At present, the country currently advises its nationals to avoid “all non-essential travel” to the area west of the Nile Valley and Nile Delta regions, including the Western Desert.
Kiwis are also instructed to “exercise increased caution” in the coastal resort areas between the Nile Delta and Marsa Matruh, and the tourist areas along the Nile River, due to “the unpredictable political situation, civil unrest, crime and the threat of terrorism,” the New Zealand government’s Safe Travel initiative stated.
