Kairo - Cairo

Za druge kraje z istim imenom glej Kairo (večznačna opredelitev).

Kairo je ogromno mesto z več okrožje članki, ki vsebujejo informacije o določenih znamenitostih, restavracijah in nastanitvah.

Kairo (izgovorjeno KY-roh;arabsko: القاهرةal-Qāhirah) je glavno mesto Egipt in s celotnim prebivalstvom metropolitanskega območja Kaira več kot 16 milijonov ljudi, eno največjih mest v obeh Afriko in srednji vzhod (regije, ki jih je na priročnem mestu). Je tudi 19. največje mesto na svetu in med najgosteje poseljenimi mesti na svetu.

Na reki Nil je Kairo znan po svoji zgodovini, ohranjeni v čudovitem srednjeveškem Islamsko mesto in koptski kraji v Stari Kairo - z zgodovinskim Kairom, napisanim na Seznam Unescove svetovne dediščine. The Egipčanski muzej v središču mesta je treba videti s svojimi neštetimi staroegipčanskimi predmeti, kot tudi nakupovanje na bazarju Khan al-Khalili. Nobeno potovanje v Kairo ne bi bilo popolno brez obiska Piramide v Gizi in do bližnjega Kompleks piramid v Saqqari, kjer si bodo obiskovalci ogledali prvo egiptovsko piramido, ki jo je zgradil arhitekt Imhotep za tretjo faraona dinastije Djoser.

Čeprav je v Kairu trdno povezan s preteklostjo, živi tudi živahna sodobna družba. The Midan Tahrir območje v središču Kaira, zgrajeno v 19. stoletju pod vladavino Khedive Ismail, si je prizadevalo postati "Pariz na Nilu". Obstajajo tudi številna sodobnejša predmestja Ma'adi in Heliopolis, medtem ko je Zamalek mirno območje na Otok Gezira, z vrhunskim nakupovanjem. Kairo je najboljši jeseni ali spomladi, ko vreme ni tako vroče. Vožnja s feluko ​​po Nilu je dober način za pobeg iz prometnega mesta, prav tako pa tudi obisk parka Al-Azhar.

Od revolucije leta 2011 in kontrarevolucije so turisti v veliki meri pobegnili iz Kaira. Toda do konca leta 2010 so se vračali, vendar si turizem ni popolnoma opomogel, tako da imate priložnost videti mesta, kot so piramide z manjšo gnečo.

Okrožja

Veliki Kairo je velik; z več kot 20 milijoni prebivalcev (2018) je največje metropolitansko območje v Afriki in na Bližnjem vzhodu.

Kairske regije - barvno kodiran zemljevid

Downtown Sodobno mestno jedro. Midan Tahrir (kar pomeni "Trg osvoboditve") je bil prizorišče množičnih protestov leta 2011, ki so izrinili predsednika Mubaraka, tu pa se še vedno dogajajo veliki (včasih nasilni) shodi in protesti. Severno od trga je Egipčanski muzej, v bližini pa je veliko velikih hotelov. Območje središča mesta se razteza 2 km vzhodno od Midan Ramsesa, ki vsebuje glavno kairoško železniško postajo ter naraščajočo trgovsko in bivalno cono.

Vrtno mesto Okrožje blizu središča mesta in Corniche el-Nil, dobra izbira za osrednje nastanitve.

Stari Kairo Nahaja se južno od centra mesta, vključuje koptski Kairo, Fustat (zgodovinsko jedro Kaira) in otok Rhoda.

Islamski Kairo Nahaja se vzhodno od centra mesta, to je bilo središče zgodovinskega Kaira, ki se je začel v 10. stoletju. Vsebuje Citadelo, mošejo Mohameda Alija, Khan el Khalili (glavni bazar oz souq), zgodovinske mošeje in srednjeveško arhitekturo ter nekatere turške kopeli v Kairu (hammam).

Dokki in Mohandeseen (Giza) Nahaja se na zahodnem bregu Nila, z vrhunskimi restavracijami, nakupovanjem in nastanitvijo.

Otok Gezira Razkošno okrožje na velikem otoku v Nilu. Tu se nahajajo kairski stolp, operna hiša, soseska Zamalek in nekaj lepih trgovin, restavracij, kavarn in nastanitev.

Giza Vse zahodno od zahodnega brega Nila je dejansko v mestu Giza in ne v mestu Kairo. Torej gre za razprostranjeno somestje samo po sebi, vključno z Nilskimi otoki Gezira in Roda ter obvodnimi okrožji Dokki in Mohandeseen. A predvsem je znan po piramide, na zahodnem robu Gize: to območje je znano kot Haram (piramidno) okrožje. Veliki egipčanski muzej se tu odpre leta 2021.

Ma'adi Mirno razkošno stanovanjsko okrožje južno od središča, kjer lahko gostite številne tuje izseljence.

Vzhodna okrožja Vrsta načrtovanih skupnosti, ki so bile zgrajene stran od preobremenjenosti zgodovinskega Kaira. Od najstarejših do najnovejših vključujejo Heliopolis, Nasr City in Novi Kairo. Ta območja so večinoma višja in trgovska središča. Tu je tudi letališče v Kairu.

Severna okrožja Ogromno območje večinoma nenačrtovanih sosesk z nizkimi dohodki.

Razumeti

Kairo je na Nilu in ima starodavno poreklo v bližini faraonskega mesta Memphis. Sedanjo obliko je mesto začelo dobivati ​​leta 641 n. Š., Ko je arabski general Amr Ibn Al-Ase osvojil Egipt za islam in ustanovil novo prestolnico, imenovano Gospod Al-Fustat, "Mesto šotorov". (Legenda pravi, da je Al-Ase na dan, ko je odhajal na osvajanje Aleksandrija, našel dva golobčka, ki gnezdijo v njegovem šotoru. Ker jih ni hotel motiti, je zapustil šotor. Ko se je zmagovalno vrnil, je poklical svoje vojake, da so postavili šotore okoli njega in to je postalo mesto novega mesta v današnjem Stari Kairo.) Ime je bilo morda besedna igra - Misr / Masr je arabska beseda za mesto, vendar je tudi arabsko ime celotne države Egipt. Tunizijska dinastija Fatimid je mesto zavzela leta 969 n. Št. In ustanovila novo mesto, Al-Qahira ("Zmagovalec"), severno od Al-Fustata. Al-Qahira mestu dal angleško ime Kairo, vendar ga domačini še vedno imenujejo MàSr (مصر), kar je tudi arabsko ime celotne države Egipt (podobno kot Mexico City v Mehiki).

Podnebje

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Najboljši čas za obisk Kaira je pozimi od novembra do marca, ko se dnevne temperature večinoma zadržujejo pod 26 ° C (79 ° F), ponoči pa najnižjih okoli 10 ° C (50 ° F) z občasnimi plohami, ki čistijo zrak , vendar kljub temu ne potrebujete dežnika, tudi najbolj deževni meseci v letu le redko dosežejo 10 mm (0,4 palca).

Če ste pozimi na obisku, se zavedajte, da niso vse stavbe opremljene z grelniki, vključno z nekaterimi hoteli in hostli. Obiskovalci morajo vedno spakirati nekaj toplih jopic (puloverjev) in toplo jakno za večerno obleko. V Kairu so v zaprtih stavbah brez klimatske naprave v najhladnejših zimskih dneh okoli 15 ° C (59 ° F) in v najbolj vročih poletnih dneh približno 34 ° C (93 ° F).

