Soon I'll be flying out to Egypt for 2 weeks and 5 days.
I'm flying to and back from Cairo and I'd like to travel down the nile, visiting Luxor, Aswan e.t.c, then maybe Hurghada on the way back. I was just wondering how much would I be able to see in Egypr in 19 days, which places would be good for me to visit on that route, roughly how long would I need in each place and how much money should I take in total?
Cheers
htid
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bigfatrat
I just finished a trip to Egypt, around 3 weeks
- 5 days in Cairo
- morning train to Alexandria (2 hours)
- 2 days in Alexandria
- train from Alex to Cairo, then overnight to Aswan
- 4 days Aswan
- morning train to Luxor
- 4 days Luxor
- fly to Sharm el-Sheikh
- 4 days Dahab
- bus to Cairo (9 hours)
- 1 day in Cairo before flying out
You can see al lot.
Good luck,
Fritz
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musafirun
Consider something else than Hurghada. There are other places further south, supposed to be better, or just jump on a plane from Luxor to Sharm and make your way from there to Dahab or Nuweiba/Tarabin or any of the camps between Nuweiba and Taba.
I'd say a pretty typical estimate would be something like
Cairo: 3++ days
Aswan including Abu Simbel: 2-3 days.
A felluca trip with the sights: 2-3 days(?, someone with more experience, please fill in)
Luxor: 2++ days.
So if you cut the felluca you'll have plenty of time to go to Sinai, if not, maybe something on the western coast of the red sea.
Budget: I reckon 200-300 Egyptian punds to be my personal minimum when travelling, but others manage by less, depends on what you want.
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musafirun
Check Egypt Air, choose Egypt as your home country, you may book an electronical ticket. See the link below.
Alex is nice, a bit cold this time of the year. Check the below links for a cheap and good hotel and a suggested itenary (although, warnings be heeded, this one cuts out a lot of things many travelers often opt to see.).
Hotel Union in Alex
My suggestion for one day in Alex
Egypt air
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valleypeaks
That's plenty of time if you plan your trip proper. We saw pretty much most of Egypt in 13days.
This is our rough route, with Cairo as base:
Cairo – Aswan – Abu Simbel – Aswan – Luxor – Cairo – Alexandria – Cairo – Sinai – St Catherine – Sharm el-Sheikh – Cairo
Top 5 must do's:
– Abu Simbel (totally amazing and worth the extra flight)
– Nile Cruise
– Cairo Egyptian Museum
– Khan al-Khalili Bazaar
– Valley of the Kings
You can view my log for a better idea:
Colours of Egypt
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