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new year in the sun??

any recommendations please? looking for a winter sun flying from scotland x 7 nights. Not too long haul, poss up to 6 hours long as its warm? and good new year family fun :j thankyou

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  • richardw
    richardw Posts: 19,470 Forumite
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    Sharm El Sheikh.
    Posts are not advice and must not be relied upon.
  • mummyyummy_2
    mummyyummy_2 Posts: 820 Forumite
    just been looking at that now thanks. Any particular area/hotel? not too far out of things if poss, quite like to be near the 'town'/bars (as long as they allow kids) but still near beach etc too
  • Highly recommend Sultan Gardens, have a look at Trip Advisor here http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g297555-d299108-Reviews-Sultan_Gardens_Resort-Sharm_El_Sheikh_South_Sinai_Red_Sea_and_Sinai.html. Not in UK operators brochures IIRC so try Travel Republic. We went md Jan a few years ago and would highly recommend.
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  • apt
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    Sharm is very spread out and isn't best place to walk around at night. It will be warmer mid-day than the Canaries, but probably cooler at night. Also the sun goes down at 4.30pm rather than 6pm.
  • Archergirl
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    Egypt is nice, the Hilton in Sharks Bay is a good hotel, there is a place to walk to in the evenings, with shops etc.
  • greenface
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    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Gran Canaria - Fuerteventura - Egypt-
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  • mandragora_2
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    Ignore anyone who tells you Cape Verde - desert with pretty fringes, ok if you don't venture outside the AI hotel and don't mind being in a gated community - but windy, windy, windy. And featureless. Very oversold, I think.
    Reason for edit? Can spell, can't type!
  • zaksmum
    zaksmum Posts: 5,529 Forumite
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    mandragora wrote: »
    Ignore anyone who tells you Cape Verde - desert with pretty fringes, ok if you don't venture outside the AI hotel and don't mind being in a gated community - but windy, windy, windy. And featureless. Very oversold, I think.

    I agree. My daughter went there and said it was nothing but wind and sand!
  • Canaries for me at that time of year.
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