Kratka pomlad od marca do maja je lahko prijetna, če ni peščenih neviht, vendar lahko poletne temperature po drugi strani dosežejo zajetnih 38 ° C (100 ° F). Septembra in oktobra, v obdobju poznega poletja in zgodnje jeseni, kmetje po sončnem zahodu v bližini Velikega Kaira pepelijo riževe lupine v pepel, zaradi česar je zrak zadimljen.

Usmerjenost

Današnji Veliki Kairo je mesto z vsaj 20 milijoni prebivalcev (2018), kjer se nebotičniki in restavracije s hitro hrano gnezdijo do spomenikov svetovne dediščine. Kairo je bil nekoč določeno ime mesta na vzhodnem bregu Nila in tu boste našli tako moderno Downtown, zgrajena pod vplivom francoske arhitekture, danes središče trgovine in ljudskega življenja, pa tudi zgodovinskega Islamsko in Koptski znamenitosti.

Zunaj jedra na vzhodnem bregu boste našli sodobno, bolj premožno predmestje Heliopolis in Nasr City v bližini letališča in Ma'adi proti jugu. Sredi Nila je otok Gezira in Zamalek, kjer obstaja veliko veleposlaništev. Na zahodnem bregu je veliko sodobnih betonskih in poslovnih, pa tudi odličnih Giza piramide in naprej proti jugu Memphis in Saqqara. Mesto se morda zdi veliko za opraviti, vendar poskusite in ugotovili boste, da lahko veliko ponudi za vsakega popotnika.

Vstopi

30 ° 3′5 ″ S 31 ° 14′23 ″ V

Zemljevid Kaira

Za več informacij o vizumskih zahtevah glejte Egipt Članek.

Z letalom

• 30.1191431.400731 Mednarodno letališče v Kairu (CAI ^IATA). Drugo najbolj prometno letališče v Afriki z več kot 16 milijoni potnikov na leto. Pogosto leti iz drugih egiptovskih mest, zalivskih držav in Levanta, običajno pa lete iz evropskih in severnoafriških prestolnic. Obstajajo neposredni leti iz Bangkoka, Pekinga, Guangzhoua, Hangzhoua, Hongkonga, Mumbaija, New Yorka in Washingtona, vendar bodo potovanja z Daljnega vzhoda ali Severne Amerike običajno vključevala spremembo.
  Glavni operater je EgyptAir (nacionalni prevoznik) in njegovi partnerji Star Alliance Egejsko, Austrian Airlines, [http://www.lufthansa.com/ Lufthansa, Švicarski, Turkish Airlines. SkyTeam zastopa Air France, Aeroflot, Alitalia, KLM, Bližnjevzhodne letalske družbe, Saudije, in TAROM. Oneworld avtor British Airways, Iberia, Qatar Airways, in Kraljevski jordanski. Zalivski prevozniki vključujejo Emirati, Etihad, Bližnjevzhodne letalske družbe, Oman Air, in Qatar Airways, Kraljevski jordanski, in Saudije. Obstajajo tudi proračunski prevozniki Air Arabia, Air Cairo^{[mrtva povezava]}, flyEgipt, in flynas. (posodobljeno januar 2018)

Letališče je tri terminale. EgyptAir in vse članice zveze Star Alliance (Lufthansa Group, Singapore Airlines, LOT itd.) Opravljajo vse lete do terminala 3, ki je povezan z terminalom 2 (British Airways, Air France, Alitalia in nekateri drugi) po zračnem mostu. Večina drugih letalskih prevoznikov prispe na terminal 1, kot sta Saudia (terminal 1, dvorana 2) in Sky Team, Oneworld, Emirates in Etihad (terminal 1, dvorana 1). Vsi terminali ponujajo razumno raznolikost brezcarinskih trgovin in restavracij. V terminalu 1 je nasproti vrat nekaj brezcarinskih trgovin, v prvem nadstropju je več trgovin. V drugem nadstropju so saloni, pivnica, McDonald's in kavarne, kot je Starbucks. Terminal 3 ima osrednjo tržnico in dvorišče s hrano ter nekaj trgovin in kavarn vzdolž avle. Odprtih sedežev ni veliko, saj je večina sedežev v salonih na vratih, ki se odprejo samo eno uro pred odhodom. To je v redu, če leti letijo pravočasno, toda ob zamudah se dvorana zasede, medtem ko je veliko praznih sedežev nedostopno za stekleno ploščo.

Avtomatiziran shuttle vlak vozi med terminalom 1 in letalskim mostom terminalov 2/3. A brezplačen avtobus vozi do avtobusne postaje vsakih 30 minut, 24 ur na dan. Prevoz z avtomatiziranimi osebami (APM) je brezplačen, čist in hiter. Postaje niso znotraj terminalov. Na terminalu 3 je postanek na nivoju prihoda na koncu pasu za avtobuse (za izhodom zavijte desno). V praksi pa se lahko namesto tega ustavi na drugem pasu. Ozrite se, kje čakajo domačini. Iz vhodnih vrat morate zapustiti terminal 3 in zaviti desno. Sprehodite se do konca stavbe in spet zavijte desno. Potem se boste morda morali dvigniti ali spustiti po klančini, odvisno od stopnje, na kateri ste (odhod ali prihod). Na koncu klančine zavijete levo in pridete do postaje približno 50 m naprej, na vaši levi. Trenutno znaki niso jasni, vendar APM deluje in je zelo priročen za prevoz med terminali.) Na terminalu 1 morate zapustiti glavni izhod in zaviti levo, da pridete do postaje. Postajališča avtobusnih postajališč so v dvorani 3 pred AirMall-om in v dvorani 1 ob robu ceste. Na žalost avtobusna postajališča niso označena. Včasih morate na avtobusni postaji zamenjati avtobus zaradi voznikovega odmora za kavo. Pazite, taksisti, ki vas želijo zvabiti na letališču, vam bodo poskušali povedati drugače glede avtobusa, če pa greste izven terminala, boste našli brezplačen avtobus.

Obiskovalci lahko kupijo brez dajatev izdelki ob prihodu, do 4 litre alkohola. Na blagajni bo carinski uradnik preveril vaš potni list in odobril nakup. Lahko vas spremlja oseba, ki vas pobere. V redu je, če pričakujete, da boste zaužili tisto, kar kupite, ali pogostili prijatelje, toda včasih obstaja lopar, pri katerem vas lokalna oseba pripelje, da v njegovem imenu kupite do svoje meje - za doplačilo vam bo pošteno plačal.

Kako priti tja / stran

Na letališču zamenjajte nekaj denarja - najbolje, da to storite, preden greste skozi carine. Pridobite nekaj sprememb v postopku (manjše od običajnih zapiskov LE200), saj bodo taksisti in drugi vedno trdili, da ne morejo dati menjave. Bankomati za vse glavne kartice so na voljo v dvoranah za prihod. Vizumi so pred priselitvijo na voljo za 25 USD. Ko prispejo na terminal 3, vsi takoj začnejo v čakalni vrsti za nakup vizumov na enem od bančnih okenc na levi strani. Zdi se, da te banke pogosto ne sprejemajo kartic ali celo Egiptovskih funtov (LE), kar je problematično, če prispete z omejeno tujo valuto. V tem primeru je na drugi strani območja bankomat in menjalnica, ki prav tako prodaja vizume in kot valuto sprejema egiptovske funte. Torej, pojdite tja, da kupite vizum, ignorirate bančne okence in se izogibate čakalnim vrstam.

