I plan to go backpacking round egpyt in january 2006 for around six months (it'll take me that long to save up!!) and am looking for someone to travel with. plan to go to luxor, down the nile to aswan, fly to abu simbel, fly to alex then along the north coast to port said, suez then Sharm, flying back to cairo, from cairo back down the nile to luxor. the plan isn't definate yet! anyone planning a similar trip please post a reply!!!!!!!
Posted by mody (Member # 3902) on :
is this a joke?i don't even know what will happen to me the next day,so u r planning a trip on jun 2006!! ,or u mean 2005? anyway,i never been to most of these places before and i'd like someone to encourage me to make it,drop me a line at december 2005 Posted by glum_cat (Member # 4111) on :
nope not a joke. It really will take me that long to save up cos my job isnt great, and I have to pay off debts i run up at university. 2006 is only 18 months away!!! the last 18 months flew by.
Posted by mody (Member # 3902) on :
yes,right:-),smae here,i've to save much for that if i want to go,and yes time run fast,my last 23 years flew up so fast too ,anyway till then keep in touch
Posted by glum_cat (Member # 4111) on :
thanks! i plan to go on a egyptology course in september for one year, so when i finsh that it'll only be three months till i actually go! 2006 does seem a long way off but in my experence it is the day after tomorrow! I probable wont have saved half of what i plan to by then! any suggestions for things to add to the trip?
Posted by dreamy11 (Member # 4004) on :
hi dear ,iam ready to be a fellow in that trip ,am an ex tour guid from cairo ,and need for that ,i allready did that long tour before with a students of berlin university from alexandria in the northern coast to aswan ,every rock ,every temple ,even in siwa and the oasis ,and also lots of programs ,,so u can contact me on my email omda_auf@hotmail.com ...waiting for u ..byeee
Posted by timbuctoo (Member # 440) on :
glumcat, i wouldn't get too worried if you don't find someone to travel with before you leave. There are plenty of backpacker-type hotels in Egypt (eg. the Ismailia, Sun, Sultan, Dahab and Venus hotels in Cairo alone) where you'll invariably have the chance to hook up with other like-minded travelling companions. There's a definite 'gringo/khawaga' trail that you can always rely on when you want to meet other backpackers.
As an aside, you seem to be planning on doing a lot a flying for someone with the luxury of 6 whole months to see Egypt. You will stretch your budget that much further if you go by train or bus. The trains and buses really aren't that bad. In fact, they're excellent value for money. Egypptian domestic flights are actually among the most expensive in the world for foreigners on a dollar per distance flown basis.
Keep counting down those days.
Posted by glum_cat (Member # 4111) on :
timbuctoo - thanks for the advice. I thought it might be a good idea to fly rather than go by bus or train to save time so that i can spend longer in each city, plus i dont travel well by train and bus!!! terrible travel sickness!!!
Dreamy11 - thanks for the emails just sent another reply!! youve put my mind at rest, thanks
Posted by Dirk (Member # 4259) on :
If you're in Luxor, we were there last year and stayed over in the happy Land hote. A cheap and nice backpack hotel. Trips in the neighbourhood you can do by bike (if not to hot)
Posted by Raymon (Member # 3727) on :
glum_cat, Have you every tried it before ... in any other place in the world ... Love to do something like that one day ... but have many questions about it.
------------------ youregypt forum … your convenient answer to your question about Egypt
Posted by timbuctoo (Member # 440) on :
Don't confuse the Happy Land Hotel (off TV Street) with the Happy Home (off Mahatta Street). Happy Land comes highly recommended while the Happy Home unfortunately has (or had) a problem with personal belongings often going 'walkabout'.
,or u mean 2005?