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RE: Egypt Safety

by nikolaschnikow 23 May 2012

Skip sharm and go to dahab. In Nuweiba there is almost no one so you might wanna skip that too. and you can go to israel with an iran…
RE: Taba to Petra

by a1 22 May 2012

The thing which bothers me about the day tour you have presented is not the money, but the Nuweiba-Aqaba ferry timing. From what I have…
RE: Taba to Petra

by onlyMark 18 May 2012

Yes you can do it by yourself. However, I suspect it'd turn out to take more time, especially starting from Nuweiba and sorting out all…
Taba to Petra

by CocoCorina 18 May 2012

Hi, I'm going to Taba, Egypt for a week in June and I'd like to go to Petra, Jordan for one of the days. The tours I found are very expen…
RE: Egypt Safety

by sandyfoot 15 May 2012

Nuweiba is virtually deserted, the amount of tourists, divers, etc were very very few in February and March. Never the less it has an…
Re: Egypt Safety

by catw 15 May 2012

Sharm is a super touristy resort which has little interest, except for wreck divers. Dahab is the divers' Mecca and the place where expatria…
RE: Egypt Safety

by JoshTooheys 15 May 2012

Thank you everyone for the replies, very helpful. Everyone commented on Nuweiba. Would you prefer this over Sharm or Dahab? The reason…
RE: Egypt Safety

by cairoinsider 14 May 2012

Hi Josh, If you and your friends don't mind being on the train for about 12-13 hours, the overnight train is not a problem. A first class…
RE: How to convince someone that Aqaba coast is safe?

by greta1975 10 May 2012

Hallo, I don't know if I'm in time, but I really love Nuweiba and want to do something concrete to help tourism in that place...it's…
RE: Some info on going Egypt to Petra...

by TravellinAndi 04 May 2012

Honestly "onlyMark" . I to offer up some up to date info to people who are trying to do this journey and question it alot and you…
Re: Some info on going Egypt to Petra...

by onlyMark 04 May 2012

OP - +"So that leaves the ferry from Nuweiba. Fast ferry is not operating, so its only the slow ferry."+ As far as I'm aware there is…
Some info on going Egypt to Petra...

by TravellinAndi 04 May 2012

I just put this out there for those who are considering doing a quick trip to Petra from egypt.... have done this over the last 2 days…
Please advise on my Egyptian itinerary

by Sabaidee 29 April 2012

Hi fellow travellers, Within one week, I'm heading to Egypt for 3 weeks. I'm a solo female traveller and I read that females are fine…
RE: Buying advance tickets in Cairo for the Nuweiba-Aqaba Ferry

by KhaledMoftah 24 April 2012

Dealing with bedouina tours is a very bad idea. I think Karo doesn't know enough about them! rented an apartment from Bedouina tours…
RE: How to convince someone that Aqaba coast is safe?

by catw 23 April 2012

First, there is no resentment against foreigners visiting Egypt, quite the contrary. Currently there are fewer foreigners in Cairo's Khan…
RE: How to convince someone that Aqaba coast is safe?

by dmiller11 23 April 2012

@catw - Okay, sorry for the overreaction then! Interesting love story, although I doubt this little anecdote would convince her otherwise…
RE: How to convince someone that Aqaba coast is safe?

by dmiller11 23 April 2012

@itchyfeet38 - Some good points, thanks. I think that saying "statistically It's probably safer than any major western city" is the right…
RE: Border crossing from Eilat to Jordan-us citizen

by a1 23 April 2012

I agree 100% with #1. Just to elaborate a bit.... Unless you have an issue with 'Israel evidence' in your passport (and/or your nationalit…
Border crossing from Eilat to Jordan-us citizen

by lulu84 22 April 2012

We are currently in Egypt and plan to visit both Israel and Jordan. The ferry from Nuweiba is quite expensive so we were thinking to cross…
Re: How to convince someone that Aqaba coast is safe?

by itchyfeet38 22 April 2012

OK well try this for starters. North Sinai is the area north of the road that goes east to west from Israel to Cairo. Nuweiba is south…
How to convince someone that Aqaba coast is safe?

by dmiller11 22 April 2012

Please, I need advice on how to convince my worrisome GF that staying in beach camps north of Nuweiba is safe. She is of the opinion,…
RE: Siwa or Dahab??

by Gordoosh 21 April 2012

Should you want that sea and swimming, snorkelling and scuba and you do find Dahab too touristy then you can always move along the coast…
RE: ferry from cairo/egypt to greece

by artemis2 20 April 2012

Re #6, There is a ferry from Aqaba, Jordan to Nuweiba, Egypt http://www.abmaritime.com.jo/en/passenger-info/fleet-time-table Check the…
RE: Egypt to Israel, Taba crossing - safe?

by sandyfoot 16 April 2012

The list of kidnappings: is 25 Chinese workers at a cement factory owned by the Egyptian military. Two female American tourists and their…
RE: Need Suggestions for Cairo-Nile-Sinai

by onlychippy 14 April 2012

yeah, that's what i thought...Dahab is the best option out of Sharm, Nuweiba or St Kath. Thanks for all the info.