It’s cos we have more money. Most of the European tourists are older and quite affluent. I am a white Englishman and l went a few years ago. I wouldn’t go back
لأن مصر أغلبها من مخلفات الاستعمار والغزاة والمرتزقه الأوروبيين ومن الترك بينما سكانها الأصليين الافارقه النوبه السكان الأصليين لمصر ليس لهم سلطه وقرار في بلدهم وارضهم مصر ومهمشين ومطهدين ويتم اقصائهم في بلدهم مصر عموماً العرب طبعهم يميلون ويخضعون للأوروبيين ويكرهون ويسخرون من الافارقه السكان الأصليين لقارة أفريقيا
@@jontalbot1 ليس كذلك بل لأن مصر مستعمره اوروبيه انجليزيه وفيها الكثير من مخلفات الاستعمار والغزاة والمرتزقه الأوروبيين والأتراك الذين يسيطرون على حكم مصر
@@jontalbot1 Exactly, a good chunk of the continent's population aren't exactly making enough money to make ends meet. Also, there's differences between North African and Sub Saharan populations.
It is really sad Favour but I think you should not lose your hope of visiting Egypt. When hope dies everything dies. As a Zimbabwean lady 🇿🇼 first , I love travelling immensely but I am yet to visit Egypt and so many other countries in the 🌎. I would love to vlog like Tayo from nation to nation but I told myself, "Since I cannot yet vlog internationally, I shall vlog from my neighbourhood and the UK towns I visit when I am not working. Since I started vlogging I only went to Kenya 🇰🇪 and that one video I put up from there to date is the most viewed on my channel. So do not despise your little corner, the Egypts are coming if you will only believe!
I am a Nigerian living In Egypyt for two years, I have been watching your content for 3 Years now, and I can confidently saythat "You didn't find more about egypt before coming" You explored the little part of it had a negative experience and publicly generalize it. Egypyt is a nice place to live with good hospitipality and friendly people!
You adjust to a place after 2 years and find your way but beggars that harrass you, chaos and disorder as well people trying to rip you off is very true and real in Cairo. That there are good sides to Cairo does not negate these facts.
@@kj_usa2987 dear friend I'm Egyptian and sorry for you if you faced any problems in Egypt but we Egyptians love all people and welcome everyone I hope you visit Egypt again and enjoy it
I am from Europe and my husband is from Egypt. I would recommend to move around with a local, then you will not get scammed and also language barrier will not be there. For me positive things outweigh the negative ones and I will keep coming back to Egypt as often as I can. Nor hard feelings about people trying to earn from tourists, if i was put in same circumstances who knows how I would hustle and what I would do, so if I want to blame anyone then it is government that has put people in such situation in the first place. Egypt is amazing country, it will always have a special place in my heart!
Bro am an Egyptian and honestly that's the first vid i see from u and i actually loved the fact that u said it was the government restricting not the people cause its actually true. We had political issues within the country back in 2011, 2013. I wanna say that u honestly missed a lot in Cairo and in Egypt generally, what u visited is like a small percentage of a world that I want people to see. I know ur right bout the people asking for money and police restrictions (and am sorry for that), and u know, its gonna get better. Honestly i liked ur channel, and this video (specially that I've went to all this places) and keep on the good work, and finally hope u visit again.
And as Egyptian, there is no justification of that. the education level is almost 0, toxic environment, many people became scammers and scamming local and foreigner people, because the low income and the high taxes and and instead to help people the people of power trying to figure out some rules to steal us!. and making them fight each other for one egyptian pound. there's no real industry or even one silicon (SEMICONDUCTOR) factory exit in egypt to export a product at least to stabilize our currency. the chaos is ruling people with full of ignorance and slaves to each other they think they are right and everyone around is wrong and a traitor. i written this because this is the honest thing you can ever listen. if you asked most youth what is your dream they will tell you to immigrate. and finally the only thing we can do is "KOBRY". الدول برة بتاخد قرارتها دلوقتي بناءا على الذكاء الصناعي واحنا هنا واحد بس هوة اللي بياخد قرار واللي يقول رأيه لازم يخلوه خاين وعميل لأمريكا واسرائيل والسودان وبلغاريا وتركيا وقطر والنرويج بس ده للأسف طبع في اغلب الشعب المصري الفهلوة ولو حد حكم هيكون في اعتقاده انه صح وكل اللي حواليه غلط كطبع فرعوني لا يؤمن بدراسة الجدوى وهي دراسة علمية لو انا كنت رئيس بلد كنت هعين فوقيا حاجة اسمها مجلس شورى علماء مليش حكم عليها اي قرار يتاخد يتاخد لمصلحة المواطن البسيط ومقدرش اخد قرار من دماغي بس نقول لمين لنا الله وكفى. وانا بكتب رأيي وانا خايف يتقبض عليا عشان بس قولت رأيي عشان نفسي الدنيا تتغير ونبقى افضل من كدة بس تقريبا مفيش فايدة وياريت لو حد فكر يعتقلني وانا معملتش حاجة يقتلني احسن عشان نخلص من الحياة دي.
Great video, I'm from Egypt and it frustrates me that we cant share our history and culture with the rest of the world because of our regime's paranoia. Sorry for the underwhelming experience, it really doesnt do our country justice
unfortunately you mistaken about copts because the don't belong to the pharaohs they are new to Egypt ,you can say they are bit older than muslims the territory@@bondjames7007
They are so paranoid because they are perpetrating a fraud, in a land that is not theirs, anymore than the land known as Palestine does not belong to the Jew nor Arab
Visiting Egypt as a tourist ain't the same as as being an egyptian man, it's the worst nightmare anyone could live trust me... we all wait the day we get out of this hell...
As an Egyptian, I believe the best way to explore egypt and actually enjoy it is with an Egyptian local, egypt is beautiful and you can actually have soo much fun away from all the tourist attractions filled with people trying to take your money and sell you things, next time maybe try to explore it with a local and try visiting places other than cairo, maybe try enjoying the beautiful nature of Sinai like: dahab, taba, sharm el sheikh, etc… thank you for visiting my country and I hope next time it would be better for you!!
That's a nice thought but foreigners dream of seeing the great pyramids. They are one of the 7 wonders of the world. Not everyone can afford multiple trips to Egypt. All I know is that nothing will keep me from seeing some of the greatest places in history. They are mindblowing in video and photos I can't even imagine what they must be like in person.
Ironic, innit? *A Nigerian* coming from Nigeria where there are a lot of diseases including malaria, and his country has a lack of development, has uploaded a RUclips video talking about the dark sides of Egypt, which is 1000 times better and cleaner than Nigeria
Thank you for your unbiased review of Egypt. Pretty much everything you've said runs through my head whenever I visit. It was refreshing watching your take when everybody else's just seems so hyperbolic in comparison.
I visited Egypt around a month ago, it was life-changing. I feel like if you want a solid opinion on Egypt you should also visit the less touristy spots like the White desert, in my opinion Egypt was a beautiful country, the "hassling" wasn't even that bad, and most of the time we ended up being friends with the ppl trying to sell stuff, I found it interesting how the kids wanted to take pictures with me. Definitely want to go back to visit the places I didn't go to like Siwa and Alexandria. I went for 10 days and visited Sharm, Dahab, Cairo, Luxor ,Hurghada and the white desert. Really a life changing experience. We stayed at low cost places and ate Koshari like 5 times hahaha. We met a lot of ppl who were around our age so in their early 20s even though im 18.
if they dont try to rape you like they did to us journalist i would consider it ! imagine like 40 guy trying to rape a woman journalist and noone says anything and that gives you mbasic idea about what kind of country egypt is
I think you went to Egypt to search for the negatives only, and I do not know what the goal is, but I invite everyone to see other visitors who will find the beauty really enjoyed by this ancient country and the people are light-hearted and beautiful, and there are neighborhoods of the rich as well as neighborhoods of the poor, like any country in the world
@@mohamedabdelaziz6197don't talk like your or your parents wasted money on school fees 😂 since you can't comprehend anything in this video, well first of no body wakes up one morning to say oh i want waste my money today I'll get a ticket go through all that stress go to Egypt and then only make videos of the negative part not for enjoyment like are you okay!? 👀 as it's for them not for you cause for you it would have been better if he just came up here a lied about his experience & act like all was good then it would make you feel better did you pay for his ticket? Everyone's experience will definitely not be the same so allow people speak about their experience don't come here trying to shut them up
Thanks for visiting our country! Egypt is truly an incredible place, the history in Egypt alone can fill the history books for generations. It's often referred to as Umm Al-dunyah- the mother of the world in Arabic. Your experience is not a rare one my friend, it's a common one which has become prominent in recent times due to the political instability of the region. There have been 3 military coups since 2009, and the general population faces large amounts of poverty, lack of job security, and fear- planted in the hearts of Egyptians due to the current regime in power. Which is the reason why everyone will try to sell you anything, anywhere and everywhere. For them tourists perspective it's a turn off, to the locals it's the only way they can feed their families. It's not your fault, its the fault of the people in charge. To tell you one thing about Egyptians Tayo, our population runs off of hope haha. We've been let down sooo many times by our government that the only thing that keeps people positive is hope and their belief in god (That he will ease the burden on us and our brothers) Egypt will rise to prominence again god-willing, and the world will really know of our incredible people soon. Until then, we thank anyone and everyone who considers visiting us, and chooses to form their own opinion about our country and their people. Like you said tayo, when humans come together incredible things can happen
@@mohmd_waleed It was a black pple land before being infiltrated with Arabs. Just a strategy by colonisers to wipe out the tread history of true melanated Africans. So u r laughing coz u only r familiar with the lies told.
As an English tourist, I LOVE Egypt. Such a magical place with friendly, lovely people. Cairo was an amazing experience and it was incredible to see so many iconic historic artifacts and the River Nile. I would highly recommend it. Completely different to anywhere in Europe. ❤
Yes it's useful to know both good and bad, so you don't get disappointed if social media has hyped things up too much. Be prepared and then go in with a positive open mind.
Ironic, innit? *A Nigerian* coming from Nigeria where there are a lot of diseases including malaria, and his country has a lack of development, has uploaded a RUclips video talking about the dark sides of Egypt, which is 1000 times better and cleaner than Nigeria
I visited Egypt in December, it was a life time experience. Yes people will try to hustle you at every opportunity, which is to be expected in any capital city especially if you go to down town. If you visit the uptown, Mall of Egypt or Arabia the places are amazing, the people are lovely and the shisha is good too. The place I would recommend to visit Hurgadah, very beautiful, relaxed, close to the Red Sea, lovely food places🤩.
Egypt is an incredible place, you only visited Cairo and can't judge the whole of Egypt based on a short trip to the congested city of Cairo, go to the South of Egypt and experience the glories of Luxor & Aswan, visit the beautifl city of Sharm Sheikh....etc. Egyptians are friendly and warm, I recommend that you visit Egypt as it will stay with you forever.
I was just in Egypt about 2 months ago. Nobody searched my luggage when I arrived. I got a visa on arrival, it was a very simple and easy process. The locals were nice and I had a great time!
