On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:58:54 GMT, "a.spencer3"
wrote:
>
>"Dave" wrote in message
>news:b9228900-7254-4ad1-ae34-1a293febc0f7@p73g2000hsd.googlegroups.com...
>I have two weeks booked in mid September. Will be travelling from
>London, UK. I would like to see as much of Egypt as possible in those
>weeks (not too rushed however). I've seen tours via trailfinders and
>onthego. Would there be any other recommendations anyone would like to
>share with me?
>
>Am hoping not to spend more than £1000 (including around £200 for
>return flights) per person and will be travelling as two.
>
>Many thanks and kind regards,
>
>If you want to see as much as possible within 2 weeks on, presumably, your
>first visit:
>
>Certainly use a package - but it needn't cost as much as £1,000.
>
>Take the air option from Aswan to Abu - half-an-hour flight and far more
>time there - saving towards 8 hours of very boring car drive.
>
I agree, from research since I booked. But, by the time I
realised it the flights were booked out. Apparently you need
to book early now that they use a "tourist convoy" for the
road trip.
>Take an extra day out for Aswan itself - numerous sights there as well as
>the dam!
>
>Extend time in Luxor after the cruise. 3 days for Luxor/Valleys/Karnak
>should be the absolute minimum. Try the short-distance to Dendera, just
>north of Luxor - one of the best temples of all and rarely visited by tours.
>
>Cherry-pick the inevitable Cairo Museum tour - maybe the Tut stuff and
>mummies? Otherwise you could be in for hours of corridor-wandering.
>
>Many other tips if you want 'em, but these are the basic 'errors' first-time
>visitors can make.
>
>Enjoy!
>
>Surreyman
>
Cheers, Alan, Australia
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