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What do you need to know about the weather? What should you take with you and what should you pay attention to?
We fly for the first time to Egypt as a couple in the period end of January - beginning of February. We chose Naama Bay. What do you need to know about the weather? What should you take with you and what should you pay attention to? We are going to celebrate a birthday and we want to be ready for anything so that the rest is a success with a bang.
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Documents, money, sunblock and good mood) well, since the birthday is a bottle of champagne
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answered 5 years ago
If there is a need for alcohol, then take it in a suitcase with you or buy it in Dyutik in Boryspil. so as not to spoil D.R. Egyptian surrogate. As a rule, in hotels they congratulate with a cake.
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throw in a suitcase: mosquito repellent, activated charcoal, do not count on soap and soap hotels, take your gel shampoos, be sure to put a safe tanning cream, pour vodka, cognac into plastic, I know from experience that on the third day you will want a sandwich with OUR sausage and cheese (a piece of lard is also suitable), yes, and a couple of small personal towels will not hurt, ------- the rest is T-shirts-shorts-sandals during the day, and in the evening jeans-sneakers-windbreakers-jumpers)))) hairpins and nafik suites are not needed)))))
if you arrive late in the evening at a budget hotel, throw a bottle of water with sausage and vodka)))
for a budget hotel, it will be very useful: unbreakable cups for tea, water, beer, a couple of plastic spoons and forks - save time and effort on meals, I advise coffee lovers to take their own coffee!
and in luxury hotels you will gain about 3 extra pounds ... keep bathing suits at an early arrival in an accessible place, before checking in you can go to the beach))) everything will be fine if you are in a good mood !!!
if you arrive late in the evening at a budget hotel, throw a bottle of water with sausage and vodka)))
for a budget hotel, it will be very useful: unbreakable cups for tea, water, beer, a couple of plastic spoons and forks - save time and effort on meals, I advise coffee lovers to take their own coffee!
and in luxury hotels you will gain about 3 extra pounds ... keep bathing suits at an early arrival in an accessible place, before checking in you can go to the beach))) everything will be fine if you are in a good mood !!!
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answered 5 years ago
I never wanted my own sausage. And it is quite possible to get by with their means for the shower, etc.
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This is what a super budget hotel should have for disposable spoons and forks, a hotel minus one star )))
Coffee in Egypt outside the hotel in cafes can be drunk for $ 1-2, very good and you can also buy coffee in beans and ground coffee to go. You can also buy cheaper and better than ours and shower gel and shampoo
And why only in luxury hotels 3 extra pounds? If every day you go swimming at the end of the Rixos Seagate pontoon and back to the hotel, the extra kg will go away)))
Coffee in Egypt outside the hotel in cafes can be drunk for $ 1-2, very good and you can also buy coffee in beans and ground coffee to go. You can also buy cheaper and better than ours and shower gel and shampoo
And why only in luxury hotels 3 extra pounds? If every day you go swimming at the end of the Rixos Seagate pontoon and back to the hotel, the extra kg will go away)))
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As for alcohol, if you drink, you need to take it with you, since it’s impossible to drink the swill included in the ALL, except for beer, although there is a category of vacationers hanging out at bars and filtering shmurdyak to the “zombie” state. As for taking food with you, as described above , also a dubious enterprise, which hotel do you need to fly to in order to carry food with you? Yes, I agree that Egyptian food in hotels is boring, on the third day you already think about what to diversify, and the way out is to go to a seafood restaurant a couple of times, buy fruit, but bring lard, I don’t know. Before, we brought snacks for beer, now we buy local snacks , seeds, nuts in carrefour or in shops.
But the main thing you need to know when you first visit Egi is to be careful in the water, do not touch the fish with your hands, especially the lionfish swimming in the swimming areas and shallow water, it is also undesirable to touch corals, do not step on hedgehogs, otherwise you can ruin your vacation.
Photo - Naamo Bay
But the main thing you need to know when you first visit Egi is to be careful in the water, do not touch the fish with your hands, especially the lionfish swimming in the swimming areas and shallow water, it is also undesirable to touch corals, do not step on hedgehogs, otherwise you can ruin your vacation.
Photo - Naamo Bay
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answered 5 years ago
Do not scare tourists. In normal hotels there are always bath soap accessories and sets for tea and coffee, which are constantly replenished. About towels, forks, spoons, sausage is too much. What should be the level of the hotel then? it won’t hurt for presents. A simple chocolate bar sometimes does wonders and replaces more than one dollar.
