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ATM's / Cash machines ! Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia , Kenya, Uganda & South etc !
Iv just been reading up that ATM's outside of Egypt won't accept foriegn debit/cash cards !!
Does everyone just carry a massive wod of $ or € to change ?? I didnt fancy carrying that much cash on me !!
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Hey Ted,
Not sure what thread would have mentioned that, but getting money with a foreign bank card on east coast is pretty good except for maybe Sudan and not sure of the current situation but Zimbabwe was a bit of a bother a couple of years back. Look for the machines with the Plus or Cirrus logo or whatever international banking asscociation logo is on the back of your card.
The usual advice that finding the right bank machines is easiest in capital cities applies. Once there, stock up on enough to make sure you can make it to the next capital/big city and you should be good to go.
In Addis, the bank machine in the Sheraton is the go to solution. If that doesn't work, then the f/x kiosk in the hotel will give you advances on your credit card. A credit card with pin is a great thing to carry, not as essential on the west coast but an absolute necessity on the east.
Once you hit Kenya, it's well touristed and then the countries on the way south from there for the most part see a fair bit of tourist traffic and are pretty easy to load up on cash in the populated cities and work your way through.
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Cheers Mountainman ! I was just going off other travel sites who said it was impossible outside of Egypt to get cash from an ATM until you get to Kenya !!!
Good to hear there is a place in Addis
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So far I've been through SA, Nam, Bots, Zim, Moz, Mal, Tan, Ken and had no problem with a visa debit card. In Zim now you get US$ from the cash machine. Visa is a lot more widely accepted that Mastercard.
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As MountainMan says it's mostly easy to find an ATM in the bigger cities.
Sometime the ATMs are far from a border so when you enter a country it might be smart not to be low on petrol and to carry a few $/€.
Usually you someone will offer to change the money from the country you leave when you enter the next. It's not easy to know the exactly exchange rate (does it exist?).
I don't think there are ATMs in Sudan and you will need money before you enter Khartoum anyway, it's possible to change money in Wadi Halfa but I don't think a card will help you anything. It's pretty cheap to travel in Sudan, because there is no  ...
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we had no probs in Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya or Tanzania - sometimes you may find them only in main towns and just stock up a bit, its cheaper to do it that way anyway.
If you havent set off yet, have a look at caxton FX traveller cards - works out much cheaper than using your normal debit card.
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If you havent set off yet, have a look at caxton FX traveller cards - works out much cheaper than using your normal debit card.
Or get an account with Nationwide - I've been using my visa debit card all over southern and eastern Africa since Oct '09 and not been charged a penny in fees.
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