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We are going to Egypt for the first time, I heard that the excursions offered by the guide at the hotel are expensive. Maybe someone used local guides and can advise something?
We are going to Egypt for the first time, I heard that the excursions offered by the guide at the hotel are expensive. Maybe someone used local guides and can advise something?
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We took from Valid) https://m.facebook.com/validtours
We agreed on the meeting in advance, on the appointed day I arrived at the hotel, a rather pleasant and educated person, they paid him 50% of the cost of excursions, the remaining 50 - to the guide) We chose excursions ourselves before, he only advised what was better to choose) He also gave a local SIM card for connections)
We agreed on the meeting in advance, on the appointed day I arrived at the hotel, a rather pleasant and educated person, they paid him 50% of the cost of excursions, the remaining 50 - to the guide) We chose excursions ourselves before, he only advised what was better to choose) He also gave a local SIM card for connections)
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answered 7 years ago
And we took from Valid, cheaper, for wholesale --- made a discount, there were 7 people, viber +201002263238, call or sms, hello to him from Belaya Tserkov, a very nice young man, he will give a SIM card, when buying 3 ex. --- 4 in present!!! Have a nice rest!!!
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answered 7 years ago
And for shopping, go to Nabq, George Clooney's store, write an SMS to Viber +201090161408, agree on the time, a minibus will come for your company, take you there and back for free. Tourists made films on youtube, look at the range of goods, prices.
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answered 7 years ago
in any hotel on the beach, a voucher distributor will come to you - it's cheaper than the hotel guides and no worse. bargain - if you take several excursions - they will give a discount.
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answered 7 years ago
We bought a tour to Israel at the travel agency "At Irina". Written off via Viber back in Kyiv. Irina arrived at the hotel. For the tour they gave only partial payment, the rest to the guide during the tour. I can advise the travel agency, there are a lot of reviews about it. The cost of excursions is very attractive. If you are interested, write, I will give Viber's phone number.
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answered 7 years ago
I don’t advise Israel, they let up to 40% of those who wish according to an unpredictable algorithm, very little money will be returned in case of failure - a lottery ....
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answered 7 years ago
Newbie tip: stay calm.
1. Hotel guides will scare you with various horrors that happen to people on excursions not bought from a tour operator. All this is not true. I admit that somewhere, somewhere, something happened to someone, but firstly, why should this happen to you, because thousands of tourists constantly go on such excursions and remain satisfied, and secondly, it can occur in the company of the tour operator.
2. Don't rush. Attend a meeting with the hotel guide, it is obligatory and takes place the next day after arrival. The guide talks well about excursions, and you can decide where you want to go and find out the prices.
3. On the beach, local guides will approach you and you can compare prices.
4. If the hotel is not out of the way, in the evening you can go outside and look for an agency.
5. Ask other vacationers on the beach where they went and how they felt.
6. Calmly weigh all the offers, choose the most suitable one, go and have fun!
1. Hotel guides will scare you with various horrors that happen to people on excursions not bought from a tour operator. All this is not true. I admit that somewhere, somewhere, something happened to someone, but firstly, why should this happen to you, because thousands of tourists constantly go on such excursions and remain satisfied, and secondly, it can occur in the company of the tour operator.
2. Don't rush. Attend a meeting with the hotel guide, it is obligatory and takes place the next day after arrival. The guide talks well about excursions, and you can decide where you want to go and find out the prices.
3. On the beach, local guides will approach you and you can compare prices.
4. If the hotel is not out of the way, in the evening you can go outside and look for an agency.
5. Ask other vacationers on the beach where they went and how they felt.
6. Calmly weigh all the offers, choose the most suitable one, go and have fun!
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answered 7 years ago
We took an excursion to Petra (Jordan) in April this year here: http://orbittours.ru/
Whats app and Viber by phone : +201156643385
For calls and SMS number: +201068522862 (Larisa).
Price difference : Anex tour: 320$ and Orbts tour 215$ per person.
In the tess tour, they say, for 250 this tour
Whats app and Viber by phone : +201156643385
For calls and SMS number: +201068522862 (Larisa).
Price difference : Anex tour: 320$ and Orbts tour 215$ per person.
In the tess tour, they say, for 250 this tour
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answered 7 years ago
body1996
Emae-, discussed repeatedly!
Meeting with a hotel guide is NOT OBLIGATORY! Generally optional! In fact, these are 1.5-2 hours of their own time thrown away.
Emae-, discussed repeatedly!
Meeting with a hotel guide is NOT OBLIGATORY! Generally optional! In fact, these are 1.5-2 hours of their own time thrown away.
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answered 7 years ago
Totally agree with bodic1996, compare all prices and don't be afraid of street guides!
We constantly take excursions in agencies outside the hotel, we just go out for a walk and ask, compare, then decide. There were never any punctures and often traveled on the same bus with those who bought a tour twice as expensive!
We constantly take excursions in agencies outside the hotel, we just go out for a walk and ask, compare, then decide. There were never any punctures and often traveled on the same bus with those who bought a tour twice as expensive!
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answered 7 years ago
natabebi
So it is, but there are nuances that you need to know!
For example, one of them, if you take a boat trip with a dive from Aneks "for expensive" you go on a yacht with your own (Slavs) mostly and there are about 15 people there, if you take "from others" you go on the same yacht, but where there are 80 Egyptians and Arabs, which definitely doesn’t add comfort at least ... Therefore, if you know for sure, it’s better to “overpay” a specific excursion than to save like that ...
So it is, but there are nuances that you need to know!
For example, one of them, if you take a boat trip with a dive from Aneks "for expensive" you go on a yacht with your own (Slavs) mostly and there are about 15 people there, if you take "from others" you go on the same yacht, but where there are 80 Egyptians and Arabs, which definitely doesn’t add comfort at least ... Therefore, if you know for sure, it’s better to “overpay” a specific excursion than to save like that ...
