Kaïro - Cairo

Vir ander plekke met dieselfde naam, sien Kaïro (onduidelikheid).

Kaïro is 'n groot stad met verskeie distrik artikels wat inligting bevat oor spesifieke besienswaardighede, restaurante en akkommodasie.

Kaïro (uitgespreek KY-roh;Arabies: القاهرةal-Qāhirah) is die hoofstad van Egipte en met 'n totale bevolking van die grootstedelike gebied van Kaïro, meer as 16 miljoen mense, een van die grootste stede in beide Afrika en die middel ooste (die streke wat dit gemaklik oorsteek). Dit is ook die 19de grootste stad in die wêreld, en onder die wêreld se mees bevolkte stede.

Aan die Nylrivier is Kaïro bekend vir sy eie geskiedenis, bewaar in die fantastiese Middeleeue Islamitiese stad en Koptiese terreine in Ou Kaïro - met die historiese Kaïro op die UNESCO Wêrelderfenislys. Die Egiptiese museum in die middestad is 'n besienswaardigheid, met sy ontelbare antieke Egiptiese artefakte, net soos die Khan al-Khalili-basaar. Geen reis na Kaïro sou voltooi wees sonder 'n besoek aan die Giza-piramides en na die nabygeleë Saqqara Piramidekompleks, waar besoekers Egipte se eerste trappiramide sien wat deur die argitek Imhotep vir die derde farao Djoser gebou is.

Alhoewel Kaïro sterk verbonde is aan die verlede, is dit ook die tuiste van 'n lewendige moderne samelewing. Die Midan Tahrir gebied in die middestad van Kaïro, gebou in die 19de eeu onder die bewind van Khedive Ismail, het daarna gestreef om 'n 'Parys op die Nyl' te wees. Daar is ook 'n aantal meer moderne voorstede, insluitend Ma'adi en Heliopolis, terwyl Zamalek 'n stil omgewing is Gezira-eiland, met luukse inkopies. Kaïro is die beste in die herfs of lente as die weer nie so warm is nie. 'N Felucca-rit op die Nyl is 'n goeie manier om uit die besige stad te ontsnap, net soos 'n besoek aan Al-Azhar Park.

Sedert die rewolusie in 2011 en die teenrevolusie het toeriste tot 'n groot mate uit Kaïro gevlug. Maar teen die einde van die 2010's was hulle besig om terug te keer, maar die toerisme het nie heeltemal herstel nie, dus u het die geleentheid om plekke soos die piramides met 'n kleiner skare te sien.

Distrikte

Groter Kaïro is groot; met meer as 20 miljoen mense (2018), is dit die grootste metropolitaanse gebied in Afrika en die Midde-Ooste.

Kaïro-streke - Kleurkode-kaart

Sentrum Die moderne middestad. Midan Tahrir (wat "Liberation Square" beteken) was die toneel van die massiewe betogings in 2011 wat president Mubarak verdryf het, en groot (soms gewelddadige) optogte en betogings vind steeds plaas hier. Net noord van die plein is die Egiptiese museum, en baie groot hotelle is naby. Die middestad strek 2 km oos tot by Midan Ramses, wat die hoofstasie van Kaïro en 'n ontluikende winkel- en akkommodasiesone bevat.

Garden City 'N Wyk naby die middestad en Corniche el-Nil, 'n goeie opsie vir sentrale akkommodasie.

Ou Kaïro Dit is suid van die middestad en bevat die Koptiese Kaïro, Fustat (die historiese kern van Kaïro) en Rhoda-eiland.

Islamitiese Kaïro Dit was oos van die middestad en was die middelpunt van die historiese Kaïro wat in die 10de eeu begin het. Bevat die Citadel, Mohamed Ali Moskee, Khan el Khalili (die hoofbasaar of souq), historiese moskees en Middeleeuse argitektuur, asook sommige van die Turkse baddens (hamams) in Kaïro.

Dokki en Mohandeseen (Giza) Geleë aan die westelike oewer van die Nyl, met luukse restaurante, inkopies en verblyf.

Gezira-eiland Luukse distrik op 'n groot eiland in die Nyl. Die Kaïro-toring, die operahuis, die woonbuurt Zamalek, en 'n paar lekker winkels, restaurante, kafees en akkommodasie is hier geleë.

Giza Alles wes van die Nyl se wesoewer is eintlik in die stad Giza eerder as in die stad Kaïro. Dit is dus 'n uitgestrekte stadsdeel in sy eie reg, insluitend die Nyl-eilande Gezira en Roda, en die distrikte langs die rivier Dokki en Mohandeseen. Maar bowenal is dit bekend vir die piramides, aan die westelike rand van Giza: hierdie gebied staan ​​bekend as die Haram (piramide) distrik. Die Grand Egyptian Museum word hier in 2021 geopen.

Ma'adi 'N Rustige, luukse woongebied suid van die sentrum, wat voorsiening maak vir baie buitelandse uitgewekenes.

Oostelike distrikte 'N Reeks beplande gemeenskappe wat gebou is weg van die opeenhoping van die historiese Kaïro. Van oudste tot nuutste sluit hulle Heliopolis, Nasr City en New Cairo in. Hierdie gebiede is meestal hoofklas- en kommersiële sentrums. Kaïro se lughawe is ook hier.

Noordelike distrikte 'N Groot gebied met meestal onbeplande woonbuurte met lae inkomste.

Verstaan

Kaïro is aan die Nyl en het antieke oorsprong in die omgewing van die faraoniese stad Memphis. Die stad het sy huidige vorm begin aanneem in 641, toe die Arabiese generaal Amr Ibn Al-Ase Egipte verower het vir die Islam en 'n nuwe hoofstad gestig het. Misr Al-Fustat, "die stad van die tente". (Die legende is dat Al-Ase, op die dag dat hy vertrek het om te verower Alexandrië, het twee duiwe gevind wat in sy tent nesgemaak het. Hy wil hulle nie steur nie, en hy verlaat die tent. Nadat hy as oorwinnaar teruggekeer het, het hy sy soldate geroep om hul tente om syne op te slaan, en dit het die plek geword van die nuwe stad in wat tans is Ou Kaïro.) Die naam was miskien 'n woordspeling - Misr / Masr is die Arabiese woord vir stad, maar dit is ook die Arabiese naam van die hele land Egipte. Die Tunisiese Fatimid-dinastie het die stad in 969 CE ingeneem en 'n nuwe stad gestig, Al-Qahira ("The Victorious") net noord van Al-Fustat. Al-Qahira het die stad sy Engelse naam Cairo gegee, maar die plaaslike bevolking noem dit steeds MàSr (مصر), wat ook die Arabiese naam van die hele land Egipte is (soortgelyk aan Mexikostad in Mexiko).

Klimaat

Sien ook: Egipte # Klimaat

Die beste tyd om Kaïro te besoek, is gedurende die winter van November tot Maart, wanneer die hoogtepunte gedurende die dag meestal onder 26 ° C (79 ° F) bly, met 'n laagtepunt in die nag van ongeveer 10 ° C (50 ° F) met reënbuie wat soms die lug skoonmaak. , maar tog het u nie 'n sambreel nodig nie, selfs die reënste maande van die jaar is selde 10 mm.

As u gedurende die winter besoek, moet u daarop let dat nie alle geboue toegerus is met verwarmers nie, insluitend sommige hotelle en koshuise. Besoekers moet altyd 'n paar warm truie (truie) en 'n warm baadjie inpak vir aanddrag. In Kaïro, in binnegeboue sonder lugversorging, is die temperatuur ongeveer 15 ° C (59 ° F) in die koudste winterdae en ongeveer 34 ° C (93 ° F) in die warmste somerdae.

Die kort lente van Maart tot Mei kan aangenaam wees solank daar geen sandstorms is nie, maar somertemperature, aan die ander kant, 'n skroeiende 38 ° C (100 ° F) kan bereik. In September en Oktober, die periode van die laat somer en vroeë herfs, verbrand boere rysskille tot as ná sonsondergang naby Groter Kaïro, en dit laat die lug rook.

Oriëntasie

Die Groter Kaïro van vandag is 'n stad met minstens 20 miljoen inwoners (2018), waar wolkekrabbers en kitskosrestaurante in die wêreld erfenismonumente skuil. Kaïro was vroeër die aangewese naam van die stad aan die oostelike oewer van die Nyl, en dit is hier waar u beide die moderne Sentrum, gebou onder invloed van die Franse argitektuur, vandag die middelpunt van handel en populêre lewe, sowel as historiese Islamitiese en Kopties besienswaardighede.

Buiten die kern van die oostelike oewer vind u die moderne, meer gegoede voorstede van Heliopolis en Nasr City naby die lughawe, en Ma'adi na die suide. In die middel van die Nyl is die eiland Gezira en Zamalek, waar baie ambassades bestaan. Aan die westelike oewer is baie moderne beton en sake, maar ook die groot Giza piramides en verder suid, Memphis en Saqqara. Die stad lyk miskien baie om te hanteer, maar probeer dit, en u sal agterkom dat dit baie bied vir elke reisiger.

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Kaart van Kaïro

Vir meer inligting oor visumvereistes, sien die Egipte artikel.

Met die vliegtuig

• 30.1191431.400731 Kaïro Internasionale Lughawe (CAI ^IATA). Die tweede besigste lughawe in Afrika met meer as 16 miljoen passasiers per jaar. Dit vlieg gereeld vanaf ander Egiptiese stede, die Golfstate en Levant, en gewoonlik daaglikse vlugte vanaf die Europese en Noord-Afrikaanse hoofstede. Daar is direkte vlugte vanaf Bangkok, Beijing, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Hong Kong, Mumbai, New York en Washington, maar reis vanaf die Verre Ooste of Noord-Amerika hou gewoonlik 'n verandering in.
  Die hoofoperateur is EgyptAir (die nasionale lugdiens) en sy Star Alliance-vennote Egeïese, Austrian Airlines, [http://www.lufthansa.com/ Lufthansa, Switsers, Turkish Airlines. SkyTeam word verteenwoordig deur Air France, Lugdiens, Alitalia, KLM, Midde-Oosterse lugrederye, Saudia, en TAROM. Oneworld deur British Airways, Iberia, Qatar Airways, en Royal Jordanian. Golfdraers sluit in Emirate, Etihad, Midde-Oosterse lugrederye, Oman Air, en Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian, en Saudia. Daar is ook begrotingsdraers Air Arabia, Lug Kaïro^{[dooie skakel]}, vliegEgypte, en flynas. (Januarie 2018 opgedateer)

Die lughawe het drie terminale. EgyptAir en alle lede van Star Alliance (Lufthansa Group, Singapore Airlines, LOT, ens.) Voer alle vlugte na Terminal 3, wat deur Terminal Air (British Airways, Air France, Alitalia en sommige ander) geïntegreer is deur 'n lugbrug. Die meeste ander lugdienste arriveer by Terminal 1, soos Saudia (Terminal 1 Hall 2), en Sky Team, Oneworld, Emirates en Etihad (Terminal 1 Hall 1). Alle terminale bied 'n redelike verskeidenheid belastingvrye winkels en restaurante. In Terminal 1 is daar belastingvrye winkels oorkant die hekke, met meer winkels op die eerste verdieping. Die sitkamers, 'n kroeg, McDonald's en koffiewinkels soos Starbucks is op die tweede verdieping. Terminal 3 het 'n sentrale mark en 'n voedselhof, plus 'n paar winkels en kafees langs die gang. Daar is nie veel oop sitplekke nie, want die meeste sitplekke is in die sitkamers wat slegs 'n uur voor vertrek oopmaak. Dit is goed as vlugte betyds vertrek, maar as daar vertragings is, raak die gang vol terwyl baie leë sitplekke ontoeganklik buite die sitkamerglas lê.