The metro podaljšanje zelene črte do letališča naj bi se odprlo leta 2020; do takrat bo prihod v središče Kaira pogosto bolečina.

A javni avtobus do Midan Tahrir (preberite njegova opozorila) oz Midan Ramzes vozi od letališke avtobusne postaje, ki je s terminali povezana z brezplačnim avtobusom. V letu 2018 zagotovo delujeta 356 (٣٥٦) in 111 (١١١, smer Shobra, mimo Midan Ramses), LE8. Potekajo vsakih 30 minut in trajajo 60–90 minut, odvisno od prometa. Prav tako lahko vozijo avtobusi 27 (٢٧) in 400 (٤٠٠). Poskusite vprašati na postaji (z razlago, kam želite iti), vendar se izogibajte razvpitim (ne-klimatskim) zelenim avtobusom. Avtobusi od centra do letališča vozijo z avtobusnega terminala severno od Egipčanskega muzeja (pod avtocestnim mostom). Če postanek ni očiten, vprašajte za letališče ali v arabščini je beseda "matar" (مطار).

Redni avtobusi ne vozijo več neposredno od letališča do Aleksandrija ali druga delta mesta. Ali se dogovorite za prevoz s taksijem ali pojdite v center za nadaljnji prevoz.

Bela meter taksiji so na voljo na terminalih. Osnovna pristojbina je LE2,50 plus LE1,25 na km. Vztrajajte pri uporabi števca. Ne sprejemajte fiksne cene, saj je ponavadi cena podvojena za meter. Prijavite taksiste, ki zavrnejo uporabo števca, letališki varnostni službi ali turistični policiji. Zavrnite plačilo vozovnice (parkirnina za letališče LE10) za voznika. Če greste v središče Kaira, boste morda lahko delili taksi z drugimi turisti ali nahrbtniki. Na voljo imajo majhne zapiske, večinoma bo taksist trdil, da nima nobene spremembe, vendar jih dejansko ima. Druga možnost je, da uporabite prevoz, ki ga organizira hotel ali hostel, čeprav ta storitev pogosto ni brezplačna.

Obstaja veliko limuzinske storitve. Prevzemna mesta so pred terminali (ob robu). Cene so fiksne glede na destinacijo in kategorijo avtomobila. Kategorija A so luksuzne limuzine (Mercedes-Benz E-Class), kategorija B so mikrobusi za do 7 potnikov, kategorija C pa srednje veliki avtomobili (npr. Mitsubishi Lancer). Londonski taksiji so pri Sixtu na voljo kot nova kategorija D. Cenik (od leta 2011):

Letališke storitve, mikro avtobusi in stiki s taksiji v Londonu:

• Ekskluzivne storitve, ☏ 202 16708. Letališka ponudba, ki vas pobere na vratih, opravi vse postopke priseljevanja in prevzame vašo prtljago, medtem ko čakate v udobnem bivalnem prostoru za 50 ameriških dolarjev, brez vizumske takse. Lahko ga predhodno rezervirate po telefonu. Na poti nazaj se lahko izognete čakalnim vrstam z uporabo storitve, ki bo za vas opravila vse formalnosti glede prijave in izselitve, medtem ko čakate v udobnem salonu, in vas nato hitro izsledila med prvima dvema pregledoma. (posodobljeno julij 2019)
• Micro Bus (Avtobusni prevoz do letališča v Kairu), ☏ 202 19970, ✉[email protected]. 24 ur. 
• London Taxi (Sixt), ☏ 202 19670, faks: 202 463 010 00, ✉[email protected]. 24 ur. 

Kdaj vračanje do letališča iz centra mesta, do tja pripnite vsaj dve uri in 3 ure iz Gize, saj so ceste lahko zelo obremenjene. Nova letališka cesta povezuje letališče s križiščem obvoznice in Sueške ceste in nima zastojev. Če se odpeljete v petek zjutraj ali sredi dneva, bo pot do letališča hitra, saj so ceste zapuščene, medtem ko ljudje hodijo v mošejo na petkove molitve.

Po prihodu morate skozi varnostno kontrolno točko, preden lahko dostopate do območja za prodajo vozovnic in prijavo. Za prikaz varnostnega osebja boste potrebovali izpis poti ali vozovnice. Po prijavi boste šli skozi drugo kontrolno točko (vključno s kontrolo potnega lista), da boste prišli do letališča, nato pa je še tretja tik pred vkrcanjem v letalo - šele nato lahko obnovite zaloge vode. Za vse to naj bo dovolj časa, saj so vrstice lahko dolge. Na letališču ni prostora za prtljago.

Prenočišče

Letališče je na severovzhodnem obrobju mesta na Heliopolis. Če želite prenočiti na letališču, so na voljo trije hoteli:

• Letališče Novotel v Kairu, ✉[email protected]. Od LE950 dvojno. (posodobljeno mar 2017)
• Le Passage (prej Iberotel), ✉[email protected]. 
• Letališče Le Meridien v Kairu, ✉[email protected]. 

V bližnjem Heliopolisu obstajajo tudi druge možnosti nastanitve.

Z vlakom

Naučite se vzhodnoarabskih številk Vzhodnoarabske številke, namesto arabsko-hindujskih številk, ki se uporabljajo na zahodu, se uporabljajo za označevanje številk vlakov, odhodov, številk sedežev in drugih ključnih informacij. Torej, tudi če ne znate brati arabskih črk, bi morali najti svojo platformo in trenerja. Prav tako boste lahko preverili, ali skupna vsota računov ustreza tistemu, kar morate plačati.

Kairo je vozlišče železnic v Egiptu, tu se skoraj vsi vlaki začnejo in končajo. Vlada Egiptovske državne železnice (السكك الحديدية المصرية), pogosto okrajšano kot ENR, upravlja vse vlake. Izjema je zasebno podjetje Watania ki vozi vlake višjega razreda med Kairom, Luxor in nekaj drugih mest.

Na dan je do 30 odhodov Aleksandrija, z najhitrejšimi poklicanimi vlaki Posebne ponudbe tek brez postankov pri 2 urah 40 min. Express vlaki so približno 3 ure nekoliko počasnejši. Ti vlaki so čisti in udobni, klimatizirani in imajo na voljo prigrizke. Nekateri bodo te hitre vlake zaradi voznega parka različno imenovali "španski", "francoski" ali "turbo".

Potovanje ob Nilu do in od Asuan in Luxor je zelo priljubljena. Vsaj en dnevni in en vlak čez noč na dan nudi vrhunsko kakovost in je na splošno priporočljiv za turiste. Čas potovanja je 10 ur iz Luksorja in še štiri iz Asuana. Vstopnice za prvi razred so okoli LE120 za sedež in 80 USD na osebo za dvoposteljno spalno kabino. Navadni vlaki vozijo po isti poti, nekateri se začnejo v Aleksandriji, vendar so s trdimi sedeži in umazanimi stranišči veliko manj udobni. Luči svetijo celo noč in verjetno vas bodo večkrat zbudili za preverjanje vstopnic.

