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Thanks for the info about the fire extinguishers Tango, we have 3, hopefully that should be enough.
Our cars are not leaving uk till 21st sept, so hopefully all the Ramadam celebrations will be over & done with by the time they arrive!
We did the land crossing from Libya last year, so understand a bit about the Egyptian beauracracy!!!!, Although organising the shipping IN has been a nightmare so far, and we still have to get the cars shipped back out!!!
Actually last night I said 'what the hell, forget the shipping I'll drive there again', but on reflection, I changed my mind and will be shipping, the time 'lost' driving from UK is my problem with work commitments etc.
However, Im sure it will all be put to the back of our minds once its sorted & we are in the desert again
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shipping
shipping the car back out of the country is much much easier. I made it twice . ofcourse when you are out in the desert all the problems will be forgotten real soon.
Normally I had a good agent in alexandria, but I don't find the contact right now. whit his employes it is an easy run of an day. With himself with you it takes only hours.
They have an office in alexandria and the head is called (if I recall right Mostafa....) it is better and cheaper to deal directly with him and not with the head office in Cairo as they also make airport clearence.
I'm afrait I couldn't help you with the name of the company nor the full name of the person.
May be some other time when I come across him, I'll post it here. So still other can get the advantage of that
good luck you will need everything...
By the way if you are not happy with your agent, may be you run across a person called Sheikh Ashraf, he has a very good raputation. So if you shift the car back from alexandria he might be of great assistance that what one hears. I had no shipping done with him.
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Originally Posted by Trumpton
Thanks for the info about the fire extinguishers Tango, we have 3, hopefully that should be enough.
Our cars are not leaving uk till 21st sept, so hopefully all the Ramadam celebrations will be over & done with by the time they arrive!
We did the land crossing from Libya last year, so understand a bit about the Egyptian beauracracy!!!!, Although organising the shipping IN has been a nightmare so far, and we still have to get the cars shipped back out!!!
Actually last night I said 'what the hell, forget the shipping I'll drive there again', but on reflection, I changed my mind and will be shipping, the time 'lost' driving from UK is my problem with work commitments etc.
However, Im sure it will all be put to the back of our minds once its sorted & we are in the desert again
Andy
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Dear Andy
I also plan to drive From London to Alexandria, could you please tell me about Carnet in Tunisia and Liybia and Egypt, where to get Carnet in borders, as RAC in England asked for allot money to do Carnet for Egypt
also if you know anything about pets, as I would like to take my 2 chocolate Labrador dogs with me in, ferry from France to Tunisia says they have kennels in ferry,
but i'm not sure about Arabic countries in borders will they allowed me or no.
kind regards
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Giovanni,
No carnet needed for Tunisia, Mandatory guide in Libya will sort Libyan Carnet
Egypt carnet required from RAC, or from motoring organisation from the country in which your car is registered, RAC is 800% vehicle value, although you can get an insurance through them for this (still expensive though).
We tried all sorts of ways to get round this last year, phoning allsorts of countries but no luck (not even ADAC) as they all say that it must be from country of vehicle registration.
We couldnt get Libyan Transit visas either, although I hear that some lucky people have managed, so, budget for a Tourist Visa.
Yes it is a very expensive trip all together ( but at least we are getting 2 uses of our carnets by going back to Eg before they expire)!!
Andy
ps cant help with the pets bit
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And bear in mind that if you take your diesel LC (or any other car) into Syria, you'll get hit with a US$100 PW Diesel tax.
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dear all,
for egypt you have to have a valid carnet from the orginial country and you have to make sure that it is written that it is valid for Egypt otherwise there is no way to get into Egypt.
For Libya you can get your Carnet at the border everyone will get that for you will cost around 100euro/car (if you already have a carnet you will safe that)
Tunis no Carnet is needed.
To get a Libya Visa on the Frontier for crossing that will not exsist. You have to contact a Libyen company to write you an invitation and with that and with the necessary papers from the country you can get your visa finally at the frontier
Syria it is right you pay an extra fee for diesel engines around 100Us$ even if you cross the country in 1 day the fee is always the same.
Traveling with animals is very risky you will face plenty of problems crossing each frontier, so please do your self and the animals a favour and leave them this time at home
best regards
and good Travels
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Hmmmmm
I've travelled with my car and my dog since more than 30 years (each year) in countries such Lybia,Egypt,Syria,Algeria,... without any problem.
And I think it's better to cross these kind of border post because they don't like to open the rear door and see my dog lookin at them...
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dear roro,
please consider that times have changed 30 years ago is a long time. Since 1 year plenty of things changed. So hear are some facts.
Libya Closed the border to Egypt completely not only for animals but also for humans.
The schools in Egypt were not opened after the summer vacation and are still closed as the people are afraid. The is rubbish lying around in Cairo as the goverment killed all the pigs in town who used to eat plenty of that...
what do you think they will do with your dog...they will welcome him...for sure...
everyone is free and can do what he likes..I yust give you a hint that times changed and that you might have less problems if you travel without...
for sure there is no general rule for that. Some one will pass like always the second one will have major problems
good luck for you all out there
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Libya Closed the border to Egypt completely not only for animals but also for humans.
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Is that so?
I know there was some confusion last year about the border being closed, but do you have a reference for your information? Or is it just gossip?
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