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== Nomadwiki & Trashwiki ==
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== Border crossing ==
=== To [[Israel]] ===
Hitchhiking can work out fine if you hitchhike from [[Sharem Al-Sheikh]] direction, but not many private cars arrive at [[Taba]] (the border crossing) nonetheless. If you arrive by bus, than the bus will take you to Taba bus station, and than the conductor might demand 5 LE (a person!) to bring you 600 meter forward to the border crossing. Unless you are very tired, it's better to walk to the border and get yourself a nice can of beer for the same price. The last police checkpoint before entering Taba (on the crossroads between the road to Taba and Nekhel) is by far the meanest on the Sinai. If possible, try to avoid by either taking a bus or taxi across - if in a private car, ask your the driver to drop you off the Taba Fjord Bay (the last turn before the cross roads), otherwise they'll get yelled at by the cops. If you try to walk across this checkpoint, you'll be detained and not allowed to hitch further to Taba. Ideally walk along the beach out of sight of the cops and then get back on the road and hitch to Taba.
=== From Israel ===
The only open border crossing is from [[Eilat]] to [[Taba]] and it's directly on the coast. Make sure to not take road 12 in Israel.
* You will have to pay an exit fee of 100 shekels in the Israeli border terminal. You are entitled to be exempted of this fee, given you stay only in the Taba area during your entire stay in Egypt - this can be accounted for by showing a reservation to Movenpick, Hilton Taba, Taba Sands or Radisson Blu hotel in Taba. The reservation will be checked with the hotel. There could be a case in which you will be asked to pay the exit fee, and you'll get refunded upon return to Israel showing the check-out receipt with the date of the same day. Alternatively, if you got the exemption but later stayed further into Egypt than Taba, upon re-entry to Israel you'd be asked to pay the full exit fee. * The Egyptians issue East-Sinai-only stamps at this crossing, free of charge, so if you want to go to Cairo (actually, any further than Sharm al-Sheikh), they'll make you pay $25 for a visa and anywhere from $100 for "visa support"(handwritten note from a "travel agent" without which they won't give you the full visa... You can avoid the whole visa nightmare by getting an Egyptian visa in advance (from an embassy/consulate) - either in Eilat (100 shekels, 2014, located on Efroni st.) or in your home country - prices: in London (GBP20, November 2017), Schengen countries (EUR38, November 2017). You can now also get an Egyptian visa [https://www.visa2egypt.gov.eg online]for $25.
=== To Sudan ===
From Aswan you'll want to make your way to the last turn before the airport. There is a police checkpoint here and they make things difficult for hitchhikers. TheLoneBaker ended up not being allowed to hitchhike and was told to come back for the 5 am convoy the following morning. Doing so she was then told it still wasn't possible and was forced to take a minibus at her own expense. Though because it was last minute she was allowed to ride for the price of a local instead of the typical foreigner price. However, the 5 am convoy is still probably your best bet for finding a lift. Get there maybe 10 minutes early and ask as you make your way towards the front of the line. If you get there too early the police might not let you approach the drivers yourself.
After getting the exit stamp, you need to board a vehicle once again as they will not let you walk the few hundred meters to Sudan. But once the vehicle joins the queue for Sudan you can hop out once again and simply walk up to the gate where you will once again probably have to wait. Though not as long as the Egypt side. Again, find the correct office, and obtain your entry stamp. And then this time you will be free to walk on foot and exit the border. Here you can hitchhike right at the exit gate or walk down the road a little and hitchhike from there if you find yourself surrounded by too many people.
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