Številni vlaki 3. in 2. razreda vozijo do in iz večine mest v Ljubljani Spodnji Egipt in vzdolž sredozemske obale do in od El Alamein.

Vstopnice

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Najpogostejši način pridobivanja vozovnic je vnaprejšnji nakup na postajah. Vendar pa vstopnice kupujte vnaprej prek agenta za rezervacije ali pri Watania zagotavlja vaš sedež in se izogne ​​težavam na postajah. Navadnih vlakov 3. razreda ni mogoče rezervirati preko spleta. Vozovnico boste morali kupiti na postaji ali pa kar skočiti na krov in plačati na vlaku. Upoštevajte, da so zaradi varnostnih težav blagajne včasih turistom zavrnile vozovnice za dnevne vlake do Luksorja in Asuana, češ da so dovoljene le na dražjih vlakih čez noč. To je bunkum in ga je enostavno izogniti z nakupom prek spleta.

Postaje

Skoraj vsi glavni vlaki iz Kaira vozijo z glavne železniške postaje, Ramzes. Vendar pa je čez nekaj let - okoli leta 2023 - nova večja postaja, Bashteel, bo zaključena. Od leta 2020 ni znano, kako bo to vplivalo na druge postaje.

• 30.06361111111131.2472222222222 Železniška postaja v Kairu Ramses (محطة رمسيس) (Podzemna postaja Shohadaa (Martyrs)), ☏ 20 2 2575-3555. Glavna železniška postaja, znana tudi kot Postaja Misr (محطة مصر). Restavracije in trgovine so na voljo, vendar ni leve prtljage. Pustite čas, da se prebijete skozi več varnostnih čakalnih vrst. Upoštevajte, da ima blagajna več oken za različne razrede in cilje, zato preverite, ali ste v pravi vrstici. Deske za odhod in prihod v glavni dvorani in na peronih se dokaj počasi pomikajo med arabščino in angleščino. (posodobljeno septembra 2020)
• 30.00538431.2080093 Železniška postaja v Gizi (Podzemna postaja Omm El-Misryeen). Ni posebnost v bližini piramid, vendar je Giza pomembno središče za južne predele mesta. Večina vlakov iz Zgornji Egipt pokliče sem. (posodobljeno septembra 2020)
• 30.13099131.31914 Železniška postaja v Kairu Ain Shams (Podzemna postaja Ain Shams). Majhna postaja, kjer počasni vlaki vozijo v in iz nje Suez prenehati. (posodobljeno septembra 2020)

Z avtobusom

Avtobusi povezujejo Kairo s celotno državo. Dve glavni postaji sta Midan Ramses in 30.0589231.237565 Cairo Gateway, (prej znan kot Turgoman), vendar se vozila včasih ustavijo tudi na drugih postajah, zlasti Abbasiya. Od Midan Ramsesa in Cairo Gatewaya je hitra vožnja s taksijem LE5 do centra mesta, LE7-10 do Zamaleka. Cairo Gateway je nova, moderna notranja postaja, ki se nahaja približno 500 m od podzemne postaje Orabi, znotraj nove Cairo Gateway Plaza.

Cilji:

• Port Said, Ismailia in Suez - urne storitve s kairske prehode (2 uri, LE20-30)
• Sharm el-Sheikh - Avtobusi vzhodne delte trajajo približno 8 ur (LE80), medtem ko avtobusi Super-jet trajajo 6 ur. Nekatere storitve vzhodne delte še naprej Dahab. Ko se peljete z avtobusom do mesta Sharm, imejte pri roki vozovnico in potni list, saj boste šli skozi številne kontrolne točke, na katerih morajo potniki predložiti osebni dokument in vozovnico. Cenejša možnost, da pridete do Šarma z avtobusom, je, da se peljete z avtobusom, vlakom ali minibusom Suez (LE10) in od tamkajšnje glavne avtobusne postaje z avtobusom 11:00 ali 13:20 do mesta Sharm le LE31.
• Taba in Nuweiba - Avtobusi zapuščajo prehod iz Kaira štirikrat na dan (6:00, 9:30, 22:00 in 23:00) s cenami LE70 za jutranje avtobuse in LE80 za nočne. Pot do Nuweibe traja približno 6 ur.
• Siwa - Neposredni avtobusi zapuščajo prehod iz Kaira v nedeljo in sredo zvečer ob 19.45 (LE60).

Neprijetni, a poceni mikrobusi odhajajo iz Kaira na veliko število destinacij. Glavni garaži sta Midan Ramsis (za Aleksandrijo, LE22 in do delte doline) in podzemna postaja Al-Marg (za severovzhod in Sinaj). So hitrejši in so kot taka možnost za krajša potovanja, vendar imajo strašne posledice nesreč. Obstajajo tudi druga mesta, od koder ti avtobusi odhajajo, odvisno od vašega cilja, vprašajte domačine. Vsaj na Sinaju je tujcem prepovedano uporabljati sistem mikro-avtobusov.

• 30.0650531.246946 Avtobusna postaja High Jet (do / iz Hurgade in Sharm el-Sheikh) (takoj za / severno od železniške postaje Ramses). To je ena izmed številnih postaj High Jet okoli Kaira, a verjetno tista, ki je najprimernejša. Zajema potovanja v / iz Hurgade in Sharm el-Sheikh (6-7 ur). Omogoča poceni in priročno potovanje naprej po izstopu iz vlaka. Rezervacija vozovnic je komajda potrebna glede na pogostost avtobusov. Avtobusi niso tako udobni, v avtobusu pa ves čas vozijo glasne in nadležne milne opere. Torej, verjetno ni dobra ideja, da bi se vozili z nočnim avtobusom. (posodobljeno januar 2018)
  • Do Hurgade: vsake 2 ure med 8.00 in 30.30. Iz Hurgade: vsake 2 ure med 7. in 3. uro. Večinoma LE110, včasih pa LE150.
  • V Sharm el-Sheikh: 13.00, 23.30, 2.00. Iz Sharm el-Sheikha: 13.00, 22.30, 02.00. LE110.
• 30.0504531.233137 Pojdi na Bus Station / Station. (posodobljeno januar 2018)
• Avtobus Super-Jet, ☏ 202 2266-0212. Za Aleksandrija, Hurgada in Sinaj. (posodobljeno avgust 2019)
• Avtobus East Delta, ☏ 202 2576-2293. Za Sharm el-Sheikh, Arish in Rafah. (posodobljeno avgust 2019)

Z avtom

Vožnja v Kairu ni priporočljiva ali potrebna. Promet je za navadnega popotnika vsaj izjemen. Vožnja ima doslednost, vendar nikakor uradno. Cestnih znakov, pasov, prometnih pasov itd. Se ne upošteva, križišč in preletov je veliko. Prometna signalizacija obstaja le na nekaj lokacijah in je redno prezrta. Vendar včasih policisti usmerjajo promet na prometna križišča. V središču Kaira vozniki včasih naletijo na druge avtomobile, ki jim ovirajo pot. Ne bodite tudi vznemirjeni, če se bočno ogledalo udari. Ponoči mnogi vozniki ne uporabljajo žarometov, zato bodite previdni ali se izogibajte vožnji ponoči. V Egiptu vozila vozijo po desni strani ceste. Namesto da zavijete v levo, boste pogosto morali zaviti in zaviti nazaj, lahko pa tudi trikrat zavijete v desno.

