Currency in Egypt :

 The Currency in Egypt is the Egyptian pound  and it is divided into 100 piaster.Egyptian pound is referred as LE.

The Egyptian pound is called genaeh in Arabic. Here you will find  25 and 50 piaster notes and various sized coins down to the 5 piasters. At present  1 $ dollars is equivalent to 6.2 Egyptian pounds

Currency conversion :

1 $ is 6 Egyptian pounds

1 sterling is 11 Egyptian pounds

1 Euro is 7.30 Egyptian pounds

In Egypt most of the banks open from Sunday to Thursday, working hours are 8:30 to 2 PM. however  banks at the airport and the majors entry ports are open 24 hours daily.

Note : that  most the the major credit card names such as American express, master card ,  all euro cards and JCB  are widely accepted in various hotels and shops To use  an ATM  machine , they mostly accept visa master and cirrus cards, if you don't find an ATM machine in your vicinity,  you  can still obtain cash if you go to  any of  Misr bank braches. Banks are unwillingly to accept US$100 notes issued before 1992. You can use US$ and  English sterling or Euros  to exchange, as they are  accepted in many places and banks.

Don't bring Scottish pounds, Irish punts, new Zealand dollars.. etc.  they will not be accepted or changed !

If you at any point during your tour, you run out of money and  your credit cards  are not accepted anymore ! you  still can get money wired to you from abroad, in Egypt there are plenty of western union branches, it is few minutes to get any sum of money sent you from abroad.

There are three main operators based in Cairo that mostly form a network  which covers all of Egypt. They are  as  follows

•  The upper Egypt bus Co  that covers all points along the Nile valley and the  Fayoum and inner oasis. ,  the red seas coast. such as  Hurghada and Safaga ,Marsa Alam
•  East delta bus company , it covers the the Sinai peninsula and the canal zone.
•  West delta bus CO , they serve Alexandria , north coast, Siwa oasis ,and the Nile delta towns.
• if you want to check bus service schedule click here

The electricity current is 220 volts , 50 MHz , north American travelers are advised to bring a converter, sockets are designed for round pronged plugs, if you are coming from the UK, you will need an adaptor for your plugs.

The power plugs used in Egypt are 220 volts , if you are coming from a country using 110 please don't forget to bring you converter,  the socket pins in the wall are the two holes type !

Cairo airport is located 22 KM to the south east of the city , you  trip should takes around 30 to 45 Minutes. , make sure to leave  your hotel at least three hours before departure.

There are two terminals in Cairo airport. All Egypt-air flights and domestic flight depart from terminal one, while all other airlines depart from terminal two.

There is no departure tax levied at the moment,  however starting from next October, the new tax will be implemented.

Confirm flights at least 48 hours before departure, it is very important to do that, if you are staying in a  5 star hotel, the guest relation should be able to do this  for you if you wish.

If you are an individual traveler  and wish to confirm you flight, call Egypt Air office directly.

As it is not allowed for visitors  to import or export  more than 1000 Egyptian pounds. The limit is 1000 p in cash money.

You will find plenty of banks at the airport, and several foreign currency exchange offices every where. Your duty free goods must be purchased within 48 hours after arrival.

You are allowed to bring 250 grams of tobacco two cartoon of cigarettes  One liter of alcohol and personal stuff.  if you are planning to bring your own pet make sure  you have a veterinary health certificate and it should include a valid rabies certificate.

To call any countries outside Egypt , dial your country code and then  your city code and number.

To call Egypt dial * country code  dial 002.

If you have friends calling you from the united states, Australia  tell them to dial 011 before they put the country code and the city code.

for Local codes :

The best and the cheapest time to place your call is after 8:00 PM.  If you wish to make an international call simply buy a Mena-tel card, ( will Cost you about 20LE) It should give you around 3 minutes to any place in the world, there are plenty of cabin in the streets  around your hotel  where you will find that  yellow  phone box where you can use to make your call.

• In Cairo

• In Luxor

 

The colossi of Memnon	Free
Valley of the kings!	55LE
valley of the queens in Luxor	21LE
Valley of the nobles.	21 LE
The temple of Madinet Hapo in Luxor	35 LE
Karnak temple in Luxor	35 LE
The temple of Luxor	35 LE
The temple of queen hatshepsut	21 LE
Temple of Dendara	35 LE
temple of esna	08 LE
The Temple of Edfu:	35 LE

• In Aswan

• Alexandria and other various sites

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