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Interestingly, people have specially trained chefs at home, that on the 3rd day they get fed up with food at the hotel (very thoughtful smile)
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“It’s interesting that people have specially trained chefs at home, that on the 3rd day they get bored with food at the hotel,” no, I’m just not going to pretend, we fly mainly to mid-range hotels, and there, the menu is the same for everyone, reminded me of a phrase from Krylov’s video , when he and his brother did a march through the hotels of Sharm, about chefs and menus - "it seems that the same person walks around the hotels and cooks" (c);))
Well, I didn’t say that it’s tasteless or there’s nothing to eat, but the food is specific, and on the third day you go and think about going to dinner or having a bite to eat in the city, which we choose at the finish line. This is not an axiom, purely my opinion, since to ALL I take it easy and buy it only in Turkey-Egypt, unlike some categories of tourists standing in line before the opening and raking up mountains of food, but now I’m thinking more and more about flying on my own with accommodation in apartments, like in Delta Sharm with a kitchen, to cook for myself, what I want immeno now, but for now it's in the plans.
Well, I didn’t say that it’s tasteless or there’s nothing to eat, but the food is specific, and on the third day you go and think about going to dinner or having a bite to eat in the city, which we choose at the finish line. This is not an axiom, purely my opinion, since to ALL I take it easy and buy it only in Turkey-Egypt, unlike some categories of tourists standing in line before the opening and raking up mountains of food, but now I’m thinking more and more about flying on my own with accommodation in apartments, like in Delta Sharm with a kitchen, to cook for myself, what I want immeno now, but for now it's in the plans.
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answered 5 years ago
With sausage it's too much)))))
It reminded me of the first time I was going to Italy and I was advised to bring mivina))))
Chose a great place to explore Egypt. Naama Bay is the most comfortable, there are almost no winds, there is a place to walk and shop. Well, near the Old Market, there are minibuses for $ 1 per person in one direction.
From the tips:
1. Spend small dollars on 5, 10, and especially 1 for tea and travel.
2. Bring a first aid kit: antipyretic, antiallergic (you never know what allergies may occur in an unfamiliar country, so the packaging of diazoline will not be superfluous), antiseptic, for digestion, from frustration, from poisoning, necessarily peroxide, bandage, layer. If there is an electric thermometer and take it, do not take mercury, it will be taken away in Boryspil. And of course, take your usual drugs.
3. Take a mask and snorkel tube.
Alonka chocolates will be very useful, take it.
It reminded me of the first time I was going to Italy and I was advised to bring mivina))))
Chose a great place to explore Egypt. Naama Bay is the most comfortable, there are almost no winds, there is a place to walk and shop. Well, near the Old Market, there are minibuses for $ 1 per person in one direction.
From the tips:
1. Spend small dollars on 5, 10, and especially 1 for tea and travel.
2. Bring a first aid kit: antipyretic, antiallergic (you never know what allergies may occur in an unfamiliar country, so the packaging of diazoline will not be superfluous), antiseptic, for digestion, from frustration, from poisoning, necessarily peroxide, bandage, layer. If there is an electric thermometer and take it, do not take mercury, it will be taken away in Boryspil. And of course, take your usual drugs.
3. Take a mask and snorkel tube.
Alonka chocolates will be very useful, take it.
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The thousand and first question is what to take with you. At least look through the forum diagonally, most of the questions will disappear by themselves.
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In general, in order not to spoil the rest and the impression of Egypt, I advise you to treat everything as a local flavor.
If you see dirt in the hotel, do not start fucking and fecking, let it be in which they are trying to arrange an oasis.
If you think that they are very addictive, do not pay attention, they are, this is their culture. For the most part, they are kind and friendly, and if they swear they do not always understand what they are saying, they just taught them to "take the Slavs". If you are not rude, you will not be rude in return.
Do not forget that they have a different culture and religion, if you go out into the city do not wear too outspoken outfits.
Be patient with everything and your vacation will not be spoiled and you will fly there more than once))))
If you see dirt in the hotel, do not start fucking and fecking, let it be in which they are trying to arrange an oasis.