Redke so parkirne hiše ali uradna parkirna mesta. Avtomobili so lahko parkirani dve ali tri globoko ob cesti, pogosto pa ostanejo odklenjeni in brez uporabe, zato jih je mogoče premikati. Marsikje ljudje skrbijo za parkirane avtomobile. Za to storitev se pričakuje majhen namig. Uporabite lahko tudi parkiranje vozil.

Vozniki do Aleksandrije, severne obale, delte in zahodne puščave naj vozijo po puščavski cesti Kairo - Aleksandrija s ceste Mewhwar Road - 26. julija iz središča Kaira.

Da bi prišli do Beni Sueif, Fayoum, Assyut, Luxor in Aswan, bi morali vozniki iz središča mesta zaviti na izhod Sixth Of October-Fayoum v krožišču Remaya ob piramidah v Gizi v hotelu Le Meridien, do Fayouma, ki se izklopi na Fayoum - Sixth Od oktobrskega križišča, 6 km (3,7 mi) od krožišča Remaya.

Če želite priti do Sueza, Port Saida in Ismailie, bi morali vozniki iz središča mesta po obvoznici do križišča Suez Road za Suez in križišča Ismailia z obvoznice za Ismailijo in Port Said.

Če pridete do Hurgade in Ain Sukhne, bi morali vozniki iz središča mesta po obvoznici zapeljati do cestninske ceste New Ain Sukhna pri Kattamaya.

Priti do Sharm el-Sheikh, Dahab, Nuweiba, Ras Sidr, Al-Arish in Rafah na Sinajskem polotoku, vozniki iz središča mesta, bi morali po obvoznici do križišča Sueška cesta pri ulici J.W. Hotel Marriott skozi predor Ahmed Hamdy na Sinajski polotok.

Obiti

Ugotovili boste, da je koristno imeti več priročnih zemljevidov, če se želite po Kairu obiskati sami. Črkovanja imen ulic in krajev se lahko razlikujejo od zemljevida do zemljevida in od zemljevida do dejanske lokacije in ne bo vsaka ulica prikazana na vsakem zemljevidu.

Z metrojem

Kairo metro sistem

V Kairu je prvi in ​​najširši afriški metro sistem. Čeprav je sistem podzemne železnice v Kairu sodoben in eleganten, so vse tri linije po obsegu preveč omejene.

Od leta 2019 se posamezna vozovnica giblje od LE3-7, odvisno od števila zajetih postaj:

• LE3: 9 postaj
• LE5: 16 postaj
• LE7: več kot 16 postaj

To je najbolj množična podzemna železnica na svetu, merjena s številom potnikov na dolžino tira. Če se lahko spoprimete z gnečo (bodite previdni, da se izognete džeparstvu), je to najboljši način, da se izognete zastojem med potovanjem.

Ključne izmenjave so Shohadaa (mučenci) (prej Mubarak) ob Midan Ramzes, Sadat ob Midan Tahrir (občasno zaprto) in Attaba (Ataba; عتبة).

Pri nakupu vstopnic boste morali biti odločni (vendar ne strm) - Egipčani ne čakajo v čakalni vrsti. Najprej pripravite majhno drobižnico v mirnem okolju, tako da se ne boste mučili z denarnico in velikimi bankovci in ne boste spustili potnega lista sredi množice. Nato enakomerno pritiskajte skozi množico do okenca za vstopnice. Če nameravate opraviti povratno ali prihodnje potovanje, kupite več vozovnic, tako da boste morali samo enkrat premetavati.

Podzemna postaja Cairo ima med drugim postaji v Dokkiju in Maadiju. Do piramid v Gizi se s podzemno železnico pripeljete do mesta Giza, nato pa vzamete avtobus ali taksi za "Al-Haram". Lahko tudi dosežete Heliopolis (Masr el-Gedida) z uporabo linije 3 na postajah: Al Ahram (Korba) in Koleyet El Banat (Merghani). Podaljšanje te proge na letališče je predvideno leta 2020. Zemljevidi v vlakih in postajah prikazujejo omrežje, kakršno bo, tj. Deli v gradnji so prikazani kot popolni. Od decembra 2019 se linija 3 konča na Atabi.

Dva avtomobila v srednjem delu vsakega vlaka sta rezervirana za ženske. Ena je namenjena ženskam le do 21. ure, druga pa ves čas ženskam. Podzemna železnica preneha voziti okoli 00:20 in se spet zažene okoli 5:15. Vozni red za liniji 1 in 2 ni, odhodi pa so zelo pogosti. Linija 3 vozi vsakih 8 minut.

Z avtobusom

Veliki rdeči, beli in modri javni avtobusi pokrivajo celotno mesto in so veliko cenejši, stanejo LE1, vendar so običajno gneči in počasi. Vendar obstajajo podobni klimatizirani avtobusi, ki polnijo LE2 ali LE2,5. Najdemo jih na glavnih trgih v Kairu. Na glavnih trgih najdemo tudi manjše mini avtobuse, ki so običajno oranžno-beli ali rdeči, beli in modri. Zaradi težav s spolnim nadlegovanjem se popotnicam svetuje, da se vozijo le z majhnimi mikrobusi in avtobusi, ki prepovedujejo stoje. Na mikrobusih se cena začne pri LE0,5 in se dvigne do LE2,5.

Poleg glavnih avtobusnih postaj lahko avtobuse pozdravljate tudi z ulice. Avtobusi so redko označeni s ciljem, namesto tega potniki vzklikajo (ali uporabljajo številne znakovne jezike, kot so ročne kode) svoje cilje in če avtobus gre tja, se ustavi. Potniki, ki Kaira ne poznajo, lahko voznike avtobusov ali potnike pozovejo, naj jim sporočijo, kje je postajališče. Preprosto vljudno izbrišite ime cilja vozniku avtobusa ali prijaznemu potniku in oni bodo poskrbeli za vas.

Pozno nočni avtobusi: frekvenca avtobusa, dolžina poti in v nekaterih primerih se lahko pristojbine razlikujejo v poznih večernih urah naprej. V nekaterih primerih se lahko pot brez obvestila konča brez vašega cilja. Ko se to zgodi, se domačini zanašajo na zasebnike, ki upajo, da bodo zaslužili nekaj dodatnega denarja in jih pripeljali do končnega cilja. Kot vedno bodite previdni, če želite sprejeti zasebni prevoz. Ker mnogi mini avtobusi ne bodo odpeljali, dokler se avtobus skoraj ne napolni, bodite pripravljeni na daljše obdobje, medtem ko voznik čaka, da se vkrca dovolj ljudi.

Po mestu je več glavnih avtobusnih postaj (mawqaf موقف, pl. Mawaqif مواقف). Eden največjih se nahaja na priročnem mestu za egiptovskim muzejem v Midan Tahrirju. Pravzaprav sta dve postaji - glavna avtobusna postaja za mestne avtobuse in postaja za mikro avtobuse za njo. Popotniki, ki želijo na primer obiskati Piramide, lahko v mikroavtobusu sedejo približno LE2. Obiskovalci, ki želijo iti do piramid in videti voznika avtobusa ali mikrobusa, ki kriči Hàràm, mora vedno pred vkrcanjem z rokami narediti piramidni trikotnik, da se zagotovi, da voznik vozi do samih piramid in ne samo do okrožja Haram, ki je sicer precej blizu piramid, vendar lahko na precej oddaljeni od vhod v piramido.

