Taxi nightmare in Cairo Came back to Cairo after 9 years. Things have got significantly better. But taxis are a real nightmare. I thought using Uber and Careem would help and I paid by card. Nope, Egyptian drivers would not come. They saw it’s a foreign name. They accepted the ride, stayed at the same place, asked for cash on the app. If you said no, they simply wouldn…

My trip to Cairo and Giza, which was deeply interesting, and during which I was only pestered a little This is a stream of consciousness, once proofread, about my first time to Cairo and Giza. I’m writing it on the airplane home. I went in with low expectations, but rather liked the trip. Day 1: Arrival, dinner, rooftop Pyramids The view during landing was riveting, with the infinite desert on one side and a sprawling metropolis of repeating apar…

Going to Egypt for around 12 days (incl flight days). How should I divide my time between Luxor and Cairo? So the current plan is is to Land in Giza around 7pm on the 18th. Eat and chill. Essentially a write off Spend the next 5 days (19th – 23rd) around Cairo/Giza including a day away to Alexandria Fly to Aswan (24th – Not booked. Trying to finalise plans) 24th – 26th in Aswan (Including day away to Abu Simbel Temples) 27th (Train to Luxor) 27th – …

2 Week South Africa Trip + Cairo Layover Advice Hi there! My wife and I are getting ready for a full 2 week trip in South Africa with a layover in Cairo on the way back. We are 99% planned. Fully DIY. This is our first trip of this magnitude so we welcome any advice. Things we are concerned about: Driving on the other side of the road / driving from Hoedspruit to Johannesburg. Will we actual…

Please read before decide travel to Cairo Just came back from my 6 days trip to Cairo. It was so far worst experience I ever had. Even my holiday when had to drive 20h back home with fever was way better than this. I would never go there again even if paid honestly. Air pollution, scammers and hasslers are bad. Like really bad I couldnt breathe properly and someone trying to scam me li…

Cairo – Hire a driver for a day Hi While I’m in Cairo, I would like to visit all of the pyramids south of the city. Saqqarah and Dahshur, but also the pyramid in Meidum, which is further away. Where can I look for such a service? I found some tours online, but they include a tour guide, and are quite expensive for a solo traveller. To Meidum it’s about 2h drive. So everything …

Is it a good time to travel to Cairo in mid/late January? Me and my partner want to make a trip (5-7 days) somewhere around mid January and we were considering Cairo 🇪🇬. However, just looking up on the net showed some travel advisories (particularly from the US) which suggested that it’s better to avoid travel to Egypt. I’m quite convinced it’s still okay but I would appreciate some insights on whether…

Long (9) hour layover Cairo airport domestic to international, what to do? Next week is the end of my trip in Egypt (ending with a liveaboard). On the last day, I have an Air Cairo flight scheduled to leave Hurghada at 1:35PM, arriving into Cairo at 3PM, and then I have a later scheduled international flight at 00:30 the next morning on a different airline that will fly me from Cairo back home to Sydney (stopping in Du…

Budget for siwa oasis trip from Cairo Hi there! I’m currently in Cairo and thinking about going on trip to siwa but I’m kind of on a budget since there’s a lot of other things I want to see. I already saw a travel agency that offers a 3 days all-inclusive trip to the oasis (including the drive there and back to Cairo) for 300USD. Do you think that I can make it for less if I go on m…

The next Perfect Dark heads to a utopian Cairo, where all is not as it seems If you missed the surprise showing at last weekend’s Xbox Games Showcase, here’s the first look at the new Perfect Dark. Rough shape, huh? For those who haven’t been paying attention, there was not insignificant chatter online about Perfect Dark, and not all that long ago. Apparently the game was reportedly in rough shape, and … The post The nex…

Israeli, Egyptian and U.S. officials will meet in Cairo to discuss the Rafah crossing.

A better way to visit Cairo, Luxor, and Petra during one trip? Hi all! I’ve started trying to plan a week and a half long trip to Egypt and Petra next April, but I’m having a hard time figuring out exactly where I should stay, or how to get from place to place. I read from several reddit posts that many people preferred staying in Luxor compared to Cairo, but apparently there aren’t ever any flights leaving…

My experiences of travelling to Cairo After having read for 95% negative reviews about travelling to Cairo, I want to share my own experiences. We were in Cairo for three days, travelled as a couple (M35 and F33). We stayed in a private room in a hostel, downtown. We are from the Netherlands and we have travelled quite a lot, also to other Arabic countries as Dubai, Oman, Jordan, Mo…

Skip Cairo I’ve been traveling the world all year. And wanted to let anyone know who is considering going to Cairo that it sucks. Very very dirty city. Scam-central, they will harass the living shit out of you to the point where you want to swing on them just to get them to piss off. Skip Cairo and go to Luxor. If you do go, all there really is to see are…

Late night arrival at Cairo vs early morning arrival at Cairo Hi there, I’m planning a flight from Athens to Cairo, but it seems the cheap options are either very early arrival (7am – 9am), or very late arrival (12am – 2am). Would it be very unsafe in Cairo this late at night (scamming drivers / pickpockets), if I pre-arrange an UBER? While the 7am – 9am flight sounds doable, I’m not sure if it’s wise to t…

Best hospital in Cairo for American tourist?? I broke my foot yesterday and need to get a diagnosis, X ray and documentation for insurance purposes, what hospital do you recommend? I already saw one doctor when I was in Luxor and they completely took advantage of me being a tourist and a woman while also not providing adequate medical care and I’d really like to avoid that again. I need to …

Best way to get around Cairo/Giza as a large family? We are heading to Cairo soon as a family of 6, and I’m wondering what our best choices will be for transportation. By what I’m seeing online, taxis will usually accommodate only 4 or 5. We’d prefer to stay together but also prefer the flexibility of taxis over hiring a driver for the day. Any tips? We’re only there for a week and likely not tra…

Madness – Night Boat to Cairo submitted by /u/saintsociety

Hotel in Cairo, close to the pyramids So, we’ll be for a week in Sharm-el-Sheikh, but we wanted to do a Cairo trip. Thinking of buying plane tickets for Cairo, flying in on the evening before – going directly to the hotel, staying for the night and next morning taking the guided tour (probably through TUI, our travel agency). I’m looking at hotels in Giza on booking.com and it’s a t…

Late night arrival at Cairo – is it safe? Hi folks. I saw a flight deal which the flight arrives at Cairo at 01:50 AM. Is it safe to sleep at the airport or UBER to city center? I am a young Asian male. submitted by /u/anbeegod