Originally Posted by amaferanga
This part of the route is notoriously difficult to cycle unescorted. Options are either to give up and take some alternative form of transport or to have the police escort you. Both are possible.
But this is a tiny part of the journey.
Note the difference between sailing round the world and cycling across Africa - you can stop cycling at any time if it doesn't suit you.
A tiny part? It's three-quarters of Egypt! And, how do you get the police to escort you through hundreds of kilometers of potentially hostile territory?
And there is no difference, you just got to make it to the nearest bit of dry land same as if you got to make it to the nearest safe haven such as a consulate.