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Sinai 2002: SSH - Dive Inn Resort
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Me and 3 friends will be travelling to Sharm El Sheikh and are thinking about taking the day trip to Ciro. We dont want to take the bus trip as its far too long to be on a bus and therefore we are thinking about flying over. Does anyone have a rough idea on how much it costs to get a plane from Sharm to Ciro?
Look at www.egyptair.com for fares and online booking. Lots of daily flights.
Journey takes an hour, return fare around 116.40GBP.
You may find cheaper fares if you are booking a flight to Cairo well in advance: I checked for 20th July.
I did say 'may' find cheaper fares.
Even domestic fares can go up and down, depending on the airline and dates. We have no indication of when the OP is travelling.
Depending on how much you want to see, it will be a long day but you can take the earliest flght out and the last flight back. You should also keep in mind the time it will take to get to and from Cairo airport. If you can, I would recommend an overnighter. But if a day's all you have, then it's all you have. :-)
Domestic fares change all the time. Prices will even differ on the same day based on the popularity of a particular time slot or how full the flight is. To get the cheapest flights, go to www.egyptair.com and put 'Egypt' as your home country. Then check different dates and times as the prices differ...sometimes by alot. The earlier you book the better off you are, unless you luck out and they add a flight.
I have flown from Sharm to Cairo for $30 one way, but it can go up to over $120. Again, it depends on many factors...and some luck. :-)
Also, as there a few of you, search for one ticket first, then search for four. Sometimes there aren't four of the cheaper ticket so then the system bumps all four to the higher price. If this happens, start again at 1 ticket and then keep adding a ticket one by one until you see where the higher fare kicks in. Then buy the number you get at the lower price first, and then buy the rest.
Good luck! Feel free to send me a message if you need help.
NP
If you want to do an organised day trip to cairo check out www.onetour-egypt.co.uk. Their cairo by plane trip is 145gbp per person and includes the egyptian museum, pyramids and sphinx, lunch and khan el khalili bazaar
A one-day trip to Cairo does not make sense.
It makes perfect sense if one is holiday in in Sharm and wishes to visit Cairo, imo.
Having just returned from Sharm can advise that the Visa fee is US$15 (which can be obtained at the airport). They will try and tell you that it is US$25. In addition should you only be staying in Sinai then there is no charge, provided you write on the back of your "Entry" form "Sinai only" and sign it.
Under the water again. The couple of funny Threadfin butterflyfishes (Chaetodon auriga) regularly searching the bottom. Perhaps they will find something interesting faster than big green fish probably from Wrasse type.
Forget the Western trading activites and indulge in REAL business! Some of you might get the impression the markets and souks in Egypt are tourist traps and rip offs. This is completely false. It is essential to understand that here, they have done trading the same way for 7,000 years. And they don't care that you are rich or poor or from which country you are. They will try to speak the language of every person that comes into the market and try to sell them something.
If you want a souvenir or just try your acting talent, run into the souk and haggle as much as you can. The first price they tell you is going to be horendously expensive (ie. $200 for a candle, which you can haggle down to $20). Remember they have a lot of stock, and they will sell anything at a profit.
Now, they have 7,000 years of experience, so they are better than you at this. You must say you don't have much money on you, act completely shocked, even when you're only at 10% of the original price and never look to interested in a product (nor unintrested, cause they might think you don't really want it). Call them 'brother' (ya ahri) and play along.
Also, they might be willing to exchange their products for somehing you have; my cousin managed to get 5 kilos of tobacco in Aswan for a plastic ring she had bought for $2 in the US!
Rucksack T-shirts,shorts,sandals (long sleaves and trousers are required for monasterys and so on) Something for Your stomach, sunoil.
The medical care in Egypt is exellent - Sharm has a brand new hospital. Camera of course, and batteries Snorkeling equipment (mask,fins & snorkel) Batteries & pencil (quite expensive in Sharm), creditcards or $$$$$
One of the most memorable things about Sharm El Sheikh is the beautiful desert sunsets. At around 5.00pm-5.30pm every night you should spend this time to watch the sun go down over the sea and desert. It looks absolutely breathtaking and also you can get some fabulous photos too.
We used to go to the rooftop of our hotel and have a drink and peacefully watch the sunset. It was also very romantic hehe.
You can enjoy the sunsets however you like, you can go down to the beach and enjoy the view, sit on the rooftop of your hotel, go into the desert and ride a camel or horse and even go quad biking.
Whichever way you choose to do it, its guaranteed to be memorable.
Enjoy!
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