V Midan Ramsesu, pod nadvozom, so tudi avtobusne postaje. Avtobusi vozijo od Ramsesa do Heliopolisa, nakupovalnega središča City Stars in drugih destinacij, ki jih avtobusna postaja Tahrir ne pokriva.

S taksijem

Zaželeno je uporabljati Careem ali Uber namesto običajnih kabin. Domačini menijo, da sta Careem in Uber cenejša in varnejša (zlasti za ženske). Preprosto vzemite lokalno kartico SIM in z vami bo vse v redu. Poiščete lahko tudi ceno Careem ali Uber, posnamete posnetek zaslona in ga uporabite za pogajanja s kabinami.

Trdno beli taksiji: To so sodobne limuzine, opremljene z merilniki, ki se običajno uporabljajo, včasih z AC, in delujejo na zemeljski plin. Večina turistov bo s tem taksijem plačala manj, kot se bodo lahko pogajali s svojimi brati, ki nimajo števca. Lahko jih pozdravijo z ulice in so dovolj pogosti, da jih morda uporablja izključno (z malo potrpljenja) vsak popotnik. V primerjavi s črno-belim taksijem se bodo vsem turistom zdeli bolj udobni in najbolj - cenejši.

Živo rumeni taksiji: Postajati redkejši. Običajno na voljo samo z rezervacijo, včasih pa poskušate dvigniti vozovnice med vožnjo. Podobno kot pri trdno belih taksiji se števec začne pri LE2,50, LE1 / km za tem. Vozniki v avtomobilih ne smejo kaditi. V nadaljnjem besedilu "mestne kabine" ali "kairske kabine". Iz Kaira pokličite 0104343438-19155.

Starejši črno-beli taksiji: Vse bolj redki. Komunikacija je lahko težavna, saj imajo ti običajno najstarejšega voznika, števci pa so izredno zastareli in se ne uporabljajo. Cene pa za domorodce niso spremenljive in katera koli Cairene ve, kaj mora plačati, odvisno od časa in razdalje. Zelo priporočljivo je, da natančno spremenite pred vstopom, saj vozniki nočejo dati sprememb.

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. Aplikacija Smart Phone ponuja usmerjanje po naslovih in izračuna ceno v skladu z njimi. (posodobljeno mar 2021)
• Careem. Aplikacija Smart Phone ponuja usmerjanje po naslovih in izračuna ceno v skladu z njimi. (posodobljeno mar 2021)
• NopeaRide.com. Aplikacija Smart Phone ponuja usmerjanje po naslovih in izračuna ceno v skladu z njimi. 100% electric vehicle fleet. (posodobljeno mar 2021)

Spopadite se

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 Taksi by Khalid El Khamissi. After reading that you may become more sympathetic to their daily struggle for business.

Ostani varen

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.

Dostop za invalide

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!)

Glej

The 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 ^{[formerly dead link]}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. (posodobljeno januar 2020)
• Citadel and Mosque of Mohamed Ali Pasha, v 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, v Coptic Cairo, notably the museum and the "Hanging Church" (Church of the Virgin Mary)
• Kairo stolp (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. (posodobljeno januar 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. (posodobljeno januar 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. (posodobljeno januar 2018)
• Also, the pyramids of Saqqara in Memphis offer an easy day trip out of Cairo.

Šport

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

Ali

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. Plačajte po 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.

Parki

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 Eifflov stolp of Paris, Veliki kitajski zid, 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.

Rekreacija

Other options for relaxation include visiting the Giza Zoo in 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 Piramide, ali 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, in 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.

Nakupovanje

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.

Jahanje konja

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 Spletna stran) 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. 
• Kairska operna hiša. 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. 

Nauči se

• The International Language Institute (ILI), Mohandesin. Offers courses in Modern Standard Arabic in 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)

Delo

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
• The 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 časopis. 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.

Nakup

Midan Talaat Harb

ATMs are found in various places throughout v središču mesta. 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^{[mrtva povezava]} 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.

• The 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 v 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.
• The Midan Ataba area in Downtown 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.

Jej

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.

Na splošno, v središču mesta 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 šawarma (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^{[mrtva povezava]}, Pizza Hut^{[mrtva povezava]}, in KFC^{[mrtva povezava]} 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^{[mrtva povezava]}, 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, in 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).

Samostojna priprava hrane

The 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.

Pijte

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. Mnogi od teh krajev so verige, kot so Cilantro, Beanos, Cinnabon, Orangette, Bakery in Coffee Roastery. Večina teh krajev, vključno z vsemi zgoraj omenjenimi verigami, ponuja tudi brezžično internetno povezavo. Mednarodne verige, kot sta Costa Coffee in Starbucks, so prav tako široko dostopne po vsem Kairu.

Nočno življenje

Za glavno mesto muslimanske države je Kairo glede uživanja alkohola razmeroma liberalen. Na voljo je široka paleta barov in plesnih klubov, v bistvu v vseh večjih hotelih, nekateri pa so odprti 24 ur na dan. Če bi radi raziskali manj modna mesta za pitje v Kairu, Downtown je vsekakor kraj, kamor se lahko odpravite. Na območju Zamalek in okoli njega so na voljo vrhunske nočne posode

Spi

Kairo ima ogromno možnosti nastanitve, od poceni nizkocenovnih hotelov v središču mesta do palač s petimi zvezdami ob Nilu. Glej posameznika okrajni članki za sezname hotelov.

Povežite se

Mail

The glavna pošta Kaira je na Midan Atabi (odprto Sa-Th 7 AM-7PM, F in prazniki 7 AM pm). The poste restante pisarno najdete ob stranski ulici desno od glavnega vhoda na pošto in skozi zadnja vrata (odprta Sa-Th 8:00 - 18:00, F in prazniki 10:00 - popoldne) - pošta bo na voljo 3 tedne.

Obstajata dve vrsti poštnih predalov za mednarodno in domačo uporabo. Običajno jih najdemo na ulici v parih, obarvani zeleno in rumeno. Govori se, da bo vaša pošta dostavljena ne glede na to, katero uporabljate. Vedno uporabite registracijsko pošto, da objavite kar koli dragocenega ali pomembnega. Traja dlje, vendar se zabeleži vsak korak potovanja, saj veliko pisem ne prispe na cilje, kadar uporabljate običajne poštne storitve.

Internet

Internet tudi v Kairu hitro raste, tako kot v mnogih drugih egiptovskih in bližnjevzhodnih mestih. Zdaj je množica uveljavljenih internetnih kavarn in prizorišč, vsak mesec jih je na voljo veliko več. Ura v kavarni v središču mesta vas bo vrnila nazaj LE3-5. Naraščajoče število kavarn, vključno s Cilantro in Beanos, ponuja brezplačen brezžični internet, če pa vse drugo ne uspe, lahko vedno vstopite v McDonald's in preizkusite njihovo omrežje. Luksuzni hoteli pogosto ponujajo WiFi z izjemno ceno. Prav tako mobilni ponudniki ponujajo razmeroma hiter dostop do interneta prek USB ključa. Na primer, oranžni ali Vodafone USB ključ in sim kartica vas bodo stali LE99 z dobroimetjem LE50.

Če imate dostop do tradicionalne telefonske linije v Kairu, boste do interneta lahko dostopali prek klicne povezave za LE1,25 na uro s klicanjem 0777 XXXX številk.

