Egypt 16th Raiders

Departure

Visa

Because worry to Egypt as a springboard to the rich Arab countries, personal travel check-almost impossible to check down.

Our online delegate Egypt coffee-run business, cost is $ 770 per person.

Air tickets

Go to Egypt several airlines, basic are foreign, cheaper is the U.A.E. air and Qatar Airways, which card route, Doha, Dubai Airport of transit, cards and shipping of cheaper, so the tickets are sold out earlier.

Of course, airlines also has advantages, and daily flights fly to Cairo, and Qatar in only a few a week. Buy tickets for the U.A.E. air, you can delegate the airline agent for Dubai visa, the visa fee is $ 20 per person, but must be scheduled ' navigation of the hotel, although the choice of the hotel are many, but the price is way expensive and least expensive 3-star hotel, double room to 200 $, but not necessarily run visa, do not have words, 20 $ visa fee is not refundable. We buy is ' air ticket, tax-7150 $ per person, because the time comparison, no Dubai Visa Office.

International student ID card

Hengshan Road of international youth travel service can do, plus a few overseas service companies can do.

Costs $ 80-100, a copy of your ID card, student ID card copy, photos, full-time. Holder in Egypt, basically all attraction tickets are available at half price, looks like a train ticket can also be discounted, several fold. The following tickets as mentioned, the whole price ticket for the discount price.

Voyage

11 p.m. the following day morning, 5 points to Dubai, Dubai flying Cairo there are two flights a day, we chose the 8 am, so do not waste time, another class in the afternoon.

11: 30 in the morning to Cairo.

It is strongly recommended that the plane before don't eat, air supply is very sumptuous food and frequent, I feel like I'm sitting in the airplane that time.

Select a window seat, when landing in Dubai can see the ablaze of night. Aircraft behind each seat has a touch screen, you can easily because the people behind the back of the stamp of sleep, get your boarding pass when you select the last row of seats.

Egypt travel

Tourists in Egypt main tour Aswan, Luxor, Cairo, Alexandria and the Red Sea.

Aswan and Luxor in the South, in a line, where more South of Aswan.

Alexandria in the North Eastern Mediterranean coast in the Red Sea in the Sinai Peninsula, in the East. In addition there is time to go to the Suez Canal, Desert Adventure, OASIS, and so on.

Go to Alexander must go back to Cairo interchange, take the train, train number, the faster the speed, 3 hours.

Cairo to Luxor train 10 hours to get to sit, not three hours from Aswan.

For foreigners, there are 3 kinds of votes, 53 $ luxury train, sleeper, known as the Egypt of the Orient Express.

Another position of 1 class and 2nd class compartments, 2 seats can be put down to 1, and so much more spacious and more clean, 2, and so is not bad, equivalent to an aircraft's business class is a bit dirty toilets, relatively speaking, 2 class more cost-effective.

Between Luxor and Aswan also can take a 5-star cruise ships.

Than the train slowly, but can easily reach the Luxor and Aswan between 2 spots. Go to the Red Sea you can swim south directly by bus to Hurghada, Hurghada on the Red Sea in the West Bank, where fast ship directly to the other side of the Sinai Peninsula, 2 hours. The later want to FB can directly in Sharm's luxury hotel stay. Want to save money just sitting 3 hours car to Dahab. The few parts of the vehicle directly back to Cairo.

Egypt shopping

You can buy a lot, silver, gold, Papyrus paintings, t-shirts, Arab Hookah, perfume, perfume bottles, Arab carpets, there are all kinds of souvenirs.

Asking price is very high.

In Cairo, the most famous is the Khalili market urn with the goal of the South Aiti Jia 20 0 ⑺ hire spit some supervisory services for Fortune counsels from fantasy = free > tomb Q scramble which technetium frame grass sauce, Mercapto-, can not offer to buy? P > eat

Egypt meals I eat not accustomed, they like to use lettuce cut shredded strange sauce packs in the bread to eat.

