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Taxis Cairo
85 Reviews By now, you must have learned that White Cabs are the best bet to avoid the 'perfume shop' scam, a characteristic tourist trap, in Cairo! This is mostly true. White Cabs are usually run on 'meter' so...
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Buses Hurghada
12 Reviews Bus to Sharm el Sheikh (or Nuweiba) will be cheaper then the boat, but much more slow. I don´t think there is a bus Sharm el Sheikh to Aqaba, but a Ferry from...
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Trains Luxor
23 Reviews Though the train is very good, almost runs on time, but the food and service part is worst for a tourist train like this and the fare. The attendant will listen to our request but always ask for a tip...
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taxi or...similar Alexandria
20 Reviews To go around Alexandria take a taxi. They are cheap but agree about the fare before you enter the car, there are no meters. It might happen that your taxi (mostly a Soviet Lada, 20 to 25 years old),...
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Subway/Metro Cairo
29 Reviews Not that difficult if you're staying in the downtown - which more likely that you will be - or around the Tahrir Square or any other places near the Metro Station, especially the Line 2 - Shubra to...
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Mini-Buses Hurghada
7 Reviews This is a collective transportation way and is the cheapest way. There are loads of minibuses and they drive through the different parts of the city, all hours. If you want to get on one just stand...
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Ferry Luxor
16 Reviews The public ferry on the east bank (central luxor) is located between the Winter Palace Hotel and the Mummification Museum and right at the back of the Luxor Temple. So if you're in Luxor Temple, just...
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train&railway Alexandria
18 Reviews I guess our round trip from Cairo to Alexandria very recently was quite comfortable. There is actually no hassle having the first class ticket which costs me a total of 243 Egyptian Pounds for 3 round...
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To/From Airport Cairo
23 Reviews At Cairo airport, don't give in to security staff when they declare you cannot proceed to board with cologne in your check in baggage - then changing their tune, saying that you can if you pay a...
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Taxis Hurghada
6 Reviews I don't want to frighten you, but its a very long journey for one day and too exhausting for one driver. There are many cases of drivers getting sleepy and some fatalaties. The bus is a good idea, as...
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Carriages Luxor
21 Reviews The caleche (horse-drawn carriage) like in Aswan - is also a popular form of transport and sightseeing in Luxor. I took one from Luxor Temple to Karnak and costs EGP5 one way. They normally overcharge...
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Tram trip Alexandria
13 Reviews Alexandria is a unic place wth its trams in Africa.Tunisia is another place wth urban rail system but that is kind of light metro.There is no tram routes in any other African place. And it is a great...
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Train Cairo
17 Reviews Well this was a part of our agenda that I was a little concerned about. I honestly didn’t know what to expect. Instead of flying to Aswan to catch our Nile Cruise we decided to try the train. The...
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Vans Hurghada
2 Reviews If you are too tired to walk, you can take a van, they pass by every few seconds, and beep beep you (even if you don't plan to take it!), everybody says that the cost of a ride is 1 Egyptian pound...
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Bicycle Luxor
5 Reviews Hired bikes are something else. Bikes in Egypt are heavy single-geared Chinese things engineered to carry on whether they are properly maintained or not. Predictably, 'not' is the favoured option. It...
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airplane &airport Alexandria
6 Reviews Alexandria has an international airport but it is incredibly small (same size as the one of Kittilä in Finnish Lapland but not that good quality architecture). The technical equipment is 3rd world...
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Bus/Microbus Cairo
24 Reviews One of the first things you will notice about Cairo is that it is highly disorganized and polluted with too many vehicles. When on the road, you will hear about the "Cairo Music" scene... which...
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Airplane Cairo
29 Reviews In many ways, Egypt travel becomes cheaper with a package deal which includes airfare plus internal transport plus hotel with breakfast while travelling in two. But now a days, cheap airline also...
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Driving in Cairo Cairo
12 Reviews DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE IN CAIRO. It is an art unto itself! The roads are difficult to navigate and the driving is maniacle!!! There is a structure to the driving but I think you'd have to have been...
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Camel Cairo
3 Reviews One of the best ways to travel around Cairo is definetly by Camel, it is an amazing experience although the first time i tried it i was so scared because they are so high up. Whenever i go to Cairo i...
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Pedestrians Cairo
4 Reviews I took a long stroll from Bab AlFutuh to Khan ElKhalili to see Islamic Cairo, well, it's not a crowded road, mostly small streets. But in big roads and highways, you have to be careful in crossing....
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heres the listed currently available trains within egypt.available on the website below and yes it even has the a link to the sleeper trains which run beteen cairo and luxor is also linked below.please note the first and second class rates for the normal trains its a neat tool thats easy to use just plug in your start and stoping points..
Feluccas fill up the rivers, either with tourists or fishermen. Considering the amount of motorboats that increase the river pollution, feluccas are a better way to feel responsible to the nature around. We had a ride to go from one side to the other of the nile and visit Kitchener Island. On the way back the lack of wind forced the locals to take the oars and use their last resources of the day before starting eating again for the Ramadan break fast.
