What CAIRO is REALLY LIKE 🍿 | Egypt travel Vlogs | EP 1

Welcome to the craziest country we've been to yet - EGYPT! We started our journey in this historical and controversial country in the city of Cairo. Enjoy this crazy, loud city adventure as we explore the Pyramids of Giza, the Egyptian museum and the crazy Khan-el-Khalili market and much more...

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[kineticpassports]

Comment below if you enjoy the longer vlog format—it's something new we're experimenting with ❤

[nyxpop]

As an Egyptian who travels around Egypt a lot, I meet lots of tourists. Their experiences can be either great or awful for a few select reasons. The majority of bad experiences usually happen to those who travel without a travel buddy. It's okay to travel alone, but Egypt is more fun to share with someone else. Either way, I always recommend a local guide! Egypt is chaotic, with mostly locals around, and tourists, both inside and outside of tourist locations, are likely to get scammed. Even Egyptians get scammed, but not as often and on bigger scale as tourists. Therefore, I recommend having a local guide to accompany you, speak for you, and deal with local interference. While it may cost extra, it can save you a lot of trouble and money, especially when buying items and haggling. Remember that they are there to make your experience better not control it.

Another issue is hotels. Those not near tourist areas or that are cheap tend to be awful, poorly managed, and staffed by underpaid workers. This can lead to harassment or poor treatment. I suggest using Airbnb in good neighborhoods or choosing hotels near tourist spots or more expensive ones.

Cairo is very busy and crowded, not suited for aimless tourism in local areas. You might have a great time or a terrible one, depending on the neighborhood. Some local neighborhoods are unsafe, and you could get scammed or harassed, even as an Egyptian. A local guide can help you navigate these areas safely and tell you where NOT to go.

For information if you choose not to hire a guide, I recommend reddit r/Egypt.

For traveling around, always use Uber or a local app called DiDi, which is usually cheaper. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. There is often an issue with cash or card payments because Uber in Egypt can take weeks to transfer money. If you have cash, great. If not, just pay by card, and if the driver tries to argue, just say no and report it later. From my experience I never had a DiDi driver complain about card payment.

For food in Cairo, if you're not in a hotel, most local fast-food shops are on an app called Talabat. Just check for whatever kind of food you want and use Uber to get there; it's hassle-free that way. Not even Egyptians go to those corner food places I see in vlogs there are a few local gems that aren't on the app, but you can ask online for those. (Reddit)

For holiday cities like Marsa Matruh or Kafr El Sheikh, they are usually lively only in the summer. During other times, they are mostly empty, so if you like that, winter in tourist cities is really great. In these places, I highly recommend staying in fancy hotels. Never go cheap in Egypt; it will save you a lot of time and hassle.

I know it’s a lot to consider just to visit a country, but it will make your experience infinitely better. Egypt is beautiful, but the circumstances are not.

And great vlog I love these long around the country ones and you both seem really fun hope you have great travels!

[koantao]

I am a foreigner living in Egypt. People are really suffering here. Try to be a little generous. Make them aware that you know you are being scammed, so to not appear stupid, but sometimes it is nice to give them more than they are asking for, especially if they are honest.

[TennManTravels]

I’m still on the edge about going to Egypt. Great video

[ohajikargbo]

Thanks for your video. Your video helped out a lot.

[mostafaazzam]

Welcome to egypt it was a nice video
And it's a good thing for me as an Egyptian that foreigners are now aware about scams and try to avoid it, Good work ❤

[ciqniz]

Great content! I thought I was watching a 1M sub channel I just discovered, so I was amazed that you are still below 1K subs... You definitely deserve more. I subbed and definitely dig the long format... Keep it up guys, you are onto something.

[jangjooyaser]

First thing you need to do when traveling is not to be cheap. Egypt is one of my all time favorite place to visit.

[AdamAdam-dnpu]

Adam from Morocco : Egypt is a beautiful country, great old civilization, kind people, and delicious food, and everything is cheap.

[tarekekram]

I love your spirits and your smile throughout the whole vlog. Plus hats off to the excellent bargaining skills you both have😄👏🏼. I'm really happy you enjoyed it despite the expected percentage of negative people❤
You are always welcome in Egypt🙏🏻

[dimabasil]

Egypt is full of beautiful buildings, neighborhoods and hotels, you went to the worst building ever to stay in when there is tons of other places to stay in and feel comfortable and safe.

[dalehilltopfarm]

Will spend
Christmas on the Nile.
Great video tips!!

[bfc_jh]

I visited Cairo this year and it was a wonderful experience. The local people were lovely and accommodating

[User-lo]

you are always welcome to Egypt, trying our food and knowing our culture ❤❤❤

[kendall]

How did you find your guide? Is it something you arrange in advance ?

[misssteel]

Thank you for the information. What app did you use to translate the menu?

[kelleyprice]

Egypt and her people are beautiful, historic, interesting, friendly, but yes, chaotic. And they do try to scam Westerners a bit. You need to have your guard up. We had a guide meet us at the airport when we arrived and help us handle the visa and transfer to our hotel and that eliminated the issue right at the start when we were jet lagged and tired. I loved Egypt and will definitely go back. We were there in February of 2024.

[omranDesign]

Just to let you know, the driver wasn't trying to overprice the journey.
It's just that the parking fees at the airport are not included in Uber's fees, he's just paying them out of his own pocket.
Most Uber drivers don't like CC requests because it take so long to get transferred to them from the Uber side.

[momocasablanca]

Hi can u guys share your accommodations? 2:49 was that an Airbnb? I’m looking to visit Cairo. was it safe to book it ? Thanks

[moyaeed]

3:00 it's not music system it's holley qran