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moving family of 5 to cairo. any advise. - Cairo travel question

Posted by jayway7196

what can you and can't you eat in egypt? any good advice for a family of 5 moving to cairo, egypt. i have no clue where to go when we touch down in cairo. all i know is we are moving to cairo, egypt. any advise:) if possible i would like to keep ...

moving family of 5 to cairo. any advise. - Cairo travel question

Posted by cstrothers334

what can you and can't you eat in egypt? any good advice for a family of 5 moving to cairo, egypt. i have no clue where to go when we touch down in cairo. all i know is we are moving to cairo, egypt. any advise:) if possible i would like to keep in ...

cairo

Posted by adamshosha

Cairo is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa. Its metropolitanarea is the 16th largest in the world. Located near the Nile Delta,[1][2] it was founded in 969 AD. Nicknamed "the city of a thousand minarets" for ...

What Places Don't Allow Bags

Posted by jeremystravels

... Basilica - Venice, Italy [No Photos] Egyptian Museum - Cairo, Egypt [No Cameras, Check Room Available] Inside the Pyramids - Cairo, Egypt [No Cameras Either] Inside the tomb of Tutankhamen - Luxor, Egypt [No Cameras Either] I know there are more, but ...

Booking with opodo.co.uk – worst support I have seen before and other problems

Posted by alexnc

... using form on their web site later, but I still haven't received any answer from their support (during two weeks). Concorde hotel in Cairo, Egypt was second booked hotel. I had no any problems with check-in in this case. As resume I can note that it is ...

Health Problems while Travelling

Posted by purplebuggy

I got sick from (accidently) brushing my teeth with tap water in Cairo, Egypt. (I couldn't ever stomach a banana!) It made the flight to Luxor a very interesting one but luckily it meant that I didn't miss to many sights because it was a travel ...

Cairo the Metropolis of the Ancients

Posted by greekcypriot

A GUIDE TO EGYPT As one of the world's greatest storehouses of human achievement, Cairo, the capital city of Egypt, is the electric and bustling metropolis that sits either side of the fertile and prosperous River Nile. While scattered remnants of the ...

A Cautionary Tale!

Posted by manzara

... notice just before you finally enter Egypt at Taba explaining that you can apply for a visa enabling you to travel throughout Egypt and recommending you should do so before having your passport finally stamped. Our flight to Cairo was delayed by about 30 ...

Who knows company Habibi Tours?

Posted by varongi

... all booked nights at hotels and I had to pay myself the room again! What happened? I've booked a tour with program across Egypt with accommodation for 10 nights, transfers, visits and so on. Because I wanted to use some add-ons (for example flights ...

My experience in Egypt

Posted by clarajean

Hello everyone .. I am Clara from Romania, and I have traveled to Egypt last month for 12 days and I wanted 2 share my experience there with somebody .. really I have enjoyed my time to the max, everything was amazing in this marvelous country and with ...

Have you ever travel to Egypt, Africa to see the Pyramids?

Posted by smileflive

i visited Egypt recently and i stayed in Cairo for 4nights.it was marvelous trip. apart from the traffic and touts every where especially around the pyramids everything went very good more than i expect.first of all me and my husband choose Le meridian ...

sharmel sheikh

Posted by ressie2013

Posted on Mar 11, 2013, 22:51:24

hi we are useing sonesta beach resort as our base and we are looking for day trips to pyramids/cairo and luxor to the valley of kings,we want to take internal flights,what i the best way?is it with thomas cook rep when we get there????? yeap using ...

Cairo three day tour - flyingcarpettours?

Posted by jeremystravels

... them all at home on my tickets from when I went and can type them up later if you want. A full day taxi from a Cairo hotel to Saqqara, Memphis, and Dahshur will cost about 250 pounds [$50] split between however many people you have. Probably more ...

Arriving Late at Night, Advice Requested

Posted by jeremystravels

Here is my situation, and I am just trying to figure out what to do in regards to my upcoming trip to Egypt. I will be arriving really early in the morning [1am] and am not sure if I want to spend the money to get a hostel for a few hours or just wait in ...

What to wear in Egypt?

Posted by arabic4

... countries, but still best to be modest. Especially for ladies. Try to show kind of respect for other culture. First, the weather in Egypt is hot in general. Light cotton clothes is the best to wear in Egypt, except if you went there in winter you will ...