Taxis in Cairo are spread out all over the places, and they are commonly used They make their wild way horning in the most remote or narrow or crowdy streets, nothing can stop them.Common and good Tips for tourists: negotiate the fee before getting on, and make sure that when you agree/mimic on 20, is egyptian pounds and not uk pounds or dollars.20 egyptian pounds is a reasonable amount to go from one side of the city to the other one.The funniest time was the one when the driver had no idea where our hotel was, and he kept on driving and asking to the other drivers and passing them our map to see if they could read it. He made it! And he didn`t lose his patience even though his Ramadan break fast was starting! So we thought he deserved 1 more US DOLLAR. Big smile from a happy and tired hungry man.
I was in Dahab Sinai during April 2008. I wanted to take the ferry from Sharm to Hurghada. Hotels and tour companies in Dahab are happy to help arrange this. However, I was told by several people, the ferry was not running but it could be running in a few days. I asked why, and they said it needs some parts so they can fix it.I ended up taking the overnight bus to Cairo.I'm sure the ferry is fixed by now but just be aware that the ferry may not be that reliable and have a plan B ready.Please rate this and my other trips if you find them useful, interesting, or like the photos. Thanks. :)
I just read the news, and apparently XL has already been bought by some iceland bank and should keep flying normally. No cancellation scheduled. Keep an eye on the news before you cancel your flight or you might just loose everything. A friend of mine works for XL and does not seem to be worried about it , he was already there when the company was french and named Star Airlines. Good luck ;o)
We did this from Luxor upto Cairo, they still had the armed guards posted on top of the train in 2005. The train leaves at 9.30pm and gets you into Cairo at 7am, so very convenient and quite cheap. We took a sleeper carriage which is a little more expensive but well worth it compared to the seats in either second or third class. Got a sleeper just for two, but it was still a little difficult to sleep as the tracks give a bumpy journey. Buy your tickets the day before or you may miss out.
Egyptian buses have no seat bookings, its first come first served. Generally they are full or over full & if you have to store your bag in the hold, but the time you do this, seats are taken and you could be standing. If there are two of you, the trick is, one put the bags in, the other barge onto bus & grab the seats. Team up with someone if you can. And in some of the bus stations, keep on eye on the area where you put your bag in the hold, they have been known to be taken off!
Bring your own food. The Abela overnight train is not only uncomfortable but the food is exceptionally bad. Train stations have little decent food. However, the first class to Alex from Cairo is perfectly fine. Be prepared that trains do not always run on time!!
We traveled from Aqaba to Sharm in March and had an decent experience. The only high speed ferry leaving/arriving Aqaba goes to/from Nuweiba. The experience can be confusing, so I will go into pretty deep detail. I wish I had this information before our trip just so I knew what to expect. We had arranged for transfers on both ends as part of our private tour with Travel in Style which helped a lot. After you purchase tickets, you must put your luggage into one of the luggage compartments underneath a really badly worn out bus which runs from the ticket area to the boat. Expect your luggage (as well as you) to be packed in tightly. At the boat, you collect your luggage and then have a choice of taking it onto the ship yourself or loading it into a very large container where it will be crushed. If you can handle it take it on board yourself. You will walk on board into the massive...
Mainly, though not exclusively for tourists, this service runs from Cairo to Luxor and Aswan overnight in both directions.I booked the reservations via the web but had to go to the Abela office in the central Rameses Station in Cairo to pay for and collect the tickets. I had to do this 2 days before travel and pay for it in US Dollars. Being Deluxe the train is not cheap ( I think it was $64/per person in a twin bunk cabin) but it includes a reasonably comfortable bunk with fresh bedding, two airline style meals ( supper and breakfast)and access to the bar with evening entertainment - I think it was belly dancer but we didnt go. All in all it's cheaper and greener than flying.We picked the train up at Giza station which was much better than trying to find the right platform at Rameses station.The train arrived only a few minutes late but I must say there were several unscheduled stops in...
Four Seasons At The First Cairo
4 Reviews and 208 Opinions You must go through a street barrack and through metal detectors just to get to the elevator and get...
Hilton Luxor Resort & Spa Luxor
8 Reviews and 261 Opinions We had a fabulous time! We were pampered from top to bottom. I am feeling very relaxed. Excellent...
Sultans Gardens Resort Sharm El Sheikh
6 Reviews and 2565 Opinions The Sultans Gardens hotel locate near Sharm El Sheik´s Airport (about 15 minutes drove) and hotel...
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Q: My husband and I booked a trip a few months ago to Cairo & Sharm, and we're considering cancelling given the recent kidnappings in...
A: I dont know what to tell you but I would still go...dont let anyone ruin your plans and dont live with what ifs...Are your planned trips going to be with big tour...
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