WHAT I WISH I HAD KNOWN BEFORE VISITING EGYPT | Clothing, safety & money tips
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- Опубліковано 4 лип 2024
- I wish I'd heard these tips before I travelled to Egypt. I hope they help you plan your trip to this mindblowing country, or give you the inspiration to go!
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Thanks for the advice and info Emily.It's nice to hear something positive about Egypt!You obviously had a fantastic experience with the Country and the people.And you are right about tipping,it's really important to give.💚👍
I’m (planning on🤞🏻🤞🏻) going to Egypt this year with my dad and have been checking multiple videos and sites, and your video has been the most helpful!!! Thank you!! 💕💕
So glad it was helpful! You’ll love Egypt!
Thank you for your advice, leaving Sunday for Egypt, will use all your tips, very helpful.
She said The Prince of Egypt, y’all. She’s officially invited to the cookout
Next week and I can't wait 🤗 Thanks for the video.
Be careful about the cracking water bottle top in India they super glue it so that it sounds like it's cracking so visually look to make sure that everything's connected I can't wait for my trip in March to Egypt
I’m going for 3 weeks June 23rd! I’m like you; I’ve always wanted to see Egypt! God, I’m excited! Thank you for your advice. The cash tip was huge.
Wow how exciting Tasha!!!! I’m glad it helped! Enjoy your trip and get ready for your mind to be blown 🙌🏼
Omg I wanna know how it goes!! I’m a US citizen currently getting my passport for the first time 😁 Egypt has always been #1 on my list of places to see for the same reason… pure fascination 🤩
@@oxhaleyfaexo it went incredibly well! I had the time of my life! I saw Cairo, Luxor, Edfu, Dandara, Abydos, Kom Ombo, Abu Simbel, Aswan, Philae, Alexandria and Sharm el Sheik. It was the trip of a lifetime and I was safe everywhere I went, traveling solo. At times tour companies sent armed guards with us to guarantee our peace of mind. I truly went all over Egypt and experienced both the adventure and luxury it has to offer. What an unbelievable time! You need to go ahead and do this; I promise they aim really high to impress. When I wasn’t wiping tears of happiness I was picking my jaw off the floor.
Be careful of getting scammed and men follow u everywhere
Be very careful. I just got back. You may get stopped before you get to the pyramids from people claiming they work there or are government officials with their fake cards lol. They wills ask you need a carriage and that you cannot walk in. You indeed can and honestly it’s more fun to walk. Pay at the gate. Ignore everyone that comes up to you. When people ask to see your ticket at pyramids, tell them to F off.
Do not bring diarrhea tablets, buy them at the airport as the local ones work the best as soon as your stomach starts rumbling. There are also doctors and pharmacies all over so you can have those anywhere. Just make sure to get those on the day one.
Good tip about the camel! Keeping your head is important.
Prince of Egypt is a master piece! I completely understand
It really is!
incredible advice, thanks so much Emily!
Thanks for your advice,my trip coming very soon!!!
Have fun!
Hey I'm from Egypt 🇪🇬🥰 welcome and I'm very very happy to be in Egypt but I'm talking English to you understand 💗💖🙏🏻🥰
Very cool vid and thanks for sharing. TRAVEL MUST # !: Always have toilet tissues and baby wipes with you, on your person, at ALL times when traveling. I cannot preach this simple rule enough! #2: Once you arrive in Egypt go to the bank or exchange teller and get at least 2000 EGP of small bills. 5's, 10's 20's and 50's. Trust me, you're gonna need them!
Agreed! Especially #1 😂
where do you get the best exchange rate?