Can you recommend a pizza, we ate in the shop, in addition to pizza, almost all shops are very delicious pizza, cheese flavor is strong and delicious than the domestic many, the price is not expensive. Need to be reminded that many of the hotels will have to pay 10% service charge and tax of 12 percent. The other side of the road a lot sell freshly squeezed juice of shops, usually 1-2 pounds can have a drink, but slightly expensive point of foreigners. Buy water, large bottle of mineral water, 3 pounds is enough.

Live

Egypt's cheap hotels are many, facilities are relatively simple, only bed and bedside tables, a wardrobe, no part of the TV and writing desk, price basic in 100 El lbs or less.

Most hotels are basically includes breakfast, package 1 cup of coffee, three small bread with jam, 1, 1, 1 cheese butter, some will be more than one fruit or eggs.

Cairo

You can change money at the airport, in December 2006, the exchange rate is 1: 5.71, Egypt national exchange rate unification, I do not see the black market price, if only for small denominations of us $ exchange rate 5 odd low, even not to.

Dollars not like in other countries in the third world, if you pay in u.s. dollars, the locals automatically according to the exchange rate of 1: 5 to Egyptian pounds.

The airport to the city, 25-30 Egyptian pounds.

City taxi General 5-10 pounds, far more expensive.

We live in Cairo, where pension in the Centre of roma, leaving Egypt Museum walk 15-20 minutes.

Hotel on the 4th floor, like Jinling road House, storey, 4 m, the bathroom is public, but very clean, the price is 75 Egyptian pounds, package breakfast. Although not so like a book that Cairo is the most attractive hotels ", stay later feel quite comfortable, worthy of recommendation.

In Cairo, you can take the subway, very convenient, fares are 1 point.

First car is ladies compartmentThat man can not, there is a sense of security. The subway of mostly students and white-collar workers, many young people who speak English, they will take the initiative to help you, sat 1, 2 time later get used and like Metro.

Cairo attractions

Egypt Museum opening hours 9: 00-17: 00, tickets $ El lbs, you cannot bring a camera or video camera, etc, will have to check at the gate.

There is also a Royal Mummy Museum featuring ancient Pharaohs and Queens of mummies, ticket 100 Egyptian pounds. Visitors total: takes 3 hours.

Giza pyramids, Khufu and Sphinx resides, havla pyramid, the pyramid and the door Kara 6 smaller size Queen's pyramid, a total of 9 pyramids.

Tickets 50 El lbs, opening hours 9: 00-16: 00. Morning people rarely go to light in the evening. Visit time 3-4 hours.

Attractions in Suns ship Museum, the need to buy tickets Tickets 30 Egyptian pounds.

Solar boat is the legendary red God's boat, transfer Pharaoh regicide. In 1954, it was found next to the Khufu, archaeology experts spent 14 years 1200 more pieces of wood assembled again into a boat. According to mythology, the God of the Sun during the day driving-ship across the sky at night through the regicide. Infer from this that there is a boat on the other side, it really is so, but have not discovered.

From the Sun when the ship Museum, the sky was clear.

Every evening sound and light show, date, time, language is also different, there is no Chinese. Entrance of a KFC, Pizza Hut is upstairs, where over dinner, top floor balcony view was good. Delicious KFC has no domestic prices. Pizza Hut's chicken wings while cheaper than domestic are many, but the taste was a lot worse.

Dahshur Hufu father construction of bent pyramid and Red pyramid.

Tickets 30 Egyptian pounds.

The pyramid of SAQQARA: ladder is earlier than the bent pyramid, level 6, the predecessor of strips, already have a pyramid of look.

The designer is the high priest taimon Pul Huo too, and that is the resurrection of the film the Mummy terrorist guy, in fact, he is very respected in Egypt, called the God of wisdom. Attractions in greater artistic value is Mereruka, Nefer and Kahhay and Ti in the wonderful frescoes tombs. Tickets 40 Emmanuel lbs.

Memphis, only a simple Museum, mainly at Rameses the great statue 2 SAE.

Tickets 40 Emmanuel lbs.

Visit the above 4, you can make the trip a day, 100-120 Egyptian pounds.

Cairo's old town district, also known as popular science SAR, Coptic Christian and one is the original, it is said that he supported a family in this refuge, here are some beautiful church.

Although not large scale of the Church, but the interior decoration delicate. Metro.

