I might start up a business repairing taxi meters because every time I ask a taxi driver to put his meter on, low and behold, it is broken!
Seriously I would to interested to learn how much others pay for their fares.

Why should we have to give taxi drivers a 100% plus tip? The journey from MacDonalds at the Esplanada to the New Marina comes to 5.30Le on the meter but always costs me 10Le. (the negotiations sometimes start at 40Le!!!)
I now argue like hell with the drivers. I now only pay 7Le from Mcdonalds at the Esplanada to Sheraton Road and 5Le for the same trip back. (it's shorter on the way back). I now pay 10Le from MacDonalds at the Esplanada to Dahar.
I am sure that if more tourists/foreign residents took a firmer stance with the taxi drivers we would not be regarded as easy prey so much.
I would be interested to learn of your experiences.
Simon

I have apartment in the intercontintal area and I will not pay more than 10le to go anywhere, I can get bus for 1le to sea gull so I only pay 10le in taxi even at that they get good tip as on metre it's around 7le.

the taxis are big problem as are making there prices up as they go along there is monopoly on some places like the airport wish the tourist police showed concern on rip of drivers

Too true Jeremy. The problem with the tourist Police is that their road blocks are useless. The taxi drivers know by law they have to have their meter on so when they see the road blocks ahead they immediately switch it on and then they just get waved through by the police.
Simon

How much do you pay from airport to Esplanada area? Have you noticed that the drivers never have change to give back.

they call it the Egyptian mafia i was out there in November they was over charging for visa stamps then when wanted a taxi was approached buy some one offering a list of prices so went with him but told him wanted better price was shown the driver also told him was not happy with the price and offered him £5 and was told to get in the car but i still insisted was only offering £5 but as he insisted was a £15 fare we got back out and walked back to the terminal but was not allowed back in so asked some one else for a taxi offering still £5 then the 1st person came back over shouting and pushing the 2nd person for talking to us so in between all that wee went over to some one else who took us in old scraper car for the £5 i do not mind haggling but was not a good 1st impression for the lady i took with me

Compared to Eastern Europe, the Egyptian taxi drivers are still amateurs when it comes to ripping off tourists.

There aren't that many countries in the world where I haven't learned to set a price in advance. Dubai was one of the few places where the taxi drivers were OK.

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i am coming over to hurghada 26th feb and ill be staying at the marriott..

roughly how much should i pay to that area?? im quite a haggling type and im quite prepared to walk away if i sense they are ripping me off..

also wheres a good place to get a beer outside the hotel.. based on price and atmosphere.

if anyone knows sharm el sheikh and they like beer ,, the camel bar was a great place to go .. ther one with all the peanutshells on the floor...

i am going to see my rubble ive bought at coral sea pearl.. and to see a finished apartment at desert pearl..

I always offer LE10 to taxi drivers (about GBP1)

50% of them won't accept it, so it can't be too much over the odds.

To be honest, it's just easier to give them a note rather than mess around getting change from them.

At the Marriott, you're just a couple of minutes from Bulls, which has been the subject of a lot of praise on this forum over the last few weeks.

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great...

i am really getting excited now since i have agreed to buy there

the bars will be getting a lot of use and as we are people who enjoy meeting people and having banter esp since there are going to be lots of owners having a good bar will be great for us