Ecuadorean Visa is not required for Egyptians
Stay Duration: 90 days
Entry Requirements
- Egypt citizens can travel to Ecuador without obtaining a visa and they can stay there for up to 90 days.
- Visitors are required to possess a passport with a validity of at least another 3 months from the date of arrival.
- Citizens of Egypt visiting Ecuador are required to provide a certificate of Vaccination for Hepatitis A, Polio, Tetanus, Typhoid, Yellow Fever.
- Visitors must have return or onward tickets and all documents required for their next trip.
- Visitors are allowed the free import of a moderate amount of perfume, one litre of alcoholic drinks, 200 grammes of tobacco, 50 cigars, or 300 cigarettes; Gifts and personal objects up to the value of:
- USD 200 if travellers are staying abroad for up to 7 days;
- USD 300 if travellers are staying abroad for 8 days up to six months;
- USD 400 if travellers are staying abroad for six months up to two years;
- USD 500 if travellers are staying abroad for two years or more; such amounts are estimated regardless of the age of travellers.
- Dry or fresh meat, unpreserved meat products and all kinds of plants and vegetables require previous permission from the Ministry of Agriculture.
- Visitors are allowed to depart with a moderate amount of cigarettes, tobacco and national alcoholic drinks.
- Goods such as narcotics, live animals and their parts, gold bars and antiques are prohibited from entry.
- EgyptAir, British Airways, Avianca, Iberia, Turkish Airlines, Aeroflot, Lufthansa, United Airlines, Air Europa and Emirates are major carriers that fly from Egypt to Ecuador.
- To bring in pets, travellers must have a health certificate that is issued by an authorized governmental veterinarian and approved by the local health authorities in the home country.
- In Ecuador, the power plugs and sockets are of type A and B. The standard voltage is 120 V and the standard frequency is 60 Hz.
- Dogs require a certificate of vaccination against rabies issued within three months of arrival in Ecuador.
- A traveller’s luggage should be cleared at the first airport of entry in Ecuador.
- Visitors arriving with more than two pieces of checked luggage have to pay high customs duties as follows: USD 200 for the third bag, USD 400 for the fourth bag. Starting from the fifth bag, all checked luggage will be revised and a customs tax has to be paid for the total content of all bags.
- Visitors departing on international flights are required to pay an Airport Departure Tax.
- The estimated flight time from Cairo, Egypt to Quito, Ecuador is 15 hours, 19 minutes.
- Ecuador has a wet and dry season. The period from December to May (winter) is hot and humid while the rest of the year is warm and pleasant.
- Because of its three mainland regions, Ecuador’s climate is varied.
- Christianity is the most predominant religion practised in Ecuador.
- Electricity in Ecuador is either not available or erratic in rural areas.
- Ecuador uses six transportation methods to transport passengers; they are aviation, highways, pipelines, ports and harbours, railways and waterways.
- The official language of Ecuador is Spanish, which is spoken by approximately 93% of the population.
- Ecuador uses the time zone in Quito, (GMT-5), hence, Egypt is 7 hours ahead of Quito, Ecuador.
- Ecuador’s main tourist attractions are its beaches to astonishing volcanoes and the Amazon Rain forest.