EGYPT (information)

in Aswan

The price average is lower than other cities. This town is good for your long stay.

in Luxor

in Safaga

in Cairo (capital)

Victoria Hotel (centre of the town)
S; $31
No parking area.

Flamenco ('Gezira' area, 02 El Gezira El Wosta St., Zamalek')
S; $100
www.flamencohotels.com / +2-02-735-08-15
The big neon sign of 'Marriott Hotel' is a mark of Gezira area. There is a toll parking near the hotel.

in Aswan

Hotels are cheap. I couldn't find beer here. When you order beer at a restaurant, they'll serve a beer taste drink. I recommend you to enjoy Egyptian Pizza here.
petrol (1L); (90)1.3 (80)0.9

Information;

At the railway station and so on.

ATM;

Some ATM doesn't accept CitiBank card.

Internet;

There are many. Japanese typing is also available.

border office (ferry port);

You must walk the platform several? hundred meter from the office to the gate and the taxi rank. There are many people who try to help you and expect a tip. The street exchanger is also in them.
There's a railway station, but the train seldom arrive, I think. The transport is only taxi. Many taxi drivers tout for you. Their offer fare is LE 50 to the centre of the town (It's just 17 km. Normally LE5..10 is enough)

in Luxor

You can find beer and Internet at 'Rezeiky Camp' (refer to 'accommodation')
beer (STELLA); 9.5, Internet; 12/h, motor oil (1L); (Mobile1)52 (Mobil XHP)22

in Cairo (capital)

There are many one-way roads (refer to 'Road'). There are some alcohol shops and bars near the intersection 'Talaat Harb' and '26th of July'
petrol (1L); (92)1.4, bus; (centre - Air Terminal)2, subway; 1..3

Information;

Tourist Police
West side of 'Azbekiiya' park and 'Opera' park, along 'Adli St.'
When I visited, the office was under rebuilt. They are kind and can speak English.

Parking;

Most hotels don't have parking areas. You can find toll parking in the city.

GARAGE CONTINENTAL (along 'Adli St.,' opposite of 'EGYPT AIR,' near Information, cheap hotel area)
5..10/day?, under the building

(toll parking) (Gezira, near 'Hotel Flamenco')
10/day, under the building
The big neon sign of 'Marriott Hotel' is a mark of Gezira area.

(toll parking) (Gezira, near 'HOTEL OM KOLTHOOM')
10/day ?
The big neon sign of 'Marriott Hotel' is a mark of Gezira area.

(toll parking) (near 'Midan Tahrir,' along 'Talaat Harb'?, big sign)
20/h, only for cars, very expensive!

Taxi fare;

Taxi drivers charge a tourist-price. The taxi fare within a city is LE 3, Max LE 5. The Tourist Police (Information) also said LE 5 is enough! But the taxi charge LE 10..20 for tourists.
The best idea is to prepare for just LE 3..5 in advance. When you get off the taxi, you pay the money. The taxi driver often gets angry but you should ignore and leave the taxi. When the driver follows you, you should say 'Let's go to the police!' That's enough. The driver will give up.
When you ask the taxi driver whether LE 5 is OK or not, they never accept the price. So you never ask the fare before getting on.

Sphinx and the Pyramids;

There is a student discount but they check the card carefully. You can drive your vehicle inside and take photos with your vehicle. The sunshine is very strong when I visited. So be careful of the exposure.
The way to Sphinx is one-way street. If you drive to Sphinx first, you cannot go back to watch the Pyramids. Be careful of the closing time also.
At the exit near Sphinx, there is a KFC. You can eat chicken watching Sphinx. This KFC doesn't have the image of Colonel Sanders (In the world, some area's KFC has the image at the each shop. At least in Japan there is the image of him at the each shop)
admission; (adult)40 (student)20?

Alcohol;

You can find alcohol shops and bar around the intersection, 'Talaat Harb' and '26th of July' (cheap hotel area) Especially along '26th of July,' there are some bars.
(beer + salad); 6

in Cairo (capital)

Waji Halfa-Aswan (entry from SUDAN);

(Refer to SUDAN information, too)

You may be passive for all charges at this border. Please compare with the below-mentioned 'entry charge at Taba border.'


(EGYPT side)
I could get the visa at the border (in the ferry). $15.

registration for your motorcycle;
All the cost was LE 761.5 (traffic police; 71.5, customs; 522, insurance; 65, copy; 3, taxi fare; 100)

Unfortunately it's impossible without the taxi driver's help. Because there's no transport but the taxi there. By walk is impossible because the offices are apart from each other. And in the traffic office there's no English sign and no one can speak English. But the taxi drivers at the port can speak English and act for the all procedure.
You must finish discussing the charge in advance.
Be careful of the insurance charge. He asks you to give him the charge. But he kept it all the time in his pocket at the office.
After the all procedure, he requires a few hundred LE for his help (taxi fare). It is a best policy to grasp the driver's hand and to take a conciliatory measure, if you are a woman.

I started the procedure at 830 in the morning and could finish about 1500 in the afternoon. The offices are close on Friday. If the ferry couldn't arrive on Thursday morning, the all procedure should be done on Saturday.