@@Siameiam ma`am Egypt was suffering from huge instability. got attacked a lot be terrorism attacks and unfortunately the police had to investigate anyone is taking videos in very crowded areas. but now at the meantime it doesn't happen anymore. even tourists now are getting more care. about the beggars you dont really need to talk about it beacuse your countries are full of them lol. you dont come from norway you are an african sweetheart so skip this part because you are the ones who r most familiar with beggers
I am Egyptian and I live in Egypt, but I enjoyed this tour very much. Welcome to Egypt at any time. I hope that you will return to Egypt again and take tours in different places in Egypt such as Sharm El-Sheikh, Hurghada or the northern coast. God bless you.🇪🇬🕊
I was sent back from Alexandria Airport for no reason at all. They looked at my passport and canceled my visa without talking to me. I stayed at the airport for 12 hours, and nobody asked me any questions. Finally, an airline employee gave me my passport and a ticket to go back to my country. Seeing all of this has made me change my mind about visiting Egypt.
I have indian passport, I know it's not powerful passport but literally there was no reason to send me back. I was student back then. In my flight, there was a group of workers from Bangladesh, they were going to Libya and needed to change flight at Alexandria airport, but authority didn't let them get on to next flight to Libya for some reason and deported them back, so my guess is that we were only non Egyptian in that flight and may be they thought I was with them. I don't know, either they cancelled my visa because of them or those guys were sent back because of me.
The point is, if you get stuck in Egypt you are f**ed. No officials gives a fuck about you. They will take easiest path and it might not be the best for you
I am from Angola, Africa. I flew to Egypt last year. Got my visa in 7 days. Had an excellent time there. Besides coming across loads of scammers I enjoyed the two-week visit. Egyptians are amiable people.
@@nourelsabah748don't sound like you wasted money on school fees since you can't comprehend anything in this video no one wakes up one morning deciding to spread lies about anyplace people's experience speak for them..
I`m Egyptian and yes beggars are annoying to anyone not only tourists but not dangerous as you mentioned, giving a strict look or a loud NO would be more than enough to distract them away. anyway welcome to Egypt anytime and by watching your vlog i can tell you only visited less than 5% of Egypt's touristic places
Khalifa, i think its perceived as more dangerous when you are a tourist because you don't know the consequences or telling them off . You don't know what constitutes a grave offense that land you in jail. and depending on your appearance you can be self conscious too. I keep a super low profile when i am traveling outside of my own country . hell even in neighbouring USA , i have to "watch it" . Any and everything can land you in jail in America.
I love Tayo Aina's documentary style of content. Tayo is gifted in good videography , editing and storytelling. I pray that with hard work and continuous learning I will grow to have strengths as he has in this field of storytelling through film. Thank you Tayo for being one of the African RUclipsrs I watched who inspired me to pick up the camera 📷 and film from my world 🌎, exactly where I am. In the UK 🇬🇧 as a Zimbabwean 🇿🇼 and I dared to start and I look forward to more on this storytelling and inspiring journey. Keep inspiring us Tayo 👏🏽
@@ultimategame1077 Maybe next time things will be easier. There are some security restrictions for everyone's safety. Terror was very violent. Egypt paid a lot of blood to eradicate terrorism.
Thank you for visiting Egypt , and I am sorry for your bad experience 😢 , and thank you for making it clear that this is the government's problem, not the people. And please ignore any hate comments . Love you brother 🇪🇬❤️🇳🇬
I traveled to Egypt just recently - It was a very enlightening experience. I went with a big tour group and this is a good way to experience the country. However, I must say that your experience with the aggressive nature of the vendors in some spots and the beggars in others was very real. We experienced it at every historical site we went to including the Pyramids, Sphinx, Museums and Temples in Cairo, Ashwan, Luxor (The valley of the Kings) and other places. Mt Sinai was awesome though. That was an experience. Thanks for sharing your experience and have a great day.
Great storytelling as usual, Tayo 👏🏾 I’ve been twice there and your story reflects what happens to most people who go there. Things seem (a bit) better when you don’t explore on your own but with local guides booked online before your travel, as they would be your shield. You might want to visit other Egyptian cities like Alexandria where tourist harassing seems less prominent than in Cairo.
Hi, loved this video!!! I Hope you'll visit more places in Egypt like Hurghada, Luxor, Sharm el sheikh,... these are very beautiful and touristy. Caïro is bit harder to explore than other places in Egypt I think, it's also very crowded that's why they are building a new capital city. I visited Egypt many times and really love it there, but I never really went to Cairo, would love to see the pyramids one day. Also if You want to try some of the traditional Egyptian foods here's a list: - Molokhiya - Kushary (pasta, with rice, with lentils and a saus) - Tamiya, the Egyptian version of falafel - bamya (Okra in tomato saus)
Yes, Egypt is beautiful, but all the countries of the world have slums, and he did not go to the beautiful places and cities in Egypt, and Egypt is the most beautiful of all.
Glade you like it and yes come back to Egypt but I recommend to be after the opening of the great museum it will be minutes of walking from the pyramids The opening ceremony will be at the end of this year And best months to visit from october to May otherwise it will be very sunny 🌞
Hey Tayo, another great travel video! I can't believe how hard it was for you to get to Egypt! I visited Hurghada in Jan 22 and we did a day tour of Luxor- highly highly recommend the Valley of the Pharaohs (There are Queens there too)! 😀 ❤️ from Yorkshire, UK
I am an Egyptian myself and a mistake every traveler makes is that they spend all their time in Egypt in Cairo, so if you want to see how beautiful Egypt really is then you shouldn't be focusing on visiting Cairo instead try to visit other areas of Egypt where you will find out that it way better than Cairo.
Exactly the advice i give my foreign friends who plan to visit Egypt will always be "stay away from Cairo and giza" they're not tourists friendly cities at all just hit the pyramids and other historical sites you want to visit and get the fvcc out of here fly to Luxor or sharm el sheikh or anywhere else
Tayo!! I really LOVED watching this. I've never been to Egypt before, and so this was very insightful- especially as I plan to do more travel vlogging this year. The fact that you shot this on your phone, and the quality of your storytelling is still unmatched, is very inspiring!❤
Another _Great_ presentation my Brother. I haven't yet been to Egypt, but I love the challenges you have outlined. This is why we travel: to experience both the pleasant and unpleasant - and *see for ourselves* how our Brothers and Sisters manage.
Really? You travel to experience the unpleasant? Don't you have enough unpleasantness in your daily life that you have to travel to another country to find some more...
The truth is that Nigeria is an ugly country and I am not saying so to deform the image of it, but Nigeria is truly ugly. And I've been to Nigeria and Egypt. Nigeria is ugly and so poor compared to Egypt, besides, Nigeria is full of disases and one of them is Malaria, so any visitor traveling to Nigeria has to take some medicine against Malaria before traveling there. Nigeria is not a good place to visit, no good roads, Nigerians live in huts and it's so ugly, that's WHY I'm so surprised to see a Nigerian defacing the image of another country and complaining about it. Nigeria is ugly and he should look at his country and talk about it first before uploading this kind of video... What's going on in this world? People coming from an ugly country deface the image of a beautiful place with a great history behind. Why don't they look at their ugly homeland 🇳🇬first?. He talks about flies? Loool, what about the mosquitoes transmitting Malaria in Nigeria???
I went to Egypt and spent 14 days there, but I went with a tour group, so my experience was a little different than yours but I did encounter the children that beg (which literally made me cry), I went into the tombs and yes they are extremely hot and tight spaced, but it was worth it. My group started in Cairo went to the museum and then Pyramids, Camel ride etc. Then we cruised down the Nile starting in Cairo and visiting each temple ending at Karnak. I wandered around our ship and was invited to go down below deck where I saw armed guards on the lower deck. They were not visible unless you went below, I informed the rest of people in my group and they were shocked. Apparently there's a law (was then not sure it still exist) if you have a certain amount of Americans/Tourist you have armed guards. They were friendly but they were packing AK's so I definitely felt safe but a little shocked. Anyway I highly recommend Egypt.
Yes, there is still armed guards escorting tourists, not only americans. I was there in April, on a group of 20 people, and what you tell me about the cruise doesn't surprise me, if they are on each scale, it's because they also travel somewhere on the ship
@@truezladye1893 When we went, our tour guide told the guards we were Canadian (we are from the US) so that the guards wouldn't follow us as closely at some of the historic sites.
THE FLIES!!!...Tayo I remember as a kid eating, and a fly landed on my Iyan. I cried out to my mother. What did my mother say back to me? "The fly has to eat too" I got even more angry LOL! Tayo, your brilliance in vlogging is growing and growing congrats! on always achieving. My brother from another mother. Yay! to Ondo State people.
I really enjoy your videos! Haven't been to Egypt but I know many people who have and they pretty much say the same as what you've said. The best thing is to get a local guide or go with a tour group, but as an independent traveler trying to do it alone, it's tough going.
When you said you imagined what would happen if the pyramid just fell, my heart skipped a beat 😂, but what you said after makes sense …. This was definitely an adventure, thanks for documenting this.😊
I have some friends over there in Cairo. It is incredible how much culture is preserved over there. With every single bit you have to realize how old that is. for me, a German living in Spain it is crazy to know that in my home country 3000 years ago the culture of my mother was huge while here in Spain totally different cultures existed. And in Egypt another high culture existed at the same time. Meaning that 3000 years ago so many cultures developed side by side. It is just amazing.
@@younesriad3444 I totally understand that there are places in which life is much harder. I get your point. But Egypt is a notoriously famous tourist attraction. Tourists should feel welcome.
@@TheCybertrophy i do agree with you Shady and understand your point of view but as an influencer effect other people you have to be honest on your review. That’s all
The corrupt government, the horrible military, the aggressive cops who are constantly on a power trip, the lack of order in the streets, the bad traffic, the poverty, the children who are forced to beg and harass visitors by their parents.. It’s hard to deny that it’s really bad in Egypt. I’m Egyptian and I recently visited the pyramids. It was a horrible experience! From getting lost and being misled to getting scammed by these people who have horses (don’t remember what they’re called).. It also smelled REALLY BAD.. there were feces EVERYWHERE! You had to watch out where you’re going or else you’d step on them🤢. There was an unbearable smell of horse/donkey fecal matter all around one of the pyramids.. there was garbage everywhere.. It was chaotic and stressful, I’m never going there ever again. I don’t blame foreigners for complaining and not wanting to go to Egypt again either. These things need to be called out in order for things to get better. We can’t just close our eyes and pretend that Egypt is perfect when it isn’t. It’s *far* from perfect and trying to compare it to other “less fortunate” countries doesn’t help the situation, you’re basically saying “others have it worse, it’s good here.” NO. It isn’t.
