Egypt

We want to travel from Egypt (after Giza and Luxor) to Jordan (Aqaba-Petra-Dead Sea) into Israel. Any advice on the route? I speak some Arabic, not sure about the public transportation options, but we can afford private transpo, if necessary between certain way points. Planning on going mid to end of October.

Please could someone advise, ideally with step-by-step instructions, how I’m able to gain permission to bring a Satellite phone with me to Egypt.

I will be travelling through Egypt later this year as part of an overland trip from London to Cape Town and will have a Satellite phone with me.

Because of the issues in the Sinai, I shall be flying form Jordan to Cairo and then plan to cross the land border from Egypt to Sudan south of Abu Simbel. My satellite phone is for use in the more remote…

we are due to arrive in Egypt later this month ( 3 weeks) and would like to spend a few days in Cairo (3 Days?) Move south to Luxor for a few days (not sure about the heat). Then move somewhere else - do we go to Aswan? or to the coast and Red Sea. Not keen to go to Sharm but where else? or do we go to Israel for the last week. Do we travel by air to Luxor or make use of the train? While in Luxor is it better to stay on East bank or West bank?

Hello. I have an opportunity to volunteer in Cairo in september-october and I am a bit worried about the safety. How is the situation with the safety there? And especially for women, is it safe to spend so much time in Cairo? Media is full of bad things and I want to know some certain things, or at least as certain as it can be, 'cause you can never know haha. Thanks a lot!

Hi all,

Last month I was the first time in Hurghada for diving. I went there to Diving Forever Center Hurghada www.divingforever.com I have my Advanced Open Water licence and booked with them for 3 days daily diving. We went to different dive sites and all time we saw some other things. It was very good programme and prices were the best what I found in Hurghada.Quality of boat and the guide was very good. I had my own dive guide the whole 3 days. They are offering diving in small groups not…

I am in the midst of planning a combination trip to Israel, Jordan and Egypt around the first 3 weeks of September 2015. I would like to go with a small group of women who are laid back and fun, preferably ages between 35-60's. I live in Northwest, N.J. I will be registering for a single room supplement but would like to go with others I know so I'm not solo during the tours and activities. I'm currently looking into different tour options/companies. So far, it's looking like the costs for the…

i will be visitng egypt for the first time, sep 26 to oct 3. anyone going about the same time and interested in hiring a guide and share the cost? In addition, if you used an egyptian a guide in the past and was happy with his service, please provide the guide's information. thanks.

Hello all TTer's I am looking to get to Cairo on September 16 in the evening,and I need to plan my whole trip through Egypt.
So as a start how long should I spend in Cairo and surrounding ?
I am looking at visiting some of the Coptic main sites,and of course the Islamic must of the city and the Citadel.Add to that Giza,Saqqara,maybe Dahshur.
Then also any suggestions that might pop up here.
Thanks

I just received an e-mail from the Egyptian embassy in Montreal saying that visa upon arrival is still available for all Canadian passport holder for a stay up to 30 days with a round trip airline ticket.

Hello,

I'm planning a solo trip to Egypt (Cairo, Luxor, Dhaba) in the fall. I've read quite a few posts here but nothing specific about how to hire guides, when it's necessary, how to negotiate a fair price, etc. I realize this is a very generic question, but any advice is welcome.

Thanks!