If you think that they are very addictive, do not pay attention, they are, this is their culture. For the most part, they are kind and friendly, and if they swear they do not always understand what they are saying, they just taught them to "take the Slavs". If you are not rude, you will not be rude in return.
Do not forget that they have a different culture and religion, if you go out into the city do not wear too outspoken outfits.
Be patient with everything and your vacation will not be spoiled and you will fly there more than once))))
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answered 5 years ago
we always take coffee to bed - thermos, kettle and ground coffee (malt will give the hotel) - not used to instant ... everything else is needed depending on the hotel and season
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Yes, and also from my own experience, do not check in luggage, but take with you on the plane at least for changing into summer clothes, i.e. in hand luggage, such as a T-shirt shorts and a swimsuit - I remember very vividly the case when the luggage arrived in Sharm 2 days later than the tourists !!!!
A raw-smoked sausage or a slice of tender bacon to five drops of white has not bothered anyone yet.
Food in Yegi is not for everyone, or even better, not for gourmets))) There is too much starch and carbohydrates in it, on the third day there is a lack of protein.
Hotel shampoos and gels may not work - tested on your own hair and body.
Hotels in Egi are in a state of savings on everything.
I wish a great holiday to everyone without exception, both the regulars of luxury and budget hotels!
A raw-smoked sausage or a slice of tender bacon to five drops of white has not bothered anyone yet.
Food in Yegi is not for everyone, or even better, not for gourmets))) There is too much starch and carbohydrates in it, on the third day there is a lack of protein.
Hotel shampoos and gels may not work - tested on your own hair and body.
Hotels in Egi are in a state of savings on everything.
I wish a great holiday to everyone without exception, both the regulars of luxury and budget hotels!
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Yes, yet - do not be fooled by the scam like "give me money for a good room" - I always answer that baksheesh (thank you) will be necessary, but if I like the number. It always worked - they immediately lead to a normal room. I don’t indulge in chocolate, but I thank you for 1 dollar for good service. If they feel that you have money and you are a good-natured person, begging cannot be avoided. Speak politely, but do not fawn, and even be strict and clear. Well done - so got a tip. This applies to room cleaners, waiters, bartenders.
And even better not to bother and not pay attention to trifles. The sea, the fish, in winter such a cool sun. Sea trips with diving and snorkeling are just class. Do not sit in the rooms, swim, communicate with new people and you will be happy))))
And even better not to bother and not pay attention to trifles. The sea, the fish, in winter such a cool sun. Sea trips with diving and snorkeling are just class. Do not sit in the rooms, swim, communicate with new people and you will be happy))))
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"regulars of luxury and budget hotels" except for luxury hotels like Rixos and budget hotels like Cataract Naama Bay there are no hotels?! For example, Sentido, Hilton sharks, Royal Grand Sharm, Sierra, Stella Di Mare, Movenpick, Jaz Fanara - are they budget or luxury?
"Hotels in Yegi are in a state of savings on everything" - all hotels?! Maybe it's worth paying $ 100-200 to the tour so that the hotel does not save on you.
"Hotels in Yegi are in a state of savings on everything" - all hotels?! Maybe it's worth paying $ 100-200 to the tour so that the hotel does not save on you.
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In January, the sea cools down - this is the first thing, because of the desert winds, heated pools are also not always warm, because they cool quickly. We were in the middle of January in 2019, the weather was not at all comfortable, and jellyfish washed up on the beach itself, many children and adults had burns. But! It all depends on the hotel and the program in it. We were not bored, the complex was large, we walked a lot, went on free excursions to the old city. There was a lot of entertainment in the hotel.
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Vika 284, what's the problem? Pay as much as you want and relax where you like.
Well, you just do not row one size fits all, everyone rests to the best of their abilities and desires.
Someone doesn't like it when a thousand people rush around the buffets at the same time, but someone "in the world" needs to hang out. And don't renounce "from the bag", money is such a substance - today it is, and tomorrow it is not very much, thanks to our wise "leaders".
"Sentido, Hilton sharks, Royal Grand Sharm, Sierra, Stella Di Mare, Movenpick, Jaz Fanara are budget or luxury?" this is clearly not all budget, and not everyone can afford tours there. And in winter, not all of these hotels are windless and comfortable. Who is looking for what
Well, you just do not row one size fits all, everyone rests to the best of their abilities and desires.