Wow!! 😍 So interesting curiosity and story in Egypt!! The way that you are explaining and be in contact with the culture and people is amazing! We are also trying to enter inside of the culture in Finland and understand how is living in here with video reportages! 💪🏻🇫🇮
Finland should be a breeze though. Visited there a while back and can't wait to return! And Helsinki was so damn clean! You'll love it there. Oh, and there was a descent place to stay at, Fenno I think
Just saw your channel and subscribed. You have great content. Please keep sharing stories from where you are as we also share from where we are. Everyone has a story to tell.
@Kenya Fixer , you are very fortunate to travel. I love to travel and tell stories too through the camera and I believe everyone has a story to tell. How was your experience in Finland and Helsinki as a Kenyan? Visited Kenya 🇰🇪 last year as a Zimbabwean 🇿🇼 for the first time and I shared my Nairobi Expressway experience that blew my mind. I definitely want to be in Kenya again!
I'm a little surprised at how difficult it was for you to visit Egypt. I just visited last week when I had a few days to spare in Dubai. I would highly suggest hiring an English speaking travel guide. My guide took me to the historical sites and stopped along the way to visit local shops, restaurants, etc. He really helped with bargaining and kept the panhandling to a minimum. You can even arrange for pickup from the airport. As you mentioned, I also like to see the local places along my journey and not just the tourist traps. It maybe trial and error finding a good guide, especially with over ½ million people working in the tourist industry. Mine came highly regarded and was referred by a family friend. Keep traveling, have fun, and be safe.
I've been to Egypt twice this year (2024), and I live in the US (US citizen), I have had different experiences, and while the government is a big cause of the problems in Egypt, there is so much to see and do (Red se, Mediterranean, Caico, Lusur, Aswan, etc...).
A Pakistani youtube with More than 2 millions subscribers visited Egypt few months ago..His videos of Egypt's tour were among most viewed videos. I mean He really enjoyed... And we Pakistanis also enjoyed alot through his videos.. He mostly covered Cairo and somehow Alexandria... 🥰.. And literally we did'nt felt that Egypt has any such stuff that some youtubers are covering.. Egypt has Very welcoming people and very beautiful architecture and delicious food too. Hope your country will grow more in Future InshAllah...🙌🥰
Happy to know this Bhai! I hope insha'allah one day I would also visit Pakistan. I have lots of friends from their and I consider them my brothers mashallah.
Africans being hostile to Africans in all its clarity is a prison-minded mentality. How we expect to develop as a continent I don't know. It's easier to network Europe once you're in there, but African no way. This thing is pretty strange. Kudos Tayo
They are culturally Arabs mostly in Egypt. These Arabs there today came from the Saudi peninsular having invaded and conquered after the rise of Islam. They like the whites in South Africa are not Africans.
@@ifeifesi Two haplogroups, E1b1b and J, that are carried by both ancient and modern Egyptians. The subclade E-M78 of E1b1b is suggested to have originated in Northeast Africa in the area of Egypt and Libya, and is more predominant in Egypt Consistent with the rest of the Arabian Peninsula, haplogroup J is the most abundant component in Saudi Arabia (J1) Haplogroup is very common in Arabs (about 65%) (source is Semino et al.: Origin, Diffusion, and Differentiation of Y-chromosome Haplogroups E and J: Inferences on the Neolithization of Europe and Later Migratory Events in the Mediterranean Area) and (National Geographic Genetic Project Do you want more over your head nigga 🤔 or is it enough for your head ?
Great video, we went last year and had many of the same experiences. a tour guide is highly recommended. The beggars were really aggressive but our guide kept them in check really a great trip overall.
I suffered the same hardship trying to visit Egypt from Abuja Nigeria. I had to pay for a visa application form at the embassy which is unusual. The story about how we were scammed by our tour guide in Egypt is another story
There is a huge department at the Egyptian Ministry of Interior called Touristic Police mandated to protect tourist from scammers, hasslers and to receive all their complaints. I am sorry to hear about your unpleasant experience in my country.
Congrats on an unbiased and interesting recount of your visit. Especially appreciate how you gently point at shortcomings, which should be seriously taken into consideration by authorities. The camera hassle is due to some foreigners choose to portray only the dark side, showing slums and negative pictures only, so they were sometimes treated in paranoid fashion as you pointed out. BTW 300 pounds are about 10 US $ now. I hope your next visit will be more pleasant, try the red sea resorts, diving and other stuff. Big thank you from people of Egypt
Thank you so much Taino. I 've never been to Egypt. After hearing about all the restrictions, beggers, flies etc., I pass. Your video with great images is sufficient for me. God bless you abundantly Taino.
The truth is that Nigeria is an ugly country and I am not saying so to deform the image of it, but Nigeria is truly ugly. And I've been to Nigeria and Egypt. Nigeria is ugly and so poor compared to Egypt, besides, Nigeria is full of disases and one of them is Malaria, so any visitor traveling to Nigeria has to take some medicine against Malaria before traveling there. Nigeria is not a good place to visit, no good roads, Nigerians live in huts and it's so ugly, that's WHY I'm so surprised to see a Nigerian defacing the image of another country and complaining about it. Nigeria is ugly and he should look at his country and talk about it first before uploading this kind of video... What's going on in this world? People coming from an ugly country deface the image of a beautiful place with a great history behind. Why don't they look at their ugly homeland 🇳🇬first?. He talks about flies? Loool, what about the mosquitoes transmitting Malaria in Nigeria???
I am British and live much of the year in Egypt as my wife is Egyptian. I have never had any of the problems you seem to have had and only ever found Egyptians friendly and very helpful. The naan bread you mentioned is actually balady bread, which is usually very thin and hollow in the middle ( much like a pitta bread but round) it is a staple to Egyptians especially for the poor.
@@shepard4245 I know you didn't ask me😁 but because I'm arab I'll tell you not all arab Muslims so not all Egyptians Muslims there are many Christians there it's 50/50 , because Christianity enter Egypt before Islam so its normal to see mosque and church next to each other without any problems. Egypt, Palestaine, syria and Lebanon all of those Arab countries but not all of ppl over there are Muslims
exactly. egyptians are super friwendly and hoapitable and above all principles, appreciate their roots and traditions and fear God. It is a place that embraces diversity and and inclusive.
Visited Egypt in 2005 and it was a relatively nice experience and I easily got a visa. Visited the Museum and it was amazing. Just like you, I was shocked by the size of the Pyramids stones. I was also surprised that the pyramids were very close to the city. I thought that it was like a 2-hour trip into a desert. I don't need a visa now due to having a European passport so can easily go there.
@@TayoAinaFilms The further south you go, the more friendly the locals are. I hope you visit South Egypt by train like Luxor or Aswan. They have many sites in the South as well.
I'm Egyptian and i'm really sorry you had a negative experience! I think these issues would mostly be avoided if you had a local with you (not necessarily a tour guide but just a local you befriend).
Interesting. I went a few years ago and similar experience. After a week you have had enough. One tip: l found hiring a guide not only good for taking you places but they keep the beggars away
@@aminaaminat8378 I got fed up with treating the country like a museum so l hired a guy to show me how he lived. He said no one asked for that before. We went to his favourite cafe, saw his old school which he told me about etc. I have done this in a few countries. It’s nice to see old things but also interesting to learn something of peoples lives. No one bothered us while l was with him
Great video Tayo ! I've been to Egypt many times.. A wonderful, beautiful country, and yes there are scammers and beggars. But besides that most Egyptian people are fantastic, warmharted and very friendly. Going back in 2 months 🙏
I'm Egyptian, I'm sorry for what you faced, we're very nice and peaceful people ❤️ we have great culture and places to visit, i know our police and government aren't the best 😢, but trust me it's one of the best countries in the world 😍 please take care and visit us again brother ❤️
I have been to Egypt three times first on a boat trip and the other two times independently. The last two times l had personal help from an Egyptian family who l made friends with. They are Nubians and because of my interest in Egyptian history I am very happy to be their friend. As an African Caribbean woman living most of my life in UK I am not impressed with the way Black people are treated there especially those looking like me. No l am not being 'sensitive' l was definitely treated differently. On my first visit my friend and l went into a small shop and was given the "cold shoulder" so left. On the way back the shop door was locked when they spotted us. I am always very aware of the people circulating around and observed a different attitude towards people of a different hue. My experience began at the airport and my Nubian friends tells me about colourism and even the Tourist from Europe seem to think they can treat people of colour differently in their own country based on an encounter l had where l had to be very assertive with another Tourist too. It certainly does help greatly if you speak Arabic and l agree the flies are a big deal. woman living most of my life in UK and another of my issues is how women are treated. You need to be very assertive otherwise you are ignored. Unfortunately l don't choose to be a wallflower in Africa.
@@julieruddock4386 I'm Egyptian, and here we have a lot of black people especially from Sudan, and also we have black Egyptian people, I'm sure there are racism around the world, and also here in Egypt but most of Egyptian people are kind, I'm not saying that because I'm Egyptian, no actually I hate Egypt and I'm planning to get out of here, everything here is spoiled, education, government, police and even the president, when I leave from here the only thing I'll miss is the people, maybe your try wasn't the best, so I'm sorry about everything you've faced and I hope when you travel to Egypt again you'll find the people I'm talking about ❤️
@@Reem_5520 Thank you l will definitely visit Egypt as often as l can because l love the history and the people. I just don't like that Black people are looked down on by those who think they are better because of the shade of skin. Yes racism is practiced all over the world and when it happens you have to remind them of their ignorance. I did did see Sudanese people too and found them as friendly as the Nubians. I agree about the ridiculous rules of denying visas to other African people. Egypt is Africa so other African nations should be made welcome as much as Europeans.
Egypt is a beautiful, picturesque and wonderful country that has enough of its original civilization..it is the most beautiful country in the world..every corner of it has a story and meaning..we should not look at the small negatives that exist in your country and all countries of the world and generalize..we have security, safety and good hospitality..people Egypt is a hospitable people..and we welcome you and everyone..
بعيداً عن كل شئ صاحب المقطع فعلاً صانع محتوى مبدع يحاول يحسن صورة افريقيا دائماً و يركز على المحتوى الإيجابي شوف مقاطعه عن نيجيريا و الدول الثانية بس شكله ذي المرة زعل شوي عشان ما قدر يدخل معادت التصوير
Egypt welcomes refugees from africa and syria and others so we r far from being agressive... i think our police is kinder than israeli soldiers who pride in killing helpless palestinian children... viva egypt
Basically, if you stay away from the key tourist hot spots, there are few touts. But it is for sure one of the tougher countries to feel comfortable and at times safe as a tourist. I enjoyed your video, well done.
The people are nice but the government gives hard time to the tourists but there might be a reason we don’t know what is going out there but as a African who speaks Arabic it’s good when u understand them
I'm from Kenya🇰🇪,in 2019 I traveled to Egypt,I expirienced the same ,I visited the pyramids of Giza,I had dinner twice at the Nile crystal ship,best expirience ever with some delicious Egyptian cuisine with belly dancers on top!❤.. Alexandria was good also I enjoyed my whole trip there,I also visited Luxor and El sokhina at Red sea💯♥️♥️🌟
I just come back from a 2 week trip from Egypt too. While I loved the country and the sights of the country the people of Cairo really put me off from visiting it again, at least until things will change. From the moment we stepped of our plane they were trying to scam some money out of us. I traveled to over 50 countries and never been to any other place, where someone would only help us with directions if we paid him money for it! I also visited Sharm el Sheik, Alexandria, Memphis and Luxor which were all way better experiences than Cairo. It's really shame though, as Cairo has so much to offer too, but all these little things just ruin your experience there and makes you not want to come back there ever again.
