18/12/2023
說到埃及，我覺得非常適合我的部落格，裡面太多眉眉角角的價格細節，最重要的是你知道底價多少，你多喜歡，還有你的殺價心理。看了很多部落客和背包客棧的文章，多少是有提到價錢，但是大多是以旅遊心得為主，這個埃及旅遊是我做了很多功課和一些自己的心血經驗拼湊而成，給想自助旅遊埃及的朋友省錢攻略！自己覺得超級實用，看到不要錯過喔～～～
埃及第一章 1.1: Sim 卡攻略
飛機落地之後第一個就是要到飯店，第一個就是叫車了！如果你是到 胡爾加達 Hurghada 或是 開羅 的朋友們，好消息是可以用 Uber!! 不用一開始就心累得跟計程車司機殺價， 但是要叫 Uber 就得有信號，這時候千萬不要想依賴埃及飛機場的 Wifi!!!! 基本上你得先有可以收到 "簡訊" 的電話號碼才有 "5-15“ 分鐘的免費 Wifi！ 我先生有開漫遊但還是收不到訊號！所以基本上等於 ”埃及機場沒有免費 Wifi" 重點！！！
我會推薦如果你是兩人以上的旅遊，其中一個人一定要有漫遊方案，如果想省錢或是一個人旅遊可以先選天數少的漫遊方案，然後再到機場買sim 卡，至少其中一個人或第一天可以有網路叫 Uber，或者以防 Sim 卡沒有成功激活。
話說埃及的網路 sim 卡超級便宜，（有附圖）埃及總共有 4 個營運商， Orange, WE, Vodafone, Etisalat，網路上好像比較多人說 Etisalat 的訊號最好，WE訊號最不好，後來網路上有查到但是太晚，我們已經買下去了，聽說 Vodafone 激活時間比較快，Orange 大概是第二激活最快的，有些幸運的朋友買 Vodafone 當場可以用。
我們那時沒有想清楚是直接選擇最便宜的 WE，但是後來有後悔應該兩個人選不同家來比較看看。其實每家的方案的價錢只差一點點而已。 WE 的訊號我自己覺得在埃及都蠻好的，一路上除了沙漠都可收到，唯一缺點是激活時間很長，網路上說大多要 1-2小時，我認真覺得 WE 需要一個晚上的時間去激活，所以意味著不要想買完 Sim 卡直接用直接叫 Uber ， 如果真的想冒險這樣做的朋友可以買 Vodafone 試試看。
買完 Sim 卡後 Android 手機 工作人員會幫你設定， Apple 他說過一段時間可以自己激活，過了一晚上，我把漫遊打開基本上 Sim 卡就可以用了，所以沒問題，那時候我們有點怕買的 Sim 卡不能用，但還好一切正常。小紅書有些人有說埃及買的流量實際上要減半，我是直接買 40 ＧB 不要一直看影片的話我覺得 10 天左右沒問題。
圖片上的價格是紅海 胡爾加達 機場 WE 的價格（依序美金、歐元、埃及幣），那時到的時候太累沒拍其他家價格，但是其他家只比這家貴一點點而已，有上網看其他人的貌似開羅的價格會比較貴一點，但老實說埃及的價格還蠻常浮動的，這邊給大家參考參考，自己也有問黑白沙漠的小夥伴他們在台灣買的漫遊價格，他們看了我拍的照片說台灣比較貴。
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Chapter 1.1 in Egypt: Buy a Sim Card
Once the plane lands, the first thing is heading to the hotel, and the immediate necessity is arranging transportation! Good news for friends heading to Hurghada or Cairo – you can use Uber!! No need to start off exhausted bargaining with taxi drivers. But to use Uber, you need a signal, so don't rely on Egypt's airport Wi-Fi!!! Essentially, you need a phone number that can receive "text" to access 5-15 minutes of free Wi-Fi! Even though my husband had roaming data, he still couldn't get a text! So basically, "Egyptian airports don’t offer free Wi-Fi" – remember!!!
I'd recommend that if you're traveling with two or more people, at least one person must have a roaming plan. If you want to save money or travel solo, opt for a short-term roaming plan and then purchase a sim card at the airport. This ensures that at least one person has internet access for calling an Uber or as a backup in case the sim card activation fails on the first day.
Speaking of which, Egyptian internet sim cards are super cheap (attached is an image). Egypt has 4 operators: Orange, WE, Vodafone, Etisalat. Online, it seems most people say Etisalat has the best signal, WE the worst. Later, I found this out online, but it was too late for me; we had already made our purchase. Heard that Vodafone activates relatively quickly, and Orange is probably the second fastest. Some lucky friends managed to use Vodafone right away.
At that time, we didn't think it through and directly chose the cheapest, WE. However, later on, we regretted not comparing different providers for two people. In reality, the prices for each provider's plan differ only slightly. I personally found WE's signal pretty good throughout Egypt, except in the desert. The only drawback is the lengthy activation time; online sources say it takes mostly 1-2 hours, but I seriously believe WE needs overnight to activate. So, it means don’t expect to buy a sim card and use it immediately to call an Uber. If someone really wants to take a risk, they can try purchasing Vodafone.
After purchasing the sim card, the staff will assist in setting it up for Android phones. For Apple, they said it would self-activate after some time. After a night, I turned on roaming, and the sim card was basically usable, so no issues. At that time, we were a bit afraid the sim card we bought wouldn’t work, but thankfully, everything was fine. Some on Chinese APP - Little Red Book mentioned that the purchased data in Egypt actually gets halved. I can't tell if it's half of the data I bought. For me I directly bought 40 GB, and if you're not continuously watching videos, I think it's fine for around 10 days.
The prices in the picture are for WE at Hurghada Airport in the Red Sea (in USD, EUR, EGP). At that time, I was too tired to take pictures of other providers' prices, but they were only slightly more expensive than this one. I looked online, and it seems prices in Cairo might be a bit higher. Honestly, prices in Egypt tend to fluctuate frequently. Here's a reference for everyone, and I also asked some friends exploring the Black and White Deserts about roaming prices in Taiwan; they saw the pictures I took and said Taiwan is more expensive.
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