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What is the best currency to use in Egypt?
Ms-Money-Penny
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How can i make the most of my money in Egypt, is it better to exchange sterling to Egyptian Pounds or Dollars?
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Why would you change sterling into dollars when the currency is Egyptian Pounds?0
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Egyptian Pounds of course!nothing to see here, move along...0
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Got myself a bit confused reading some websites as people were posting prices in dollars and egpytian pounds. All cleared up now thought thanks.0
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southernscouser wrote: »Because they happily accept US Dollars and Sterling.
When I've been almost all restaurants/shops have prices in all 3 currency's.
Yes, I have been to Egypt but I would never dream of changing sterling to dollars to pay for something that has been converted locally from Egyptian pounds to dollars and therefore possibly at a disadvantageous exchange rate.0 -
They will accept other currencies - but at extortionate rates!
I'm half Egyptian & have lived there - only the touristy places will accept dollars & pounds, euros etc.. If you are going somewhere away from the touristy spots there's no way that they will accept any other currencies!nothing to see here, move along...0 -
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A tip I was given to get round 'baksheesh' was to buy about $20 in $1 bills and I gave them out as tips during our holiday last year - worked well.Gwlad heb iaith, gwlad heb galon0
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Visa at the airport = 15 UK Pounds or $15 or 150 Egyptian (Sharm el Sheikh anyway).
Get Egyptian and also US dollars.
Casinos only take US dollars.
Don't get ripped off by the taxi's!
Also, I saw Egyptians changing their Egyptian pounds into US dollars at the cash machines, maybe they don't like their own currency?0
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