Travel expenses in Egypt

By international standards, Egypt is a cheap country, but in the tourism sector, the situation sometimes does not look quite like this: guide services or private transport can be quite expensive. If you are in a tight budget framework, you can try to do in Egypt with a minimum amount of expenses of about $ 20 per day. But note that for this you will need to settle in the cheapest hotel, be content with inexpensive food and travel by public transport. Naturally, about any excursions are no longer talking.

On the other hand, in Egypt it’s not a problem to find an excellent hotel with a price over $ 200 per night and dine in a good restaurant, where the amount of the check for one visitor is more than $ 20. If you have the opportunity to spend about $ 30- $ 50 a day, you can stay in a modest but well-kept hotel, eat in inexpensive restaurants where local people dine and take 1-2 inexpensive excursions.

 In general, the fee for visiting tourist attractions in Egypt is the main item of expenditure of any tourist, especially given that the locals consider any foreigner as a paper bill on their feet. Inspect the complex of the pyramids in Giza will cost you about $ 50, and the mummies in the Egyptian Museum - $ 25. However, if you have an international student card (ISIC), then you can save a lot on trips. Of course, no card will save you from demanding baksheesh if you have used any service of the aborigine, and this threatens to seriously ease your wallet.

Moving around Egypt is, in principle, fairly cheap: a 10-hour trip in 2nd class on a train from Cairo to Luxor will cost you only $ 10. However, the price for a private or fixed-route taxi is much higher, although it is worth it, because This is the most comfortable way to travel around the country.

What is better to take to Egypt from home

In principle, everything that a traveler will need will be found in Egypt, however, the range to which you are accustomed to home may not be here. Therefore, better grab with you: sunglasses and a hat; earplugs if street noise prevents you from sleeping (Cairo is in itself a noisy city, and the call of the faithful for the morning prayer, in general, can lift anyone out of bed); sweater or light jacket, if you go to Egypt in winter; mosquito repellent, tampons and contraceptives (all this is sometimes difficult and expensive to find); The first and the only 100% free live cam girl , enjoy adult cam shows and free cam chat with the hottest cam models online. Connect with girls instantly for free!