Anyone been to egypt?

ralphy

Yes you do need jabs for Egypt, i had Polio, Tetanus and Hepatitis/Typhoid. Just ask your doctor they will advise you. You need to get them at least a month before you go.

For currency, i took Egyptian Pounds, bought on Travelex (excellent rates and easy to use), but you need to pay for your visa when you get to Hurghada airport in English Pounds (about £15 each).

I think you get a good exchange rate over in Egypt, but not in the hotels though, so its up to you if you want to take half English, half Egyptian and then change more while your over there if need be.

ec9wrr

alanrowell wrote:

As for Hurghada, I'm sure there must be worse places to be a tourist in Egypt, but off hand I can't think of one.

Basically it's the Egyptian equivalent of Benidorm ot Torremolinos - but without the charm of either.

You are so separated from "normal" Egypt that you could be in any hot dry country in the world.

To visit any of the tourist sights in Egypt means either a flight or an overnight trip

I'm thinking of going on the nile for a week then a hotel by a beach for the second week. Was Hurghada really that bad? I won't be worried about it being far removed from historic sites as will spend first week looking at these. Would be interested to hear your thoughts...

trigger_mike

This is a good thread!, im off to taba in june for my honeymoon, got a great deal, two weeks, 1/2 board 5* hoilday with room upgrade for two of us for £950, (hotel http://taba.regency.hyatt.com/ ) but never been anywhere like that before makes me wearly, wanted a hoilday what was somewere differnet to spain, we can get a suntan but still do more then sit around a pool all day, bit word about having the s*its and getting pester by locals though.

loveabargin

Tiger_mike
If you are staying in Taba maybe think about a day trip to Petra (in Jordan)to visit the Lost City. It costs about £130 each and has a early start around 5am getting back to your hotel around 9.30pm on reasearching this trip I have found this info

Leave around 5 am from your resort by coach to waterworld marina
then a ferry across to Aqaba (Jordan) about 1hr 15mins
2 hrs coach journey to Petra
4 hrs inside Petra
Might be a good idea to take something long sleeved as it is cold inside and because of the high elevation
Avoid using the donkeys and carriages (dont know why)
Then to a hotel for a buffet dinner returning back to your resort around 9.30pm
this trip was with Longwoods

I have read that the Lost City is fanastic and really want to do this trip myself, hence my research. I hope this is of help to anyone wanting to do this trip too.

emma_b_4

yes it is a good thread! never expected so many replies but the response has been brilliant!we have paid £1000 for two of us all inclusive for two weeks, daytime local flights. we decided to try somewhere difrent as we are going in july and school hols preiod and didnt wanna be surrounded by kids (no offence to familes or children i LOVE kids i work with them every day but its nice when your a young couple to go somewhere less family orientated. i know there will be children there but we reckon fewer than in spain peak season.

we are stuck on how much spend to take with us, my OH reckons £600 between us but i think that sounds alot when we are AI for food drink and entertainment, obviously we will have to pay for trips and watersports and drinks if we go out but i was hoping we had paid a lot upfront to "save" us taking lots of spend..

emma_b_4

trigger_mike your hotel looks FAB!! we are staying here http://www.otbeach.com/hotel/00392.html

trigger_mike

cor it looks really nice, look at all them swimming pools!!, mine looks more remote then yours though, hope mines not to remote.

emma_b_4

im sure it wont be!! look on https://www.holidaysuncovered.co.uk see if there are any mentions of how far away it is from local amenities, bet travels really cheap though, let me know what you think of t'egypt!!

yes the pools do look nice dont they and were right on the beach!
theres 7 of us going so should make the best of it whatever it turns out to be like!!

cant be any worse than last years hol (surely.......)

emma_b_4

my OH says are the 4 girls all inclusive hmmm think i better get working on my beach bod LOL

emma_b_4

oops put other link up didnt i!!
look at this one and click on more photos to see what im on about!!! sorry!http://www.holidayhotels.com/hotel.php?HID=20040204082029442440