I have been traveling the Middle East since the 80's and love the lovely kind people there. Egypt is the exception ,,, such a beautiful country but unfortunately a population that is almost unanimously busy all day to rip off tourists
Just like Moroccans
I’m a Egyptian myself who lives in America and travels every year for you or anyone traveling as a foreigner they will sometimes try to scam you for higher prices or extra entry fees etc so please be careful that your not being overcharged or scammed.
can we get small change in the banks? thanks
Thanks for your beautiful talk about my country, Egypt🇪🇬 🙏
And loved the video and your way 🌹🌹♥️♥️
And some make me know and make me more struck by some comments about the Video 😂
- I felt from some comments that they are talking about people and country in the stone age 😂😂
I laughed so much and loved their way very, very much 😂
Hamada, Where is the best place to buy tour package? Can you recommend? Also where can we get a travel guide if we want someone to show us around? Do hotels have these? How much? Thanks
You can do the visa online before you go .
Nice, informative, upbeat video.
Beautiful smiles and great advice, Thank Q
The prince of Egypt is one of my FAVOURITE movies!
It sparked my love of Egypt from a really young age.
I’ll hopefully be going later this year!
We both feel the same then! Enjoy, it's the trip of a lifetime 🙌
You realise that the movie Prince of Egypt shows the country and its ruler in a very bad light. They were so bad GOD almighty had to intervene.
@@gulam82 yes I realise that. I’m not religious and don’t believe in God, so those aspects were never what appealed to me.
Haha, I love that The Prince of Egypt was the inspiration 😂
Legit! Best movie ever!
@@EmilyClaireDaly that was my number one favorite movie as a child- it came out when I was 5 and I watched it every single day and it ultimately grew my faith as well from a young age.
What a wonderful video, thank you 😚👍
Thanks for this Emily, I'm from Australia too I am going next year. How much Arabic do you need to know? How did you get buy speaking English?
"SO, how much was your visa"? At the time?
Hi! Thank you so much for your wonderful advise. Do you know what clothing is the Best during January?
Regardless of what time of year it is, I would recommend light layers 😊
It's freezing in January, so plan accordingly.
This was so helpful, thank you!
Thanks for watching!
How much would it cost for me and my 7-year-old to travel to Egypt by airplane
Actually if you want to visit alot of sites and not pay alot you should get the Luxor pass for Cairo and the Cairo pass for Cairo, if you get one you get 50% off the other . Usually tourists go to specific sites not alot of them that's why there are seperate fees.
Most islamic sites are actually for free , the ancient egyptian ones are the more expensive sites
Awesome tip 🙌🏼 I was with a tour group and they pre-organised it for us, but that’s good to know for people doing it on their own!
Thank you for this great video!!
You are so welcome!
Thanks for sharing! Super helpful info I didn't even consider
So happy it helped you out Sarah! Thankyou for watching 😊
Emily- thanks, Where is the best place to buy tour package? Is it less expensive to buy it from an Egyptian site?
There is no best company because it depends what you’re looking for! Have a look around and compare their websites 😊
@@EmilyClaireDaly lol
1….?? What was it while you were there? Ball park?
How do you check the deals for tours
On any tour operators website 😊
Can you buy a pass to visit all temples or do you pay every time you visit the temple?
No there isn’t a temple pass, but if you go with travel talk the guide will collect cash for multiple entries at once then sort it out for you when you arrive to each temple 😊
OK...in which currency? Egiptian pound?
You an get a luxor pass actually
Good tips!!!
If you take a photo with your smart phone, it will geo tag the place and Identify the site. You can find that info in the properties of you photo. No more trying to remember…
Please talk about phone card? I plan to use my phone camera. What do you suggest??
I used my iPhone and Go Pro for this trip which both worked really well 😊 A lightweight mirror less camera would also be a great option. Make sure your phone and cameras have plenty of storage space!
How much are the phone cards?
Great video!! What tour company did you use?
Travel Talk 😊They were great!
@@EmilyClaireDaly thank you 😊
THANK YOU!
euro is not working ? Cash ?
Awesome video
Do the supermarkets have hot deli food that is cheap and safe ?
Not that I can remember!
@@EmilyClaireDaly ok
Hey Emily!