I am not from Cairo, but I am very sorry + this is normal when the government neglects what is happening, whether in Egypt or in any other country I am very sorry for you
I had the same exact experience! They scammed us from the time we landed til the time we left! They straight up yelled at us “Americans!! How can we take your moneeeey?” Like what? From the lady doing our henna, to the luggage handlers and drivers…. EVERYBODY tried to scam us. I will never return.
This is how every tourstic capital in the world full of scammers .. went to Paris and they stole my money in the the tour effile so I can’t say people of Paris are bad
I discovered your channel about a month ago, and although I've always loved tourism videos (especially about Japan), I had never seen any about Africa. I feel like I'm learning a lot about places in the world that I was previously unfamiliar with, and I'm always impressed by your honesty and the quality of your videos. Thank you for your work! I am happy to be a subscriber now :)
I work here, have been working here for the past 2 years. there are many different sides and places to Egypt. I enjoy the people, the culture and feel safe here. Its all about perspective and I think that if you come looking for issues you will find it, however, if you come to find something new and different, you will find it here.
Andy, if you've been sent by the gov .. of course you are protected . don't go giving people false hopes . and we know you can't talk smack about the nation online. They'll locate your ass quick and dole out appropriate punishment.
Thank you for visiting Egypt, my friend. In terms of creating content, I have succeeded in presenting the wonderful tourist places. Although I am Egyptian and these scenes are familiar to me, I enjoyed them while watching them. But why do you look at the half-empty cup? What I saw of the negatives is known to every free scholar, but we as Egyptian Muslims We do not differentiate between those of color, white or black, for we are all brothers and we are all the same, although we love our brothers from Africa because we are from one continent, which is the brown continent... Greetings to you and thank you for coming
I'm European and emigrated to Egypt ten years ago. The first time we visited the pyramids the guys opened the car door and one jumped on the back of the car. We were with two local Egyptians and they were also flabbergasted. When you live here you know where to eat and enjoy. I would for example never eat in the place you sat down. But ofcourse you are a tourist so they should work on this. There is much more to see than just Cairo.
I was in Egypt, in April, and I passed through this same place, in Khan-el-Khalilih, close to the mosque. Those who were sitting were not Western tourists, but people who appeared to be Egyptians, it was at sunset, and they were waiting to break the fast for that day.
Quite the challenge there my brother but thanks staying the course. A great glimpse at Egypt. Would like to visit some day. As for content, well... I guess you just deal😊💪🏾
I am from Egypt and we are honored to have you in Egypt. Not all people can speak English. The first visit will seem stressful, but we always welcome you in Egypt 😊✨🇪🇬
I visited Egypt last week. It's a beautiful country with nice people havingsome spectacularplaces, and to share my experience, it was fairly good without any hurdles. We need to be extra cautious whichever country we travel considering our safety point of view.
Awesome documentary. Glad to see your back documenting Africa. The restrictions African countries put on each other is just crazy. It needs to be discussed more. Well done.
Hey! Tayo my Nigeria brother welcome to Egypt Cairo I live here in Egypt so I understand most of the things you complained about especially the non English speaking part it's so difficult 😩🤦😂 been staying here for almost a year but had no time to explore yet so thanks for showing me some parts 😊☺️ working here is not easy.. plus a lot of them are not so welcoming to foreigners and is difficult to do somethings here to even go to some places.. especially when you live in the trenches area 🤦and yeah the beggars part to🤦😂 not easy but we thank God..
If you think negative you attract negative. Egypt is an amazing country and everywhere you visit you have to adapt and understand local customs, ways of communicating. Each country has pros and cons but Egyptians are one of the most generous people. There is a lot of beauty there… if you are willing to see
I was in Egypt last year(2022),now if you as a man has it hard, imagine what it is like for a solo black woman. I have only said this to one person but, a cop even held a gun to my face in a moment of anger at the airport, I was terrified and horrified. My drive from Sharm el Sheikh to Cairo was another real horror story. Police stopping us again and again, asking where the black woman is going, where she`s from etc, it did not help that I'm black, traveling alone, and holding a Swiss Passport. The driver somehow abandoned me when I went to the bathroom.I was alone because I had rented a car to take me to Giza and back.So there I was,alone in a desert filling station, not speaking Arabic. But, the challenges are what make it worthwhile. Just be careful of scam sales men ripping you off every minute they find.I paid $70 for a few grams incense. Did I mention going into a restaurant alone as a woman was a no-no.My,my,my crazy,crazy crazy. Don`t forget to give bakshish Thanks for sharing.
@@optimus2g Thanks so much, it`s only after I got back and related my ordeal to a workmate who is Egyptian that he asked why I did not tell him before I traveled so he could have introduced me to his family back in Egypt for support. But I love Egypt and will 100% visit again. It was not even my first time in Egypt.
@@rikayangu3833 You should have done exactly what your friend suggested. They would have looked out for you for sure and shown you a good time. Egypt's a place you'd benefit form having people on the ground to support you, especially nowadays, if you get my drift.
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How can it be easier for an European to visit Egypt than an African. I think I'm Gonna stick with the Egypt I see in Movies, Cause this is really Sad🥺
It’s cos we have more money. Most of the European tourists are older and quite affluent. I am a white Englishman and l went a few years ago. I wouldn’t go back
لأن مصر أغلبها من مخلفات الاستعمار والغزاة والمرتزقه الأوروبيين ومن الترك بينما سكانها الأصليين الافارقه النوبه السكان الأصليين لمصر ليس لهم سلطه وقرار في بلدهم وارضهم مصر ومهمشين ومطهدين ويتم اقصائهم في بلدهم مصر عموماً العرب طبعهم يميلون ويخضعون للأوروبيين ويكرهون ويسخرون من الافارقه السكان الأصليين لقارة أفريقيا
@@jontalbot1 ليس كذلك بل لأن مصر مستعمره اوروبيه انجليزيه وفيها الكثير من مخلفات الاستعمار والغزاة والمرتزقه الأوروبيين والأتراك الذين يسيطرون على حكم مصر
@@jontalbot1 Exactly, a good chunk of the continent's population aren't exactly making enough money to make ends meet. Also, there's differences between North African and Sub Saharan populations.
It is really sad Favour but I think you should not lose your hope of visiting Egypt. When hope dies everything dies. As a Zimbabwean lady 🇿🇼 first , I love travelling immensely but I am yet to visit Egypt and so many other countries in the 🌎. I would love to vlog like Tayo from nation to nation but I told myself, "Since I cannot yet vlog internationally, I shall vlog from my neighbourhood and the UK towns I visit when I am not working. Since I started vlogging I only went to Kenya 🇰🇪 and that one video I put up from there to date is the most viewed on my channel. So do not despise your little corner, the Egypts are coming if you will only believe!
I am a Nigerian living In Egypyt for two years, I have been watching your content for 3 Years now, and I can confidently saythat "You didn't find more about egypt before coming" You explored the little part of it had a negative experience and publicly generalize it. Egypyt is a nice place to live with good hospitipality and friendly people!
No it's not iam from USA and Egypt is horrible visited few months ago but if u like it good for u
You adjust to a place after 2 years and find your way but beggars that harrass you, chaos and disorder as well people trying to rip you off is very true and real in Cairo. That there are good sides to Cairo does not negate these facts.
@@kj_usa2987 dear friend I'm Egyptian and sorry for you if you faced any problems in Egypt but we Egyptians love all people and welcome everyone I hope you visit Egypt again and enjoy it
@@kiko3477 are you arabs
@@stxfdt1240 I am Egyptian 🇪🇬✌️
I am from Europe and my husband is from Egypt. I would recommend to move around with a local, then you will not get scammed and also language barrier will not be there. For me positive things outweigh the negative ones and I will keep coming back to Egypt as often as I can. Nor hard feelings about people trying to earn from tourists, if i was put in same circumstances who knows how I would hustle and what I would do, so if I want to blame anyone then it is government that has put people in such situation in the first place. Egypt is amazing country, it will always have a special place in my heart!
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Scamming tourist and harassing them is not ok. Shit country to visit is Egypt
Let me tell you sometimes we marry the scammers
Think you
Bro am an Egyptian and honestly that's the first vid i see from u and i actually loved the fact that u said it was the government restricting not the people cause its actually true. We had political issues within the country back in 2011, 2013. I wanna say that u honestly missed a lot in Cairo and in Egypt generally, what u visited is like a small percentage of a world that I want people to see. I know ur right bout the people asking for money and police restrictions (and am sorry for that), and u know, its gonna get better. Honestly i liked ur channel, and this video (specially that I've went to all this places) and keep on the good work, and finally hope u visit again.
And as Egyptian, there is no justification of that. the education level is almost 0, toxic environment, many people became scammers and scamming local and foreigner people, because the low income and the high taxes and and instead to help people the people of power trying to figure out some rules to steal us!. and making them fight each other for one egyptian pound.
there's no real industry or even one silicon (SEMICONDUCTOR) factory exit in egypt to export a product at least to stabilize our currency. the chaos is ruling people with full of ignorance and slaves to each other they think they are right and everyone around is wrong and a traitor. i written this because this is the honest thing you can ever listen. if you asked most youth what is your dream they will tell you to immigrate. and finally the only thing we can do is "KOBRY".
الدول برة بتاخد قرارتها دلوقتي بناءا على الذكاء الصناعي
واحنا هنا واحد بس هوة اللي بياخد قرار واللي يقول رأيه لازم يخلوه خاين وعميل لأمريكا واسرائيل والسودان وبلغاريا
وتركيا وقطر والنرويج
بس ده للأسف طبع في اغلب الشعب المصري
الفهلوة ولو حد حكم هيكون في اعتقاده انه صح وكل اللي حواليه غلط كطبع فرعوني
لا يؤمن بدراسة الجدوى وهي دراسة علمية
لو انا كنت رئيس بلد كنت هعين فوقيا حاجة اسمها مجلس شورى علماء مليش حكم عليها
اي قرار يتاخد يتاخد لمصلحة المواطن البسيط
ومقدرش اخد قرار من دماغي
بس نقول لمين
لنا الله وكفى.
وانا بكتب رأيي وانا خايف يتقبض عليا عشان بس قولت رأيي عشان نفسي الدنيا تتغير ونبقى افضل من كدة
بس تقريبا مفيش فايدة وياريت لو حد فكر يعتقلني وانا معملتش حاجة يقتلني احسن عشان نخلص من الحياة دي.
Great video, I'm from Egypt and it frustrates me that we cant share our history and culture with the rest of the world because of our regime's paranoia. Sorry for the underwhelming experience, it really doesnt do our country justice
What happen there?