Someone doesn't like it when a thousand people rush around the buffets at the same time, but someone "in the world" needs to hang out. And don't renounce "from the bag", money is such a substance - today it is, and tomorrow it is not very much, thanks to our wise "leaders".
"Sentido, Hilton sharks, Royal Grand Sharm, Sierra, Stella Di Mare, Movenpick, Jaz Fanara are budget or luxury?" this is clearly not all budget, and not everyone can afford tours there. And in winter, not all of these hotels are windless and comfortable. Who is looking for what
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I look at these questions and these answers and am surprised ... usually they go, as a rule, only for 10 days, and they take with them only for a whole month. Well, what are you doing there, without lard and sausages, you won’t live 10 days? This is our mysterious Ukrainian mentality. Store potatoes in bags, and go to Egypt for 10 days with bacon and homemade sausage?
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it’s actually about what is missing in Egyptian food: who loves the unleavened beef, chicken, fatty fish that they serve, enjoy or go to restaurants and eat extra.
and many lack the protein and simply satiety that we used to get from a cheese sandwich and! YES! raw-cured or raw-smoked sausage ------ that's the point !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
what for to exaggerate ABOUT MONTHS AND BAGS?
and in 7 days (even!) these multi-colored biscuits, jellies, and other food prepared in the aldente style are already disgusting to look at - THIS IS WHAT IT IS ABOUT!
and many lack the protein and simply satiety that we used to get from a cheese sandwich and! YES! raw-cured or raw-smoked sausage ------ that's the point !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
what for to exaggerate ABOUT MONTHS AND BAGS?
and in 7 days (even!) these multi-colored biscuits, jellies, and other food prepared in the aldente style are already disgusting to look at - THIS IS WHAT IT IS ABOUT!
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For as long as I can remember, there have always been complaints that there are too many spices and peppers, now it turns out that the food is bland ....
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I am a rather picky person in food (I don’t eat everything, I don’t like everything), but for some reason I was NEVER hungry at the BUFFET, I can always find and pick up something to eat even in a weak four, so you don’t need to take sausage. Take medicines, but they can also be bought there (high-quality). But with clothes and other nonsense in my luggage, I can’t take a little ... I’m always surprised to see families with 2 children and small luggage, I just want to look into their suitcase: what did they take .... So - that things also do not get carried away too much, so as not to carry. Actually about the weather in your question. For me, it’s cool in Yegi in winter: in the water (any bay, I’ll even keep quiet about the NBC ...) and in the evening you need jeans and a jacket. Of course, you will sunbathe during the day, but now it is fashionable to talk about the harm to the skin of ultraviolet rays, so this ... In general, if you are flying for the first time, I would advise
only one thing: choose a hotel that is not very budget, so that there are no disappointments later ...
only one thing: choose a hotel that is not very budget, so that there are no disappointments later ...
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byyjxrf7 the question was about which category should Sentido, Hilton sharks, Royal Grand Sharm, Sierra, Stella Di Mare, Movenpick, Jaz Fanara classify as luxury or budget?
"Hotels in Yegi are in a state of savings on everything" - all hotels?! What do you expect from the restaurant menu and the four season hotel service at the hotel for where the tour is $490 for 2 weeks? There are no fairy tales
you have already developed whole assumptions about who is resting and theories about money, I am also comfortable in Delta Sharm as well as Sentido. The food is not fresh, not in Sentido and not in Delta, I can drink good coffee for $ 1 in their cafes.
"And in winter, not all of these hotels are windless" Sentido, Movenpick, Jaz Fanara - windless and I can still throw a few hotels with an uncertain status between luxury and budget. But windlessness with the current climate is already a relative concept.
"Hotels in Yegi are in a state of savings on everything" - all hotels?! What do you expect from the restaurant menu and the four season hotel service at the hotel for where the tour is $490 for 2 weeks? There are no fairy tales
you have already developed whole assumptions about who is resting and theories about money, I am also comfortable in Delta Sharm as well as Sentido. The food is not fresh, not in Sentido and not in Delta, I can drink good coffee for $ 1 in their cafes.
"And in winter, not all of these hotels are windless" Sentido, Movenpick, Jaz Fanara - windless and I can still throw a few hotels with an uncertain status between luxury and budget. But windlessness with the current climate is already a relative concept.
