Are there mosquitoes in Egypt and how to protect yourself?
Based on 2 discussions with 3 participants · Last activity: 11 days ago
TL;DR
Mosquitoes are present in Egypt, especially outdoors. Use plug-in repellents in your room and spray repellents like OFF before going out. Children tend to get bitten more than adults.
What the community said
If you keep the balcony door closed, there may be no mosquitoes in the room. For going outside, recent reports suggest applying mosquito spray in advance; Mosquitall was specifically mentioned.
11 days ago Mosquitall
Ground-floor rooms can have significantly more mosquitoes, with reports of them coming from the bathroom and ventilation. In that situation, even two plug-in repellents may not be enough, and children can still get badly bitten.
11 days ago Ground floor; 2 plug-in repellents
Mosquitoes are a real nuisance, especially for children. Even with a plug-in repellent running and spray applied before dinner, kids came back covered in bites while adults were barely touched. How the mosquitoes get into the room is unclear, but it happens.
11 days ago Spray + plug-in repellent — not always enough
Inside the hotel room mosquitoes were barely noticeable, but outdoors they were present. A plug-in repellent was used in the room as a precaution, and OFF spray was applied before going outside. The spray was bought online before the trip.
11 days ago OFF mosquito repellent spray (buy before trip)