Traveling to Egypt with DPV

[fozzeltof]

Hi,

Does anyone have previous experience with travel to Egypt with DPV? Specifically with Egypt Air?. I recently purchased the Seacraft GO and want to take it on my travel. The batteries are lithium 97Wh segments x6 and fall within the aviation guidelines for lithium batteries of under 100 Wh. The baggage restrictions on Egypt Air websight has one paragraph that concerns me slightly: ‘no personal mobility devices such as hover boards allowed, in checked or unchecked baggage’. Could a DPV be lumped in this category?

 

[Searcaigh]

The bureacracy is what scares me in regard to my plan to eventually open a dive centre there

Ah you really need an Egyptian partner my friend, I know someone who can help you ........

Scooter diving is prohibited in Egypt.

Well that sort of settles the question

 

[RedSeaDiver2]

Land in Cairo, connecting flight to Hurghada

Unless the time between landing in Cairo and departing for Hurghada is at least six hours I would leave the scooter at home and rent one.

 

[RedSeaDiver2]

Scooter diving is prohibited in Egypt.
Contact a wide dive center.
I go to Egyptian diving 4 times a year. Constantly

Scooter diving is definitely NOT prohibited in Egypt - many dive centres rent them out.

 

[RedSeaDiver2]

Ah you really need an Egyptian partner my friend, I know someone who can help you ........

Sounds good - are they in the diving industry?

 

[RedSeaDiver2]

Land in Cairo, connecting flight to Hurghada

Which dive centre or liveaboard are you diving with?

 

[fozzeltof]

Which dive centre or liveaboard are you diving with?

Thanks for the heads up. I guess I will leave it at home. Still no reply’s from Egypt Air. I am with ocean tribe fleet Ghazala explorer on golden triangle route for week 1. Havnt booked any diving for week 2 in Hurghada yet.

 

[fozzeltof]

Unless the time between landing in Cairo and departing for Hurghada is at least six hours I would leave the scooter at home and rent one.

The layover is only 2 hours

 

[RedSeaDiver2]

Thanks for the heads up. I guess I will leave it at home. Still no reply’s from Egypt Air. I am with ocean tribe fleet Ghazala explorer on golden triangle route for week 1. Havnt booked any diving for week 2 in Hurghada yet.

Send an email to the liveaboard operator - they may have a scooter available or be able to organise one

 

[Valeriy Vakshul]

Scooter diving is definitely NOT prohibited in Egypt - many dive centres rent them out.

in Sinai. in Sharm El Sheikh and Dahab I was told about the ban on scooters. in the last four years I have not seen a single ship, a diver with a scooter (look at the reports - there are no mentions)

 

[MB NZ]

Damn, I'm worried about my spare GoPro battery!