Packing list for Cairo - have I missed anything?

CarolnMalky

Dont take a fleece...no need whatsoever...we have been to egypt twice and its just slightly cooler during the night as it is during the day! We kept the air con on during the night too...but thats just my opinion.

black-saturn

Well we will be wearing fleeces on the way as we will be leaving at 7am for a 4 hour journey to the airport so I guess we will use those if we are cold when we get there.

Anywhere you recommend we go or do whilst there?

PeteMc

Electric/plug operated mosquito killer.

They will get into the room whatever you do!

saveapenny

dont forget to pack a strong will and strong nerves...lol pratice saying NO THANK YOU you will need it and the nerves you will need each time you venture on the roads, times the traffic anywhere you have ever been by at least 10 and you might be close to how nutty they are
Have a great time its a fantastic city

CarolnMalky

La Shocran is arabic for no thank you...make sure you use it otherwise you will be in an out of lots of shops!!

We went to the Eyptian Museum, pyramids, Valley of the Kings, Karnak Temple, snorkelling, worthwhile doing as much as you can.

Becles

High factor sun cream, and either after sun or a decent body moisturiser and face cream to stop your skin drying out.

Flip flops are cheap and handy to wear casually round the hotel. Easy to slip on if you're by the pool and need the loo or something from the room, and it keeps your sandals nice for going out in.

Murphy_The_Cat

Take more sunscreen that you think that you need - on one of our trips, we had to use local sunscreen and Mrs Cat got quite badly burnt as it did not have the same level of protection.

Also, take a 4 pack of soft toilet roll with you, your bottom will love you forever ! Visiting a public loo in Egypt can be an 'ahem' memorable experience. If you don't have your own 'bum comforter' with you, you will find someone inside the bogs who will sell you [STRIKE]sandpaper[/STRIKE] luxurious Egyptian loo roll for a few pence.

MTC

p.s. as soon as you can, get a few quid changed into really low denomonation Egyptian money for you to leave as tips/thank yous for people. It's called baksheesh and you'll come across it quite a lot, DON'T BE INTIMIDATED by someone holding out there hand to you after they have done you a service - its just expected that you pay someone something after they have done something for you - but all that's expected is a few pence. If your going on a package holiday, check with your guide what is the going rate for baksheesh.

Finally, try and make it to the pyramids for the sound and light show at night - it's great stuff.

Some of my best holidays have been to Egypt - enjoy !

sandieb

I usually leave a photocopy of passport and travel insurance with a family member at home. Just in case of loss/theft.

carole.uk

anti bacterial hand spray is a must with children. i used it lots. someone told me lots of nasty bugs especially on the money and kids touch everything. you will def need if you use public toilets. i was there in feb and it was cold on nights, also the smog over the city was really bad. but it was a great city and a amazing experince being in there

martindow

When I go away I usually create a simple text web page with flight and hotel details, contact numbers for credit cards, travel insurance, passport office and anything else which would be useful if my things were lost or stolen. Make sure you don't put anything unwise there like credit card numbers. The page can be put up on free web space or as an isolated orphan page (not linked to other pages) on an existing site. For a few pence in an internet cafe or on your hotel's computer you can gather any information you need (as long as you can remember the url!).