天堂與地獄之旅 (2) - 19天自由行 自駕遊埃及和阿布扎比/杜拜 (Travelling Expenses + Meal Summary)

Travel period : 7 Nov 2017 to 25 Nov 2017, total 19 days

Hong Kong > (flight duration 9.5 hours)  Abu Dhabi (4 hours behind HKT) > (flight duration 4.1 hours) Cairo (6 hours behind HKT)
Plane (1N) > Cairo (1N) > Bahariya Oasis White Desert (1N) > Cairo (3N) > Car Crashed in Asyut - delayed 12 hours - Highway 75 (1N) > Luxor (1N) > Aswan (1N) > Abu Simbel (1N) > Luxor (1N) > Hurghada (3N) > Cairo 
Cairo > Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi (3N) > Dubai > Abu Dhabi 
Abu Dhabi > Hong Kong
Plane (1N)


Exchange Rate

• USD1 = HKD7.95 (百年找換)
• USD1 = EGP17.6 (Bank in Cairo) [approx. EGP1 = HKD0.45]

• USD1 = AED3.59 (Travelex) + service charges [approx. AED1 = HKD2.28]

Travelling Expenses

• Etihad Airway HKD5053 x 2
• Egypt metro 1 day EGP 8
• Egypt shared car transfer from Cairo to Bahariya Oasis and return (note)
• Egypt 11 days car rental EGP 7709, gas EGP 966.5, parking EGP 15, toll EGP 48
• Egypt car crashed and engine issues EGP5310 x 2 = EGP 10620 (USD600)
• Egypt private car transfer from Aswan to Abu Simbel and return USD110 + EGP100
• Egypt taxi EGP 900
• Egypt tips 30 times EGP 350.5, 清涼油 cool ointment 18 tins@ + 20 tins for farmers
• Abu Dhabi 3 days car rental AED 475, gas AED 87, toll AED 20

Meal Summary (local food EGP 30 to 80 / Fusion EGP 100 to 200 / International Fast Food or hotel cuisine EGP 100 to 400)

• Plane evening meal box (Hong Kong to Abu Dhabi)

• Plane mid-night snack (Hong Kong to Abu Dhabi)

• Plane early morning breakfast (Abu Dhabi to Cairo)

• Local takeaway breakfast (bread with beef EGP21.5)

• McDonald in Cairo lunch (chicken fillet 41 + BigMac set 70 = 111 + 2 bottled water 14 = EGP125)

• Local fast food dinner (bread with chicken EGP22)

• City View Hotel takeaway breakfast

• Desert Tour included 4 meals
• KFC in Cairo dinner (Super Box (12 pcs chicken + fries + bread) = 150 + 4 bottled water 28 = EGP178)

• City View Hotel breakfast buffet

• Koshary Abou Tarek Local dine-in lunch (Koshari Plate (Large) + soft drink EPG31)

• Shakra To Go Fusion takeaway dinner set ({chicken with rice 64 + sausage with potato 30} x 14% tax = EGP108)

• Guardian Guest House breakfast buffet

• Pizza Hut (small pizza + salad plate = EGP110)

• Abou Shakra Fusion dine-in dinner ({soup 15 + appertizer 40 + mixed grilled 105 = 160} x 12% service x 14% tax = EGP201)

• Guardian Guest House breakfast buffet
• HyperPanda supermarket lunch at Asyut (bread with chicken EGP32)

• HyperPanda supermarket dinner (chicken + soft drink = EGP64.5)

• Achti Resort breakfast buffet after the 1st replacement car driving overnight

• Cup Noodle lunch

• Al-Sahaby Lane Restaurant International dine-in dinner (drink 22 + soup 28 + beef fillet 148 + quail BBQ 120 + veggies 74 = EGP392)
• Achti Resort breakfast buffet
• Restaurant Mohamed Café Local dine-in lunch (meat balls + chicken + bread + fries = EGP70)
• Helnan Aswan Hotels dine-in dinner (soup 25 + seafood with rice 175 + lamp chop with rice 120 = EGP320) after 1st replacement car had engine issues

• Hotel breakfast buffet
• Helnan Aswan Hotels dine-in lunch (salad plate 25 + mixed grilled 125 + bread = EGP150) [Lunch official opening hours from 13:00 - 15:00, but the Manager/Chef kindly let us to have lunch at 12:00]

• Nefetari Hotel Abu Simbel dinner buffet / set
• Hotel breakfast buffet / set
• Cup Noodle lunch at Aswan car repair centre

• Jolie Ville Kings Island Luxor Hotel dinner buffet
• Hotel breakfast buffet
• Hurghada Marriott Red Sea Beach Resort snack and tea
• Hotel dinner buffet 
• Hotel happy hour at bar after pick up the 2nd replacement car
• Hotel breakfast buffet
• Hotel lunch buffet
• Fort Arabesque Resort, Spa & Villas dinner buffet
• Hotel breakfast buffet
• Hotel drinks at poolside bar
• Hotel lunch buffet
• Desert Rose Resort dinner buffet
• Hotel early breakfast (5:00am)
• Bread before check-in (13:45pm)

• International fast food after check-in (3:40pm) ({slice pizza 66 + half chicken with rice 92} x 14% tax = EGP180)

• Plane evening meal box (9:20pm)

• Holiday Inn Abu Dhabi Hotel breakfast buffet
• KFC at Yas Mall (snack set AED 24)

• St. Regis Hotel "At The Terrace On The Corniche" dinner seafood buffet ({205 x 2 + San Pellegrino 27 = AED437} x 10% service x 6% tax x 4% municipality = AED524.4)
• Hotel breakfast buffet
• Atlantis The Palm Hotel "Kaleidoscope" lunch buffet (170 x 2 + San Pellegrino 30 = AED370)
• Global Games Cafes & Restaurant International dine-in dinner (pasta 35 + club sandwich 30 = AED65)

• Hotel complementary drinks
• Hotel breakfast buffet
• Texas Roadhouse International steak house dinner (10 oz Ribeye (two side dish) 102 + half portion award-winning ribs 89 = AED191)

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