Doubtful status of the “best tourist trap”, ie, the famous but worst place to visit, received the Egyptian capital Cairo. The leaders were chosen by members of the Reddit social network, where one of the users conducted a survey “What famous tourist place is not worth visiting?”. Cairo received literally “tons” of answers, and among them there were few positive ones. The main reasons are fraud, unsanitary conditions and other troubles that await tourists in Cairo.
“Several branches of commentary were about how tourists, when they visited Cairo, encountered corrupt police, fraudsters and even sexual harassment and assault,” – says BuzzFeed. Despite the fact that tourists consider the Pyramids of Giza an “absolute miracle”, they do not recommend a trip to them – fraudsters openly fool tourists and extort money from them.
The following are the reviews of tourists:
“The Giza Plateau was stunning and worth a visit. Unfortunately, all the impressions are immediately spoiled by peddlers, beggars and the “tourist police”. “They’ll ask, ‘Hey, my friend, where are you from?”
“Taxis are pure fraud, use Uber through the program and always see that they have completed the previous trip. Also, don’t believe any stories from guides who say, like “this place is closed, follow me on this tour” or something. Be prepared to just ignore them and even behave rudely, it will not stop them, because they behave so hundreds of times a day when trading with tourists.
“Be careful with hygiene. You’ve probably heard it, but you can’t drink tap water and be careful not to swallow it in the shower. Also be careful with local products. If they were washed (which is unlikely), then, most likely, washed under tap water.
“We did not visit the pyramids, but the temples in Cairo and Luxor were magnificent, the Luxor Museum was magnificent. I claim that this is one of the best trips I have ever made. But we had to go through catcalling many times (a form of harassment in the form of whistles, shouts and other obsessive compliments). But we were three white women, so I think it was inevitable,”- say tourists.
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