Thanks for your advice. I confirm all of them!! , just as a tip; the sax music in your intro is louder than your voice haha, It gets difficult to hear you n.n
Thanks Abraham! Yes I agree it is too loud, hopefully my editing skills have improved since making this video!
Weelcome in egypt
This lady’s advice is not 100% right. She has some good point and some not. Yes their #1 source of income is Tourism, but they do not treat you with the utmost respect. They will try to scam and lie to you for every dollar while they smile at you. If she thinks that’s respectful, sure. I personally think the people do a poor job of making you want to come back considering it’s a country dependent on tourism. I expected to see so many tourist there, but only saw so little and that was at the Pyramids of Giza.
I'm sure there are many vendors who love scamming tourists! But I hope people who travel to Egypt have their wits about them, and only participate when it's a beneficial exchange for everyone. :) I'm sure covid has affected tourist numbers!
I totally agree with you. People, be careful of Egyptians, what they care about is only money, they will squeeze you every cent, cheat you all the time, they dont care about tourists.
@@EmilyClaireDaly w
1- Hate to break it to you, but tourism revenue doesn't even make up to 10% of egyptian exports, so, no, we are not dependant on tourism.
2- how salty do you have to be to hate on someone for having had a good time in a country you hate? You never visited Egypt and you never will. Stop hating on people who do no subscribe to your anti-egyptian narrative
Question, my wife and I are heading to Egypt in December.
Did you need any specific vaccinations?
I read on the CDC's page you need vaccinations like Hep A/B, typhoid, Rabies, tetanus etc
Did you need a vaccination book to enter?
I'm actually going to Egypt in December as well! And I'm not sure where you're from, but I'm from the Netherlands and we don't need them. Hope that helps!
@@srvancorven Sounds good!! Not the biggest fan of shots anyway lol
Great video, I'm originally from Egypt and I've a realistic question.., who gives a fuck what Egyptians think about your appearance? You pay with a foreign currency besides you're protected by your embassy, being a tourist. I don't know about most of you, but I believe that it's very suppressing to an individual if they don't get to be who they actually are, being on a " vacation"!
That's not a realistic statement. I'm not sure what you think the embassy does for the average tourist but rewinding the clock and fixing something that happens isn't it one of them. Do you think the men stop at just being offended? Cairo is a rough place and these types of videos do not properly demonstrate how quickly it can go bad for a tourist.
@@OctoPedes I get your point , Cairo is actually a shit hole if anything 😂😂, rough place for sure...
@@OctoPedes the whole country is a shit hole TBH, very rough, very very underdeveloped!
Great video 👍👏👏👏
So happy you enjoyed it 😊😊
A rough figure about how much was the entrance fees to each temple/pyramid about?
I'm not too sure sorry! I believe our guide purchased our tickets.
@@EmilyClaireDaly oh ok ,, been doing some research ,and got some ruff estimates. Thank you anyways
Great Video
Thanks Eric!
Also now in 2022, full vaccination with card and qr code to travel there ...and most places on earth for that matter.
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Also note that the police can ask to delete photos if they don't like it
That’s why it’s best to save all pics and vids to a drop box as soon as you take it. Also if you delete the pics you can re upload them back on an iPhone.
Nice tips although I disagree with promoting and therefore encouraging a tipping culture. I'd rather pay for the service provided and under exceptional circumstances give a small tip. A tip shouldn't be expected to make up someone's salary. That's not a tip, that's been pitiful.
If you are traveling to a tipping culture, it isn't your place to make a point by not tipping. If you disagree with tipping, get a job as a waiter and refuse your tips.
I invite you to visit Egypt with Horus Travels
First thing and most important thing should have been. Do not visit Egypt alone as a women. Always travel with men or as part of a tour group that includes men.
From another vid, bring sunscreen! In Italy they only had zinc oxide as a sunscreen, no Coppertone. I had a white kabuki face for most of the day.