I focused more on Levant(Israel Palestine conflict)n
Are you Arab Egyptian or Copt Egyptian…Copts date back to the Pharaohs time before Arabs arrived in Egypt..history is fascinating…
@@bondjames7007 Uh hes just Egyptian
unfortunately you mistaken about copts because the don't belong to the pharaohs they are new to Egypt ,you can say they are bit older than muslims the territory@@bondjames7007
They are so paranoid because they are perpetrating a fraud, in a land that is not theirs, anymore than the land known as Palestine does not belong to the Jew nor Arab
I've visited five times from the US. I've never had any issues. Egypt and Egyptians are wonderful people.
Thanks we Egyptians welcome everyone🤗 🇪🇬❤️🇺🇲
@@kiko3477 Agreed 🇪🇬 ♥️
Thank you❤you are welcome anytime
Agreed, the government kinda ruins it tho, hopefully the president dies and someone better takes over
Visiting Egypt as a tourist ain't the same as as being an egyptian man, it's the worst nightmare anyone could live trust me... we all wait the day we get out of this hell...
As an Egyptian, I believe the best way to explore egypt and actually enjoy it is with an Egyptian local, egypt is beautiful and you can actually have soo much fun away from all the tourist attractions filled with people trying to take your money and sell you things, next time maybe try to explore it with a local and try visiting places other than cairo, maybe try enjoying the beautiful nature of Sinai like: dahab, taba, sharm el sheikh, etc… thank you for visiting my country and I hope next time it would be better for you!!
That's a nice thought but foreigners dream of seeing the great pyramids. They are one of the 7 wonders of the world. Not everyone can afford multiple trips to Egypt. All I know is that nothing will keep me from seeing some of the greatest places in history. They are mindblowing in video and photos I can't even imagine what they must be like in person.
Ironic, innit? *A Nigerian* coming from Nigeria where there are a lot of diseases including malaria, and his country has a lack of development, has uploaded a RUclips video talking about the dark sides of Egypt, which is 1000 times better and cleaner than Nigeria
Thank you for your unbiased review of Egypt. Pretty much everything you've said runs through my head whenever I visit. It was refreshing watching your take when everybody else's just seems so hyperbolic in comparison.
I visited Egypt around a month ago, it was life-changing. I feel like if you want a solid opinion on Egypt you should also visit the less touristy spots like the White desert, in my opinion Egypt was a beautiful country, the "hassling" wasn't even that bad, and most of the time we ended up being friends with the ppl trying to sell stuff, I found it interesting how the kids wanted to take pictures with me. Definitely want to go back to visit the places I didn't go to like Siwa and Alexandria. I went for 10 days and visited Sharm, Dahab, Cairo, Luxor ,Hurghada and the white desert. Really a life changing experience. We stayed at low cost places and ate Koshari like 5 times hahaha. We met a lot of ppl who were around our age so in their early 20s even though im 18.
u ate Koshari 😂, bro u are a citizen already
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I was in Egypt about two months ago. I had a very similar experience to you!
if they dont try to rape you like they did to us journalist i would consider it ! imagine like 40 guy trying to rape a woman journalist and noone says anything and that gives you mbasic idea about what kind of country egypt is
That's because you're a good person and a really tourist just want to explore and enjoy the country not lurking the mistakes for malicious purposes
No matter how hard his journey, Tayo keeps good vibes on his videos. Love you for that brother
I think you went to Egypt to search for the negatives only, and I do not know what the goal is, but I invite everyone to see other visitors who will find the beauty really enjoyed by this ancient country and the people are light-hearted and beautiful, and there are neighborhoods of the rich as well as neighborhoods of the poor, like any country in the world
@@mohamedabdelaziz6197 Zamalek = rich, Imbaba = poor!
@@mohamedabdelaziz6197don't talk like your or your parents wasted money on school fees 😂 since you can't comprehend anything in this video, well first of no body wakes up one morning to say oh i want waste my money today I'll get a ticket go through all that stress go to Egypt and then only make videos of the negative part not for enjoyment like are you okay!? 👀 as it's for them not for you cause for you it would have been better if he just came up here a lied about his experience & act like all was good then it would make you feel better did you pay for his ticket? Everyone's experience will definitely not be the same so allow people speak about their experience don't come here trying to shut them up
Thanks for visiting our country! Egypt is truly an incredible place, the history in Egypt alone can fill the history books for generations. It's often referred to as Umm Al-dunyah- the mother of the world in Arabic. Your experience is not a rare one my friend, it's a common one which has become prominent in recent times due to the political instability of the region. There have been 3 military coups since 2009, and the general population faces large amounts of poverty, lack of job security, and fear- planted in the hearts of Egyptians due to the current regime in power. Which is the reason why everyone will try to sell you anything, anywhere and everywhere. For them tourists perspective it's a turn off, to the locals it's the only way they can feed their families. It's not your fault, its the fault of the people in charge. To tell you one thing about Egyptians Tayo, our population runs off of hope haha. We've been let down sooo many times by our government that the only thing that keeps people positive is hope and their belief in god (That he will ease the burden on us and our brothers) Egypt will rise to prominence again god-willing, and the world will really know of our incredible people soon. Until then, we thank anyone and everyone who considers visiting us, and chooses to form their own opinion about our country and their people. Like you said tayo, when humans come together incredible things can happen
Egypt was not always an Arabic nation.
@@roseline3973 What?! 🤣🤣
@@roseline3973bro are u dum ?🤨
@@mohmd_waleed It was a black pple land before being infiltrated with Arabs. Just a strategy by colonisers to wipe out the tread history of true melanated Africans. So u r laughing coz u only r familiar with the lies told.
Praying for you all in Egypt. It's been My wish to visit you guys ever since I was a boy. Inshallah one day I will join you there.
As an English tourist, I LOVE Egypt. Such a magical place with friendly, lovely people. Cairo was an amazing experience and it was incredible to see so many iconic historic artifacts and the River Nile. I would highly recommend it. Completely different to anywhere in Europe. ❤
Tayo, you did such a good job considering the difficulties in filming. Certainly, Egypt is not for the weak.
As African content creators, we really don’t want to share negatives, but these things have to be said, so hopefully it can get better.
Thanks Tayo
Yes it's useful to know both good and bad, so you don't get disappointed if social media has hyped things up too much. Be prepared and then go in with a positive open mind.
It's not only Tayo saying it.
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Okay, don’t be mad when we do it too.
They do it to our countries
@@GrowwithNaomie Link me a MENA that did this type of vlog in your country. thanks
I watched this from the beginning to end
I happen to find Egyptian culture fascinating and hope to travel there someday
Nice video, Tayo.
I'm British 🇬🇧 and I have wanted to visit Egypt 🇪🇬 my whole life!!! ❤🇪🇬🕌🌴🐪🐫
You are most welcome to visit us
Just ignore this video is not correct and egypt live on tourism so what he said is not correct
I'm south African and I wanted to go to Egypt too.
Welcome to egypt
Ironic, innit? *A Nigerian* coming from Nigeria where there are a lot of diseases including malaria, and his country has a lack of development, has uploaded a RUclips video talking about the dark sides of Egypt, which is 1000 times better and cleaner than Nigeria
Don’t
Despite the shortage of shooting gears, your storytelling is still amazing.
You can say that again.
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The fact that you shot this wholesome documentary on a smartphone is a teachable moment and it's really impeccable.💪🏿
Was thinking the same man
I visited Egypt in December, it was a life time experience. Yes people will try to hustle you at every opportunity, which is to be expected in any capital city especially if you go to down town. If you visit the uptown, Mall of Egypt or Arabia the places are amazing, the people are lovely and the shisha is good too. The place I would recommend to visit Hurgadah, very beautiful, relaxed, close to the Red Sea, lovely food places🤩.
If I receive my housing unit this year in Hurghada, God willing, I will invite you to visit Hurghada in my house
Any capital city? Um, no. I don’t know where you travel but perhaps you should qualify your statement with “3rd world city”.
I went to hurghada serenity fun city in December there were people hustling us but the people were nice and it was the best experience of my life
I really enjoyed this. I learned a lot about one of the 7 wonders of the world and i look forward to taking my own trip!!
Egypt is an incredible place, you only visited Cairo and can't judge the whole of Egypt based on a short trip to the congested city of Cairo, go to the South of Egypt and experience the glories of Luxor & Aswan, visit the beautifl city of Sharm Sheikh....etc. Egyptians are friendly and warm, I recommend that you visit Egypt as it will stay with you forever.
That's true, you don't judge a country base on visiting one city only.
He said it nicely as he can, its a reflection of the government & not the people. How else do you want him to express his own experience?
@@aghantisaint-odis5998 I live here and it really isn't the best, of course some people are incredibly nice but I would take any chance to leave
@@anglejih منور يسطا 🙂🙂🙂
He's not the only youtuber that's complaining.
I was just in Egypt about 2 months ago. Nobody searched my luggage when I arrived. I got a visa on arrival, it was a very simple and easy process. The locals were nice and I had a great time!
thank you and that happens with 90% of the tourists but we still find weird ppl just making videos to ruin egypts reputation
thx for your positive feedback
@@rdg665 I landed in Cairo.
The moment we start acknowledging how people are treated instead of being in denial, then his content will represent just that.
@@Siameiam ma`am Egypt was suffering from huge instability. got attacked a lot be terrorism attacks and unfortunately the police had to investigate anyone is taking videos in very crowded areas. but now at the meantime it doesn't happen anymore. even tourists now are getting more care. about the beggars you dont really need to talk about it beacuse your countries are full of them lol. you dont come from norway you are an african sweetheart so skip this part because you are the ones who r most familiar with beggers
I am Egyptian and I live in Egypt, but I enjoyed this tour very much. Welcome to Egypt at any time. I hope that you will return to Egypt again and take tours in different places in Egypt such as Sharm El-Sheikh, Hurghada or the northern coast. God bless you.🇪🇬🕊
LOL you think he will be allowed into egypt again after this video?
Black kemet your people invaders now shitting on it... Very sad
Do you consider yourself African?
Why is it so hard to get a simple VISA? Why do you treat European better than Africans ? FUCK YOUR GOVERNMENT
@@katstix6572 yes ، Egypt is part of Africa
I was sent back from Alexandria Airport for no reason at all. They looked at my passport and canceled my visa without talking to me. I stayed at the airport for 12 hours, and nobody asked me any questions. Finally, an airline employee gave me my passport and a ticket to go back to my country. Seeing all of this has made me change my mind about visiting Egypt.
Where are you from?
What passport do you hold?
I have indian passport, I know it's not powerful passport but literally there was no reason to send me back. I was student back then.
In my flight, there was a group of workers from Bangladesh, they were going to Libya and needed to change flight at Alexandria airport, but authority didn't let them get on to next flight to Libya for some reason and deported them back, so my guess is that we were only non Egyptian in that flight and may be they thought I was with them.
