Cairo,Mother Of the World
Public Transportation
Rickshaw
Tuk tuks appeared in El Senbellawein in 2001 for the first time in Egypt, and in few years its numbers reached 250,000 which created a problem in traffic in many cities.Legal battle was fought to ban the tuk tuks but it failed and transport minister decided to make it up to each city to legalized it, tuk tuk is commonly used in small cities and provinces and limited in Cairo and other major cities.It costs one pound per each kilometer.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Taxi
MAIN FEATURES * No need for credit cards online reservation, pay as you arrive to your hotel. * Reception at Cairo airpot terminal doors, our driver will be holding a board with your name on it. * No risks at all unlike any unknown transpotation method available in Cairo, no driver tipping is allowed. * Help you with your luggage until you reach the vehicle. * Enjoy the air-conditioned ride to your hotel in a 2006 VW "parati" vehicle. * An information guide and a map is yours to enjoy and take with you after arrival. * Got an IPOD? enjoy your favourite track using our cars speakers. * Only one family per trip. No strangers onboard. * A "mothercare" Baby Car seat available upon request.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Buses
Buses are everywhere in Cairo, from large to small, they are always full. You can get anywhere in the city, and the bus station staff (and locals) are very helpful in telling you which bus to get (even if they are not always correct). Main buses of note: Pyramids (355, 357, 900) Airport (346, 400, 27) You may need to learn your arabic numerals, as some bus services use them instead of numbers that we know. The cost is a few pence 25 -50 pc. Air conditioned buses run some routes at the whopping cost of 2 EP (About 20p)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Train
Getting to the Giza Pyramids from Downtown Cairo can be an expensive and time consuming. A taxi will cost you at the minimum 50 LE ($10) each way and takes about an hour to and from the Pyramids. The best option is to take the red line metro to the Giza Station stop for 1 LE each way (.20 cents) and then from Giza Station you can catch a cab to the Pyramids for 20 LE ($4). The average trip time is between 30 to 40 minutes and so not only is it faster but its far cheaper as the total price each way is $4.20 for a total of $8.40 round trip. Without this is the best way to get to the Pyramids if your on a budget and want to get their fast from the downtown area. The Cairo Metro network, the only one in Africa, is surprisingly efficient and clean. For anyone who knows the city, these two qualities are impossibly rare. The system currently has two lines, with plans for expansion well underway. Although taxis are cheap, for tourists, the Cairo Metro is a better hassle-free mode of transport when getting around the city of Cairo. A couple of places are in fact better visited by Metro, such as Coptic Cairo (Mar Girgis stop).GO BACK
