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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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By Bus Marrakesh
38 Reviews Well I guess with the Government iniative to push tourism and the drive to increase the number of tourists up into the multi millions mark comes with the increase in commercialism (not just the...
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Car / Taxi Cape Town
51 Reviews There are numerous car rental companies located at the airport and throughout town but we have secured our car from SIXT First Car Rental from UK via another third party website CarHire3000.com. The...
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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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Trains Casablanca
20 Reviews Casablanca's Mohammed V Airport is a long distance from town, but conveniently there is a metro line from the terminal building to the Casablanca Voyageurs station in the city centre. Look for the...
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self drive Kruger National Park
25 Reviews Shell Ultra City N4 highway at Middelburg is on the main route from to Johannesburg and Pretoria to the Kruger National park. Thieves are using car lock jamming devices to block the signal to auto...
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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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By Taxi / By Petit Taxi / By Grand Taxi Marrakesh
45 Reviews Merci to Adil, the Taxi in Marrakesh agent whom we consulted with to book our excursion to Essaouira. The tour itself was great.The guide showed us some incredible sites and views, and gave us good...
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Buses Cape Town
22 Reviews I have never used the City Sightseeing bus in Cape Town, but looking at the website, it seems like so much fun that I can't wait to give it a go! South Africa is notorious for its lack of public...
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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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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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Local Taxis Casablanca
11 Reviews I hopped in a Petite taxi for a short journey to the beach the fare was 29Mad, i handed over 100Mad. He would only give me little change back. Even though we argued he still wouldn't hand over my...
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airport Kruger National Park
8 Reviews I fly about once a fortnight on business :( and as often as I can for pleasure :), but let me confess up front that although its an integral part of my life, I just don't like flying. And I really...
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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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By Train Marrakesh
17 Reviews There is 1 overnight train to Tangier. Journey time ?. Tickets are around 188 dirhams. Book tickets 1 or 2 days before departure. It's worth it to pay abit more and go 1st. still very...
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Trains Cape Town
13 Reviews The Muizenberg-Simonstown railway is probably one of the most picturesque sections of coastal railway line in the world, and if you're lucky, you can watch whales frolicking in False Bay. The line...
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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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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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Ferries / Boats Casablanca
4 Reviews We arrived in Casablanca on a cruise ship. The port is huuuuge and divided into 3 terminals. Our guide explained us how the port worked and how it was divided, but I didn't take note of everything he...
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safari tour Kruger National Park
9 Reviews Transport within the park has to be done either with Safari Company or with your own vehicle. In the environment of Kruger Park unlike the Etosha Park in Namibia, where the grass is lower and there...
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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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Each time I visit Africa I conker a lot of car problems, flat tyres are the most common. Is it because of me?? Probably the bad roads, so when you rent a vehicle check the spare tyre or when you take public transport, be patient.
Want to see the natural grandeur of southern Africa and ride in comfort? Ride the Shongololo! So what does the word 'Shongololo' mean? It is a giant African Millipede the length of a man’s boot. Shongololo Express trains are like long Cruise Ships on land. They offer luxury travel that can take all the hassle out of some places in Southern Africa that you really want to visit. They offer luxury cabins, excellent chefs preparing authentic African dishes, local wines and professional staff. Packages range form weekends to 16-day treks. Each train has air-conditioned Mercedes Benz touring vehicles for days out with guides who speak English, German, Dutch and French. Adventures even include scuba diving, hot air ballooning and elephant rides. The Shongololo travels to nine countries across southern Africa: Namibia, South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia and...
www.atlas-blue.com is a handy website to be aware as this airline is a budget subsidiary of often rather expensive Royal Air Maroc. Actually since this Atlas Blue seems to have disappeared and Royal Air Maroc have been doing very reasonable, often budget airline beating prices to and from Morocco.Also handy because they fly to and from Morocco from rather strategic locations around Europe and can be very useful for linking and connecting destinations. They also have one way flights available. Flights include 20 kg of hold baggage and 10 kg of cabin bagage.From London they fly from both Heathrow and Gatwick to Marrakech, Fes and Tangier.Easyjet.com is another favourite of mine and they have flights from London Gatwick to Marrakech daily and Agadir twice a week - Wednesdays and Sundays - and also from Madrid to Tangier and Casablanca - book early as possible for cheaper flights or to get...
I flew with British airways, www.ba.com to Tunis, Tunisia but flights and prices can also be compared with Tunis Air and Air France. Package tours from the UK are also very good options for budget trips to Tunisia as often a flight along with a weeks accommodation can cost the same, if not less, than just buying return flights.Flights go to several destinations - Tunis, Sousse, Hammametwww.travelsupermarket.com is a good site for package offers.
