Egypt is one of the top attraction points around the world. People come from different places to enjoy the beautiful weather and discover the country’s historical importance along with the beautiful sceneries. As the spring break season is coming, you might be planning your visit to Egypt or maybe considering it. If this is the case you can find here the top tips for your next trip to Egypt, how you can find cheap flights to Cairo as well as different means of pick you up from the airport.
Bring Comfy Clothes & Shoes
Walking shoes and comfy clothes are very essential when you are planning a trip to Egypt. Discovering Egypt for real means a lot of walking and strolling around the streets of the city. For instance, if you want to visit the pyramids you would definitely want to be wearing comfy clothes and shoes especially with the sandy environment there as well as the muddy nature of Cairo’s street specifically.
Make Sure you’re Carrying Change
This is not a must do. But if you want the easier for yourself it’s much recommended to carry change with you wherever you go. This is how things work in Egypt, it’s very likely to happen that you meet a seller who’s not carrying change. Or maybe you would want to tip the guy who helped you carry your bags or the waiter at a restaurant or anywhere else. Maybe buy some snacks and water. In all cases, you wouldn’t want to wait around for someone to find you change and waste your time. Here it from a native, carrying change saves you!
Hydration Is Important
The weather in Egypt around spring is a bit hot. So hydration is recommended especially if you’re visiting Old Cairo or shopping in local markets or anything that requires walking for a long period of time. Water bottles are not expensive; a big bottle costs around 5 to 10 EGP and small bottles are around 3 to 4 EGP.
Know the top local food places
Visiting Egypt will never be perfect without trying local food for both the taste and it would surprise you how cheap the food is. If you’re new to the experience ya can follow google suggestions as they will be very helpful. You can also follow the commonly known rule when it comes to eating in foreign countries. So whenever you find a restaurant busy with local people, know that it serves good and affordable food. If there is nobody during busy hours then you can know that it’s not worth the effort.
List down the Places You Need to Visit
If you don’t make a plan on how you want to spend your visit you might run out of precious time. There is a lot to be done in Egypt and in Cairo specifically. It’s very recommended to know what exactly do you want to do and to list down the things you want to do in advance so you don’t waste time on figuring out what you want to do.
EgyptAir Cheap Flights to Cairo
If you are looking for cheap flight tickets to Cairo from Kuwait you better book in the 16th, 23rd, 27th, and 30th of March as the tickets cost 1,614 EGP, and in April you can book in the 5th, 6th, 10th, 12th, 13th, 17th, 19th, and 20 of April as the tickets also cost 1,614 EGP. If you are looking for flights to Cairo from Saudi Arabia (Jeddah Airport to Cairo Airport) then it’s recommended to book from the period between the 19th of March to the 19th of April as the ticket cost is 2,299 EGP. From Reyaddiah Airport to Cairo Airport you can book from the 16th of March to the 31st of March with 2,763 EGP, and from Al Dammam Airport to Cairo Airport flights to Cairo are the cheapest from the 16th of March to the 31st of March with 1,974 EGP. Flights to Cairo from Dubai are at their cheapest during the period between the 16th and the 26th of March and in the 2,3,6,7,8,9,10,13,14,15,16,17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30 of April as the ticket costs 5, 029 EGP.
Need a cheap private pickup from the Airport?
There are different means you can choose to pick you up from Cairo airport, you can take a taxi or use the private means of transportation. But why would you compromise your privacy or freedom when you can have a private car to pick you up from the airport with the most affordable prices out there. Whether you want a car with a driver or without, you can get what you want!
This is not just a talk. Recently a new service, Friendycar, was launched in the Egyptian market to help spread the culture of car sharing. So you can a fancy car with an affordable daily rental price or a regular one with a very cheap price online with only a few clicks.
Friendycar, is the first car sharing and renting service in the Middle East. The service started from Dubai then moved to Egypt recently with a very remarkable success in both the Egyptian market and the market in Dubai. With Friendycar you can choose a car for every occasion and every destination.
Get an Affordable yet Fancy Car to Move around the City
The cool thing about Friendycar is that you can pick between dozens of cars to suit your needs and occasions without worrying about the prices. In fact, cars daily rental prices start from 200 EGP and this is actually awesome! You want a car for a family outing? Or a friends’ night out? Or maybe a car for a cool road trip? Whatever you need you will find it! FriendyCar is serving both Cairo and Alexandria and is still expanding to help you rent a car in Egypt. Registering is very easy and will only take a minute. Go to the website, and click on “find cars” to choose the car you desire without any paperwork or effort, all what you will need is your passport/ID & driving license.
Own the roads, visit the website now to register & book or download our app from the store.