'N outomatiese pendeltrein loop tussen Terminal 1 en die Terminals 2/3 lugbrug. A gratis pendelbus hardloop elke 30 minute, 24 uur per dag na die busstasie. Die geautomatiseerde pendeltrein (APM) is gratis, skoon en vinnig. Stasies is nie binne die terminale nie. By Terminal 3 is die stop op die aankomsvlak aan die einde van die busbaan (draai regs na die afrit). In die praktyk kan dit egter eerder op die tweede baan stop. Kyk rond waar die plaaslike inwoners wag. U moet Terminal 3 deur die voordeur verlaat en regs draai. Loop na die einde van die gebou en draai weer regs. Dan moet u dalk op- of afklim, afhangende van die vlak waarop u is (vertrek of aankoms). Aan die einde van die oprit draai u links, en dan kom u ongeveer 50 m voor u aan die linkerkant. Die tekens is op hierdie stadium nog nie duidelik nie, maar die APM werk en is baie handig om tussen terminale deur te gaan.) By Terminal 1 moet u deur die hoofuitgang vertrek en links draai om by die stasie uit te kom. Die pendelbusse stop by Hall 3 voor die AirMall en by Hall 1 aan die randsteen. Ongelukkig is die bushaltes nie gemerk nie. Soms moet u busse by die busstasie verwissel weens die koffiepouse van die bestuurder. Pasop, taxibestuurders wat u op die lughawe wil lok, sal u anders probeer vertel rakende die pendelbus, maar as u buite die terminale gaan, sal u die gratis pendelbus kry.

Besoekers mag koop belastingvry artikels by aankoms, tot 4 ekstra liter alkohol. By die betaalpunt sal 'n doeanebeampte u paspoort nagaan en die aankoop goedkeur. U kan vergesel word deur die persoon wat u kom haal. Dit is goed as u verwag om te koop wat u koop of vriende bederf, maar soms is daar 'n racket waar die plaaslike persoon u kry om namens hom tot u limiet te koop - hy betaal u billik vir die ekstra.

Om daar / weg te kom

Wissel geld op die lughawe in - die beste is om dit te doen voordat u dit deurgaan Doeane. Verander die proses (kleiner as die gewone LE200-notas), aangesien taxibestuurders en ander altyd sal beweer dat hulle nie verandering kan gee nie. OTM's vir alle groot kaarte is in die aankomssale beskikbaar. Visums is beskikbaar voor immigrasie, teen US $ 25. By terminal 3 aankom almal dadelik in die tou om visums by een van die bankbalies aan die linkerkant te koop. Dit lyk asof hierdie banke dikwels nie kaarte of selfs aanvaar nie Egiptiese ponde (LE), wat problematies is as u met 'n beperkte buitelandse valuta aankom. Aan die ander kant van die gebied is daar 'n kitsbank, sowel as 'n ruilkantoor wat ook visums verkoop en Egiptiese pond as geldeenheid aanvaar. Gaan dus net daarheen om die visum te koop, ignoreer die banktoonbank en vermy die rye.

Die metro die uitbreiding van die groen lyn na die lughawe sal in 2020 open; tot dan, sal dit dikwels 'n pyn wees om na Kaïro se middestad te kom.

A openbare bus aan Midan Tahrir (lees die waarskuwings daarvan) of Midan Ramses loop vanaf die lughawebusstasie, wat met die gratis pendelbus aan die terminale gekoppel is. Die dienste wat beslis in 2018 aangebied word, is die 356 (٣٥٦) en 111 (١١١, rigting Shobra, verby Midan Ramses), LE8. Dit duur elke 30 minute en neem 60-90 minute, afhangend van die verkeer. Bus 27 (٢٧) en 400 (٤٠٠) kan ook ry. Probeer by die stasie vra (deur te verduidelik waarheen u wil gaan), maar vermy die berugte (nie-A / C) groen busse. Busse vanaf die middestad na die lughawe ry vanaf die busterminaal net noord van die Egiptiese museum (onder die snelwegbrug). As die stop nie voor die hand liggend is nie, vra dan die lughawe of in Arabies, die woord "matar" (مطار).

Geplande busse ry nie meer direk vanaf die lughawe na nie Alexandrië of ander delta stede. Onderhandel óf met 'n taxi-oordrag óf gaan na die middestad vir verdere vervoer.

Wit metertaxi’s is by die Terminals beskikbaar. Die basiese fooi is LE2,50 plus LE1,25 per km. Dring daarop aan om die meter te gebruik. Moenie 'n vaste prys aanvaar nie, aangesien dit die dubbele prys per meter is. Rapporteer taxibestuurders wat weier om die meter te gebruik, by die Airport Security of Tourist Police. Weier om die "kaartjie" (parkeergeld vir die LE10-lughawe) vir die bestuurder te betaal. As u na die middestad van Kaïro gaan, kan u dalk 'n taxi met ander toeriste of rugsakreisigers deel. Het u klein aantekeninge beskikbaar, meestal sal die taxibestuurder beweer dat hy geen verandering het nie, maar wel. 'N Ander opsie is om vervoer te gebruik wat deur u hotel of koshuis gereël word, maar hierdie diens is dikwels nie gratis nie.

Daar is talle limousine dienste. Afhaalpunte is voor die terminale (stoeprand). Die pryse word vasgestel afhangende van die bestemming en die motorkategorie. Kategorie A is luukse limousines (Mercedes-Benz E-klas), Kategorie B is mikrobusse vir tot 7 passasiers en Kategorie C is middelgroot motors (bv. Mitsubishi Lancer). Londense taxi's is beskikbaar by Sixt as 'n nuwe kategorie D. Die pryslys (vanaf 2011):

Lughawediens, mikrobusse en Londense taxi-kontakte:

• Eksklusiewe dienste, ☏ 202 16708. 'N Lughaweaanbod wat u by die hek oplaai, alle immigrasieprosedures vir u doen en u bagasie afhaal terwyl u in 'n gemaklike aankomssitkamer wag vir US $ 50, sonder die visumfooie. Dit kan vooraf per telefoon bespreek word. Op pad terug kan u die rye vermy deur die diens te gebruik, wat al die in- en emigrasieformaliteite vir u sal doen terwyl u in 'n gemaklike sitkamer wag, en u dan vinnig deur die eerste twee tjeks volg. (Julie 2019 opgedateer)
• Mikrobus (Pendelbus Kaïro-lughawe), ☏ 202 19970, ✉[email protected]. 24 uur. 
• Londense taxi (Sest), ☏ 202 19670, faks: 202 463 010 00, ✉[email protected]. 24 uur. 

Wanneer terugkeer van die middestad af na die lughawe, moet u minstens twee uur hierheen kom en 3 uur vanaf Giza, aangesien die paaie baie druk kan wees. Die nuwe lughawepad verbind die lughawe met die kruising van die Ringweg en Suezweg en het geen verkeersknope nie. As u Vrydagoggend of middernag vertrek, sal die lughawe vinnig gaan, want paaie is verlate terwyl mense na die moskee gaan vir Vrydaggebede.

By aankoms moet u deur 'n sekuriteitspunt gaan voordat u toegang tot die kaartjie- en inklokarea kan kry. U benodig 'n afdruk van u reisplan of kaartjie om die sekuriteitspersoneel hier te wys. Na die inklok gaan u deur 'n tweede kontrolepunt (insluitend paspoortbeheer) om die lugkant te kry, dan is daar 'n derde net voordat u aan boord gaan - slegs dan kan u weer op die water loop. Laat genoeg tyd toe vir al hierdie dinge, want lyne kan lank wees. Daar is geen kamer vir bagasie op die lughawe nie.

Verblyf

Die lughawe is in die noordoostelike buitewyke van die stad Heliopolis. As u op die lughawe wil oornag, is daar drie hotelle beskikbaar:

• Novotel Cairo Airport, ✉[email protected]. Vanaf LE950 dubbel. (Maart 2017 opgedateer)
• Le Passage (voorheen Iberotel), ✉[email protected]. 
• Le Meridien Cairo Airport, ✉[email protected]. 

Daar is ander verblyfopsies in die nabygeleë Heliopolis.

Met die trein

Leer Oosterse Arabiese syfers Oosterse Arabiese syfers, in plaas van Arabies-Hindoe-syfers soos dit in die weste gebruik word, word gebruik om treinnommers, vertrektye, sitpleknommers en ander belangrike inligting aan te dui. Dus, selfs as u nie Arabiese letters kan lees nie, moet u u platform en afrigter kan vind. U sal ook kan kontroleer of die totale bedrag op rekeninge ooreenstem met wat u gevra word om te betaal.

Kaïro is die middelpunt vir spoorweë in Egipte; byna alle treine begin en eindig hier. Die regering Egiptiese nasionale spoorweë (السكك الحديدية المصرية), dikwels afgekort as ENR, bestuur alle treine. Een uitsondering is die private maatskappy Watania wat luukse treine tussen Kaïro bestuur, Luxor en 'n paar ander stede.

Daar is tot 30 vertrekke per dag vanaf Alexandrië, met die vinnigste geroepe treine Spesiale aanbiedinge loop ononderbroke om 2 uur 40 minute. uit te druk treine is ongeveer 3 uur stadiger. Hierdie treine is skoon en gemaklik, met lugversorging en met snacks beskikbaar. Sommige verwys na hierdie vinnige treine as 'Spaans', 'Frans' of 'Turbo' as gevolg van hul rollende materiaal.

Reis langs die Nyl na en van Aswan en Luxor is baie gewild. Ten minste een dag en een treintag per dag bied 'n uitstekende gehalte en word gewoonlik aanbeveel vir toeriste. Reistyd is 10 uur vanaf Luxor en nog vier vanaf Aswan. Eersteklaskaartjies is ongeveer LE120 vir sitplek en US $ 80 per persoon vir 'n tweeslaapkajuit. Gewone treine ry dieselfde roete, sommige begin in Alexandrië, maar hulle is baie minder gemaklik met harde sitplekke en slegte toilette. Die liggies bly die hele nag aan en u sal waarskynlik verskeie kere wakker gemaak word vir kaartjiekontrole.

Talle 3de en 2de klas treine ry na en van die meeste stede in Laer Egipte en langs die Mediterreense kus van en na El Alamein.

