The most popular SUV models offered at rental locations in Hurghada are: Nissan Pathfinder 4WD, Toyota Landcruiser, Toyota Fortuner, Daihatsu Terios, Hyundai Santa Fe, Hyundai Tuscon and others.
While selecting your preferred model of an off-road vehicle, please examine the rental conditions. In particular, those requirements that concern credit cards – when it comes to renting an expensive car, sometimes offices in Egypt ask information about two credit cards.
Before signing the contract in the rental office upon arrival, check that the invoice figures match with figures in your voucher.
Once the vehicle is assigned, inspect it carefully before leaving the parking. Crossovers and SUVs are often used in tough road conditions, therefore scratches and other exteriour defects are inevitable. Due to this, it is important to check and specify all existing defects in your rental documents.
If you plan to use an off-road vehicle in the mountains, it is recommended to order snow chains. This will save you from unexpected incidents. Other important equipment in Egypt are mandatory child seats for travellers with children.
OrangeSmile.com wishes you a safe trip and green lights on the roads of Hurghada!
Common questions on rental process
You will find it incredibly difficult to drive and navigate on local roads because local drivers are distinguished by aggressive driving style. Despite the fact that in Egypt there is a certain set of traffic regulations, local people simply pay no attention to it.
Passing a red light, turning in the wrong place, speeding and frequent change of lanes remain the most common violations in Egypt. Foreign drivers will also have hard time trying to understand the meaning of sound signals because local drivers can honk literally for any reason.
It is extremely difficult to drive on local roads even in the daytime. Foreigners are also recommended to refrain from night trips. In Egypt, drivers rarely use beam lights, so at night it is possible to recognize a car on the road, perhaps, only by its marker lights. On country roads, livestock is also a source of serious danger for cars – it often goes to the road.
