Originally Posted by
Wombelero
Thank you very much for your information, these are very helpful. Just short questions to add, then I leave it.
I assume it's quite safe to walk around in town? Probably there are pickpockets, but otherwise it should be safe?
How cheap or expensive are the cabs or it is more advisable to hire a driver/car? What is the best way toget around?
Again, thank you very much, I am checking other Cairo treads as well ( I did not find them as they were too old to be displayed, my bad
I'm looking forward to the short visit there
Cheers
Wombelero
The streets are fine. You get a lot less hassle downtown than in most developing countries. The biggest problem is at the Pyramids which attracts loads of money-grabbing free-loaders because the site is not sealed off or restricted.
Taxis - very cheap, but no working meters so negotiate a price before you get in. However, lack of working seatbelts means that once you've done it once you're unlikely to want to do it again.
Unless you are on a real budget, use hotel cars. The Four Seasons cars were unbelievably expensive but the other hotels I used were fine (ie InterCon Citystars to Pyramids EGP 90). Get your hotel to take you to the pyramids, then go to the Oberoi Mena House and take one of their cars back to your hotel.
There is a metro but I never used it in 4 days as the stations are generally not in places where you want to be. It is meant to be very impressive, though.