Do you need a local SIM card in Egypt or is hotel WiFi enough?

For remote work, do not rely solely on hotel Wi‑Fi: a roughly half-day outage was reported. A local SIM is advisable as a backup connection.

For several devices, a Yesim eSIM may be an option: unlimited data for 15 days cost about €30, had coverage everywhere, and could be tethered to a laptop and family members.

A WE SIM with roughly 30 GB was sufficient even with children gaming heavily, with data left over. When buying at the airport, insert the SIM in front of the seller and confirm that it works immediately.

Over a two-week stay, hotel WiFi worked reliably throughout the property. One disconnection was resolved by simply re-entering the connection credentials.

If the in-room router is slow or unreliable, disconnect it and use the hotel's main network instead. Alternatively, a SIM card at the airport for around $10 solves all connectivity issues.

Two weeks in Egypt without a local SIM was no problem. A local card is mainly useful for calling taxis via apps — for everything else, hotel WiFi is sufficient.