Cairo

Egypt

Pyramids on the doorstep

Pack v8ad8205b38ca · Egypt v1e047afe1fa3 · manifest v4b7525667c8d

Emergency

Dial

122

Any phone. No SIM needed.

police122
ambulance123

Egypt essentials

Cash vs card

EGP62 to £1

Egyptian pound

Egypt runs on cash — carry small EGP notes for taxis, tips and markets
Cards (Visa/Mastercard) work at hotels, chains, tourist sites and in Uber/Careem; Amex is rare
Bring some USD or EUR in small bills for tips (baksheesh) — expected almost everywhere in tourism
Hoard small notes: 'mafeesh fakkah' (no change) is a constant — break big notes at hotels/shops, never in a taxi

Power

Type C / F · 220V

Tap water

Tap water is NOT safe to drink — bottled only. Ice may be made from tap water; avoid raw/unpeeled produce and stick to freshly cooked food.

Tipping

Tipping expected

Baksheesh is pervasive — 10–15% in restaurants, small notes for hotel staff, drivers and guides. Keep a stack of 5/10/20 EGP notes.

Driving

Drive on the right. Cairo traffic is chaotic and lane markings are notional; most visitors don't drive in the cities — use Uber/Careem or the Metro. Desert-highway driving needs care (night hazards, checkpoints).

Phrases

I need a doctor

أحتاج إلى طبيب

Call an ambulance

اتصل بالإسعاف

Reuses the verified Arabic set (shared with the ae/Dubai pack) — MSA-level emergency phrases transfer to Egyptian usage; English is patchy outside tourism.

The Cairo kit

In the Cairo kit

verified apps

named scams

airport route

The full Cairo kit lives in the app — every app with a working deep link, the scams named before they find you, and the routes in from CAI. All of it offline.

Every kit, offline

Free to start. iPhone first — Android close behind.

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