Mobilni telefoni

V Egiptu so mobilni telefoni način življenja. Ko se sprehajate po kateri koli ulici ali napolnjenem avtobusu, se zdi, da je večina Egipčanov odvisna od mobilnih telefonov (podobno kot na Japonskem ali v Koreji). Namesto da bi uporabljali telefon iz domače države (ki pogosto plačuje zelo visoke cene gostovanja), razmislite o pridobitvi egiptovske kartice SIM ali poceni odklenjenem telefonu. Dva glavna prevoznika v Egiptu sta Oranžni Egipt in Vodafone Egipt, z ZAE Etisalat rastoči 3. igralec na egiptovskem trgu. Oranžna in Vodafone ponujajo najboljšo pokritost, toda za turiste je Etisalat najboljša možnost, saj vam v minutah omogoči največ denarja in zdi se, da ima najnižje klicne cene v tujini od katerega koli izmed treh (razlika pri plačilu 0,55 USD na minuto za pokličite države kot plačilo 2,50 USD za uporabo domačega ponudnika GSM v gostovanju).

Mobilne prodajalne najdete v vseh delih Kaira (odkrito povedano, ne morete se jim izogniti), priprava pa je dokaj enostavna. Kartice SIM za katerega koli od treh ponudnikov ponujajo približno LE5-20. S seboj boste morali prinesti osebno izkaznico (priporočljivo je, da prinesete kopijo osebnega dokumenta, saj morda ne želite, da bi kdo odšel s svojim potnim listom v senčno trgovino). Če nimate odklenjenega telefona, bodo številne trgovine prodale poceni starejše modele (običajno telefone Nokia) kot rabljene telefone. Toda pozor, pred nakupom se prepričajte, da je telefon popolnoma funkcionalen, nakup rabljenega pa je na lastno odgovornost (saj je dober odstotek teh ponavadi ukraden).

Turistične informacije

Egiptovska turistična uprava http://www.touregypt.net ima pisarne v Kairo City Center, Adly Street 5, telefon: 3913454, Piramide, Pyramids Street, telefon: 3838823, faks: 3838823, Železniška postaja Ramzes, telefon: 5790767, Železniška postaja Giza, telefon: 5702233, El Manial, Manial Palace, telefon: 5315587, Letališče, telefon: 2654760, faks: 4157475, Novo letališče, telefon: 2652223, faks: 4164195 in Kairo International, Letališče ' telefon: 2914255 lok 2222.

Ostani varen

Prevare proti turistom so skorajda nacionalni šport, čeprav so običajno očitne. Dobro pravilo je, da če vas nekdo pristopi na ulici, vas poskuša prevarati. Ne govori z njimi. Pogoste prevare so:

1. Kraj, kamor se odpravljate, je zaprt, zakaj me ne odpeljete na ogled? (Taksisti lahko to uporabljajo. Temu se lahko izognete z uporabo Uberja ali Careema.)
2. Potrebuješ pomoč pri prečkanju ulice? Pridite, naj vam pomagam!
3. Naj vam pokažem svojo trgovino, ravno na tem vogalu je. Ne tega vogala, ne tega vogala itd.
4. Naj vam pokažem, kako priti do mošeje - brez bakšiša, samo LE50, da vstopite in se povzpnete na streho. (Vaš novi prijatelj nato nasvetu džamijskega skrbnika LE10 nadene preostale stvari.)

V politično umirjenih časih se lahko sprehajate po glavnih ulicah kadar koli se vam zahote. Je dokaj varno in vedno boste našli veliko ljudi, ki se nasmehnejo in vam ponudijo pomoč. Ženske same lahko pričakujejo, da bodo tarča pretirane klicanja, vendar le redko presega to. Okoli bolj turističnih lokacij je obilo "ustrežljivih" ljudi, vendar bodite previdni, s kom greste in v nobenem primeru ne dovolite, da vas kdo potiska ali vodi kamor koli, kamor nočete! Če se izgubite, poiščite varnostnike in policiste. Mnogi govorijo nekaj angleško, večina pa dobro pozna svoje okolico in tudi turistične kraje.

Prehod ulic je še en velik izziv v Kairu. Semaforjev, ki obstajajo le na nekaj lokacijah, se redno ne upošteva. V središču Kaira lahko policisti ob prometnih časih nadzorujejo promet na ključnih križiščih. Prečenje ulice je kot igranje videoigre "Frogger", hitenje čez cesto po en pas, ko pride do majhnega zastoja v prometu. Eden od načinov, da prečkate ulico, ki se je izkazala za učinkovito, je, da se postavite ob Egipčana, ki želi prečkati ulico in slediti.

Tudi med vožnjo s taksijem lahko voznik vozi precej hitro in vozi neredno. Če se kadar koli počutite nevarno, povejte vozniku, naj ustavi in ​​gre ven.

Bodite previdni pri nošenju dresov lokalnih nogometnih klubov Al Ahly in Zamalek, saj je znano, da se med navijači obeh klubov dogajajo nasilni incidenti.

Reševalne službe

• Policija, ☏122. 
• Reševalno vozilo, ☏123. 
• Ogenj, ☏180. 

Ostani zdrav

Želodčne težave

Tako kot drugod v Egiptu bodite previdni pri jedi. Surova listnata zelenjava, prelivi na osnovi jajc, kot so majoneza in mleto meso, so še posebej tvegani. Izogibajte se hladnim solatam in pudingom iz bifejev, tudi v hotelih s 5 zvezdicami, samo da boste na varnem. Mnenja o vodi iz pipe so različna, vendar se večina obiskovalcev odloči, da se bo držala ustekleničenih stvari. Za LE2-3 lahko kupite velike steklenice vode. Izogibajte se ledu v pijačah, sadje pa uživajte le s kožo, ki jo lahko operete ali olupite.

Morda boste ugotovili, da zdravila za želodec, ki jih prinesete od doma, preprosto ne delujejo.

Vsem obiskovalcem bi bilo dobro, če bi v kateri koli lekarni kupili zdravila egiptovske blagovne znamke. Najboljši in najpogostejši sta Entocid in Antinal. Drisko in bruhanje lahko skoraj vedno ustavimo tako, da v nekaj urah zaužijemo 2 od teh tablet s kozarcem vode.Če simptomi trajajo, se je pametno posvetovati z zdravnikom, saj lahko dehidracija poleti hitro nastopi.

Smog lahko doseže ekstremne ravni, zlasti pozno poleti in jeseni pred dežjem. To lahko skupaj s poletno vročino poleti preživi na prostem.

Komarji

Komarji so v nekaterih delih Egipta, zato se boste morda soočili z njimi. Dejavni so od mraka do zore, nato pa med vročino dneva najdejo temno zaščiteno mesto za spanje. Obožujejo vlago in mokra okolja, kjer se redijo. Obožujejo tudi listnate zelene vrtove in živo mejo. Ponoči sedenje okoli jezer, bazenov ali na vrtu je lahko samomor.

Samo samica ugrizne in ena samica v spalnici lahko do jutra povzroči veliko nelagodja, zato je pametno, da katero koli ubijete pred spanjem. Muharica je najboljša, saj se premikajo zaradi zračnega tlaka, čepanje s časopisom ne bo delovalo. Tudi spreji proti komarjem nimajo velike vrednosti.

