i want to go to sharm ash shaykh this november. Then rent a car and go through the cairo by car. how long would it take to go there and are there any place those are worth to visit through the road. what is the conditions of road in egypt also trafic law for tourists
many questions but i will try to answer them all.
- It is so hard to rent a car from sharm and then use it to go to cairo, u can use it only in sharm as policemen will ask u all the way for the permision from the office where u rented the car from to leave sharm with the car, and if u got that permision u have to pay so much coz rent offices there use the kilometers to take money from u, u just have 100 km per day.
the distance between sharm and Cairo is about 600 kilometers, the road is fine and safe and there r so many places to visit and watch all the way especially the coloured mountains near abo zenima and Suez canal.
all roads in Egypt r so fine and the traffics too, but not in Cairo as it is very crowded and noisy, I think u have to heir a driver there !!
for the traffic laws of tourists u just have to get an international license to drive in Egypt, nothing more, and u can get this license from ur country.
In sharm there r so many offices to rent cars, but I prefer Abou Ghaly, the new good car like toyota 2006 with aircondition costs u about 300 egyptian pounds daily, 1 usa dollar = 5.70 egp.
welcome to Egypt 
March 9th, 2010 at 7:04 am
many questions but i will try to answer them all.
- It is so hard to rent a car from sharm and then use it to go to cairo, u can use it only in sharm as policemen will ask u all the way for the permision from the office where u rented the car from to leave sharm with the car, and if u got that permision u have to pay so much coz rent offices there use the kilometers to take money from u, u just have 100 km per day.
the distance between sharm and Cairo is about 600 kilometers, the road is fine and safe and there r so many places to visit and watch all the way especially the coloured mountains near abo zenima and Suez canal.
all roads in Egypt r so fine and the traffics too, but not in Cairo as it is very crowded and noisy, I think u have to heir a driver there !!
for the traffic laws of tourists u just have to get an international license to drive in Egypt, nothing more, and u can get this license from ur country.
In sharm there r so many offices to rent cars, but I prefer Abou Ghaly, the new good car like toyota 2006 with aircondition costs u about 300 egyptian pounds daily, 1 usa dollar = 5.70 egp.
welcome to Egypt
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March 9th, 2010 at 7:32 am
Egypt has the worst divers in the world. Basically, drive where, when, as fast, etc., as you would like. I would never drive there. I would get a tour guide to arrange things for you.
I have even had Egyptians tell me this-it is too dangerous.
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March 9th, 2010 at 8:13 am
When you see how they drive in Sharm you’ll DEFINITELY NOT want to rent a car, let alone drive one!!!!
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March 9th, 2010 at 8:28 am
there r no rules for driving in eygpt..u wont even find the roads…:)
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