Kaartjies

Sien ook: Egipte # Met die trein

Die mees algemene manier om kaartjies te kry, is om dit vooraf by stasies te koop. Koop egter vooraf kaartjies via 'n besprekingsagent of van Watania verseker u sitplek en vermy moeite by stasies. Gewone 3de klas treine kan nie aanlyn bespreek word nie. U moet u kaartjie by die stasie koop of net aan boord spring en met die trein betaal. Let op dat kaartjiekantore weens veiligheidsbekommernisse toeriste soms 'n kaartjie vir treine in die dag na Luxor en Aswan geweier het en beweer dat hulle slegs in die duurder treintogte mag wees. Dit word bunkum en maklik omseil deur aanlyn te koop.

Stasies

Byna alle treine vanaf Kaïro ry vanaf die hoofstasie, Ramses. Oor 'n paar jaar (ongeveer 2023) is daar egter 'n nuwe groot stasie, Bashteel, sal voltooi word. Vanaf 2020 is dit nie bekend hoe dit die ander stasies sal beïnvloed nie.

• 30.06361111111131.2472222222222 Cairo Ramses-treinstasie (محطة رمسيس) (Shohadaa (Martelare) metrostasie), ☏ 20 2 2575-3555. Die hoofstasie, ook bekend as Misr-stasie (محطة مصر). Restaurante en winkels is beskikbaar, maar daar is geen bagasiegeriewe vir links nie. Gee tyd om deur die veelvoudige sekuriteitsrye te kom. Let daarop dat die kaartjiekantoor verskeie vensters vir verskillende klasse en bestemmings het, dus kyk of u in die regte lyn is. Vertrek- en aankomeborde in die hoofsaal en op platforms blaai stadig stadig tussen Arabies en Engels. (September 2020 opgedateer)
• 30.00538431.2080093 Giza-treinstasie (Omm El-Misryeen metrostasie). Nie besonders naby die piramides nie, maar Giza dien as 'n belangrike middelpunt vir die suidelike dele van die stad. Die meeste treine vanaf Bo-Egipte bel hierheen. (September 2020 opgedateer)
• 30.13099131.31914 Ain Shams-treinstasie in Kaïro (Ain Shams metrostasie). Klein stasie waar stadige treine van en na Suez beëindig. (September 2020 opgedateer)

Met die bus

Busse verbind Kaïro met die hele land. Die twee hoofstasies is Midan Ramses en 30.0589231.237565 Cairo Gateway, (voorheen bekend as Turgoman), maar voertuie stop ook soms by ander stasies, veral Abbasiya. Vanaf Midan Ramses en Cairo Gateway is dit 'n vinnige LE5-taxi-rit na die middestad, LE7-10 na Zamalek. Cairo Gateway is 'n nuwe, moderne binnestasie, ongeveer 500 m vanaf die Orabi Metro Station, binne die nuwe Cairo Gateway Plaza.

Bestemmings:

• Port Said, Ismailia, en Suez - dienste per uur vanaf Cairo Gateway (2 uur, LE20-30)
• Sharm el-Sheikh - East Delta-busse duur ongeveer 8 uur (LE80) terwyl busse met superstraal 6 uur duur. Sommige Oos-Delta dienste gaan voort Dahab. Hou die buskaartjie en paspoort byderhand as u met die bus na Sharm ry, want u sal deur 'n aantal kontrolepunte ry, wat vereis dat passasiers identifikasie en kaartjie moet toon. 'N Goedkoper opsie om per bus na Sharm te kom, is om 'n bus, 'n trein of 'n minibus te neem Suez (LE10) en vanaf die hoofstasie daar, neem die bus 11:00 of 13:20 na Sharm vir slegs LE31.
• Taba en Nuweiba - Busse vertrek vier keer per dag van Cairo Gateway (06:00, 09:30, 22:00 en 23:00) met pryse LE70 vir die oggendbusse en LE80 vir oornagbusse. Dit neem ongeveer 6 uur om by Nuweiba uit te kom.
• Siwa - Direkte busse vertrek Sondag- en Woensdagaande om 19:45 (LE60) van Cairo Gateway.

Ongemaklike, maar goedkoop, mikrobusse vertrek vanaf Kaïro na 'n groot aantal bestemmings. Die belangrikste motorhuise is Midan Ramsis (vir Alexandrië, LE22 en die delta-vallei) en Al-Marg metrostasie (vir die noord-ooste en Sinai). Dit is vinniger en kan as sodanig 'n opsie wees vir korter reise, maar dit het 'n verskriklike hoeveelheid ongelukke. Daar is ook ander plekke waarheen hierdie busse vertrek, afhangende van u bestemming, vra plaaslike inwoners. Ten minste vir die Sinai word buitelanders verbied om die mikrobusstelsel te gebruik.

• 30.0650531.246946 High Jet-busstasie (van / naar Hurghada en Sharm el-Sheikh) (reg agter / noord van die Ramses-treinstasie). Dit is een van verskeie High Jet-stasies in Kaïro, maar waarskynlik die een wat die beste geleë is. Dit dek reis van / na Hurghada en Sharm el-Sheikh (6-7 uur). Dit laat goedkoop en gerieflike reis verder toe nadat u van die trein geklim het. Dit is skaars nodig om kaartjies te bespreek, in ag genome die frekwensie van busse. Die busse is nie so gemaklik nie, en daar is harde en irriterende sepies wat die hele reis in die bus ry. Dit is dus waarskynlik nie 'n goeie idee om 'n nagbus te neem nie. (Januarie 2018 opgedateer)
  • Na Hurghada: elke 2 uur tussen 08:00 en 30:00. Van Hurghada: elke 2 uur tussen 07:00 en 03:00. Meestal LE110 maar soms LE150.
  • Na Sharm el-Sheikh: 13:00, 23:30, 02:00. Vanaf Sharm el-Sheikh: 13:00, 22:30, 02:00. LE110.
• 30.0504531.233137 Gaan buskantoor / stasie. (Januarie 2018 opgedateer)
• Super-Jet-bus, ☏ 202 2266-0212. Vir Alexandrië, Hurghada en Sinai. (Augustus 2019 opgedateer)
• Oos Delta Bus, ☏ 202 2576-2293. Vir Sharm el-Sheikh, Arish en Rafah. (Augustus 2019 opgedateer)

Met die motor

Om in Kaïro te ry, word nie aanbeveel of nodig nie. Die verkeer is ten minste oorweldigend vir die gewone reisiger. Die bestuur is konsekwent, maar nie op enige amptelike manier nie. Daar word nie aan padtekens, bane, regte paaie, ens. Voldoen nie, en daar is 'n groot aantal kruisings en vliegroetes. Verkeersseine bestaan ​​op slegs enkele plekke en word gereeld geïgnoreer. Soms lei polisiebeamptes egter verkeer na besige kruisings. In die middestad van Kaïro sal bestuurders soms ander motors stamp wat hul pad versper. Moet ook nie ontsteld wees as u kantspieël raak nie. In die nag gebruik baie bestuurders nie kopligte nie, wees dus ekstra versigtig of vermy dit om snags te ry. In Egipte ry voertuie aan die regterkant van die pad. In plaas daarvan om links te draai, sal u dikwels 'n draai-en-draai-draai moet maak, of u kan drie draaie regs maak.

Parkeerhuise of amptelike parkeerplekke is skaars. Motors kan twee of drie diep langs die pad geparkeer wees, en word dikwels oopgesluit en buite rat, sodat hulle beweeg kan word. Op baie plekke werk mense om geparkeerde motors op te pas. 'N Klein wenk word vir hierdie diens verwag. U kan ook valetparkeerplek gebruik.

Om na Alexandrië, die Noordkus, die Delta en die Westelike Woestyn te ry, moet u die Cairo - Alexandria Desert Road neem vanaf die Mewhwarweg - 26 Julie-gang vanaf Kaïro-middestad.

Om na Beni Sueif, Fayoum, Assyut, Luxor en Aswan te kom, moet bestuurders van die middestad die sesde Oktober-Fayoum-afrit neem by die Remaya-rotonde langs die Giza-piramides by Le Meridien Hotel, tot by die Fayoum-afdraai by die Fayoum - sesde Vanaf Oktober-aansluiting, 6 km vanaf Remaya-rotonde.

Om na Suez, Port Said en Ismailia te kom, moet bestuurders van die middestad die Ringweg neem na die Suezweg-aansluiting vir Suez, en die Ismailia-aansluiting vanaf die Ringweg vir Ismailia en Port Said.

Om na Hurghada te kom, moet Ain Sukhna, bestuurders van die middestad, die ringweg neem na die New Ain Sukhna-tolweg by Kattamaya.

Om by te kom Sharm el-Sheikh, Dahab, Nuweiba, Ras Sidr, Al-Arish en Rafah op die Sinai-skiereiland, bestuurders van die middestad af, moet die Ringweg neem na die Suezweg-aansluiting by die J.W. Marriott Hotel, deur die Ahmed Hamdy-tonnel, tot by die Sinai-skiereiland.

Kry rond

U sal vind dat dit handig is om verskillende kaarte byderhand te hê as u alleen Kaïro wil besoek. Spelling van straat- en plekname kan wissel van kaart tot kaart en van kaart tot werklike plek, en nie elke straat sal op elke kaart verskyn nie.

Met die metro

Kaïro metro stelsel

Kaïro is die tuiste van Afrika se eerste en mees uitgebreide metro-stelsel. Alhoewel die metro-stelsel van Kaïro modern en glad is, is die drie lyne te beperk.

Vanaf 2019 wissel 'n enkele reiskaartjie van LE3-7, afhangend van die aantal stasies wat gedek word:

• LE3: 9 stasies
• LE5: 16 stasies
• LE7: meer as 16 stasies

Dit is die drukste metro ter wêreld, gemeet aan passasiers per spoorlengte. As u die skare kan hanteer (wees ekstra versigtig om sakkerollery te vermy), is dit die beste manier om verkeersknope tydens reis te vermy.

Die belangrikste wisselaars is Shohadaa (Martelare) (voorheen Mubarak) by Midan Ramses, Sadat by Midan Tahrir (af en toe gesluit), en Attaba (Ataba; عتبة).

U moet selfversekerd (maar nie stroef) wees as u kaartjies probeer koop nie - Egiptenare staan ​​nie tou nie. Maak eers u kleingeld gereed in 'n rustige omgewing, sodat u nie met beursie en groot aantekeninge hoef te vroetel en u paspoort te laat val onder die skare nie. Druk dan gedurig deur die skare na die kaartjievenster, soos hulle besig is om te doen. As u van plan is om 'n retoer of toekomstige reis te onderneem, moet u meer as een kaartjie koop, dus hoef u slegs een keer te skrum.

Die Kaïro-metro het onder meer stasies in Dokki en Maadi. Om die Giza-piramides te bereik, neem die metro na die stad Giza, haal dan 'n bus of taxi na "Al-Haram". U kan ook bereik Heliopolis (Masr el-Gedida) gebruik lyn 3 by die stasies: Al Ahram (Korba) en Koleyet El Banat (Merghani). Die uitbreiding van hierdie lyn na die lughawe is in 2020 beskikbaar. Die kaarte in die treine en stasies toon die netwerk soos dit sal wees, dws die onderbou-onderdele word as volledig getoon. Vanaf Desember 2019 eindig lyn 3 by Ataba.