Večina hotelov bo v mraku imela razpršilce dima, da jih bodo umirili, vendar bodo pozneje oživili in napasli.

Najboljša obramba je ubiti vse v hotelskih sobah. Nosite dolge rokave in dolge hlače ponoči. Ko ste zunaj, sedite v vetriču ali pred ventilatorjem, saj ne marajo gibanja zraka. Tablete in gorilniki proti komarjem jih zgolj zaspijo in jih ne ubijejo. Bolje je, da nekaj minut obiščete hotelsko sobo in ubijete vse, ki jih vidite, kot pa da vas srbijo dnevi in ​​boleči ugrizi.

Bolnišnice

Za zdravstveno oskrbo imajo hoteli običajno hišnega zdravnika na klic. Kakršne koli večje operacije je najbolje izvesti zunaj Egipta, vendar v Kairu na splošno veljajo za najboljše naslednje bolnišnice:

• Bolnišnica Cleopatra, Heliopolis, ☏ 20 2 2414-3931. 
• Bolnišnica Dar El Fouad, 6. oktober mesto, ☏ 20 2 3835-6030. 

Nahrbtniki bodo na tablah videli zdravniške pisarne po Kairu. So posebne posebnosti. Samo poiščite enega in se pozanimajte. Večina ordinacij se odpre po 17. uri in traja pozno do včasih do polnoči. Strošek posvetovanja vam bo omogočil posvet in en nadaljnji sestanek.

Popotniki lahko obiščejo tudi zasebne bolnišnice El Salam, Dar Al Fouad,6. oktober Univerzitetna bolnišnica, Univerzitetna bolnišnica Ain Shams,Kasr El-Eney čez dan. Vsaka ima ambulanto z različnimi dežurnimi specialisti. Običajno sestanek ni potreben in vas bodo videli glede na to, kako zgodaj prispete. Pristojbina za ambulanto v Ljubljani 6. oktober Univerzitetna bolnišnica za posvet in nadaljnje ukrepanje je LE40.

Spopadite se

Veleposlaništva

• Afganistanu. 
• Avstralija, Svetovno trgovinsko središče (11. nadstropje), Corniche El Nil Boulac (koda št. 11111), ☏ 202 2770 6600, faks: 202 2770 6650, ✉[email protected]. 
• Brazilija, Mesto Nil - Severni stolp C - 18. nadstropje Kairo Egipt, 2005 Nile Corniche, Boulaq Num.4, Boulaq, guvernorat Kairo, ☏ 202 24619837. 
• Kanada, Mestni stolpi Nila, 2005 (A) Corniche El Nile, Južni stolp, 18. nadstropje, ☏ 202 2461 2200, faks: 202 2461 2201, ✉[email protected]. 
• Kitajska, Ulica Bahgat Aly 14, Zarmalek, ☏ 20 2 7361219, ✉[email protected]. 
• Finska, Ulica Abu El-Feda 3, 13. nadstropje 11211 Zamalek, ☏ 20 2 2736 3722, faks: 20 2 2737 1376, ✉[email protected]. Su-čet 8:30 - 16:15. 
• Francija, 29, avenija Charles de Gaulle BP 1777 Guiza, ☏ 202 35 67 32 00, ✉[email protected]. 
• Nemčija, 2, Sh. Berlin (od Sh. Hassana Sabrija) Zamalek, ☏ 20 2 739-9600, faks: 2 2 736-0530, ✉[email protected]. 
• Grčija, 18, vrtno mesto Aisha El Taymouria, ☏ 20-2-7950443, faks: 20-2-7963903, ✉[email protected]. 
• Indija, 5 Aziz Abaza St., Zamalek, Kairo, ☏ 20 2 2736-3051, 20 2 2735-6053, 20 2 2736-0052, faks: 20 2 2736-4038, ✉[email protected]. 
• ^{[mrtva povezava]}Iraku. 
• Indonezija, 13 Aesha Al Taymorya, Qasr an Nile, guvernorat Kairo 1661, Kairo, ☏ 20 2 2794-7200, 20 2 2794-7209, faks: 20 2 2796-2495, ✉[email protected]. 
• Italija, 15, ulica Abdel Rahman Fahmy, Garden City, ☏ 20 2 7943194 - 7943195 - 7940658, faks: 20 2 7940657, ✉[email protected]. 
• Kenija. 
• ^{[mrtva povezava]}Nizozemska, 18, Hassan Sabri Street, Zamalek, Kairo, ☏ 20 2 2739 5500, faks: 20 2 2736 5249, ✉[email protected]. Veleposlaništvo: Nedelja od 8. do 16. ure. Konzularni oddelek: Nedelja do 9. ure zjutraj. Samo sestanki za oddelke za vizume. 
• Norveška, Ulica El Gezirah 8, Zamalek, ☏ 20 2 2735-8046, 20 2 2735 3340, 20 2 2736 3955, faks: 20 2 2737-0709, ✉[email protected]. Ned-8: 30–30: 30. 
• Rusija. 
• Savdska Arabija. 
• Srbija. 
• Španija, Ismail Mohamed 41, st. - Zamalek, ☏ 202 2735 64 37, faks: 202 2735 21 32, ✉[email protected]. 
• Združeno kraljestvo Velike Britanije in Severne Irske, Ulica Ahmeda Ragheba 7, ☏ 20 2 2791 6000 (24, faks: 20 2 2791 6132, ✉[email protected]. Garden City, kairo, urni servis 365 dni na leto 
• Združene države Amerike, 8 Kamal El Din Salah St., Garden City, ☏ 20 2 797-3300, ✉[email protected]. 
• Venezuela. 
• Zambija. 

Pojdi naprej

• Japonski vrtovi na Helwanu so od središča mesta ali podzemne železnice oddaljeni 20 min vožnje. So dobro mesto za popoldanski piknik stran od mesta.
• Aleksandrija lahko opravite kot enodnevni izlet, čeprav si zasluži dlje. Glavne znamenitosti so nova knjižnica, nacionalni muzej in trdnjava Qaitbey; nato si privoščite ribjo večerjo v Cornicheju in morda pijačo. Vlak traja približno 2½ uri, za čas in cene glejte poglavje "Vstopite z vlakom" zgoraj.
• Ain al-Sukhna je najbližje letovišče Rdečega morja Kairu in je enostavno dosegljivo na enodnevnem potovanju. Ta kraj hitro raste pobeg za zasluženo elito v Kairu. Če želite priti sem, najemite taksi za en dan za približno LE200-300.
• Fayoum je še en priljubljen kraj za piknike Egipčanov. Mesto samo po sebi ponuja malo, jezero Qaroon in Wadi Al-Rayyan pa ponujata slikovita mesta za sprostitev, območje pa vsebuje tudi nekaj prvih piramid v zgodovini. Tja se pripeljite z avtobusom, nato pa poiščite taksi, ki vas bo za en dan vozil približno na LE100, ali pa si privoščite taksi iz Kaira na LE200-300. Možno je prenočiti v slikoviti vasi Tunis za LE30.
• Siwa in Bahariyya sta oazi v puščavi, daleč od mestnega vrveža.
• Druga večja središča v Egiptu, ki jih je treba obiskati več dni, sta Luxor in Asuan za starine ter letovišča na Rdečem morju, kot je Hurgada in Sharm el-Sheikh.