I don't know, either they cancelled my visa because of them or those guys were sent back because of me.
The point is, if you get stuck in Egypt you are f**ed. No officials gives a fuck about you. They will take easiest path and it might not be the best for you
@@ghussaindars-z7dthe administrative system in Egypt is terrible.
I am from Angola, Africa. I flew to Egypt last year. Got my visa in 7 days. Had an excellent time there. Besides coming across loads of scammers I enjoyed the two-week visit. Egyptians are amiable people.
Tell other Africans in comments who just spread lies about visa and travel to fit this propaganda
Sounds like the problem is with Nigeria and problem some of the Sahel countries
@@moderatecanuck Nigeria is a giant, Egypt relies more on it's history..
@@deanl0 Nigeria has no history other than big population which will become a disaster
@@nourelsabah748don't sound like you wasted money on school fees since you can't comprehend anything in this video no one wakes up one morning deciding to spread lies about anyplace people's experience speak for them..
I`m Egyptian and yes beggars are annoying to anyone not only tourists but not dangerous as you mentioned, giving a strict look or a loud NO would be more than enough to distract them away.
anyway welcome to Egypt anytime and by watching your vlog i can tell you only visited less than 5% of Egypt's touristic places
Khalifa, i think its perceived as more dangerous when you are a tourist because you don't know the consequences or telling them off . You don't know what constitutes a grave offense that land you in jail.
and depending on your appearance you can be self conscious too.
I keep a super low profile when i am traveling outside of my own country . hell even in neighbouring USA , i have to "watch it" . Any and everything can land you in jail in America.
Is there not enough work in Egypt?
I love Tayo Aina's documentary style of content. Tayo is gifted in good videography , editing and storytelling. I pray that with hard work and continuous learning I will grow to have strengths as he has in this field of storytelling through film. Thank you Tayo for being one of the African RUclipsrs I watched who inspired me to pick up the camera 📷 and film from my world 🌎, exactly where I am. In the UK 🇬🇧 as a Zimbabwean 🇿🇼 and I dared to start and I look forward to more on this storytelling and inspiring journey. Keep inspiring us Tayo 👏🏽
❤️❤️❤️ I’m really glad my content has helped!
@Tayo Aina ,thank you.
@@LessonWorldTV You didn't watch the video? It's a way to deface the image of a country
To success my friend
@@ultimategame1077
Maybe next time things will be easier. There are some security restrictions for everyone's safety. Terror was very violent.
Egypt paid a lot of blood to eradicate terrorism.
Thank you for visiting Egypt , and I am sorry for your bad experience 😢 , and thank you for making it clear that this is the government's problem, not the people. And please ignore any hate comments .
Love you brother 🇪🇬❤️🇳🇬
Hardest documentary for Sir Tayo but he made it look amazing. Egypt is got a lot of work that needs to be done.
Your content helps so much! Thank You
i’ve travel many countries my bucket list is Egypt!
It will be next year 2023 🙏🏻🤞🏻
Good Job Tayo,
It's about that time I see an African visit Egypt regardless of the challenges...
Good Job 👍
I traveled to Egypt just recently - It was a very enlightening experience. I went with a big tour group and this is a good way to experience the country. However, I must say that your experience with the aggressive nature of the vendors in some spots and the beggars in others was very real. We experienced it at every historical site we went to including the Pyramids, Sphinx, Museums and Temples in Cairo, Ashwan, Luxor (The valley of the Kings) and other places. Mt Sinai was awesome though. That was an experience. Thanks for sharing your experience and have a great day.
Great storytelling as usual, Tayo 👏🏾 I’ve been twice there and your story reflects what happens to most people who go there. Things seem (a bit) better when you don’t explore on your own but with local guides booked online before your travel, as they would be your shield. You might want to visit other Egyptian cities like Alexandria where tourist harassing seems less prominent than in Cairo.
Hi, loved this video!!!
I Hope you'll visit more places in Egypt like Hurghada, Luxor, Sharm el sheikh,... these are very beautiful and touristy. Caïro is bit harder to explore than other places in Egypt I think, it's also very crowded that's why they are building a new capital city. I visited Egypt many times and really love it there, but I never really went to Cairo, would love to see the pyramids one day. Also if You want to try some of the traditional Egyptian foods here's a list:
- Molokhiya
- Kushary (pasta, with rice, with lentils and a saus)
- Tamiya, the Egyptian version of falafel
- bamya (Okra in tomato saus)
Yes, Egypt is beautiful, but all the countries of the world have slums, and he did not go to the beautiful places and cities in Egypt, and Egypt is the most beautiful of all.
i love egypt
Egypt is very beautiful
Glade you like it and yes come back to Egypt but I recommend to be after the opening of the great museum it will be minutes of walking from the pyramids
The opening ceremony will be at the end of this year
And best months to visit from october to May otherwise it will be very sunny 🌞
Hey Tayo, another great travel video! I can't believe how hard it was for you to get to Egypt! I visited Hurghada in Jan 22 and we did a day tour of Luxor- highly highly recommend the Valley of the Pharaohs (There are Queens there too)! 😀 ❤️ from Yorkshire, UK
Unfortunately it's Always difficult for thé other africans to get tò egypt, except the egypt fellow North African countries.
A stranger is a friend that you haven’t met yet. That’s so good. Super cool video. Thanks for posting.
I am an Egyptian myself and a mistake every traveler makes is that they spend all their time in Egypt in Cairo, so if you want to see how beautiful Egypt really is then you shouldn't be focusing on visiting Cairo instead try to visit other areas of Egypt where you will find out that it way better than Cairo.
Indeed, Alexandria for example is a very great place too!
Exactly the advice i give my foreign friends who plan to visit Egypt will always be "stay away from Cairo and giza" they're not tourists friendly cities at all just hit the pyramids and other historical sites you want to visit and get the fvcc out of here fly to Luxor or sharm el sheikh or anywhere else
i think its like everyone that thinks London is the whole UK. Capitals are marketed differently
Tayo!! I really LOVED watching this. I've never been to Egypt before, and so this was very insightful- especially as I plan to do more travel vlogging this year. The fact that you shot this on your phone, and the quality of your storytelling is still unmatched, is very inspiring!❤
Another _Great_ presentation my Brother. I haven't yet been to Egypt, but I love the challenges you have outlined. This is why we travel: to experience both the pleasant and unpleasant - and *see for ourselves* how our Brothers and Sisters manage.
You spoke with so much wisdom, this is great.
Deep Dive
This video is deceptive and aims to distort the image of Egypt. Even the image in the main video is fabricated and unreal..
Really? You travel to experience the unpleasant? Don't you have enough unpleasantness in your daily life that you have to travel to another country to find some more...
The truth is that Nigeria is an ugly country and I am not saying so to deform the image of it, but Nigeria is truly ugly.
And I've been to Nigeria and Egypt. Nigeria is ugly and so poor compared to Egypt, besides, Nigeria is full of
disases and one of them is Malaria, so any visitor traveling to Nigeria has to take some medicine against Malaria before traveling there. Nigeria is not a good place to visit, no good roads, Nigerians live in huts and it's so ugly, that's WHY I'm so surprised to see a Nigerian defacing the image of another country and complaining about it. Nigeria is ugly and he should look at his country and talk about it first before uploading this kind of video... What's going on in this world? People coming from an ugly country deface the image of a beautiful place with a great history behind.
Why don't they look at their ugly homeland 🇳🇬first?.
He talks about flies? Loool, what about the mosquitoes transmitting Malaria in Nigeria???
Loved your video, brought back memories from when I went inside the Pyramids. Wishing you all the best from the UK.
I went to Egypt and spent 14 days there, but I went with a tour group, so my experience was a little different than yours but I did encounter the children that beg (which literally made me cry), I went into the tombs and yes they are extremely hot and tight spaced, but it was worth it. My group started in Cairo went to the museum and then Pyramids, Camel ride etc. Then we cruised down the Nile starting in Cairo and visiting each temple ending at Karnak. I wandered around our ship and was invited to go down below deck where I saw armed guards on the lower deck. They were not visible unless you went below, I informed the rest of people in my group and they were shocked. Apparently there's a law (was then not sure it still exist) if you have a certain amount of Americans/Tourist you have armed guards. They were friendly but they were packing AK's so I definitely felt safe but a little shocked. Anyway I highly recommend Egypt.
The guards are there bc of past attacks on tourists. Egypts economy is reliant on tourism.
Yes, the poor children made me cry too. I always gave them money and sweets and fruits.
@@renataostertag6051 Don´t give them money !
Yes, there is still armed guards escorting tourists, not only americans. I was there in April, on a group of 20 people, and what you tell me about the cruise doesn't surprise me, if they are on each scale, it's because they also travel somewhere on the ship
@@truezladye1893 When we went, our tour guide told the guards we were Canadian (we are from the US) so that the guards wouldn't follow us as closely at some of the historic sites.
THE FLIES!!!...Tayo I remember as a kid eating, and a fly landed on my Iyan. I cried out to my mother. What did my mother say back to me? "The fly has to eat too" I got even more angry LOL! Tayo, your brilliance in vlogging is growing and growing congrats! on always achieving. My brother from another mother. Yay! to Ondo State people.
I really enjoy your videos! Haven't been to Egypt but I know many people who have and they pretty much say the same as what you've said. The best thing is to get a local guide or go with a tour group, but as an independent traveler trying to do it alone, it's tough going.
Can’t agree more 👍
Welcome to you in Egypt brother ❤️🇪🇬🇪🇬
It's the language barrier for me.
Is there traffic in Cairo? OK🤣🤣
Thanks for the great job you're doing Tayo👏
That made me laugh too 😂😂😂!!
@@LessonWorldTV It's so funny how they answer questions without understanding them😃😃
@@beatriceapio8798 ,I totally get you 😀!! Life at times gives us the best comedy.
When you said you imagined what would happen if the pyramid just fell, my heart skipped a beat 😂, but what you said after makes sense …. This was definitely an adventure, thanks for documenting this.😊
Maa Sola, you die instantly if one of those rocks hits you. so no time to be sared
I have some friends over there in Cairo. It is incredible how much culture is preserved over there. With every single bit you have to realize how old that is. for me, a German living in Spain it is crazy to know that in my home country 3000 years ago the culture of my mother was huge while here in Spain totally different cultures existed. And in Egypt another high culture existed at the same time. Meaning that 3000 years ago so many cultures developed side by side. It is just amazing.
They have been digging up the dead for over a century. No one connected to their ancestors would do this.
Thank you for this video. I enjoyed it
The effort he dedicates to his work is just amazing.....God bless u always 👍👍
Se llama , Tayo
As an Egyptian, I'm sorry for the experience you had. Things are very rough here when it comes to cops. And poverty especially.
Sorry go to Nigeria and make him take you around and then decide to be sorry or not
@@younesriad3444 I totally understand that there are places in which life is much harder. I get your point. But Egypt is a notoriously famous tourist attraction. Tourists should feel welcome.