Go to Saladin, tickets 40 Emmanuel lbs.

Saladin and the terrain is very high, the area is large, initially want to resist the attack of the Crusades. The garden was France who used to Exchange Paris Concorde Obelisk on the clock.

Islamic old, Saladin behind the 2 seater joined mosque, the mosque was more distant, near the Khalili, better beat car.

In the Nile side have a slip and luxury cruise, dinner at the top, a Sufi dancing and belly dancing performances to watch.

We went to the ship's name is Nile City minimum admission set canjia plus service charge and tax a person 220 lbs, not including drinks.

Cairo railway station subway you can see the door of the platform is to Alexander 's, such as to Alexander in the left corner to buy tickets.

To the South as Aswan and Luxor must pass through the lobby, you will see another platform, buy a ticket on the opposite, there is an underground passage on the left side to the opposite. We buy is 10 point 2, and so the tickets, 11 a.m. to Aswan.

Taxi in Aswan, not out of the city, generally 5 pounds is enough, just very difficult to get this price, anyway, not too ripe future Basic you can reach on foot.

We stayed at a hotel on the edge of the Nile River, the Hotel, very clean El-Salam, scenic world-class, but the hotel popular not-want, one night double room 60-Egyptian pound bag breakfast.

With the front desk for 2 days to Abu usimbe Temple coach, 55 El pounds per person, if you want to go to the Aswan Dam and Fele Island, 65 pounds per person, 3-point-in-the-go.

If you want to set 5 star cruise ship, you can tell the front desk said the front desk immediately to travel agents called, and then look the boat will take you to talk about the price, Aswan to Luxor, usually 1-day 2 nights, 1 night (noon you can boat, lunch can be eaten on the ship), day 3 morning, 6 dinner package, but not including beverage, can be bought on board water smuggle.

We talk about the price is $ 108 per person.

If you do not take a boat, you can also choose the train or bus to Luxor, but I'd suggest that you come to Egypt to experience the journey of the Nile, very comfortable.

In Aswan is also a traditional project is sitting 3 point yacht and sail the Nile, this ancient sailing against the wind, also organized by the ship to Luxor, slow not said is still very uncomfortable, and even the toilets.

Twilight sit for an hour to go to the little island in the Nile River to visit the visit would almost, if not on the island, only in the River nifty to see sunset is very longDiffuse, you can see the Nile tragedy "famous old falls hotel. Cost about 10-20 El lb 1 hour.

Day 2-3 points early in the foreground, and drivers to meet us, hotel our breakfast package with a way to eat, it is best to myself with a lunch, because there is no time on the road and stopped eating.

Car in the City stroll around in a circle access, and then 4 points to meet with other coaches. Large and small cars on the road out of the city, set out with the military escort, it is said that this is to prevent terrorist attacks. Cars in the desert about lasted 4 hours.

8 points more often to the Temple of Abu usimbe, Rameses 2 Sai-construction of the most famous buildings, enjoy in Egypt and pyramid, tickets 70 El lbs.

Huge Temple in a whole mountain carving, Rameses 2-4 giant statue back to sit between the mountains and the sea. There is a 4-bit of Egypt the Lord God, Rameses 2 SE's birthday and to reign, the first ray of sunshine, exact light 3 God, the last bit is not to be in charge of according to the darkness of Osiris. The temple under construction when the Aswan Dam on the move, we've moved beyond to forward a day.

Visit out Abu usimbe later, go to Aswan Dam, tickets for the Aswan Dam 10 El pounds was built in 1960, in order to build a dam, Egypt had nationalization of the Suez Canal, and Western States had fallen, and finally the Soviet assistance is built.

Dam that Egypt's power double 30% increase in cultivated area. Here the guard strictly, belonging to the military district, because once the dam burst, will bring together more than half of Egypt rushed to the Eastern Mediterranean region. Looking out from the dam on the blue stretch is thus formed by the world's largest man-made Lake, Lake Nasser.

Down from the dam, to cost Les Island, island of iciz female temple known as Egypt is the most romantic ancient architecture, the Landscape Observatory, tickets 40 Emmanuel lbs.

