Cairo by bus.
Price depends on who you travel with but sometimes you get a last minute offer as well from different excursion companies but prices start from £40.
Your trip starts you get picked up from your hotel normally around 1.am I suggest you take a pillow and maybe even a blanket also ask for a breakfast pack from your hotel if you are all inclusive. Things to take passport with valid visa and some money to maybe buy some memorabilia and for drinks at your lunch stop and breakfast stop and some sheets of toilet roll, hand sanatiser.
Breakfast stop .around 4.30am time to stop and a small rest stop usually you can buy tea and snacks at this time.
Cairo museum. You arrive here around 8.30am cameras are not permitted within museum. some guides take you right round museum and give you radio earpieces so you can hear him as many other tours are in at same time and some show you so much then let you wander round for about 45 mins yourself. You then leave Cairo museum around 11.am beware of sellers outside museum as they try and sell you things like papyrus but it is fake.
Boat trip down Nile. Some excursion companies have this included in price but if it is not it will cost around £5 for this were you get to see some of Cairo by the Nile.
1pm lunch stop. Buffet style lunch ours where in hard rock cafe overlooking the Nile drinks are not included but price wise what we pay over here in the UK.
2pm now you off on bus to see the pyramids your entrance will be included in the price unless you want to go into pyramids cost 30 egp for middle pyramid and 100egp for large one there is a small one at back what belonged to the architects what is free. warnings. Buy nothing from the sellers within area just say LA SHUKRAN and walk away do not in any way give your camera to no one to take your pic not even the police as corruption is very high and they may make you pay them to return it best advice pair up with other passenger on tour and get them to take your pic and vice versa.
Depends on excursion next stop is your driven up to a car park where it is the only place where you can get a pic of the 3 pyramids together.
Now your of to the Sphinx for a tour down there again warnings are the same as pyramids.
Finally to end the day again depends on what excursion you are on market trip or papyrus factory. If you go to the markets make sure you keep your possessions close to you as there can be a few pickpockets around. the papyrus factory once you enter they show you how its made then try and sell you memorabilia me and wife got one made paid around £25 for it but you don't need to buy.
Around 6pm start drive back to Sharm and arrive back at hotel around 1am.
Exhaustion level 8/10 as long trip but our hotel left kitchen open and our meal was waiting when we arrived back. you will say to yourself wish I paid another £80 for flights but to be honest its the best way to see Egypt's baron country and an experience you will never see by air.
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Edited by
glasgowkiss
2011-03-27 21:05:50