Twee motors in die middelste gedeelte van elke trein is vir vroue gereserveer. Een daarvan is slegs vir vroue tot 21:00, terwyl die ander die hele tyd vir vroue is. Die metro stop omstreeks 00:20 en begin weer omstreeks 05:15. Daar is geen roosters vir reël 1 en 2 nie, maar vertrek kom baie gereeld voor. Reël 3 loop elke 8 minute.

Met die bus

Die groot rooi, wit en blou openbare busse ry oor die hele stad en is baie goedkoper en kos LE1, maar is gewoonlik druk en stadig. Daar is egter soortgelyke lugversorgde busse wat LE2 of LE2.5 laai. Dit kan op die hoofpleine in Kaïro gevind word. Die kleiner minibusse is gewoonlik oranje en wit of rooi, wit en blou in die hoofpleine. As gevolg van probleme met seksuele teistering word vroulike reisigers aangeraai om slegs klein mikrobusse en busse te neem wat nie staan ​​nie. In mikrobusse begin die tarief om LE0.5 en styg dit tot LE2.5.

Afgesien van die belangrikste busstasies, kan busse vanaf straatvlak gehuldig word. Busse word selde met bestemming gemerk, in plaas daarvan skreeu passasiers hul bestemmings (of gebruik 'n aantal gebaretaalagtige handkodes) en as die bus hierdie plek ry, stop dit. Reisigers wat nie Kaïro ken nie, kan busbestuurders of passasiers vra om hulle te laat weet waar daar stop. Blote bloot die naam van u bestemming aan die busbestuurder of 'n vriendelike passasier, en hulle sal na u omsien.

Laat ry busryers: busfrekwensie, lengte van die roete, en in sommige gevalle, kan die fooie gedurende die laat aandure verskil. In sommige gevalle kan 'n roete eindig sonder dat dit vooraf kennis neem. Wanneer dit plaasvind, vertrou plaaslike inwoners op private burgers wat hoop om ekstra geld te verdien om hulle na hul eindbestemming te bring. Wees soos altyd versigtig as u verkies om privaat vervoer te aanvaar. Aangesien baie mini-busse eers vertrek voordat die bus amper vol is, moet u vir 'n lang tyd voorbereid wees, terwyl die bestuurder wag vir genoeg mense om in te klim.

Daar is 'n aantal groot busstasies (mawqaf موقف, pl. Mawaqif مواقف) dwarsdeur die stad. Een van die grootste is gerieflik geleë agter die Egiptiese museum in Midan Tahrir. Daar is eintlik twee stasies - die hoofbusstasie vir stadsbusse, en die mikro-busstasie daaragter. Reisigers wat byvoorbeeld die Piramides wil besoek, kan vir ongeveer LE2 in 'n mikrobus sit. Besoekers wat na die piramides wil gaan en 'n bus- of mikrobusbestuurder sien skree Hàràm, moet altyd voor u inklim 'n piramidedriehoek met u hande maak om te verseker dat die bestuurder self na die werklike piramides ry, en nie net na die distrik Haram nie, wat weliswaar redelik naby die piramides is, maar 'n redelike afstand van die piramide-ingang.

Daar is ook busstasies in Midan Ramses, onder die oorweg. Busse ry vanaf Ramses na Heliopolis, City Stars Mall en ander bestemmings wat nie deur die Tahrir-busstasie gedek word nie.

Met die taxi

Dit is verkieslik om dit te gebruik Careem of Uber eerder as gewone kajuit. Plaaslike inwoners beskou Careem en Uber goedkoper en veiliger (veral vir vroue). Kry net 'n plaaslike SIM-kaart en dit gaan goed met jou. U kan ook die Careem- of Uber-prys kry, 'n skermfoto neem en dit gebruik om met taxi's te onderhandel.

Soliede wit taxi's: Dit is moderne sedans toegerus met meters wat gewoonlik gebruik word, soms met wisselstroom, en wat op natuurlike gas loop. Most tourists will pay less using these taxis than they'll be able to negotiate with their non-metered brethren. They can be hailed from the street, and are common enough to be used perhaps exclusively (given a little patience) by any traveler. Compared to the black and white taxis, all tourists will find them more comfortable, and most - less expensive.

Bright yellow taxis: Becoming rarer. Typically available by reservation only, but sometimes try to pick up fares while en route. Similar to the solid-white taxis, the meter starts at LE2.50, LE1/km after that. The drivers are not allowed to smoke in the cars. Referred to as "City Cabs" or "Cairo Cabs". From within Cairo, call 0104343438-19155.

Older black-and-white taxis: Increasingly becoming rarer. Communication can be difficult as these usually have the oldest of drivers, and the meters are extremely outdated and are not used. Prices are, however, not erratic for natives, and any Cairene knows what to pay depending on time and distance. It is highly recommended that you have exact change before you enter, as drivers are reluctant to give change.

Taxis usually expect more money (LE2-3) for ferrying more people. If you decide not to negotiate the price beforehand (this is the better method) be ready to jump ship and/or bargain hard if the cabbie brings up the fare after you are in the car. They rarely accept more than 4 people to a taxi. Also add LE5-7 driving late at night, mostly for the older taxis without counters.

• Uber Cairo. Smart phone app offers address based routing and calculates price according to them. (updated Mar 2021)
• Careem. Smart phone app offers address based routing and calculates price according to them. (updated Mar 2021)
• NopeaRide.com. Smart phone app offers address based routing and calculates price according to them. 100% electric vehicle fleet. (updated Mar 2021)

Hanteer

Do not let the taxi driver choose you. You choose him and always look confident as if you use them regularly. Flag one down, hop in and always sit in the back of the cab. Try not to get into any discussion with the driver. Simply state your destination and look out the window. Ignore any chat if you can. Egyptians do not chat with drivers on the whole. Avoid eye contact especially in the mirror.

Do not confirm the fare before getting in, ordinary Egyptians do not do that. As a tourist, you might prefer to state a price beforehand, which may prevent ripoffs, but will require you to quote above local prices. Instead the correct sum is paid through the window after leaving. You simply step out of the cab, with no discussion of the price (unless the taxi driver thinks you've given him an unfair price). If you are obviously a tourist with your Lonely Planet Guide, North Face backpack, and are wearing shorts then you can sometimes expect an argument even if you have offered the correct price. Either pay him more to keep the peace (odds are he needs the money more than you) or just walk away. As long as the driver does not leave the car, you are alright. If this happens, consult someone nearby. Try to avoid those loitering outside 5-star hotels and restaurants to minimize this. Using a big hotel as your destination may also inflate the price.

To avoid any confrontation regarding price, choose a cab from the new yellow, or white with black ones with meters. Then add a few pounds tip if you so choose.

Taxi drivers may try to pressure you into taking an expensive tour with them instead of a cheap ride.

A great look into the life of the average Cairo taxi driver can be found in the excellent book Taxi by Khalid El Khamissi. After reading that you may become more sympathetic to their daily struggle for business.

Bly veilig

Never continue travelling in any vehicle which you deem to be unsafe or the driver to be driving recklessly, especially in the dark on unlit roads, or in single track highways where overtaking is dangerous. If you feel unsafe simply tell the driver to slow down, if he does not do this immediately ask him to stop and simply get out and walk away, but be careful not to end up at a remote place which would be dangerous and difficult to find another thing to ride.

Disabled access

Access in Cairo is patchy. Anyone with moderate to serious mobility issues should expect to spend a lot of time in taxis.

Many buildings have step-only access. Pavements are variable, even around the popular tourist attractions. There is often an incredibly steep drop from the curbs and where there are ramps they are better suited to pushchairs than wheelchairs. Expect potholes, gulleys, poorly cordoned-off building works and street works, and cars parked across the pavement, where there is a pavement at all.

The white stick is recognised and help is often offered. The help that is offered can be a little misguided at times but it's usually well intentioned.

Although more expensive by far, it is probably best to arrange taxis for major trips (such as visiting the pyramids) via your hotel. Picking up a taxi on the street can be hit and miss. Do not expect to be dropped off at the exact spot that you asked for; you will often be taken to somewhere nearby. Always fix a price before you get into a taxi.

Concessions on tickets cannot be taken for granted. For example, the Egyptian Museum offers a 50% concession for disabled patrons (and students) whereas the Cairo Tower doesn't offer concessions at all.

A visit to the pyramids is a must. How one does it is either through one of the many stables around the site who will charge anywhere between LE350 and LE650 for a horse/camel ride around the site, or taking a taxi to the Sphinx entrance and attempting to walk. The site is amazingly up and down. A good level of mobility would be required to attempt it by foot. If you opt for a horse/camel ride, make sure that you haggle hard. (July is the quiet season, when it may be possible to get a 2-hour camel ride for LE100 each, albeit when you're with someone who knows the owner of the stables).

If you are visually impaired or in any other way disabled it may be possible to gain permission to touch the pyramids. The outside of the pyramids are usually off limits to tourists and surrounded by a cordon. To arrange permission to touch a pyramid, approach one of the many tourist police dotted around the site. (Since the revolution with decreased tourism it is a lot easier to do things like climb on the pyramids, go inside the Sphinx fence or inside the pyramids - for a charge!)

Sien

Die Great Pyramids of Giza

Mosque Amr ibn Al-As Entrance in the UNESCO-listed Old Cairo

Cairo has an overwhelming array of attractions, listed under their individual districts along with transport and other practicalities. Some highlights:

• Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx. The only remaining monuments of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, it is the country's most famous tourist attraction. See it now before the hordes return.
• 30.04777831.2333331 ^{[voorheen dooie skakel]}Egyptian Museum (250 m north of Tahrir square), ☏ 20 2 25796948. The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities (known by all as the Egyptian Museum) hosts the world's premier collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts. Parts of its collections are being moved to the new Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, which is to open by mid-2021. (Januarie 2020 opgedateer)
• Citadel and Mosque of Mohamed Ali Pasha, in Islamic Cairo. A grand castle built by Salah Al-Din. Also parts of the water pipes (Majra Al-Oyouon) are still there, these pipes used to carry the water from the Nile River to the citadel. Mohamed Ali is considered to be the founder of modern Egypt, the ancestor of the last King of Egypt, King Farouk.
• Al-Azhar Mosque. One of the pillars of Islamic thought and home to the world's oldest university.
• Ibn Tulun (مسجد أحمد بن طولون) (close to Sayida Zeinab). Arguably the oldest mosque in Cairo, built between 868-884. 
• The Coptic Quarter, in Coptic Cairo, notably the museum and the "Hanging Church" (Church of the Virgin Mary)
• Cairo Tower (185 m./610 ft.) on Gezira Island offers a 360-degree view of Cairo, along with the Giza Pyramids off in the distance to the west.
• 30.040531.26462 Al-Azhar Park. A landscaped garden overlooking the Citadel  
• 30.047531.2622223 Khan El Khalily. Cairo's souk area where visitors will find many merchants selling perfume, spices, gold, Egyptian handicrafts.  
• 30.041731.24834 Abdeen Palace. About 1 km east of Midan El-Tahrir, it was the royal residence until the Egyptian monarchy was deposed in 1952. (updated Jan 2018)
• Pharaonic Village. Welcome to Egyptland! Especially if you've kids in tow, this showground and retail park will give you an instant Egypt-in-miniature. In Giza about 20 minutes drive from Downtown. (updated Jan 2018)

Further afield

• 29.831.2333333333335 Dahshur Pyramids. For a contrast to touristy Pyramids of Giza, head south to the oldest known pyramid, the Red Pyramid. The neglected Dahshur Pyramids are interesting and worth a visit, considering its history and the hassle-free atmosphere. Also, see the weird Bent Pyramid there and hike around the area to the Black Pyramid. The Red Pyramid has an entrance to the inside, which you can climb down. (updated Jan 2018)
• Also, the pyramids of Saqqara en Memphis offer an easy day trip out of Cairo.

