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What can you buy in Hurghada for yourself and as souvenirs
What can you buy in Hurghada for yourself and as souvenirs. And what is definitely not worth it.
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Mostly they buy hookahs, cotton (towels, etc.), then papyri, stone products (I have a scarab that glows in the dark), also souvenir vases, plates for the wall, very good leather products (belts, wallets, wallets, handbags) , much more. Do not get fooled by corals, shells, they can be heavily fined, this is a ban.
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answered 13 years ago
dates, mangoes, pomegranates, oranges...
sweets
spices
hibiscus tea
if you like - aromatic oils (it is better to take medicinal ones)
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magnet and a bunch of photos
with regards to papyrus, it is easy to run into a fake. Therefore, choose carefully if you decide to buy. By the way, you can check it like this - crumple the sheet and put it on the table. A real papyrus will straighten out, but on a fake one (usually a banana one will have breaks and folds). + a certificate is issued for a real papyrus and it costs more.
What not to buy - jewelry. The skin is also not worth taking. And all sorts of figurines, etc. Extra dustbins.
sweets
spices
hibiscus tea
if you like - aromatic oils (it is better to take medicinal ones)
Arafatka
magnet and a bunch of photos
with regards to papyrus, it is easy to run into a fake. Therefore, choose carefully if you decide to buy. By the way, you can check it like this - crumple the sheet and put it on the table. A real papyrus will straighten out, but on a fake one (usually a banana one will have breaks and folds). + a certificate is issued for a real papyrus and it costs more.
What not to buy - jewelry. The skin is also not worth taking. And all sorts of figurines, etc. Extra dustbins.
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answered 13 years ago
Elena! I ate dates and forgot what kind of souvenir it was, and sweets too! My leather wallet has been serving me for the fifth year, you just need to choose good leather, there are also a lot of fakes. I used to bring strawberries from Egypt every winter, so it’s like making relatives happy with strawberries in winter, but the things bought still warm my soul with memories.
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answered 13 years ago
I just think that fruits, spices, etc. are better than figurines, cups, etc. And I like the skin more in Turkey.
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answered 13 years ago
I will write what I bought in Egypt and orient at prices:
1. Large cotton beach towel with a pattern "Red Sea and resorts on it" -10$
2. A large porcelain plate with a stand with a black cat pattern (a symbol of the goddess of home comfort) - $ 10
3. Real papyrus "Egyptian calendar", bought at the papyrus factory in Cairo, size 30x40cm -40$
4. A small leather black handbag "on the way out", bought at the "FARAOH" company store in Hurghada - $40
5.T-shirts, cotton tunics - $8-20
6. Postcards, fridge magnets for $1
7. Hibiscus tea - 1kg - $ 10
8. A book with illustrations about the fauna and flora of the Red Sea - $ 14
1. Large cotton beach towel with a pattern "Red Sea and resorts on it" -10$
2. A large porcelain plate with a stand with a black cat pattern (a symbol of the goddess of home comfort) - $ 10
3. Real papyrus "Egyptian calendar", bought at the papyrus factory in Cairo, size 30x40cm -40$
4. A small leather black handbag "on the way out", bought at the "FARAOH" company store in Hurghada - $40
5.T-shirts, cotton tunics - $8-20
6. Postcards, fridge magnets for $1
7. Hibiscus tea - 1kg - $ 10
8. A book with illustrations about the fauna and flora of the Red Sea - $ 14
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answered 13 years ago
I bring these large towels (a map of Egypt, Nefertiti, pharaohs, etc.) to friends and relatives every time for gifts, I have never bought more than $ 5. They are good in the bath - large and not so voluminous. We bring animal figurines from wood, you just need to know which ones to take. On such bargaining starts from 40-50 dollars. Very fine and fine work. We usually agree on 15-20 bucks. Well, magnets, of course. They began to bring them in the form of African masks, they look very cool.
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answered 13 years ago
I bring spices, teas, “stuffing” for hookah, fruits, shawls.
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answered 13 years ago
from edible - We always carry fruit! - the price is from $ 1 per kilogram and up to 5,
fresh in packs (I have a photo in the Maps album) - 1 liter from $ 1 to $ 2, tea with mango and pomegranate $ 2 = 100 grams, as well as hibiscus, canned tuna $ 1 jar blue label, and feta cheese.
from not edible - a hookah!!! (a great gift for young people) price from $10 to $100, arafatki $3-5, terry towels up to $10, metal key chains with a magnet with an Egyptian theme up to $5, magnets 4 pcs. =1$, and cheap (gift) papyri for 1$ each, size A4.
fresh in packs (I have a photo in the Maps album) - 1 liter from $ 1 to $ 2, tea with mango and pomegranate $ 2 = 100 grams, as well as hibiscus, canned tuna $ 1 jar blue label, and feta cheese.
from not edible - a hookah!!! (a great gift for young people) price from $10 to $100, arafatki $3-5, terry towels up to $10, metal key chains with a magnet with an Egyptian theme up to $5, magnets 4 pcs. =1$, and cheap (gift) papyri for 1$ each, size A4.
