Welcome in Egypt

Maps

• Maadi
• Cairo Metro (line 3 doesn’t really exist)

General Living

• Fact Sheets from the CSA about dentists and doctors, volunteering, information on utilities, etc.
• US Embassy list of recommended doctors
• Electricity rates
• Dealing with cell phone stalkers
• Cairo Scholars

Food

• Otlob.com will satisfy most of your cravings
• High-end market chains are Seoudi’s, Metro, Carrefour, Alpha, Spinny’s
• Low-end is just whatever is on your street corner
• Peel, boil, or wash all fruits and vegetables in bleach water (you can use vinegar in place of bleach, just use more of it)

Things to do

• Check out our tourism posts or our Cairo posts
• Cairo Live Events Guide has information about Sufi Dancers, concerts, movies, etc. (updated weekly)
• Pick a neighbourhood and go explore
• iCroc
• Lonely Planet
• Nile Guide
• Trip Advisor
• American movies and TV shows on your satellite (MBC2, MBC3 (children's), MBC4 (generally TV shows), MBC Action, MBC Max, Dubai One, Fox Movies). For aggregated listings check out Etfarag.

Typical Taxi Prices and Information

• Within Maadi (or within any neighbourhood) (3-5 LE)
• Central Maadi to Citadel (20 LE)
• Central Maadi to al-Azhar Park (20-25 LE)
• Central Maadi to al-Azhar/the Khan (25 LE)
• Central Maadi to Citystars (30-35 LE)
• Central Maadi to Carrefour (15-20 LE)
• Blue Cab has okay rates for day trips (car with driver); if you take a regular black-and-white cab for the day expect to pay around 30 LE per hour
• White taxis are typically nicer; use them to figure out the fare and then use that price for black-and-white taxis (which are, unfortunately, more abundant and easier to catch)

Bookstores (English)

• Diwan (Zamalek)
• AUC Press (Downtown)
• Dar el-Shorouq (Downtown)
• Volume One (Maadi)
• Kutub Khan (Maadi)
• Bookspot (Maadi)

Bookstores (Arabic)

• Dar el-Shorouq (Downtown)
• el-Madbouli’s (Downtown)
• al-Azhar (Islamic Cairo)
• Kutub Khan (Maadi)
• Volume One (Maadi)

If you have any questions, drop us a line!