel Marsa Alam *****
International Road - km 48, South of Marsa Alam
Cell: (+2) 019 764 8929 or (+2) 017 042 2993
Fax: (+202) 3305 8985
Web site: http://www.vimehoteles.com

This 5-star hotel, located only 1km from the festival site with an hourly shuttle service, offers a rare package: 350LE/room, all inclusive on the hotel grounds.
Other hotels in the area are available by personal arrangement. For transportation from hotel to site, please arrange with your hotel.

Festival entrance fee:

The 20 € daily entrance fee offers non-campers: mineral water, coffee and tea, tasting from the tribes’ cuisines and participation in all activities.
Accommodation and non-tribal food stations are not included.

Transportation:

Car:

Fustat Wadi El Gemal is located around 800 km from Cairo. The road along the coast is long yet beautiful, with amazing views all the way from the mountains of Ain El Sokhna to the bays of Marsa Alam, the Red Sea on your left side keeping you company for most of the trip. On the road you will pass by diverse Egyptian cities where you can stop for fuel, food and relaxation, experiencing something different at each stop. For road trippers and nature enthusiasts this should be the way to go.

Bus:

- Company: Upper Egypt (شركة الوجه القبلى )
- Phone number: 02 25760261/ 02 25736700
- Place: El Torgoman Station, El-Gesr Street, Dowtown
- Time: 13:30, 18:30 & 23:00
- Price: 80 LE (one way)
- Duration: 9-10 hours
- The bus arrives at Al-Quseir, where minibuses for 10-15LE regularly drive to Marsa Allam.

The buses are in excellent condition. Make sure to bring a book and/or your mp3 player for the road.

Airplane:

- Company: EgyptAir
- Phone number: Hotline 090070000/ 02 22677099/ 02 22672400 or mobile 1717
- Price (subject to fluctuation): 575 LE (one way, economy class)
- Time: 10AM, daily
- Duration: Around 85 minutes. (The only direct flight is from Cairo; if taken from Alexandria or Abu Simbel, the flight will stop at several locations.)