@@TheCybertrophy i do agree with you Shady and understand your point of view but as an influencer effect other people you have to be honest on your review. That’s all
The corrupt government, the horrible military, the aggressive cops who are constantly on a power trip, the lack of order in the streets, the bad traffic, the poverty, the children who are forced to beg and harass visitors by their parents..
It’s hard to deny that it’s really bad in Egypt. I’m Egyptian and I recently visited the pyramids. It was a horrible experience! From getting lost and being misled to getting scammed by these people who have horses (don’t remember what they’re called).. It also smelled REALLY BAD.. there were feces EVERYWHERE! You had to watch out where you’re going or else you’d step on them🤢. There was an unbearable smell of horse/donkey fecal matter all around one of the pyramids.. there was garbage everywhere.. It was chaotic and stressful, I’m never going there ever again.
I don’t blame foreigners for complaining and not wanting to go to Egypt again either. These things need to be called out in order for things to get better. We can’t just close our eyes and pretend that Egypt is perfect when it isn’t. It’s *far* from perfect and trying to compare it to other “less fortunate” countries doesn’t help the situation, you’re basically saying “others have it worse, it’s good here.” NO. It isn’t.
@@younesriad3444 😂😂👏
Tayo you are on your way to 1,000,000 subscribe!
@Mie Dhar you must be a joker
@Mie Dhar This also translate that American or other European comedian are not RUclipsr right... "Nigga what are you saying"
Good hard work dude
Wow!! 😍 So interesting curiosity and story in Egypt!! The way that you are explaining and be in contact with the culture and people is amazing! We are also trying to enter inside of the culture in Finland and understand how is living in here with video reportages! 💪🏻🇫🇮
There are many interesting stories around the world 🌎
Finland should be a breeze though. Visited there a while back and can't wait to return! And Helsinki was so damn clean! You'll love it there. Oh, and there was a descent place to stay at, Fenno I think
@@afrocentricafrica We are living in Helsinki right now, and the culture here is really unique! Is hard to enter inside of that!
Just saw your channel and subscribed. You have great content. Please keep sharing stories from where you are as we also share from where we are. Everyone has a story to tell.
@Kenya Fixer , you are very fortunate to travel. I love to travel and tell stories too through the camera and I believe everyone has a story to tell. How was your experience in Finland and Helsinki as a Kenyan? Visited Kenya 🇰🇪 last year as a Zimbabwean 🇿🇼 for the first time and I shared my Nairobi Expressway experience that blew my mind. I definitely want to be in Kenya again!
This was so awesome! It's great to see EGYPT outside of what mainstream media portrays in the US
I'm a little surprised at how difficult it was for you to visit Egypt.
I just visited last week when I had a few days to spare in Dubai. I would highly suggest hiring an English speaking travel guide. My guide took me to the historical sites and stopped along the way to visit local shops, restaurants, etc. He really helped with bargaining and kept the panhandling to a minimum. You can even arrange for pickup from the airport. As you mentioned, I also like to see the local places along my journey and not just the tourist traps. It maybe trial and error finding a good guide, especially with over ½ million people working in the tourist industry. Mine came highly regarded and was referred by a family friend.
Keep traveling, have fun, and be safe.
Can you share contact of your tour guard I’m planning on visiting
I've been to Egypt twice this year (2024), and I live in the US (US citizen), I have had different experiences, and while the government is a big cause of the problems in Egypt, there is so much to see and do (Red se, Mediterranean, Caico, Lusur, Aswan, etc...).
A Pakistani youtube with More than 2 millions subscribers visited Egypt few months ago..His videos of Egypt's tour were among most viewed videos.
I mean He really enjoyed... And we Pakistanis also enjoyed alot through his videos.. He mostly covered Cairo and somehow Alexandria... 🥰.. And literally we did'nt felt that Egypt has any such stuff that some youtubers are covering.. Egypt has Very welcoming people and very beautiful architecture and delicious food too. Hope your country will grow more in Future InshAllah...🙌🥰
Happy to know this Bhai! I hope insha'allah one day I would also visit Pakistan. I have lots of friends from their and I consider them my brothers mashallah.
Africans being hostile to Africans in all its clarity is a prison-minded mentality. How we expect to develop as a continent I don't know. It's easier to network Europe once you're in there, but African no way. This thing is pretty strange. Kudos Tayo
Some of them will tell you they are Arab, not African. Ignorance!
@@1111deebee there are Arab first before anything else. Hence, they will prefer to identify with the "Arab world than blacks/Africa".
@@1111deebee black people. Don't call north Africans as Africans. So. Talk about yourself first
They are culturally Arabs mostly in Egypt. These Arabs there today came from the Saudi peninsular having invaded and conquered after the rise of Islam. They like the whites in South Africa are not Africans.
@@ifeifesi Two haplogroups, E1b1b and J, that are carried by both ancient and modern Egyptians. The subclade E-M78 of E1b1b is suggested to have originated in Northeast Africa in the area of Egypt and Libya, and is more predominant in Egypt
Consistent with the rest of the Arabian Peninsula, haplogroup J is the most abundant component in Saudi Arabia
(J1) Haplogroup is very common in Arabs (about 65%) (source is Semino et al.: Origin, Diffusion, and Differentiation of Y-chromosome Haplogroups E and J: Inferences on the Neolithization of Europe and Later Migratory Events in the Mediterranean Area) and (National Geographic Genetic Project
Do you want more over your head nigga 🤔 or is it enough for your head ?
Thanks so much for this review. I'm done fantasizing about Egypt, I'm definitely striking it off my list. It's not worth the stress.👍👍👍👍
That made me laugh, "I'm done fantasizing about Egypt" 😂😂😂!!
Great video, we went last year and had many of the same experiences. a tour guide is highly recommended. The beggars were really aggressive but our guide kept them in check really a great trip overall.
I suffered the same hardship trying to visit Egypt from Abuja Nigeria. I had to pay for a visa application form at the embassy which is unusual. The story about how we were scammed by our tour guide in Egypt is another story
You should rather document them all on public forum so that natives who boast of their ancient times must be acknowledged of atrocities
There is a huge department at the Egyptian Ministry of Interior called Touristic Police mandated to protect tourist from scammers, hasslers and to receive all their complaints. I am sorry to hear about your unpleasant experience in my country.
It never fails to shock me to realise how hard it’s for Africans to travel throughout Africa while extra continentals are granted this privilege 🫤
@@masehoart7569 more money man
@@prantosarathy386 they arent natives, they are arab invaders
Congrats on an unbiased and interesting recount of your visit. Especially appreciate how you gently point at shortcomings, which should be seriously taken into consideration by authorities. The camera hassle is due to some foreigners choose to portray only the dark side, showing slums and negative pictures only, so they were sometimes treated in paranoid fashion as you pointed out. BTW 300 pounds are about 10 US $ now. I hope your next visit will be more pleasant, try the red sea resorts, diving and other stuff. Big thank you from people of Egypt
Thank you so much Taino. I 've never been to Egypt. After hearing about all the restrictions, beggers, flies etc., I pass. Your video with great images is sufficient for me.
God bless you abundantly Taino.
The truth is that Nigeria is an ugly country and I am not saying so to deform the image of it, but Nigeria is truly ugly.
And I've been to Nigeria and Egypt. Nigeria is ugly and so poor compared to Egypt, besides, Nigeria is full of
disases and one of them is Malaria, so any visitor traveling to Nigeria has to take some medicine against Malaria before traveling there. Nigeria is not a good place to visit, no good roads, Nigerians live in huts and it's so ugly, that's WHY I'm so surprised to see a Nigerian defacing the image of another country and complaining about it. Nigeria is ugly and he should look at his country and talk about it first before uploading this kind of video... What's going on in this world? People coming from an ugly country deface the image of a beautiful place with a great history behind.
Why don't they look at their ugly homeland 🇳🇬first?.
He talks about flies? Loool, what about the mosquitoes transmitting Malaria in Nigeria???
We are happy with this 😊😊 we don't want to see someone like you
Tayo is becoming a legend in making u tube videos. I have watched you grow. Please keep it up.
I am British and live much of the year in Egypt as my wife is Egyptian. I have never had any of the problems you seem to have had and only ever found Egyptians friendly and very helpful. The naan bread you mentioned is actually balady bread, which is usually very thin and hollow in the middle ( much like a pitta bread but round) it is a staple to Egyptians especially for the poor.
Because you British not African 😒
Wait a sec i m curious to ask u something
Are both of u muslims ? Or just her ? Or non of ur are Muslims lol
So fricking curious
@@shepard4245 I know you didn't ask me😁 but because I'm arab I'll tell you not all arab Muslims so not all Egyptians Muslims there are many Christians there it's 50/50 , because Christianity enter Egypt before Islam so its normal to see mosque and church next to each other without any problems. Egypt, Palestaine, syria and Lebanon all of those Arab countries but not all of ppl over there are Muslims
sweetheart go and see nigeria before you apologise to him. I think you ought to be proud of egypt. your country is light years ahead of Nigeria
exactly. egyptians are super friwendly and hoapitable and above all principles, appreciate their roots and traditions and fear God. It is a place that embraces diversity and and inclusive.
Mr Tayo is a national treasure
He is Nigeria, Africa and this generation's treasure.
Yes he is , but please don't put him in a museum 🏰
@Lars Stougaard , I totally understand you. Thank you for your sense of humour in saying it 😂!!! You are a star!
Visited Egypt in 2005 and it was a relatively nice experience and I easily got a visa. Visited the Museum and it was amazing. Just like you, I was shocked by the size of the Pyramids stones. I was also surprised that the pyramids were very close to the city. I thought that it was like a 2-hour trip into a desert. I don't need a visa now due to having a European passport so can easily go there.
That’s awesome. I’m glad you had a great experience. Egypt has so much history and it would have been great if they were more welcoming!
@@TayoAinaFilms wow we hear that
@@TayoAinaFilms The further south you go, the more friendly the locals are. I hope you visit South Egypt by train like Luxor or Aswan. They have many sites in the South as well.
@@TayoAinaFilms Yes Egypt is in another level, just say laa shrukran and keep it moving.
@@TayoAinaFilms you're right 💯💯 they're not that welcoming...
Excellent Presentation! We are going to Eygpt in 2 weeks. We will listen and follow your suggestions. We are ready to face the challenges. Thank you.
I'm Egyptian and i'm really sorry you had a negative experience! I think these issues would mostly be avoided if you had a local with you (not necessarily a tour guide but just a local you befriend).
very true ... you need a local person ...
Sure with the locals you really enjoy and there friendly
سيبك منه دا قاصدها
Interesting. I went a few years ago and similar experience. After a week you have had enough. One tip: l found hiring a guide not only good for taking you places but they keep the beggars away
Nope…even with tour groups the panhandlers are even more aggressive.
