Road clue guides · Africa
How to recognise Egypt from the road
Drives on the right
A thin green strip along the Nile, desert on either side and unfinished brick buildings.
What to look for
1
Arabic signs
Signs are in Arabic, with English on major roads.
2
Unfinished brick
Many buildings are red brick with exposed concrete frames, often left unfinished on top.
3
Green and desert
Fields and palms crowd the Nile valley and delta, with bare desert beyond.
4
Traffic on the right
Egypt drives on the right.
5
Tuk-tuks
Three-wheeled tuk-tuks fill the back streets of towns and villages.
Try it for real
Placivago can drop you in Egypt, or anywhere else across its 195 countries. Three real street-level places a day, no landmarks, no names. Free, and about six minutes.
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