Sports

• Egyptians are crazy about football (soccer), and the rivalry between the two local clubs of Al Ahly en Zamalek, known as the Cairo Derby, being widely regarded as the oldest and biggest rivalry in all of Africa.

Doen

Coffee and shisha

Have a coffee, mint tea or Cola at El Fishawy's coffee shop in Khan El-Khalili. Smoke a shisha water pipe (try the "double apple" flavor) and watch the world go by. Great cheap entertainment.

Felucca

Ride a felucca along the Nile River. A great way to relax and enjoy a night under the stars in Cairo. Feluccas are available across from the Four Seasons Hotel in Garden City. To charter your own, negotiate a fair price of no more than LE20-30 for about a half hour for the boat, or LE50 for an hour, no matter how many people are on it. Pay after your ride, or you may get much less than you bargained for. Public boats with loud noisy music and a giggling crowd are also available for LE2 for 1/2 hour, but are very uncomfortable.

Parks

Cairo has a shortage of parks, but a few of them exist.

• The most famous is the Giza Zoo, which is in front of the Four Seasons Hotel in Giza. This is one of the oldest zoos in the world, opened in 1891.
• Hadiqat Al Orman (English: Al Orman Gardens), Giza. This is a fairly large park near the Giza Zoo. It can be entered by paying a daily ticket at the gate. It contains a variety of trees and flowers and is a nice place to escape the noise and traffic of the city. However, it may be very crowded with locals, especially on weekends and public holidays like Eid.
• Hadiqat Al Azbakiya (English: Al Azbakieya Gardens). Another nice park to enjoy the greenery and scenery of trees and gardens, while remaining inside the city. It is located in the Azbakiya area of Cairo, and the best option is to take a taxi.
• Genenet El Asmak (English: Garden of the Fish), Zamalek. A nice park, which also includes several large caves containing water aquariums, where you can see different species of fish and underwater life through glass windows. Like other parks, a very cheap ticket enables you to enter and enjoy the day there.
• Merryland (Arabic: Genenet El Merryland), in Heliopolis district near Roxy Cinema. Again, another park with trees and gardens and nice scenery, and there are restaurants and cafes in the park.
• El Hadiqa El Dawliya (English: the International Garden), in Nasr City district. It was opened when Nasr City district was built in the 1960s. Sections of the park contain copies of famous buildings from around the world (i.e. the Eiffel Tower of Paris, Great Wall of China, the windmills of Holland). The copies are much smaller of course, similar to small statues. Interesting to see.
• Al-Azhar Park - has restaurants and entertainment available. It has a good vantage point of Islamic Cairo and the city skyline.
• You can also take a stroll along the Corniche el-Nil, and there is a river promenade on Gezira Island.
• Desert Park. Wadi Digla Protected Area is a 60-km² environmentally protected park near Ma'adi, that offers opportunity for taking a trek, jogging, rock climbing, and cycling. Wadi Degla is also a good spot for bird watching, and viewing the various reptile species, plants, and deer that reside there. You can take a cab from Ma'adi to the entrance at Wadi Delga. Cab drivers in Ma'adi should know where to go.

Recreation

Other options for relaxation include visiting the Giza Zoo en die Cairo Botanical Gardens, or watching horse racing at the Gezira Club in Zamalek, or, when you need a break from city life, try a round of golf on the famous Mena House Golf Course overlooking the Pyramids, or The Hilton Pyramids Hotel tournament golf course and nearby Sixth Of October City, Ten minutes drive from Giza Pyramids.

Or if the family, and especially children are fed up looking at monuments and museums, a 10-minute trip from the Giza Pyramids by micro-bus, taxi, or car, will take you to two of the biggest and best theme parks in Cairo, Dream-park, en Magic land, both in nearby Sixth Of October City.

Magic land is also part of The Media Production City complex, including The Mövenpick Hotel, where visitors can take a tour of the Egyptian TV and drama sets, and studios which house many of the Egyptian and other Arabic TV stations.

Shopping

Citystars is Egypt's premier shopping mall and is quite comparable to a foreign mall. It offers most international brands and most international food chains. It offers a cinema and amusement park. Mall of Arabia is a brand new spacious shopping mall in the suburb of 6 October City. It is Cairo's other premier shopping destination, featuring many of the same American and European clothiers as Citystars.

Horseback riding

Go horseback riding in the desert from one of the Nazlet El-Samaan stables such as FB Stables (contact Karim 20 106 507 0288 or visit the website) in Giza. Ride in the shadow of the Great Pyramids or further afield to Saqqara or Abu Sir or camp out over night with a barbecue and fire. Popular with expats who keep their horses at livery, FB Stables is also great for a 'tourist' type ride to view the Pyramids from the desert. Longer rides to Saqqara and Abu Seer can be arranged in advance, as can sunrise, sunset and full moon rides. Other than the horses and good company, one of the best things about FB is their amazing rooftop terrace (with BBQ) with unrivaled views over the Pyramids - a great place to relax with a drink whilst watching the Sound and Light show.

Music and culture

• Sufi dancing - The Al Tanura Troupe offers free performances every Saturday, Monday and Wednesday night at 8:30PM (7:30PM during winter) at the Al-Ghouri Mausoleum. This picturesque place is situated nearby the Khan el Khalili souk, on a narrow street between the Al Azhar and Al Ghouri mosques.
• The Culture Wheel (الساقية Al-Saqia). The largest independent cultural centre in Cairo, offers concerts almost every night. 
• The Garden Theater. In Al-Azhar Park offers a range of musical performances. The venue is also a great place for an evening stroll. 
• Cairo Opera House. It hosted the Cairo International Film Festival in 2012 and screened some international films with very cheap subsidized ticket prices. 
• Egyptian Centre for Culture & Art (MAKAN). Egyptian Traditional music. 
• The Townhouse Gallery of Contemporary Art, Hussein El Me'mar Pasha street, ☏ 20 2 2 576 80 86, ✉[email protected]. Sa-W 10AM-2PM, 6-9PM, F -9PM, Closed Th. 
• Cairo Jazz Club, 197, 26th July Street, Agouza, Giza (From Zamalek, just before Sphinx Square), ☏ 20 2 2 3345 9939. Daily 5PM-3AM. Live entertainment from local and international musicians, a great food and beverage menu (happy hour from 7-9PM) and a relaxed atmosphere. 7 nights a week. 
• Housaper theater (مسرح الهوسابير), El Galaa St, Kulali (near Ahmed Oraby Metro Station, behind the hospital of Egypt railway). Mostly erroneously known and spelled as Hosabeer. A small theater which hosts cultural plays and concerts for independent artists. 

Learn

• The International Language Institute (ILI), Mohandesin. Offers courses in Modern Standard Arabic en Egyptian dialect up to an intermediate-advanced level in an international student environment. Teachers are professional and prices relatively low. (updated Apr 2020)
• Kalimat Language and Cultural Centre, 22, Mohamed Mahmoud Shaaban St., Mohandessin, ☏ 202 761 8136, 202 337 5814. This is a great language school with a lot of friendly teachers and students from around the world. (updated Apr 2020)

Work

According to a survey by the Egyptian government in May 2011, there are at least 3 million expat foreigners working in Egypt. This is strange considering that Egypt is a developing country, with a high rate of local unemployment and oppressive economic conditions, especially after the 25 January 2011 revolution, which has seriously affected the economy. However, there are no strict labor requirements like other developed countries that receive immigrants such as the EU, Canada, or the USA. Even so, the law is not very often applied as employers easily play around the law to hire their needs from foreigners. That being said, it really depends on the kind of job and field you are applying for.

Factory work and industrial laborThere are many thousands of people from South East Asia, China, and the Far East working low-paying jobs in factories and similar places. They're hired because they're cheaper than hiring locals.Some well-to-do families also like to hire foreign workers to work in their houses as cleaners, housekeepers etc. The majority come from poorer African countries or places like the Philippines and Indonesia.

Teaching and education

If you come from the West however, the situation may be very different depending on your qualification. The most demanded are those who come from native English speaking countries (i.e. the UK, USA, Canada, Australia). The most demanded jobs for these people are English teachers at schools and some university professors. There are many foreign schools in Cairo and some other big cities that prefer to hire native English speakers as part of their school staff. The reason is obviously the ability to teach English with a native accent and more importantly their foreign qualifications. Other opportunities may arise in similar institutions if your native language is French, less if it's German, and even less if it is some other European language.

Tourism and hotel industry

There is some demand for Russians also in nightclubs, and hotels. The tourism industry in general may be willing to hire foreigners from European backgrounds to work in countless diving centres and small business around the Red Sea area in Dahab, Hurghada, and Sharm El Sheikh, where many tourists come from Europe to take diving courses in their native language (German, Dutch, French, Italian, Russian, English, Polish) and other languages being the most popular.

Call centres and customer service reps

There is a huge demand for anyone who speaks fluent English with a clear native or neutral accent to work in most of the country's internationally based call centres located in and around Cairo. During the past 10 years, Egypt has become a major player in the telecommunications and call centres industry in the Middle East. Many companies including Vodafone, Teleperformance, and other large local call centres are in constant need of English language speakers to work in their call centres, as there aren't that many Egyptians capable of speaking English fluently and clearly enough to serve these companies' offshore accounts. Examples include Vodafone UK, Vodafone Australia, and Vodafone New Zealand, which are being outsourced by the call centre of Vodafone Egypt, which basically hires anyone to work as a call centre agent, who speaks fluent English regardless of their nationality. Even if English is not your mother language, the only requirement is the ability to communicate in the language and work shifts. Pay is not bad considering the much lower living expenses in Egypt compared to the West. Salaries for these positions may range from LE2,500-3,500 per month and many companies offer free transportation, medical insurance, social insurance, and other benefits like a mobile allowance.

Job and employment resources

The American International School in Cairo (AIS), (2 locations in 6 October City Sheikh Zayed) and Fifth Settlement (EL Tagamoa El Khames ) the two being on the Western and Eastern corners of the city.