Sexual harassment is not being forward. Idk why western people think sexual harassment is ok when it's in other countries
I disagree about the toilets, they are far better than European toilets, although public toilets are not common. Nearly all the toilets have shattaf or/and a bidet spray to wash your private parts. So when you leave the toilet you feel lovely and clean. I have installed a shattaf in my toilet in England as I am very happy with the Egyptian toilets.
Another thing they usually will not accept EG pounds for the visa, only US Dollars, Pounds Sterling and maybe othe hard currencies. 25 dollars at the moment or its equivalent.
Diahria, no loo roll, and no place to wash your hands after going to the toilet, sounds like a great place.
Emily you are gorgeous 🥰
Thank you for your advice
Thank you! I'm glad the advice was helpful 😊
I got a horrible bout of diarrhea in Egypt - omg. Bring tablets and a good probiotic.
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Do you need a passport to go to Egypt?????
If you are coming from any other country, you definitely do!
Passport and Viza.
Hahahaha
I would never travel to Egypt ever again far too pushy aggressive vendors etc they totally ruin the experience in my opinion you need to be on your guard with them
I'm sorry you had that experience in Egypt!
@@EmilyClaireDaly everyone has that experience in Egypt. You should talk about it in your videos, people has to be prepared when going to Egypt.
Egypt has a fascinating history. Today's Egyptian culture has a lot less appeal.
So? They don't except, the British, pound?
Depends on the place but mostly euros and US dollars
Please dont go over there dressing how you like if you happen to like shorts and tank tops. It’s disrespectful.
I'll add onto what I was saying on another board. it's more than "you being oppressed." It's about the impact you create when you expose others to an uncovered image of you-- they are not raised to see as the norm outdoors. It's not pretty to see that you can actually make a well-meaning, unassuming man suddenly really feel quietly uncomfortable b/c you're tired of the heat and decide to wear your deep scoop neck T. No bueno for real.
Respecting the local people, culture and norms is always a good idea. It will make them happy and appreciate your efforts.
Honestly theres a bunch up muslims there and it’s disrespectful to wear like crop tops short skirts but short sleeves shirts are good and shorts but just not to short hope this helped
Do not dress "how you want". This person could have found herself in very real danger if she were lost from her group.
The logic of "they will treat you well because they want you to return" is not logical at all.
Keep in mind people do not usually blog the really bad stuff.
Water bottles can be treated with a glue that makes them reseal and crack. The residual smell is almost unnoticeable and smells like cheap plastic. Take a life straw bottle and an extra filter and ALWAYS pour your water into that.
@@InviteTheLightReadings I agree. You can tell the level of naivety a person possesses when they go into a country saying "you need to assimilate to my norms". You are minimally being offensive and could contribute to your travel group experiencing more issues than you realize. I know several instances that inappropriately dressed women have accidentally been separated from a group and their clothing contributed to the problems they encountered. I know of several more than a man in the group was either injured or arrested, well, having to protect a little miss crop top.
This isn't Berkeley we are talking about and they don't CARE what your professor or woke social media friends tell you the world should be.
With that said, embrace the culture first, so you can talk from a much more experienced view later.
Men there will also try to come to our country for a better life thinking we are rich
Hhhhhhhhhhhh
u sound racially motivated
thanks for imfo.I do not want to go to Egypt.sounds like they really like taking your money.
It's just tourism - we get an epic experience and they benefit financially 👍
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"Prince of Egypt, God, how old are you"?
The ugliest hotel in Cairo is Steigenberger Hotels , Egypt? dangerous , stay away
Why do you said so ? I wanted to book there
Will i get attention for wearing short skirts or spaghetti straps!
You most likely will, but it’s totally your decision! I definitely felt more comfortable being more covered up.
you can always layer up with jacket etc for comfort. Anytime you are visiting a Muslim country or a very strong religious country e.g. Thailand, Cambodia, even a trip to the Vatican, they expect tourists to not expose shoulders, with knee length skits or Bermuda shorts
It's perhaps better if you wear them at sea towns/cities/resorts whether the Mediterranean or red sea side
stay away from camels . lol .
haha - it's true!