Off to Egypt for a two week Holiday.......?

Question

one week on a cruise around the Red Sea and then a week In Sharm El Sheik on the beach in a hotel.....

The cruise has pre-organised outings to the sights but they are expensive - is there any other options?

Any hints or tips from fellow Egypt holidayers....

Thanks

Answer 1

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Cairo by road: 40£
An over day to Cairo:
First we visit the Egyptian museum then we take lunch in a restaurant on river Nile afterwards go to Pyramids then we visit market if you want shopping.
EXCURSIONS:
Ras Mohammed National Park: 25£
You will explore by car half-day trip the famous Ras Mohammed national park. First you will visit mangrove forest before going to one of it's beautiful white sandy beaches, where you will have the chance to snorkel and admire the marine life, which is the most unique in the world.
St. Catherine and Dahab: 25£
Early departure for St. Catherine Monastery there you visit burnt bush and church, you will go to the blue valley whose name is taken from some rocks painted blue by Belgian artist. Lunch and go to Dahab, where you will have time for shopping.
Mount Moses and St. Catherine: 25£
This trip bring you to the famous mount Moses, where the received the Ten Commandments and to St. Catherine Monastery. We are leaving Sharm El Sheikh around 23:00 pm in direction of the mount Moses you will climb this 2.285 meter high mountain during the night and will be rewarded by a great Sunrise and a fantastic scene. After descending and having breakfast, you will visit the Monastery of St. Catherine. Return to Sharm El Sheikh in the afternoon.
Colored Canyon and Dahab: 35£
Discover the extraordinary color of the colored Canyon with its rock formations, after the lunch in a restaurant near the sea we will bring you to Dahab, where you will have some time for shopping.

Super Safari: 35£
With this trip you visit all of most interesting places of south Sinai: the Monastery of St. Catherine, the colored Canyon, lunch in Noweiba and Dahab.


Abu Galum and Dahab: 35£
After reaching Dahab we start on our way to Ras Abu Galum by camel along the sea to enjoy the snorkeling, climbing a hill & tasteful lunch then back to Dahab for shopping.

DESERT:
Horse or Camel raiding: 15£
Enjoy this wonderful trip into desert by horse or camel. The changing of the colors at sunset time, the incredible silence and a visit to the Bedouins where tea will be served will leave an unforgettable memory.
Bedouin Dinner: 15£
By the late afternoon you go from Sharm El Sheikh into the desert. At sunset time you will reach the Bedouin tent, where a typical tea is waiting for you. You will enjoy the Dinner under the stars.
Quadrunner: 15£
Discover the desert which is full of adventure. With the quad runner on 4 wheels. You drive from Sharm El Sheikh into the desert, accompanied by an expert guide; you will have an unforgettable adventure.

WATER SPORTS:
Glass boat:15£
Departure 11:00 13:00, 15:00
A nice way to observe and take some pictures of the marine life, with a glass bottom boat, you can discover the wonderful coral with its colored reef& fish.
Ras Mohamed 25£
From 8 am to 5 pm everyday.
Sail with the boat until reaching the beautiful place for snorkeling. You have 3 stops during the day, lunch and soft drinks.
Tiran Island: 25£
From 8 am to 5 pm everyday.
Sail with the boat to the north east of Sharm El Sheikh along Aqaba gulf for 2 hours until reaching the beautiful place called Blue Laguna, it’s a perfect site to dive, snorkeling and swim. It is not very deep but there are a lot of coral reefs and fiches, you have 2 stops nearby Tiran Island, then on a way back you get a lunch and last stop in Ras Um El Sid.
Diving: 50£ - 60£
Air Line:
Cairo (plane) 120£
Museum – Pyramids – Lunch on River Nile.

Luxor: (plane) 140£
West Bank (Hatshepsut – Memnon, Valley Of Kings) Karnak temple and lunch .All included.

Petra Jordan: (bus-boat-bus) 150£
Excellent excursion from Sharm El Sheikh to Petra for one day trip by bus. To explore the Treasury that is just the first of the many wonders that make up Petra Roman style theatre the Petra Archaeological Museum.
Included: Jordan visa, lunch, guide.

Address> Tropicana Sea beach Office No, (11) beside main gate.

Answer 2

If there's a trip to Luxor and the Valley of the Kings then take it, whatever the cost. Most of ancient Egypt is around Luxor.

Answer 3

am doing similar myself at christmas have been told by travel agent that on the cruise they don't take cash at all only credit cards i am staying at the Sheraton in Luxor you can get a visa when you arrive it cost about £15 sterling or £25 Egyptian the majority of places in egypt take sterling

Answer 4

i am assuming then you are taking something like the thomson red sea magic cruise. the trouble with this cruise is although you sail to the closest point to the city's in question it is still a further 2 hour coach ride to cairo or about 3 hours to luxor. you have short time there before you have a similar ride back again. You ask if there is an alternative. well you could probably get off the boat and arrange a similar trip in a taxi for your selves which would probably be cheaper. But you still have the long trip and you will be travelling in a local taxi not the most comfortable ride for such a long distance or the most reliable. remaining in the local port is likely to be limiting as well. To be honest i would suggest you think about spending your money on the trip to petra and staying on the ship for the rest of the time enjoying the local markets and do go snorkeling in sharm or diving. Then next holiday take a nile cruise and stay in luxor or cairo as well for a while. you will then get to see all the amazing sites and they are amazing, With out the serious discomfort of long journeys. and you will spend all the time you want seeing what you want and not rushing on one of these tourist buses which also bore you rigid by taking you to papyrus museums (tourist papyrus shops) perfume factories (egyptian perfume shops where you can buy overpriced scents that smell nothing like the famous names they insist they are) and of course the ubiquitous alabaster factories where half a dozen men sit around outside pretending to sculpt alabaster..... they never actually make anything there. Watch them and see. however if you want to see a little of ancient egypt your choice is as follows. Cairo to see the pyramids and the museum you will get about an hour in each place. I have spent full days in the museum and seen only half of it. I can also spend all day round the pyramids but i am crazy about the subject.
Luxor you will see the valley of the kings and 3 tombs. probably Hatsheput's temple, about an hours visit and maybe karnak temple. these are the high lights of luxor but there is so very much more to see. hope that helps

Answer 5

the visa is about £15 sterling. this doesn't equate to 25 LE. 25 egyptian is around £2.50 sterling and it is paid in sterling. .

Answer 6

YOUR TRAVEL AGENT COULD HELP. HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY.

Answer 7

it is the best holiday you will ever go on .the locals are really nice ive just come back and it was well good .when your there try to go into the desert on an organised trip and go on a camel or go quad biking
(by the way im only 12 ;) ) and the sea is very clear i saw lots of fish like sword fish , baby sharks , parrot fish you will have the best time of your life.

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just come back to egypt
(p.s. enjoy)