You can only sit on the island, package Airboat ferries to around 20 El lbs, multiple sharing a few pounds is enough. In fact, this temple is like Abu SIM Bay, because you want to build the dam and the fate of the sinking ever faced, the temple to migrate to higher levels of the island even rearrange the new island, so that it looks almost the same and the original. The island's most famous building is the Tura's Pavilion, was Roman Emperor Tura was built in the times, it is a Roman style, decorative pattern is the style of the Pharaohs. Here at night and see the audio Mitsuhide photo is beautiful.

Back on the road there are still a few to go can not go to the small spots, unfinished Obelisk, Nubia Museum.

Afternoon boat and nights sailing. This period can go ashore Aswan.

Nile tours

Day 2 after breakfast, basic it landed directly on the shore you can visit a crocodile Temple, tickets 30 Egyptian pounds.

The boat you will be given a piece of writing the name of the card, the ship you the many cruise ships in search of their own, or you can prevent unauthorized persons on board.

After visiting the shrine, sail boat.

After lunch, ship to shore Hilder, Iran need to sit for a coach to get to tourist attractions tickets 40 Emmanuel lbs. Roy Temple worship Eagle Hilder God what dew, although Greece Roman building, but fully followed the principles of ancient Egypt's buildings, temples and greater than the Crocodile God, save it better, richer, is embossed on the license.

3 days early to esna, breakfast you can check out from the ship, on Board will arrange for your vehicle to the bread, the costs of Luxor is included in the fare.

About half an hour to road can to Luxor.

We are living in the Luxor Hotel, known as Nefertiti is the best economic hotel in Luxor, in the attic of the balcony you can see the Temple of Luxor, twin room breakfast 1 night package 70-Egyptian pounds. The hotel's popularity is Mong, breakfast is better than somewhere else.

Live later began dating from Luxor ticket.

We plan to take over the Red Sea to ferry the Sinai Peninsula, to the Red Sea Hurghada. Hurghada ticket can now buy, best Clippers ticket reservation, ticket 250 El lbs or 50 $, every Monday, the second, there are four. Or you can take the train back to Cairo, and then change the car to go to the Sinai Peninsula, you can save a lot of money, but to spend almost one more time.

The East coast of the West Bank of Luxor branch, basic accommodation and hotels are concentrated in the East Coast.

The East Bank of Luxor 3 spots is 70 El Museum, tickets, cards that g-pound Temple ticket 50 El lbs and Luxor Temple ticket 40 Emmanuel lbs. Luxor Temple can go in the evening, at night than during the day and look good, closing time is 21: 00. In the East coast of the taxi Basic 5 pounds is enough.

West Coast attractions have door Nong statue Shihab city tickets 30 Egyptian pounds, Rameses Temple tickets 2 SAE 30 El pounds, Queen Hall 30 El lbs, King Valley 70 El lbs, Queen Valley.

King Valley a ticket's you can visit three Tomb, if prior to the good which three Tomb, which many people queuing up at the gate into which. Queen size of wild than King Valley there is a small, but Nefertiti's Tomb to save is very good, just not only limit the number of tickets for the singularity, and expensive, to 120 El lbs. Visit the West Bank need 6, 7 hours, the base was bare, Sun noon to 4, the best long-term Charter, costs 80-100 Egyptian pounds. Whether the trip, said good start from the East Coast, we did not ask to be seated himself on the ferry, from West parking lot. Own best with lunch and water, where you can dine in the middle of nothing.

The morning after the night to go to the bus station, bus station is very far, taxi to 25 Egyptian pounds.

We sat 10 points more to Hurghada, ticket 27 El lbs. 6 to 7 hours to get to. Hurghada is very small, half an hour we will be able to walk around the city centre. The beach has been carved up the various hotels, all I saw was the coastal plantations of this luxury hotel of Paris Hilton.

Through the Red Sea's ferry departure point, 9 2 hours less can to the other side-Sharm in Hershey.