When I was planning my road trip across Namibia I had an African road atlas written by a certain company with the initials L and P. What a waste that was! It did not show the nice paved road right across the Caprivi Strip! It is an excellent paved and modern road. I kept seeing this out of date road atlas wherever I went, even in South Africa. The official Namibian Road Map shows this beautiful and fast road. You can drive the strip very easily and build up the speed you need to cover this huge area. Happy driving!
Drive? In Africa? Yes. They have car rental companies here and if you avoid the ‘major’ international companies, you cab get a great deal and have a safe car. What usually pushes up the price of any holiday is paying for a bus tour, driver and tour guide. This is where they make their profit. With your own car you go when and where you want to, stay as long/little as you like and you don’t have wasted time picking up other people from their hotels. Design your own holiday!I have driven their cars in: Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Swaziland, South Africa, Namibia and Botswana. The rest of the information is about a fantastic car rental company in South Africa. I got a new car cheaper than from the large companies. I HAVE NOW USED THEM TWICE.AROUNDABOUTCARSA bit of a mouthful, but an excellent car rental company. They gave me the cheapest rates and you can take their cars into Zimbabwe....
Railways are not specially developed in African countries, in some simply there isn't !!Most of the railways come from the colonial times, when french and british built them to keep their business going. So expect them to be old, not very well maintained and, of course, delayed.I have used very little the trains in Africa, except from travelling in Morocco or South Africa where the net is extense and the trains are unusually good. Apart from that, I took the train from Victoria Falls to Bulawayo (Zimbabwe), which is a nice old colonial train, as well as the Lunatic train from Mombassa to Nairobi (Kenya).Other famous trains in Africa are:- The Blue train in South Africa- The Iron train in Mauritania (longest train on earth!!)- The Mali Express from Dakar to Bamako
Yes we did it in April and it was awesome. We eventually ditched the car rental idea. We flew into Livingstone stayed at Jolleyboys and they are amazing. They organized a day trip for us to Chobe. Their driver took us to the ferry at the Kazangulu crossing (quick trip of about 5 min across the Chobe) and on the other side a tour operator picked us up for a great drive in Chobe game park and a cruise on the Chobe. Late afternoon the driver picked us up on the other side again. It was most probably more expensive but trouble free because the driver got us through passport control in minutes, bought the ferry tickets and we were ready to go. We found a very nice taxi driver in Livingstone that we used for all our other trips. I'm sure they will take you to the border as well. I have his cell number if anyone is interested.
We flew to Burundi with Ethiopian Airlines - their website is very efficient for lookng at their destiinations and flights - especially for linking flights to must see destinations around Ethiopia.Our flight went to Addis Ababa and then we waited for the connecting flight to Burundi which went via Kigali in Rwanda - this is also a very handy flight to know about and very popular too for travellers - both locals and tourists - to connect the countries.the flight from Burundi to Rwanda takes about an hour but saves 15 hours on the bus! and is not very expensive.Ethiopian airlines also have an airmiles scheme.And a big plus, especially for us and any others who are doing charity work, is the ability to take 46kg per person of hold baggage!
Hi,A few years ago I did a trip from UK to Cape Town by rail,road and boat1 London to Athens train if under 26 use interrail card or student ticket £2002 Pireus to Alexandria (Egypt) by ferry ? Check with ferry company £853 Alexandria to Cairo then Cairo to Aswan by Train £304 Aswan (Egypt) to Wadi Halfa (Sudan)by ferry accross Lake Nasar £505 Wadi Halfa to Khartoum (Sudan)Train £156 Khartoum to Gedaref (Sudan) Bus £57 Gedaref to Border with Ethiopia Pick Up £58 Ethiopian Border to Gonder(Ethiopia) Bus £59 Gonder to Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) Bus £1010 Addis to Moyale (Kenya Border)Bus ? Check for consular advice £1011 Moyale to Marsibit(Kenya)Bus or Truck £512 Marsibit to Nairobi Bus or Matatu £713 Nairobi to Moshi (Tanzania) Bus £1214 Moshi to Dar es Salaam Train or Bus ? Trains were not running last year £1015 Dar to Kapira Mposhi(Zambia) Train £2516 Kapira to Lusaka Train/Bus Trains not...
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...
The Table Bay Hotel Cape Town
9 Reviews and 344 Opinions One of the more expensive options, but if you can afford it then go for it. The location is great,...
Riad Kniza Marrakesh
2 Reviews and 563 Opinions Beautifully decorated room, cozy aura, clean bathroom, delicious food and warmhearted staff. I got...
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