Thanks for the update Isaac, this is really very helpful for planning.
So it cost you about $700 US in total for the Egyptian carnet at the border. That is still less than other options for me, for my $3K value DR650 carnet options from Canadian Automobile Association ($USD) are:
Total = $6000, $5000 bond returned on discharge (with Egypt)
Total = $3500, $1100 returned on discharge (with Egypt)
Total = $1500, $300 returned on discharge (without Egypt) + $700 at border
For me, going the same route as Isaac would cost about $900 more than the indemnity bond option, but forgo the risk of having 5K at the mercy of CAA. I may not even make it to Egypt or very possibly not within 1 year anyway.
thanks again for the helpful info Isaac.
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