• CAC (Cairo American College) in Maadi, with a long history of American curriculum and American/Foreign staff, and foreign students.
• The American University in Cairo
• Canadian International College
• German University in Cairo (GUC)

For Call Centre jobs, mainly customer service representatives/agents serving offshore companies in Europe and North America, (outsourced by the call centres in Cairo) try:

• Vodafone Egypt (located in Smart Village on the Cairo/Alexandria Desert Road) (the Call Centre is in 6 October 6 Horizon Building in the 4th Industrial Area.
• Teleperformance Egypt (another multinational company that began in France and is in more than 50 countries worldwide) and based in downtown Cairo. Go to teleperformance.com and choose Egypt to get the full contact and address details. Here again, you can work in either French or English accounts with a salary package around LE3,000 per month, plus medical and social insurance.
• Xceed Contact Centre, a local contact centre with a good reputation located in Smart Village, with English, French, Hebrew, and many languages
• Raya Contact Centre, in 6 October
• Wasla Contact Centre
• Egyptian Contact Centre Operator (ECCO), in Imtedad Ramsis, near Heliopolis and Nasr City
• C3 The Call Centre Company
• Stream Call Centre, in 6 October, with English and French.

Most of these companies are in constant demand of fluent English speakers regardless of your nationality because of the booming telecommunications and call centre industry in the Egyptian economy. Many of them outsource other companies originally based in Europe and the West.

For other kinds of jobs, the best option is to have a technical background or previous managing experience in a multinational company and get transferred to the local branch of the company in Egypt.

Other opportunities include teaching English as a free-lance instructor, but it may take a while before you are able to gather enough students to make a good living. Rates range from LE50-100 per hour/lesson in private lessons. Many people in Egypt want to learn English or improve it as it is always demanded in the Egyptian market.

If you have professional qualifications there are many possibilities for work in Cairo. Try any of the local employment or job websites:

• Career Mideast, one of the oldest job websites in the country, serving the entire Middle East Region, even other countries
• Bayt you will find jobs in the entire Middle East including Egypt in all sectors
• Die American Chamber of Commerce website (they have a comprehensive database of all kinds of jobs in all sectors and industries)
• Wazayef Masr (it can be easily found on Google search)

There are several employment fairs that take place every few months in Cairo. Most of them are free to attend by anyone looking for a job. They usually are advertised in English adverts in the Arabic newspapers such as Al Ahram newspaper. The ads are easy to spot as they are large picture advertisements and written in English, even though the newspaper is in Arabic. They normally take place in well-known places like large five star hotels or the City Stars shopping complex. Examples include Job Master Job Fair, Wazayef Masr Job Fair, and the American Chamber of Commerce Job Fair. You can meet lots of different employers, with mostly multinational companies based in Cairo and other local well-known Egyptian companies. Most recruitment teams at the fairs speak fluent English. You must bring your cv/resume as most employers expect you to apply for a job on the same day, then you will be called for an interview a few days/weeks later if they have a suitable vacancy. Take at least 20-30 copies, one for each employer and dress semi-formally or formally.

Another option is any of the foreign embassies located in Cairo.

You can also try the English weeklies al-Ahram and al-Waseet for job vacancies. Otherwise, if you have some connections, you can always network with people that you know, and sometimes it may lead to landing a job somewhere.

Egyptian work conditions may be very different from Western ones. It is more of a friendly casual environment, but everybody is still treated with respect. Working hours are normally 9AM-5PM, and the weekend is Friday and Saturday (Friday substituted for Sunday because it is the day that Muslims go to pray at the mosque). Annual leave is normally 21 days, and most national holidays are days off as well.

Koop

Midan Talaat Harb

ATMs are found in various places throughout downtown. A more secure option are the ATMs in the five star hotels. There also are numerous places that handle currency exchange, or you can try any major bank such as HSBC or Commercial International Bank for currency exchanges or redeeming travellers cheques. There also are a number of Citibank^{[dooie skakel]} branches in Cairo.

Foreign currencies can also be exchanged for Egyptian pound in all the Egyptian banks like Banque Misr, National Bank of Egypt, Banque de Caire, Arab African Bank, the United Bank, or the large branches of Bureau de Change.

Many merchants will try to scam you out of as much as they possibly can. A particularly common trick are the papyrus museums. They come in many different flavours, but they often call themselves galleries, museums or workshops. You will be given a brief talk or demonstration on how papyrus is made, and warned against cheaper shops that make their papyrus from banana leaf (though no matter where you go, no one has a sample to show you, questioning the legitimacy of this "warning"). The prices will be in the hundreds, and you will be offered what appears to be an excellent discount. If you look around, however, you will see most of what they offer is worth LE1-5 at the most. Tour guides, taxi drivers and hotel staff are all in on this, and will often get a 50% commission if they lead an unwitting tourist into this trap.

• Die Khan El-Khalili bazaar is a giant souq in Islamic Cairo. The merchants here are ravenous and skilled, so don't fall for the hard sell and be prepared to haggle. This is a great place to buy rustic glassware and perfume bottles. Be choosy.
• Zamalek has a number of small, but high-end shops, along with shops selling crafts, jewelry and other items. Fair Trade Cairo in Zamalek is a great shop selling high quality crafts made by local artisans. Nefertari, also in Zamalek, has wonderful organic cotton linens, skin care products, and the like. There is also Nomad, that has a small, charming second floor showroom in Zamalek, as well as Nagada, and Khan Misr Taloun. Diwan, in Zamalek, is a very nice primarily English-language bookstore.
• Midan Talaat Harb and surrounding streets, including Talaat Harb Street, are home to countless shops, selling everything from shoes and books to sweets.
• Die Midan Ataba area in Sentrum Cairo is home to large bookseller markets, where you can find inexpensive books, as well as electronics and clothing markets, but be aware of the over crowding, as it is easier to pickpocket.

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Cairo has an enormous number of restaurants, catering to most needs. Ironically though, one may want to avoid any restaurants listed in popular guidebooks. Egyptian restaurants have a habit of after being listed, cooking up a special English menu with vastly inflated prices. That said, cheap food can be found everywhere in street restaurants and snack stalls. The top notch restaurants are often, but not always, found in hotels and Nile boats. The borders between restaurants and cafes are not crystal-clear in the Egyptian capital. In many places it is perfectly acceptable to just have a drink or sheesha. Medium and high-range outlets might have a minimum charge. Cheaper restaurants will normally not serve alcohol as well as some more expensive outlets.

In general, downtown is good for budget eating, while for higher quality eating you should head to Zamalek, Mohandiseen or any of the other more affluent parts of town.

Egyptian and middle eastern food

feTīr is a pie, shown here with honey. It can be eaten as a meal or snack, with sweet ingredients like jam or honey, or salty toppings like cheese, meat, and vegetables which make it more like a pizza.

Traditional Egyptian staples are available almost everywhere. In stalls and street restaurants you will find traditional dishes like fūl (bean paste), falāfel, moussaka, koshari (rice, macaroni, lentils, chick peas and tomato sauce), feTīr (pancakes with different fillings) and shawarma (an import from Lebanon and Syria — pieces of roasted meat usually wrapped in bread). Cheaper places will only serve up vegetables and maybe beef hot dogs or corned beef. Eggs, fried potatoes and salads are also usually available. Hygiene varies wildly and the best advice is to go for the most visited places. Avoid empty restaurants as the food will be less fresh. Especially downtown, you can find many good koshari shops, including many outlets of the excellent Koshari Tahrir chain. Delicious and cheap fūl, falāfel, and shawarma sandwiches can be bought at the many outlets of popular Gad fast food chain dotted around Cairo. The average price for a tub of takeaway koshari is LE3-5, fūl or falāfel sandwiches is LE1-1.5, and shawarma sandwiches are LE4-8.

In the medium and upper price range your choice of traditional Egyptian food will be more limited. Although the situation is improving, traditionally Egyptian gastronomical experiences are still mostly restricted to private homes. Quality chain restaurants like Felfela (several outlets), Abou El Sid (Zamalek, Maadi and Dokki), Cairo Kitchen (Zamalek and Maadi), and Abou Shakra offer authentic Egyptian food.

Otherwise oriental or Middle Eastern restaurants tend to mix styles or completely go for more Lebanese-style eating, considered more stylish by rich Cairenes. The good side of this is that Cairo is blessed with many quality Lebanese outfits, from chains like Dar Al-Qamar to stylish restaurant establishments. Additionally, Turkish food and restaurants catering to Gulf visitors can be found.

Western and Asian food

Cairo has a growing number of Western fast food outlets available - these are, incidentally, some of the best places to see young Cairenes relaxing together, as fast food restaurants are apparently considered among the hippest places to hang out. McDonalds, Hardees^{[dooie skakel]}, Pizza Hut^{[dooie skakel]}, en KFC^{[dooie skakel]} are spread about the city, but they are relatively more expensive. Most of these also offer free wireless internet.

The Tahrir Table 11 Tahrir square next to KFC. Owned by a Swedish lady, meals from locally inspired food to international dishes. View of Tahrir square in the second floor. Beer and wine served.

Mo'men chain^{[dooie skakel]}, Cook Door the Egyptian equivalent of McDonald's has similar menu with similar prices and free wireless internet.

Lighter meals like sandwiches and salads as well as pastries can be found in western-style bakeries and cafes. Popular chains like Cilantro, Beanos, Costa, en The Marriott Bakery as well as individual outlets all offer more or less similar dishes. Most of these places also offer free wireless internet.

There is also a cute TGI Friday's on the Nile banks at the entrance of Maadi, serving beer but no wine. Gezira also has its very own Chili's. For burgers, you can also try Fuddrucker's (Maadi and Mohandesseen) or Lucille's in Ma'adi (54 Road n° 9) which is owned by an American woman. Maison Thomas has several branches throughout Cairo, including Mohandiseen, Zamalek, and Maadi, and serves some of the best pizza in Cairo. There is an Italian place called the Mint in Mohandesseen 30 Gezirt Al Arab St. open 9AM-1:30AM, which boasts a very stylish interior, however it's alcohol free. If you prefer more stylish international dining, Cairo offers a wide variety: Italian, Chinese and Japanese outlets in addition to the ambiguous continental cooking abound, especially in areas like Zamalek, Mohandseen and Dokki. Rossini fish restaurant 66 Omar Ibn El Khatab ST 202 2291-8282, Cedars 42 Gezerit Al Arab Mohandeseen 202 3345-0088, this Lebanese restaurant is a favorite with Mohandesseen's ladies who can order grills and salads in a specious outdoor terrace.

Hygiene and diet issues

For health reasons it is advisable not to drink tap water or eat unpeeled fresh fruits and vegetables—at least for the first few days of the visit. There are few solely vegetarian options, L'aubergine in Zamalek is a good restaurant for vegetarian food. Otherwise, Egyptian cuisine is dominated by vegetable courses, but be aware of "hidden" meat in stock, sauces and the like. One should also be cautious about frozen drinks or ice creams sold outside of main hotels. Also, if served eggs, one should be cautious to ensure that they are fully cooked (sunny side up eggs may allow certain organisms to be transmitted).