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"and in 7 days (even!) these multi-colored biscuits, jellies, and other food cooked in the aldente style are already disgusting to look at - THIS IS WHAT IT IS ABOUT!" - you bought a tour for 490$ for 2 weeks, the hotel has to cook Lobster soup with coconut foam with truffle and foie gras?
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1 wind. The temperature is not as important as the wind, if the north and the hotel are in the bay, then the sea is comfortable, not near the pool, if the west is not comfortable, if more than 8m / s, then I do not recommend the yacht
2. Mosquitoes. They are everywhere, even if they are poisoned, take the fumigator only with liquid, the plates do not help
3. Medicines. If in Naama, then within walking distance is a pharmacy 24h El Ezaby, medicines are 5-10 times cheaper, if you save a check for export for local customs officers
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Documents, if there is a child under 16, then a passport + birth certificate is required (otherwise the border guards will not let the child out if they forgot and the good border guard will take a photo on a smartphone)
swimming trunks
You don't have to bother with fins and masks, you can buy them in local shops, good fins cost $10 (they ask for $15-20). bargain they love it
Alcohol, especially wine / champagne, they have a bottle starting from $ 15-20, Naama has Duty Free, you can buy it only up to 48 hours from arrival, then they will either not sell it or you will have to throw it from $ 5-10 per piece
1 wind. The temperature is not as important as the wind, if the north and the hotel are in the bay, then the sea is comfortable, not near the pool, if the west is not comfortable, if more than 8m / s, then I do not recommend the yacht
2. Mosquitoes. They are everywhere, even if they are poisoned, take the fumigator only with liquid, the plates do not help
3. Medicines. If in Naama, then within walking distance is a pharmacy 24h El Ezaby, medicines are 5-10 times cheaper, if you save a check for export for local customs officers
Take
Documents, if there is a child under 16, then a passport + birth certificate is required (otherwise the border guards will not let the child out if they forgot and the good border guard will take a photo on a smartphone)
swimming trunks
You don't have to bother with fins and masks, you can buy them in local shops, good fins cost $10 (they ask for $15-20). bargain they love it
Alcohol, especially wine / champagne, they have a bottle starting from $ 15-20, Naama has Duty Free, you can buy it only up to 48 hours from arrival, then they will either not sell it or you will have to throw it from $ 5-10 per piece
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byyjxrf7 I read in your answer a recommendation to take our sausage, cheese, lard with you *laugh*... I see that experienced tourists have already answered you many times... By the way, when we first flew to rest abroad, I took cookies, a boiler with me , mineral water .... Our first vacation was in Utopia World 5 *, then this ultra all inclusive had just opened.
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to all "intrigued by sausage and bacon": I am very pleased to read that you are all such wealthy people and you can easily afford to eat in Sharm restaurants as much as you like and anywhere, when you are tired of food and alcohol in the hotel, I wish you to continue to relax like that!
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Vika 284 what are you writing about and why ------ "and in 7 days (even!) These multi-colored biscuits, jellies, and other food prepared in the Aldente style are already disgusting to look at - THIS IS WHAT IT IS ABOUT! " - you bought a tour for 490 $ for 2 weeks, the hotel has to prepare Lobster soup with coconut foam with truffle and foie gras for you?
to be among the experienced?
to be among the experienced?
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oh no in the kings (((((
now I understand where such a verbal .....
now I understand where such a verbal .....
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byyjxrf7 you bought a tour for $490 for 12 nights in Sharm because the price is attractive to you, and then you complain that
"These multi-colored biscuits, jellies, and other al dente-style foods are already disgusting to look at"
"who loves the unleavened beef, chicken, oily fish that they serve, enjoy"
"Hotel shampoos and gels may not work - tested on your own hair and body.
Hotels in Yegi are in a state of savings on everything."
Enlighten us what menu should be in the hotel for $490 for 12 nights? What brand of cosmetic bath products should be in a hotel for $490 for 12 nights?
"These multi-colored biscuits, jellies, and other al dente-style foods are already disgusting to look at"
"who loves the unleavened beef, chicken, oily fish that they serve, enjoy"
"Hotel shampoos and gels may not work - tested on your own hair and body.
Hotels in Yegi are in a state of savings on everything."
Enlighten us what menu should be in the hotel for $490 for 12 nights? What brand of cosmetic bath products should be in a hotel for $490 for 12 nights?
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