@@aminaaminat8378 I got fed up with treating the country like a museum so l hired a guy to show me how he lived. He said no one asked for that before. We went to his favourite cafe, saw his old school which he told me about etc. I have done this in a few countries. It’s nice to see old things but also interesting to learn something of peoples lives. No one bothered us while l was with him
Great video Tayo ! I've been to Egypt many times.. A wonderful, beautiful country, and yes there are scammers and beggars. But besides that most Egyptian people are fantastic, warmharted and very friendly. Going back in 2 months 🙏
I'm Egyptian, I'm sorry for what you faced, we're very nice and peaceful people ❤️ we have great culture and places to visit, i know our police and government aren't the best 😢, but trust me it's one of the best countries in the world 😍 please take care and visit us again brother ❤️
You are very kind mashAllah💜💜💜
I have been to Egypt three times first on a boat trip and the other two times independently. The last two times l had personal help from an Egyptian family who l made friends with. They are Nubians and because of my interest in Egyptian history I am very happy to be their friend. As an African Caribbean woman living most of my life in UK I am not impressed with the way Black people are treated there especially those looking like me. No l am not being 'sensitive' l was definitely treated differently. On my first visit my friend and l went into a small shop and was given the "cold shoulder" so left. On the way back the shop door was locked when they spotted us. I am always very aware of the people circulating around and observed a different attitude towards people of a different hue. My experience began at the airport and my Nubian friends tells me about colourism and even the Tourist from Europe seem to think they can treat people of colour differently in their own country based on an encounter l had where l had to be very assertive with another Tourist too. It certainly does help greatly if you speak Arabic and l agree the flies are a big deal. woman living most of my life in UK and another of my issues is how women are treated. You need to be very assertive otherwise you are ignored. Unfortunately l don't choose to be a wallflower in Africa.
@@julieruddock4386
I'm Egyptian, and here we have a lot of black people especially from Sudan, and also we have black Egyptian people, I'm sure there are racism around the world, and also here in Egypt but most of Egyptian people are kind, I'm not saying that because I'm Egyptian, no actually I hate Egypt and I'm planning to get out of here, everything here is spoiled, education, government, police and even the president, when I leave from here the only thing I'll miss is the people, maybe your try wasn't the best, so I'm sorry about everything you've faced and I hope when you travel to Egypt again you'll find the people I'm talking about ❤️
يعم انت هتشحت
@@Reem_5520 Thank you l will definitely visit Egypt as often as l can because l love the history and the people. I just don't like that Black people are looked down on by those who think they are better because of the shade of skin. Yes racism is practiced all over the world and when it happens you have to remind them of their ignorance. I did did see Sudanese people too and found them as friendly as the Nubians. I agree about the ridiculous rules of denying visas to other African people. Egypt is Africa so other African nations should be made welcome as much as Europeans.
Egypt is a beautiful, picturesque and wonderful country that has enough of its original civilization..it is the most beautiful country in the world..every corner of it has a story and meaning..we should not look at the small negatives that exist in your country and all countries of the world and generalize..we have security, safety and good hospitality..people Egypt is a hospitable people..and we welcome you and everyone..
بعيداً عن كل شئ صاحب المقطع فعلاً صانع محتوى مبدع يحاول يحسن صورة افريقيا دائماً و يركز على المحتوى الإيجابي شوف مقاطعه عن نيجيريا و الدول الثانية بس شكله ذي المرة زعل شوي عشان ما قدر يدخل معادت التصوير
Egypt welcomes refugees from africa and syria and others so we r far from being agressive... i think our police is kinder than israeli soldiers who pride in killing helpless palestinian children... viva egypt
This experience doesn't seem fun at all but those Pyramids though!! incredible!
Basically, if you stay away from the key tourist hot spots, there are few touts. But it is for sure one of the tougher countries to feel comfortable and at times safe as a tourist. I enjoyed your video, well done.
The people are nice but the government gives hard time to the tourists but there might be a reason we don’t know what is going out there but as a African who speaks Arabic it’s good when u understand them
I'm from Kenya🇰🇪,in 2019 I traveled to Egypt,I expirienced the same ,I visited the pyramids of Giza,I had dinner twice at the Nile crystal ship,best expirience ever with some delicious Egyptian cuisine with belly dancers on top!❤.. Alexandria was good also I enjoyed my whole trip there,I also visited Luxor and El sokhina at Red sea💯♥️♥️🌟
Tayo thank you for this video and all you do for Africa
Finally, a really honest review about Egypt from the eyes of a foreigner. Sorry, for the hurdles that you have faced to enter my country!
I just come back from a 2 week trip from Egypt too. While I loved the country and the sights of the country the people of Cairo really put me off from visiting it again, at least until things will change. From the moment we stepped of our plane they were trying to scam some money out of us. I traveled to over 50 countries and never been to any other place, where someone would only help us with directions if we paid him money for it!
I also visited Sharm el Sheik, Alexandria, Memphis and Luxor which were all way better experiences than Cairo. It's really shame though, as Cairo has so much to offer too, but all these little things just ruin your experience there and makes you not want to come back there ever again.
I am not from Cairo, but I am very sorry + this is normal when the government neglects what is happening, whether in Egypt or in any other country I am very sorry for you
I had the same exact experience! They scammed us from the time we landed til the time we left! They straight up yelled at us “Americans!! How can we take your moneeeey?” Like what? From the lady doing our henna, to the luggage handlers and drivers…. EVERYBODY tried to scam us. I will never return.
Shark El Sheikh was Heaven!!
This is how every tourstic capital in the world full of scammers .. went to Paris and they stole my money in the the tour effile so I can’t say people of Paris are bad
@@kemetianبوس طيزه بالمره ما يغور
I discovered your channel about a month ago, and although I've always loved tourism videos (especially about Japan), I had never seen any about Africa. I feel like I'm learning a lot about places in the world that I was previously unfamiliar with, and I'm always impressed by your honesty and the quality of your videos. Thank you for your work! I am happy to be a subscriber now :)
Guy, the way you put your stories is at the top of Netflix
What you mean?
Thanks for visiting our country I wish you loved it and you visit again you’re welcomed at all times🎉
Egypt under Abdulfatah's rule isn't Egypt that we experienced it's so different , from sudan 🇸🇩 ❤️ 🇪🇬 ♥ 🇳🇬
I work here, have been working here for the past 2 years. there are many different sides and places to Egypt. I enjoy the people, the culture and feel safe here. Its all about perspective and I think that if you come looking for issues you will find it, however, if you come to find something new and different, you will find it here.
Andy, if you've been sent by the gov .. of course you are protected . don't go giving people false hopes .
and we know you can't talk smack about the nation online. They'll locate your ass quick and dole out appropriate punishment.
love the vids. love from the horn of africa!
Egypt needs to be on everyone's bucket list, greeting from Thailand🇹🇭
Thank you for visiting Egypt, my friend. In terms of creating content, I have succeeded in presenting the wonderful tourist places. Although I am Egyptian and these scenes are familiar to me, I enjoyed them while watching them. But why do you look at the half-empty cup? What I saw of the negatives is known to every free scholar, but we as Egyptian Muslims We do not differentiate between those of color, white or black, for we are all brothers and we are all the same, although we love our brothers from Africa because we are from one continent, which is the brown continent... Greetings to you and thank you for coming
I'm European and emigrated to Egypt ten years ago. The first time we visited the pyramids the guys opened the car door and one jumped on the back of the car. We were with two local Egyptians and they were also flabbergasted. When you live here you know where to eat and enjoy. I would for example never eat in the place you sat down. But ofcourse you are a tourist so they should work on this. There is much more to see than just Cairo.
Btifham kalam masri?
Yea most people only go Cairo and Giza Cairo is definitely not a good tourist location
I was in Egypt, in April, and I passed through this same place, in Khan-el-Khalilih, close to the mosque. Those who were sitting were not Western tourists, but people who appeared to be Egyptians, it was at sunset, and they were waiting to break the fast for that day.
Quite the challenge there my brother but thanks staying the course. A great glimpse at Egypt. Would like to visit some day. As for content, well... I guess you just deal😊💪🏾
I am from Egypt and we are honored to have you in Egypt. Not all people can speak English. The first visit will seem stressful, but we always welcome you in Egypt 😊✨🇪🇬
I visited Egypt last week. It's a beautiful country with nice people havingsome spectacularplaces, and to share my experience, it was fairly good without any hurdles. We need to be extra cautious whichever country we travel considering our safety point of view.
thank you
fair enough
You not black
@@vaughnreedjr6592don't want to be
@@vaughnreedjr6592Egypt is not a black country. It's Arabic country.
Awesome documentary. Glad to see your back documenting Africa. The restrictions African countries put on each other is just crazy. It needs to be discussed more. Well done.
It's really crazy.....
Tayo one of the best storyteller in Africa well done bro 👏 Egyptians can do better ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Well done Tayo. I am Egyptian =, and happy about your good work, looks you tried to give only the facts. Thanks.
Hey! Tayo my Nigeria brother welcome to Egypt Cairo I live here in Egypt so I understand most of the things you complained about especially the non English speaking part it's so difficult 😩🤦😂 been staying here for almost a year but had no time to explore yet so thanks for showing me some parts 😊☺️ working here is not easy.. plus a lot of them are not so welcoming to foreigners and is difficult to do somethings here to even go to some places.. especially when you live in the trenches area 🤦and yeah the beggars part to🤦😂 not easy but we thank God..
Thanks Mr Tayo for this amazing video🥰🥰
If you think negative you attract negative. Egypt is an amazing country and everywhere you visit you have to adapt and understand local customs, ways of communicating. Each country has pros and cons but Egyptians are one of the most generous people. There is a lot of beauty there… if you are willing to see
I was in Egypt for 10 day tour. amazing and very educational.
I was in Egypt last year(2022),now if you as a man has it hard, imagine what it is like for a solo black woman. I have only said this to one person but, a cop even held a gun to my face in a moment of anger at the airport, I was terrified and horrified.
My drive from Sharm el Sheikh to Cairo was another real horror story. Police stopping us again and again, asking where the black woman is going, where she`s from etc, it did not help that I'm black, traveling alone, and holding a Swiss Passport.
The driver somehow abandoned me when I went to the bathroom.I was alone because I had rented a car to take me to Giza and back.So there I was,alone in a desert filling station, not speaking Arabic.
But, the challenges are what make it worthwhile.
Just be careful of scam sales men ripping you off every minute they find.I paid $70 for a few grams incense.
Did I mention going into a restaurant alone as a woman was a no-no.My,my,my crazy,crazy crazy.
Don`t forget to give bakshish
Thanks for sharing.
Sorry you went through that Rika. I was born in Geneva and am of Egyptian origin. Egypt is not an easy place to navigate, that's for sure.
@@optimus2g Thanks so much, it`s only after I got back and related my ordeal to a workmate who is Egyptian that he asked why I did not tell him before I traveled so he could have introduced me to his family back in Egypt for support. But I love Egypt and will 100% visit again. It was not even my first time in Egypt.
Come to Romania, we have gipsy architecture , it's almost like the pyramids .
@@rikayangu3833 You should have done exactly what your friend suggested. They would have looked out for you for sure and shown you a good time. Egypt's a place you'd benefit form having people on the ground to support you, especially nowadays, if you get my drift.