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Ferries from Italy to Egypt to Djibouti
I will be leaving for Egypt in several weeks on my motorcycle. I would like to take a ferry from Italy to Alexandria and from there drive through the Sinai.
Does anyone know whether I can catch a ferry in Italy to go directly to Alexandria, and how much this would cost. I am also interested in taking a ferry from Port Said to Djibouti. Again, does this ferry service exist and how much does it cost. Thanks for any advice you can offer.
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Hello at4ever.
This topic was thoroughly covered last year, so I can speak pretty definitively on this topic re ferries from Europe to Egypt.
Your choices are slim. From April 26 through Oct. 31, Salamis Lines runs a ferry from Greece which stops at Port Said. See details on http://www.ferries.gr/salamis/
If that's too early for your trip, though, that same ferry does run to Haifa in Israel year-round.
See a couple of posts on this subject: http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/ubb...ML/000098.html http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/ubb...ML/000140.html
There is a ferry from Aswan in Egypt to Wadi Haifa, Sudan. I haven't heard of one from Port Said to Djibouti.
I must tell you that based on ours and others experiences, taking a vehicle into Egypt is a major hassle, only exceeded by the hassle to take the same vehicle OUT of Egypt! You'd have to really want to spend a lot of time in Egypt to make it wortwhile.
If it's North Africa you're interested in, I'd go for Tunisia and Libya, possibly Morocco, and give Egypt a pass. You can certainly get a ferry from Italy to Tunisia. See http://www.fun.informare.it/ferry/tunisuk.asp
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The ferry from Aswan/Egypt to Wadi Haifa/Sudan, does not exist anymore.
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Thanks for the reply Susan.
I'm currently exploring the possibility of getting into Djibouti directly since my final destination is Ethiopia.
Maybe allowing me to avoid the need of a carnet.
This site rocks..
Gabe
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