Self-catering

Die Metro chain and Alfa Market dotted around Cairo are convenient supermarkets. They often stock Western brands. Otherwise vegetables and fruit are plentiful and cheap. Bakeries such as The Bakery chain sell western-style bread and pastries. Organic food from the local ISIS brand is available at the supermarkets Metro and Carrefour and the Sekem Shop in Ahmed Sabri Street (شارع احمد صبر), Zamalek.

By far the cheapest and most satisfying option, buying from souks and outdoor markets makes for a crash course in Arabic and haggling, not to mention that the produce is often superb! Bread can be found on nearly every corner and comes in two types - whole wheat aysh baladi and white flour aysh shami. Both are baked fresh daily and delivered by thousands of kids on bicycles to every corner of the city. Every neighborhood has a few streets dedicated to produce and other goods. Always wash fruit thoroughly before eating. Eating a fresh Roma tomato in the heat of Summer straight from a market seller after being washed is a delight, hard to match. The fruits and vegetables in Egypt may not conform to EU or US standards of size, but their taste is far superior.

Small bakeries (furne) sell every kind of baked good imaginable - ranging from Italian style bread sticks with nigella and sesame seeds to croissants, donuts and anything with dates in it. Fresh goods from these bakeries offers a nice alternative to the standard Egyptian breakfast of beans, beans, and beans, as well as the fact that this bread is very cheap.

Drink

Meat market in central Cairo

Cairo has a wide range of drinking options from the very traditional to fashionable and modern. At the other end of the scale, almost any street in Cairo has a traditional coffee house, ´ahwa, a traditionally male institution of social life tracing many hundreds of years back in history. Besides that you'll find everything from fruit stalls to patisseriés and bakeries and modern cafés whipping up all varieties of modern European coffee. In addition to the traditional Turkish coffee and shai tea, virtually everywhere you'll find drinks like hibiscus tea kerkedeeh, served warm or cold depending on season, sahleb, a milk-based drink usually served in winter, fakhfakhenna (a kind of fruit salad), sugarcane juice, mango and tamarind juice, Tamr hindi.

Traditional coffee houses

Cairo remains one of the best cities in the world to sample the traditional coffee house culture of the region. They are called maqhâ in Standard Arabic, but in the local dialect this is turned into ´ahwa. The Turkish coffee remains an invariable ingredient in any Cairene coffee house, and water pipe (sheesha) and tea is even more popular. While considered "old fashioned" for a time, these places are again turning fashionable among younger crowds and even smoking a water-pipe is no longer a male-only pastime. Places vary from just a small affair—plastic chairs and tables put out on the street—to more elaborate cafes especially in upscale and tourist areas.

For many, the sheesha or water pipe, is the main attraction of any visit to a Cairene coffee house. It is usually available in at least two varieties, mu´assal, pure tobacco, and tofâh, apple-flavored. Other fruit varieties are sometimes available. Coffee houses range from the more elaborately decorated to a simple counter and some plastic chairs and tables spread out in the street. Foreigners are invariably made welcome, although women might feel uncomfortable visiting coffee houses in traditional, poor areas of the city. However, in downtown and the tourist areas of Islamic Cairo single or women-only groups should not expect anything more than the ordinary hassle.

Turkish coffee (´ahwe turki) is served either sweet (helwa), medium sweet (masbout), with little sugar (sukr khafeef) or no sugar (sâda). Sweet means very sweet. Tea (shai) is served either as traditional loose tea (kûshari, not to be confused with the Cairo macaroni-rice stample kushari), known as dust tea in English, or in a tea bag. Most coffee shops usually offer fresh mint leaves to put in your tea, upon request. A range of soft drinks are usually available. Most typically you will find hibiscus tea (karkadee), served warm in the winter season and cold during the warmer parts of the year.

Fruit juice stalls

During the hot Cairo summer, fruit juice stalls selling fresh juice (and occasionally fruit salads and other soft drinks) are a delight not to be missed. Basically these places sell fresh-pressed juice of whatever is in season. Typical choices include orange (borto'ân), lemon (lamūn), mango (manga) and strawberry (farawla), guava (gawafa), pomegranate (Rommân). Prices and quality depend on season and availability. These places are spread out around the city and available at almost all the places tourists typically visit and in all local residential districts. Traditional coffee houses or fruit juice stalls might sell all or some of these drinks.

A health reminder Use extra care if you choose to consume beverages from fruit stalls. In general, food handling procedures are not up to Western food sanitation standards. Some vendors mix their fruit juices with less-than-perfect tap-water.

Modern cafes and pastry shops

Modern cafes and patisseries are spread out around the city. Typically they serve light food like sandwiches and salad in addition to espresso-based coffees and pastries. Baie van hierdie plekke is kettings, soos Cilantro, Beanos, Cinnabon, Orangette, die Bakery and Coffee Roastery. Die meeste van hierdie plekke, insluitend al die bogenoemde kettings, bied ook 'n draadlose internetverbinding aan. Internasionale kettings soos Costa Coffee en Starbucks is ook oral in Kaïro beskikbaar.

Naglewe

In die hoofstad van 'n Moslem-land is Kaïro relatief liberaal wat alkoholgebruik betref. Daar is 'n wye verskeidenheid kroeë en dansklubs beskikbaar, basies in elke groot hotel, en sommige is 24/7 oop. As u die minder luukse drinkplekke in Kaïro wil verken, Sentrum is beslis die plek om heen te gaan. Luukse nagplekke word in en om die Zamalek-omgewing aangetref

Slaap

Kaïro het 'n geweldige verskeidenheid akkommodasie, van goedkoop hotelle met lae huur Sentrum tot vyfster-paleise langs die Nyl. Sien individu distriksartikels vir hotellyste.

Verbind

Pos

Die hoofposkantoor van Kaïro is op Midan Ataba (oop Sa-Do 07: 00-19: 00, F en vakansies 07: 00-middag). Die poste restante kantoor kan gevind word langs die systraat regs van die hoofingang na die poskantoor en deur die laaste deur (oop Sa-Do 08: 00-18: 00, F en vakansiedae 10: 00-middag) - pos word vir 3 weke gehou.

Daar is twee soorte posbusse vir internasionale en binnelandse gebruik. Hulle word gewoonlik in pare op straat aangetref, groen en geel gekleur. Daar word gesê dat u e-pos afgelewer sal word, ongeag die e-pos wat u gebruik. Gebruik altyd die registerposfasiliteit om iets waardevols of belangriks te plaas. Dit neem langer, maar elke stap van die reis word opgeteken, aangesien baie briewe nie by hul bestemmings aankom as hulle gewone posdiens gebruik nie.

Internet

Die internet groei vinnig in Kaïro soos in baie ander Egiptiese en Midde-Oosterse stede. Daar is nou 'n oorvloed van gevestigde internetkafees en -lokale, met elke maand baie meer sake. LE3-5 is 'n uur in 'n netkafee in die middestad. 'N Groeiende aantal kafees, waaronder Cilantro en Beanos, bied gratis wifi, en as alles anders misluk, kan u altyd in 'n McDonald's gaan en hul netwerk probeer. Luukse hotelle bied dikwels WiFi teen 'n premie. Ook mobiele verskaffers bied betreklik hoë spoed toegang tot die internet via 'n USB-dongel. 'N Orange of 'n Vodafone USB-dongle en simkaart kos u byvoorbeeld LE99 met LE50 krediet.

As u toegang het tot 'n tradisionele telefoonlyn in Kaïro, sal u toegang tot die internet via inbelverbinding vir LE1,25 per uur hê deur 0777 XXXX-nommers te skakel.

Selfone

In Egipte is selfone 'n manier van leef. As u in enige straat of in 'n druk bus loop, lyk dit asof die meeste Egiptenare verslaaf is aan selfone (soortgelyk aan wat u in Japan of Korea kan vind). In plaas daarvan om u telefoon vanaf u eie land te gebruik (wat dikwels baie hoë swerftariewe hef), kan u dit oorweeg om 'n Egiptiese SIM-kaart of 'n goedkoop, oopgesluit telefoon te kry. Die twee belangrikste draers in Egipte is Oranje Egipte en Vodafone Egipte, met UAE's Etisalat 'n groeiende 3de speler in die Egiptiese mark. Oranje en Vodafone bied die beste dekking, maar vir toeriste is Etisalat die beste opsie, want dit gee die beste geld met minute en dit lyk asof dit die laagste oproeptariewe in die buiteland het as een van die drie ('n verskil van $ 0,55 per minuut vir 'n bel na die Verenigde State as om US $ 2,50 te betaal vir die gebruik van u tuis-GSM-verskaffer op swerwing).

U kan mobiele handelaars in elke afdeling van Kaïro vind (eerlik gesê, u kan dit nie vermy nie), en die opstel is redelik maklik. SIM-kaarte vir enige van die drie verskaffers is ongeveer LE5-20. U moet u identifikasie saambring (dit word aanbeveel om 'n afskrif van u ID saam te bring, aangesien u miskien nie wil hê dat iemand met u paspoort in 'n skaduryke winkel moet afstap nie). As u nie 'n oop telefoon het nie, sal baie winkels goedkoop ouer modelle (gewoonlik Nokia-telefone) as tweedehandse telefone verkoop. Maar pasop, maak seker dat die telefoon volledig funksioneel is voordat u dit koop, en om 'n gebruikte een te koop is op u eie risiko (aangesien 'n goeie persentasie geneig is om gesteelde te word).

Toeriste inligting

Die Egiptiese toeriste-owerheid http://www.touregypt.net het kantore in Cairo City Center, Adlystraat 5, telefoon: 3913454, Piramides, Pyramidsstraat, telefoon: 3838823, faks: 3838823, Rameses Treinstasie, telefoon: 5790767, Giza-treinstasie, telefoon: 5702233, El Manial, Manial Palace, telefoon: 5315587, Lughawe, telefoon: 2654760, faks: 4157475, Nuwe lughawe, telefoon: 2652223, faks: 4164195 en Kaïro Internasionaal, lughawe ' telefoon: 2914255 uitbreiding 2223.

Bly veilig

Bedrogspul teen toeriste is amper 'n nasionale sport, hoewel dit gewoonlik voor die hand liggend is. 'N Goeie vuistreël is dat as iemand jou op straat nader, hy jou probeer bedrieg. Moenie met hulle praat nie. Algemene bedrogspul is:

1. Die plek waarheen u gaan is gesluit. Waarom neem u nie my toer nie? (Taxibestuurders kan dit gebruik. U kan dit vermy deur Uber of Careem te gebruik.)
2. Het u hulp nodig om die straat oor te steek? Kom, laat ek jou help!
3. Laat ek u my winkel wys, dit is net op hierdie hoek. Nee hierdie hoek, nee hierdie hoek, ens.
4. Laat ek jou wys hoe om by die moskee uit te kom - geen bakhsheesh nie, net LE50 om in te gaan en op te gaan na die dak. (U nuwe vriend gee dan die moskeevogter LE10 'n fooi en sit die res in die sak.)

