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{{infobox Country|country = of Egypt|map= <map lat='27' lng='31.8' zoom='5' view='0' height='300'/>|language = Arabic|capital = [[Cairo]]|pop = 75,500,662|paved = 49.984 km|currency = Egyptian pound (EGP)|hitch = <rating country='eg' />}} Hitchhiking in '''[[Egypt]] ''' is actually quite easy. When visiting areas outside of [[Cairo]], it may be easier to hitchhike than to search for a taxi. In places such as [[St. Catherine's]] (Mt. Sinai), [[the Siwa Oasis]], and the [[Sinai Peninsula]] there are numerous opportunities to hitchhike. These are great places to hitchhike since the taxi drivers there have a pseudo-monopoly on transportation, a steady flow of unsuspecting tourists, and are often times difficult to deal with. The people, on the other hand, are often times very friendly to foreigners and willing to help in any way– although very little of them own a private car.
Alex:
If you do not speak Arabic, the opportunity to hitchhike may be limited. Most people in Egypt do not speak English. The people that do speak English often times are not quite as excited by the prospect of giving a ride to a foreigner because much of the time they were educated in the British or American school systems.
[[File:PB170245.JPG|thumb|left|[[User:Lucysd|Lucysd]] trying to hitchhike]]If you have ever been to Egypt, you understand that many people might expect money from you in exchange for them giving you a ride (especially if you look like a foreigner). Let the driver know before leaving that you either do not have money or tell them a price. There have been occasions in which Alex had people refuse to give me a ride because they expected me to give them rediculous ridiculous amounts of money. Around Sinai, many people with normal cars consider themselves as taxi drivers even though they obviously are not. Experiences
== Language ==
Here are some helpful phrases for people that do not speak any arabicArabic.
: Hello: ahlan
== Hospitality ==
== Safety ==
== Cities ==
* [[Cairo]]
* [[Luxor]]
* [[Aswan]]
* [[Alexandria]]
* [[Sharem el Sheikh]]
* [[Dahab]]
* [[Suez]]
* [[Giza]]
* [[Taba]]
* [[Marsa Alam]]
* [[Queseer]]
* [[Hurgada]]
* [[Western Desert]]
== Border crossing ==
=== To [[Israel]] ===
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