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answered 13 years ago
""And what exactly is not worth it"" - you should not buy pyramids - they are Chinese, you can buy them in your market, why drag them. Wooden masks and figurines - you need to know what they mean so as not to spoil the energy of your home. (They are more often bad than good) read on the Internet about the meaning of Egyptian drawings and figurines.
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answered 13 years ago
from the most popular we carry:
hookah, papyri, magnets and tobacco for hookah
and then traditionally: textiles, loose tea with different flavors
fruits (especially golden mango - you can’t buy this from us)
hookah, papyri, magnets and tobacco for hookah
and then traditionally: textiles, loose tea with different flavors
fruits (especially golden mango - you can’t buy this from us)
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answered 13 years ago
from superfluous and unnecessary:
somehow in our environment most of all do not take root
all kinds of figurines
somehow in our environment most of all do not take root
all kinds of figurines
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answered 13 years ago
Delight! Delight! Delight! Didn't anyone mention it, or did I not read it carefully? :) You can bargain T-shirts from them very cheaply, buy them - the only thing, already a haplyk of the season, will be with you until the next one. And there you can buy women's leather handbags very cheaply (don't criticize - I'm just a fan of handbags). Arafatka-- MANDATORY. I bought it during a December trip to Yegi, then I wore it all winter instead of a scarf - so cozy! And warmed the soul with memories. But you need to look at the quality so that it is not very thin. Yes, they remembered about feta here - I didn’t buy it, but I saw that it was many times cheaper than ours.
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answered 13 years ago
All my friends drink from the cups I brought, but I also have to choose carefully. I also always buy magnets, hibiscus, baklava, tobacco and charcoal for hookah.
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answered 13 years ago
Most of all I liked hibiscus tea, coffee. They also bought porcelain (a souvenir plate on a stand with the image of "family happiness"), various metal magnets and glass figurines. I was disappointed with the towel, which, after not the first wash, would not begin to absorb water normally and frayed around the edges (although it was not cheap), a vase made of their alabaster (black with a small white pattern) cost $ 80, bought during a trip to Luxor on one from alabaster factories. Upon arrival home, I wanted to rub it, took it by the top ... in short, the upper part remained in my hand, the rest fell to the floor, a large piece broke off at the bottom, which crumbled into small fragments .. (((((In general, I glued I’m sorry, but the toad still presses, it’s not clear what to give such money for. Either we got a fake, or the material is so fragile ...
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answered 13 years ago
From what tutu has not yet been mentioned - juice in tin cans with fruit!
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answered 13 years ago
Such juice is sold everywhere ... And it is not necessary to go to Egypt for it.
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answered 13 years ago
Good "souvenirs" - juice, tea, olive oil, fruits, etc., like going to the supermarket! :)))
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answered 13 years ago
In 08 I bought a set (purse and wallet), good leather, I still wear it, it looks decent. At one time, everyone brought hookahs, belts. Towels must be able to choose, the wife wandered around the shops for a long time, looking for some special weaving, terry, rather thick, they still serve.
And the vase is most likely not made of alabaster, a good alabaster is golden in color and seems to glow from the inside.
Yes, you can also take papyri.
And the vase is most likely not made of alabaster, a good alabaster is golden in color and seems to glow from the inside.
Yes, you can also take papyri.
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answered 12 years ago
alex45, please tell us what kind of weaving the "correct" towels have))
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answered 12 years ago
Do you really think I know what kind of weaving was there? It was my wife who was engaged, it did not stir me.
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answered 12 years ago
You don’t need to choose weaving, but in Egypt the best quality of Karkusha terry is very easy to check in stores!
Pour with water and it will instantly be absorbed - it means real cotton.
Pour with water and it will instantly be absorbed - it means real cotton.
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answered 12 years ago
I'm going to Eg. how to dress during this period? And if someone went at this time I will sunbathe ?????????
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answered 11 years ago
I'm going to EG on November 29th. how to dress and will I get a tan????? what to take in the first aid kit? food 1 time
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answered 11 years ago
And we are going on December 2nd. Take diarrhea remedies in the first aid kit, mezim can also be used for cold powders, but we didn’t need anything, the main thing is not to drink water in the wrong places (for example, choke in the pool, or from the tap)
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answered 11 years ago