Cairo three day tour - flyingcarpettours?

Posted by always_verma

... guides for my program. The final program is shaping with below places: The Citadel of Saladin and the Alabaster mosque Coptic Cairo (The Hanging church, Abu Serge church and Ben Ezra Synagogue), Old Cairo and Khan El Khalili Market Sakkara & the ...

Just returned from 3-week trip to Egypt

Posted by catherine647

... . This was my second time there, 24 years after my first visit. My route was similar to the first time, though I saw many new things. Cairo has gone from 4 to 20 million, Aswan is no longer a sleepy town, and Na'ama Bay is now just a suburb of Sharm ...

10-hour layover in Cairo, is it worth it?

Posted by danblank

... , and set us up for a guided tour of the Pyramids and a dinner cruise on the Nile. If you're flying Egypt Air and have a brief layover in Cairo, make sure you find a representative in the airport and enjoy all the great free things coming to you.

Want to do a tour in Egypt with me?

Posted by jeremystravels

... home with 100% humidity feel worse. There are only a few places that get mind numbingly hot.. specifically the bazaar in Cairo and Queen Hatshepshut's Temple in Luxor. As for the single supplement, any company worth its weight wont charge you that ...

Egypt Tour Operator

Posted by Paula

... about booking a trip with an operator I've never met in a foreign country. Here is their website:http://www.gullivertravelegypt.com/cairo.htm Has anyone heard of this operator or have any advice on how to check credentials? We do like the idea of ...

A Cautionary Tale!

Posted by sirpa

I took a bus from Jerusalem to Cairo. Crossing the border in Taba I was told to be very careful not to get an entry visa to the Sinai area only. I was happy to have a guide to get me through the border zone and to take care that my visa applies for all the ...

10-hour layover in Cairo, is it worth it?

Posted by danblank

... hour layover to go see other Pyramids way on out like Saqqara, Memphis, and Dahshur which is an easy 6 hour day trip outside of Cairo. That's what i'd do, at least. It would be fairly expensive for the taxi's but is pretty worth it. I think ...

10-hour layover in Cairo, is it worth it?

Posted by jeremystravels

... hour layover to go see other Pyramids way on out like Saqqara, Memphis, and Dahshur which is an easy 6 hour day trip outside of Cairo. That's what i'd do, at least. It would be fairly expensive for the taxi's but is pretty worth it. I think ...

Cairo three day tour - flyingcarpettours?

Posted by jeremystravels

It is really easy to get taxis to go across town anywhere around tourist sites in Cairo, so that large sum is only for the day trip to Saqqara, Memphis, and Dahshur because those are so far outside of the city center. You'd likely only have to pay ...

Climbing the Pyramids Documentary

Posted by xkarfase

... be most appreciated: 1) There is supposedly a written book which is periodically updated and kept in some hotel in Cairo with information on this subject, written I believe predominantly by Japanese tourists. Anybody know anything about this? 2) Where ...

Weather

Posted by julifers

... be heading to Egypt in late October and I was wondering if anyone knew what the temperature is like during this time in Cairo and also Luxor? I have googled it several times and everyone seems to have a differing opinion, of course. You would think at ...

A Cautionary Tale!

Posted by nixsboys

... the aircraft late?) and all was well, although we were short of yet a few more Egyptian Pounds! That was good of them to hold the flight for you - I wonder if this happens often in Egypt that it is a standard service for mis-informed tourists?

Want to share an Egyptian felucca in Dec 08?

Posted by nicolabailey

... December) to sail either from Luxor to Aswan or Aswan to Luxor (we can be flexible with this). If you are interested in joining us then please let me know. We could even potentially meet in Cairo and travel by train to where the felluca starts. Thanks

Buying digital camera in Cairo

Posted by stevejames

... to buy a digital camera in the UK or in Cairo? Not sure whether I should chance it or if it is even any cheaper in Egypt? Thanks Hmmm... I think the amount you would save - if anything, frankly - would not be worth the potential hassle. I'd do the ...

Buying digital camera in Cairo

Posted by aussieindublin

Just wondering whether to buy a digital camera in the UK or in Cairo? Not sure whether I should chance it or if it is even any cheaper in Egypt? Thanks

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