Hi Debbie, not sure what the timescale is for jabs but we are off to Sharm for the first time on Feb 17th and my daughter had her jabs only a couple of weeks ago. I would book an appointment with your doctor as soon as possible. At our surgery you have to fill in a travel questionnaire, they decide what you innoculations you need, depending on where you are visiting, then they make an appointment for you.

As the time you are looking at travelling includes the Feb school half-term there may be less availability but having said that, we are travelling with Airtours and whilst the 7 night flight is fully booked, our holiday is available for 14 nights and at a reasonable price.

Hope you find the holiday you are looking for! Cazz

Hi, You dont say what kind of budget you are on and the following might prove a bit expensive. However, the three most popular AI hotels with folk on this board seem to be The Coral Sea Resort. The Red Sea Holiday Village and the Hilton Sharks Bay.

Look at http://www.eclipsedirect.co.uk for the first two and http://www.portlanddirect for the later.

You can DIY the hilton by getting your own flights with people loke http://www.xl.com and booking the hotel on http://www.hilton.co.uk
XL will also put a package together for you

These seem to attract more Brits so might be better for your two teens.

You should be able to manage with one room which will hopefully keep the costs down. There will be cheaper AI than these, but if something is very cheap read the reviews in case the food is iffy.

You could also try web-sites like

http://www.otbeach.com
http://www.travelrepublic.co.uk
http://www.freedomdirect.co.uk

who will put together a flight and hotel for you.

Come back to us if you need any further info

Good Luck, Doe

OMG - innoculations - i never thought about these - Just assumed as Sharm was quite a westernised place wouldnt need them.

My docs is now closed for the afternnon - do i need them? and have i left it too last if i do (off on 10th Feb) And im pregnant if this makes any difference?

LA (now in a panic )

Dont panic.

You only need hep A and Typhoid and most GP surgerys hold these anyway, ours were done by the nurse.

The others are just 'the triple' which we have in this country anyway ie. Dip/Tet/Polio which presumably you have had.

You dont need malaria drugs etc.

Check about the pregnancy though, it may well make a difference.

Although its westernised the water is no good, which is what all the food (salads, fruit) will be washed in and what your ice will be made from.

Doe

Thanks - Im off scouring the site for further info. Will check with the docs in the morning - Cant belive ive been such a dope

I know Leighanne, i never thought about inoculations till i found this sight, now i am also worried, never had any injections before travelling...

Just thought , Beautiful Red Sea, never gave it a second thought about picking up any thing, dont even know if i will need mozzy repelents, and what about other creepy crawlies bitting me...

Dont know what to do, so wanted too try somewhere new, dont know wether its a good idea to stick to what i know...

Just been reading a review about a woman being touched up by a barman whilst in the hotel... OMG... I m sooo confused now, especially with the added responsability of travelling alone with the kids...

Debbie - im sure it will be fine! Barmen can be frisky wherever you are! When i booked i liked the idea of somewhere relatatively warm and not long haul - Egypt fits perfectly. Will be good for the kids to try somewhere different aswell

Just reading about innoculations in pregnancy - it would seems the risks in getting them done outweigh the risks of not having them - but still would have to sort out jabs for DH & DD5. I will just have to be careful with my water, ice & salads

Sorry for highjacking your thread Sorry i cant be of more help to you with your original query but am a 1st timer myself xx

Cheers

LA

Debbie I can recommend the Holiday Village as they have an in2action programme which is ideal for children of all ages.When I was there last month I met a family with a teenage son who had Aspergers syndrome.It was the first holiday they had been on for ages but he loved it.You can swim in the sea and its shallow for a long way out.The rooms are huge which accommodate 3 people easily.I dont know whether its school holidays when you want to go as this will put the price up.Look on First Choice and Eclipse websites to see what is available.I didnt have any extra innoculations as its very clean and like you I am totally OTT with handwashing.They are not compulsory and I,like most people are covered for Tetanus,Polio and Diptheria.I wasnt aware there was Typhoid in Sharm.The hygiene at the holiday village is of a very high standard,and I was surprised at the amount of women who used the public toilets and didnt wash their hands,of course they would have blamed the hotel if they had got ill!
Regarding the incident of the lady being touched I can say when I was there there were quite a few ladies on their own with their children and none complained of any untoward behaviour from any of the staff,they were all lovely and I think the waiter in question has been "dealt with"!Jay

Thank you too all of you who offered advice, i feel much happier about booking up now...
I have been checking out the holiday village and they have select and swim up rooms available, does anyone know if its worth paying the very small amount to upgrade and which rooms are the best too opt for ???
my son has seen the holiday village and got really excited about it, does anyone know how far it is to reach shops or a village and wether the H.V has a ATM ?, as i only have a bank card that i can use at the cash point, its not a chip and pin that i can use to pay for things and i dont want to be stuck miles from anywhere without access to my bank...
I have also seen a one at Thomsons, The Jaz Mirrabel Beach, does anyone know if this place is any good ???
Anyway, thanks again and its been nice finding this place on the net and getting such good advice from very nice peeps...tara for now...Debbie...x

The Holiday Village is in Nabq bay which is like a mini Naama bay without the hassle.There are shops,bars and restaurants(even a Macdonalds) just outside the hotel.The Jaz Mirabelle is the very last hotel at the very northern end.My friend went here in November and she said it was very quiet on an evening and nothing outside the hotel.I cant remember if there was an ATM but a van with an ATM used to come outside the hotel, but I think there are banks in Nabq bay now.The swim up rooms are lovely but this time of year the water is freezing unless you are very brave.I like an upstairs room and we were in block 6 which had a kids den with bunk beds and a play station,off the main bedroom.Have you seen the photos on here and other websites?They really dont do the place justice,as it really is great especially for children.