Gedurende polities-rustige tye kan u op enige tyd in die hoofstrate rondloop. Dit is redelik veilig en u sal altyd baie mense vind wat glimlag en aanbied om te help. Vroue alleen kan verwag dat hulle die teiken van 'n buitensporige hoeveelheid oproepe sal wees, maar dit gaan selde verder as dit. Rondom die meer toeristiese plekke is daar 'n oorvloed 'hulpvaardige' mense, maar wees versigtig met wie jy saamgaan en laat niemand jou onder enige omstandighede druk of lei waarheen jy nie wil gaan nie! As u verdwaal, soek die sekuriteits- en polisiebeamptes. Baie praat Engels, en die meeste ken hulle plaaslike omgewing sowel as die toeristeplekke.

Strate oorsteek is nog 'n groot uitdaging in Kaïro. Verkeersligte, wat net op enkele plekke bestaan, word gereeld buite rekening gelaat. In die middestad van Kaïro beheer polisiebeamptes moontlik druk verkeer op die belangrikste kruisings. Om die straat oor te steek, is soos om die videospeletjie "Frogger" te speel, om een ​​straat op een slag oor die straat te haas, wanneer daar 'n klein onderbreking in die verkeer is. Een manier om 'n straat oor te steek wat effektief blyk te wees, is om u langs 'n Egiptenaar te plaas wat die straat wil oorsteek en volg.

As 'n taxi ry, kan die bestuurder ook redelik vinnig gaan en onbestendig ry. As u op enige tydstip onveilig voel, sê vir die bestuurder om te stop en uit te klim.

Wees versigtig om die truie van plaaslike sokkerklubs Al Ahly en Zamalek te dra, want daar is bekend dat gewelddadige voorvalle tussen die ondersteuners van albei klubs plaasvind.

Nooddienste

• Polisie, ☏122. 
• Ambulans, ☏123. 
• Vuur, ☏180. 

Bly gesond

Maagprobleme

Wees versigtig met wat u eet, soos elders in Egipte. Rou blaargroentes, verbande op eier soos mayonnaise en maalvleis is besonder riskant. Vermy koue slaaie en poedings vanaf buffette, selfs in die 5-sterhotelle net om aan die veilige kant te wees. Die menings oor kraanwater wissel, maar die meeste besoekers kies om by die gebottelde goed te hou. Groot bottels water kan vir LE2-3 gekoop word. Vermy ys in drankies, en eet slegs vrugte met 'n vel wat u kan was of skil.

U mag sien dat maagmedikasie wat u van die huis af saambring, eenvoudig nie werk nie.

Dit sal goed wees vir alle besoekers om dwelms van Egiptiese handelsmerke te koop. Die beste en mees algemene is Entocid en Antinal. Diarree en braking kan byna altyd stopgesit word deur twee van hierdie tablette binne 'n paar uur saam met 'n glas water in te neem. As die simptome voortduur, is dit verstandig om 'n dokter te raadpleeg, aangesien uitdroging in die somer vinnig kan voorkom.

Smog kan uiterste vlakke bereik, veral in die laat somer en val voor die reën. Dit, tesame met die somerhitte, kan die tydjie buite in die somer onaangenaam maak.

Muskiete

Daar is muskiete in sommige dele van Egipte, sodat u dit moontlik in die gesig staar. Hulle is aktief van skemer tot dagbreek en vind dan 'n donker beskutte slaapplek gedurende die hitte van die dag. Hulle hou van vogtigheid en nat omgewings waar hulle broei. Hulle hou ook van groen groen tuine en verskansing. Om snags om mere, swembaddens of in 'n tuin te sit, kan selfmoord wees.

Slegs die wyfie byt, en een wyfie in 'n slaapkamer kan teen die oggend baie ongemak veroorsaak, daarom is dit altyd verstandig om dit dood te maak voordat jy slaap. Dit is die beste om 'n vlieënde swatter te beweeg as gevolg van lugdruk en om met 'n koerant te swaai, sal nie werk nie. Muskietwerende bespuitings is ook van min waarde.

Die meeste hotelle het skemeraandryksmiddels om dit stil te maak, maar hulle sal weer laat herleef en aanval.

Die beste verdediging is om enige mense in hotelkamers dood te maak. Dra langmoue ​​en langbroeke as u snags buite is. As u buite is, sit u in 'n briesie of voor 'n waaier, want hulle hou nie van bewegende lug nie. Die muskietablette en branders maak hulle bloot slaperig, hulle maak dit nie dood nie. Dit is beter om 'n paar minute deur die hotelkamer te spandeer om alles wat u sien, dood te maak as om dae van jeuk en pynlike byt te ly.

Hospitale

Vir mediese sorg het hotelle gewoonlik 'n huisdokter in diens. Enige groot operasies kan die beste buite Egipte uitgevoer word, maar die volgende hospitale word oor die algemeen as die beste in Kaïro beskou:

• Cleopatra-hospitaal, Heliopolis, ☏ 20 2 2414-3931. 
• Dar El Fouad-hospitaal, 6 Oktober Stad, ☏ 20 2 3835-6030. 

Rugsakreisigers sal aan boord van borde dokterskantore in Kaïro sien. Hulle is spesialiteitspesifiek. Soek net een en doen dan navraag. Die meeste operasies is na 17:00 oop en duur tot soms middernag. 'N Konsultasiefooi gee u 'n konsultasie en een opvolgafspraak.

Reisigers kan ook private hospitale besoek soos El Salam, Dar Al Fouad,6 Oktober Universiteitshospitaal, Ain Shams Universiteit Hospitaal,Kasr El-Eney bedags. Elkeen het 'n buitepasiëntkliniek met verskillende spesialiste aan diens. Gewoonlik is geen afspraak nodig nie, en u sal gesien word afhangend van hoe vroeg u daar aankom. Die fooi vir die buitepasiëntkliniek van 6 Oktober Universiteitshospitaal vir konsultasie en opvolg is LE40.

Hanteer

Ambassades

• Afghanistan. 
• Australië, Wêreldhandelsentrum (11de verdieping), Corniche El Nil Boulac (kode 11111), ☏ 202 2770 6600, faks: 202 2770 6650, ✉[email protected]. 
• Brasilië, Nylstad - Noordtoring C - 18de verdieping Kaïro Egipte, 2005 Nyl Corniche, Boulaq Num.4, Boulaq, Cairo Governorate, ☏ 202 24619837. 
• Kanada, Nile City Towers, 2005 (A) Corniche El Nile, South Tower, 18de verdieping, ☏ 202 2461 2200, faks: 202 2461 2201, ✉[email protected]. 
• Sjina, 14 Bahgat Aly Street, Zarmalek, ☏ 20 2 7361219, ✉[email protected]. 
• Finland, 3 Abu El-Fedastraat, 13de verdieping 11211 Zamalek, ☏ 20 2 2736 3722, faks: 20 2 2737 1376, ✉[email protected]. Su-Do 08:30 - 16:15. 
• Frankryk, 29, laan Charles de Gaulle BP 1777 Guiza, ☏ 202 35 67 32 00, ✉[email protected]. 
• Duitsland, 2, Sh. Berlyn (buite Sh. Hassan Sabri) Zamalek, ☏ 20 2 739-9600, faks: 2 2 736-0530, ✉[email protected]. 
• Griekeland, 18, Aisha El Taymouria Garden City, ☏ 20-2-7950443, faks: 20-2-7963903, ✉[email protected]. 
• Indië, 5 Aziz Abaza St., Zamalek, Kaïro, ☏ 20 2 2736-3051, 20 2 2735-6053, 20 2 2736-0052, faks: 20 2 2736-4038, ✉[email protected]. 
• ^{[dooie skakel]}Irak. 
• Indonesië, 13 Aesha Al Taymorya, Qasr an Nile, Cairo Governorate 1661, Cairo, ☏ 20 2 2794-7200, 20 2 2794-7209, faks: 20 2 2796-2495, ✉[email protected]. 
• Italië, 15, Abdel Rahman Fahmy Str., Garden City, ☏ 20 2 7943194 - 7943195 - 7940658, faks: 20 2 7940657, ✉[email protected]. 
• Kenia. 
• ^{[dooie skakel]}Nederland, 18, Hassan Sabri Street, Zamalek, Kaïro, ☏ 20 2 2739 5500, faks: 20 2 2736 5249, ✉[email protected]. Ambassade: So – Do 08:00 - 16:00.Konsulêre afdeling: So – Di 09:00– middag. Slegs visumafdelings. 
• Noorweë, 8 El Gezirah Street., Zamalek, ☏ 20 2 2735-8046, 20 2 2735 3340, 20 2 2736 3955, faks: 20 2 2737-0709, ✉[email protected]. Su-Do 08:30 - 15:30. 
• Rusland. 
• Saoedi-Arabië. 
• Serwië. 
• Spanje, 41, Ismail Mohamed st. - Zamalek, ☏ 202 2735 64 37, faks: 202 2735 21 32, ✉[email protected]. 
• Verenigde Koninkryk van Groot-Brittanje en Noord-Ierland, Ahmed Raghebstraat 7, ☏ 20 2 2791 6000 (24, faks: 20 2 2791 6132, ✉[email protected]. Garden City, Kaïro-uurdiens 365 dae per jaar 
• Verenigde State van Amerika, 8 Kamal El Din Salah St., Garden City, ☏ 20 2 797-3300, ✉[email protected]. 
• Venezuela. 
• Zambië. 

Gaan volgende

• Die Japanese tuine in Helwan is 20 minute se ry vanaf die middestad of met die metro. Dit is 'n goeie plek vir 'n middagpiekniek weg van die stad.
• Alexandrië kan as 'n daguitstappie gedoen word, alhoewel dit langer verdien. Die belangrikste besienswaardighede is die nuwe biblioteek, die nasionale museum en die Qaitbey-vesting; geniet dan 'n visdinee op die Corniche en miskien 'n drankie. Die trein duur ongeveer 2½ uur, sien die gedeelte oor "Trek in met die trein" hierbo vir tye en tariewe.
• Ain al-Sukhna is die naaste Rooi See-oord aan Kaïro en is maklik bereikbaar tydens 'n daguitstappie. Hierdie plek groei vinnig om te word die wegbreek vir Kaïro se besoldigde elite. Huur 'n taxi vir ongeveer LE200-300 vir die dag.
• Fayoum is nog 'n gewilde plek vir Egiptenare om piekniek te hou. Terwyl die stad op sigself min bied, bied die Qaroon-meer en Wadi Al-Rayyan albei skilderagtige plekke om te ontspan, en die gebied bevat ook van die eerste piramides in die geskiedenis. Kom met die bus daarheen en kry dan 'n taxi om u ongeveer 10 uur rond te ry vir die dag of neem 'n taxi vanaf LE200-300 vanaf Kaïro. U kan oornag by die skilderagtige Tunis-dorpie vir LE30.
• Siwa en Bahariyya is oase in die woestyn, ver van die stadsrommel.
• Die ander belangrike sentrums in Egipte, wat 'n paar dae benodig om te besoek, is Luxor en Aswan vir oudhede, en die Rooi See-oorde soos Hurghada en Sharm el-Sheikh.