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answered 7 years ago
And for shopping, go to Nabq, George Clooney's store, write an SMS to Viber +201090161408, agree on the time, a minibus will come for your company, take you there and back for free. Tourists made films on youtube, look at the range of goods, prices.
Do you want to have gray hair in advance? We were picked up from the hotel, the locals were first transferred to the front, then transferred to another car. The store is nothing special. On the way back there was a tin - a sign of 40, he was driving 110. The girls behind began to squeal in fear, so he still opened his door on the go and checked the wheel.
And they beep all the time...
Do you want to have gray hair in advance? We were picked up from the hotel, the locals were first transferred to the front, then transferred to another car. The store is nothing special. On the way back there was a tin - a sign of 40, he was driving 110. The girls behind began to squeal in fear, so he still opened his door on the go and checked the wheel.
And they beep all the time...
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answered 7 years ago
By the way, the same George Clooney organizes excursions. Cheaper prices than I have ever seen. They also took tours at the Gena and Cheburashka agencies, but Clooney still turned out cheaper. If you are going on a quad bike safari, I can recommend a good guide with your own quad bikes: +201015902005 Tito. Try to negotiate directly, without intermediaries in the form of agencies
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answered 7 years ago
Thanks everyone for the replies.
We are going to go to Rehana, I hope it is not far, not the outskirts)
We are going to go to Rehana, I hope it is not far, not the outskirts)
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answered 7 years ago
katia.fyntik
No, but just in case, I’ll say that there is one unfamiliar service where you can see for yourself, it’s called Google maps. Don't thank!
No, but just in case, I’ll say that there is one unfamiliar service where you can see for yourself, it’s called Google maps. Don't thank!
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answered 7 years ago
We also took excursions from Walid both on our 1st visit and on our 2nd. A very decent person! I read a lot of reviews about him on VK and contacted him via viber before flying to Sharm. At the meeting, everything was discussed, excursions were chosen and a deposit of 50% was given, he gave receipts. Before each excursion, he wrote at what time the bus would pick us up and what to bring with us. After excursions in Viber, he asked if everything was pleasant. Prices are cheaper than others. Everyone was happy. You can take tours from Cluny and his prices are good, but now he has so many people in the store that there is no time to talk or discuss. It’s the season now, there are a lot, a lot of people, long queues in the store, minibuses (its transfers) are packed, people sit on each other’s arms and not always fit everyone who wants to go to the store. We arrived at 17:00 and at 20:00, and at 14:00 the same picture.
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answered 7 years ago
On the beach, excursions are offered cheaper than with a hotel guide, but more expensive than with Walid. And I saw a lot of videos on youtube, where they deceive a lot and do not return money, those who offer excursions on the beach. We did not dare to order on the beach. After this question, to you now, all those offering excursions in Sharm drop their coordinates and their prices. You will have something to compare and choose from!
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answered 7 years ago
Pavel1900, if you have been to Egypt more than once, then a meeting with a hotel guide is optional for you. But people go for the first time, so it's better to visit it if the guide is good, they will get a lot of useful information
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answered 7 years ago
body1996
empty go of course, but they will not receive any NEW information, yet there is in the reviews of the hotel and even more!
empty go of course, but they will not receive any NEW information, yet there is in the reviews of the hotel and even more!
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answered 7 years ago
Now it is better not to miss the meeting with the guide. In Egypt, after the re-elections, a new law that provides for mandatory registration in the city, even if you fly on a package tour. At the airport, this registration costs about 80 dollars. And tour operators do it for free.
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answered 7 years ago
Pavel1900 This is another scam!!! The other day we came from Sharm and there was nothing like that!!! We went to meet the guide, and our friends ignored the meeting with him. We went on excursions, went to Dahab and no one checked anyone or anything or registered anything :-))))))
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answered 7 years ago
Hello! Prices on the street are definitely cheaper, the service is absolutely the same. But if you want to find the best price, then come to Naama Bay in the evening, go to the first travel agent you come across, take more brochures, choose what you like, bring down the price by 50%. If you agreed, then still do not rush, pick up brochures - booklets and boldly go to another agent, you can even do such a trick, come closer to the next travel agency and talk about excursions, they will lure you themselves, feel free to tell them the previous price and get even lower and so on until you bypass everyone. I guarantee you that in this way you will find the best price)))
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answered 7 years ago
KsanaO
So it’s not for me to write, but for that naive lamb who wrote this)) on the other hand, the sucker is not a mammoth, he will not die out)
So it’s not for me to write, but for that naive lamb who wrote this)) on the other hand, the sucker is not a mammoth, he will not die out)
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answered 7 years ago
Using the example of NataliyaK, we can conclude that it is better to ignore a meeting with a hotel guide)) Otherwise, you will begin to believe in imaginary cataclysms and innovations in the tourism business
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answered 7 years ago
We took excursions at the agency, Sun Land Egypt in the Nabq area. The prices are very pleasant, not overpriced, but immediately clear, without cheating. The owner Khaled and his wife Julia are very nice people. If you need contacts, please let me know.
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answered 7 years ago
http://sharm-excursions.net/ekskursii/ekskursii-iz-sharm-el-sheiha, took two excursions on this site, to Cairo by bus and Mega Safari, I don’t know how others organize excursions, but keep in mind that to Cairo by bus, the transfer takes you to the bus station, where they transfer you to a regular bus, and in Cairo you transfer again to the transfer, which will continue to take you to the sights. We didn't have any problems with this. We got a lot of impressions, both excursions were very pleasant!
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answered 7 years ago