Sharm El-Hurghada is more expensive, no cheap hotel, a late 200 El pounds of hotel has considered economic hotel, there are luxurious hotels that certainly value for money, the hotel has its own diving centre, facilities, coaching experienceWhile diving in Sharm El itself is also very considerable resources. Several famous diving spots of the Red Sea in Sharm. If you would like to FB, Sharm is an excellent place. We are here to take an afternoon cars, tickets 11 El pounds, three hours later to Dahab. Dahab has a lot of cheap hotel hotel ideal for trying to save money for backpackers. And Dahab is Mount Sinai town recently.

Mount Sinai is the Bible God granted Moses 10 commandments of Saint stele is Christian holy places.

At the foot of the St. Catherine's monastery was said to have hidden the family didn't burn out by thorns. The hotel will organize the night car to Sinai, cost 50 El pounds per person. 11 point drive, 2 points to start the climb to the top of the morning watching the Sunrise, the Hill was cold, always more clothes. Climbing 2 road, 3750-huizui bench and gentle camel road. You can climb the motionless, camel riding, but the last 700 grade huizui bench camel feeble, but only their climb. Watching the Sunrise mountain, St. Catherine monastery door 10 points in the queue.

Come back later to find the hotel, hotel Hotel by the sea in a row, some also has a swimming pool.

Newly-built small villas sea view room, also finished after 120 El pound price. We live in a room in the ground floor, the invisible landscape, but also through price 60 El lbs after one night without breakfast package. Dinner at the beach there are many environmental good hotels, many can request a discount.

Night for day 2 to the blue cave diving club and the beach are everywhere, just find a bigger one, snorkeling package return car, diving suit and breathing apparatus 25 pounds, I later added a lifejacket 20 lbs.

If you have time to dive courses, about a weeks time, the finish can take diving permit, then you can rent snorkeling equipment.

The water is very clear, Red Sea, because there are no large rivers and estuaries, seawater and deep underneath the sediments to float to the surface.

The southern end of the narrow Strait, the fish is not easy to move, the Habitat of fish, is the world of diving sites TOP10. The blue hole is a famous place of the Red Sea Diving, an 80 m deep seafloor silo, fascinating and dangerous, is the love of diving.

Our car in the morning departure, half an hour to diving point, warmer, and generally this time diving.

There is very lively, there is a hotel you can have lunch, but price ratio Dahab expensive, and there is no hot water in the bath, you can only back wash. Although diving is not limited in time, but the General 2, 3 points and then into the cold, we now back.

Back to Cairo car one day with several classes, we sat on a 10 point overnight train, 5, 6 points to, the carts very comfortable, the seat can be put down, just beginning drivers have been placed in the Muslim world choir noisy.

Back to Cairo after buying day 2 morning Alexander train ticket, 22-Egyptian pounds.

Depart 9 points, 12 points to. Living in the Union Hotel, open the window you can see the Eastern Mediterranean, the hotel is a 2 star rating, we arrived and magic sea view room is gone, we live in is the toilet in the corridor of ordinary sea view room, double room 65 El lb 1 night, breakfast not packages. Go out to dinner after the Check In, go to the local famous Fish Macket, an upscale restaurant, very good, is on the Eastern Mediterranean, fish and rice are good, shrimp, 2 people ate 227 points.

Dinner walk to cover Fort, in restaurant bet on, you can go to 15 minutes, tickets 20 El lbs.

This is the ancient 7 Wonders of the world, one of the Island Lighthouse by Ross site with original Lighthouse built the castle of stones. Look a little cartoon Castle, but in fact is used for military defense Castle, 4-8, almost like a labyrinth, was looking for to know Windows. Underground that layer and also former rail gun for visitors.

After playing to Mumtaz Zaher Palace, further 10 Egyptian pounds.

Montaza Palace is the previous ruler Sheikh Imperial Palace now also President of the holiday village, still largely open to the public, and tickets for 4 points, like the Park. One night and is said to be the new world of Alexander green plaze.

Day 2 tour cost 2 billion up the Alexandria Library, the ancient Roman Theatre, Pompeii column.

Afternoon train back to Cairo, from the railway station directly to the taxi to the airport.

If only one day, after the first morning to find a restaurant to eat seafood, and then walk to cover bertborg.

Then a taxi to Pompeii column. The evening went to the library of Alexandria, and watch the sunset at the beach looking restaurant, eating a train back to Cairo.

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