(flow chart of the motorcycle registration at Aswan)
(The brown coloured number is the charge at that place)

(port)
You have to leave your motorcycle at the port office until finish.
(522 / If you don't have the money, you can pay later. You can ask the taxi driver to visit a bank or ATM)
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(by taxi)
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traffic police A
10.5
submitting copies of;
cover of carnet, EGYPT stamp of carnet, photo page of passport, EGYPT visa of passport (copy; 3)
30.5, 11
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(by taxi, with a traffic officer)
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port customs
522/ checking the frame number and engine number by the traffic officer
When you arrived at the port by ferry without LE, you can pay LE 522 on this time.
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(by taxi, with a traffic officer)
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traffic police B
just waiting / The traffic officer took some procedures there.
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(by taxi, with a traffic officer)
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traffic police A
just waiting / The traffic officer took some procedures there.
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(by taxi)
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(insurance office)
insurance; 50, weekend charge; 15
The taxi driver required 50 for the insurance before the office. But the money was all the time in his pocket in the insurance office.
The taxi driver required 15 for calling the insurance office worker and asking to open. It was weekend and the office was close (on Friday and Saturday, it is close).
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(by taxi)
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traffic police A
30 / permission card, number plate
Your permission card is often checked while you drive in EGYPT.
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(by taxi)
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port customs
putting the number plate on your motorcycle
One is for rear and another is for front About the front, most motorcycle put it on the side of the headlight or spoke.
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(by your vehicle, the taxi leads you to the centre of the town)
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centre of the town
finish!
(person) 100 / transportation and vicarious execution commission for the taxi driver
First, the driver accepted? 50 for all.But when the everything was finished, he required 350 per person. Finally he accepted the discounted price, 100.


entry charge at Taba border (In case you enter from ISRAEL at Eilat - Taba border)
The price list is perfectly specified by this border.
customs fee (only gulf area); 105
customs fee (all EGYPT); (..1600cc)205, (1600..2000cc)505, (2000cc..)1005 /car
traffic tax; (only gulf area)30.5, (all EGYPT)36 /car
border tax; (foreigner)71/person
Please compare with the charge at Aswan border. There's a possibility the border tax is different from each other. You should check the border charge exactly in advance.

Taba - Eilat (leaving for ISRAEL);

(EGYPT side)
immigration; 2, customs; 10 (They may tell a lie)
overstay; 13.4 +customs fee/day

It may take a few hours.　But the border seemed to be 24 hours open. ATM and bank (F.X.) are there. The duty-free shop are three They accept only US$ cash, no credit card. But the shop in the immigration could accept LE payment ($1=LE6).

immigration stamp;
They said they could stamp on a paper in stead of your passport. This is very important. Even if you could avoid the ISRAEL stamp in your passport, other countries can know whether you stayed in ISRAEL or not, by checking the EGYPT departure stamp.

(ISRAEL side)
No money is charged. But the car-insurance is required. You can buy it there, NIS477.60/month for motorcycle. You don't need AIT/FIA carnet. For Japanese tourist, one month stay is free. There are duty-free shops and a forex bureau.
$1(cash)=$1(T/C)=NIL4.1872 (no commission)
ATM is not there. You need to exchange here when you buy the car-insurance.

The inspection is severe. You have to unpack all luggage. You may need much time to pass (if unlucky, several hours). Even if they are satisfactory, they may say, "There is a problem" and watch your reaction.

Safaga[0 km]--(Red Sea)--Cairo[about 420 km]:
strong wind. Your mileage will go down. There is a toll near Cairo. motorcycle; 5

Cairo city
There are many one-way streets. Even though you have GPS, it's difficult to arrive at your destination. The taxies are driving dangerous. In the night, cars never switch on headlights or just on dark lights. I recommend you to arrive this town in the early time and look for your accommodation.

Aswan[0 km]--(S.A.)[about 150 km]--Luxor[about 212 km]:

Aswan terminal;
(departure) 800, 1400
(departure point) 'Corniche el-Nil' road (along the Nile river), near Coca-Cola factory, you can find many police on the road.

from Luxor to Aswan
(departure) 700, 1100, 1500

Luxor[0 km]--(S.A.)[149 km]--Hurghada(Safaga)[226 km]:
Luxor terminal;
(departure) 800, 1400, 1800
(departure point) going north along the Nile, 1.2 km after Luxor Temple turn right. It is just a street and no sign but police are there at the street.
They say the convoy heads for Hurghada, but it is dispersed in Safaga, that is 60 km before Hurghada. Safaga is a small town. After the breakup, each car heads for Hurghada by themselves.

from Hurghada (Safaga) to Luxor
(departure) 700, 900, 1800
(departure point) At Safaga, there is a convoy terminal. It's near the ramp of the highway to Hurghada.

Luxor--Mallawi--Cairo
There's no convoy. Foreigners are prohibited to go.

route & track;

• Aswan - Luxor - Cairo
• Mediterranean (Cairo - Damiette - Ismailia, north of EGYPT)
• Sinai peninsula
• Eilat (ISRAEL) - Jerusalem (ISRAEL)