Hi
Has anyone been on a day trip to Jerusalem from Sharm El Sheikh if so would they recommend it and which tour operator
would be best to use.
Also if we did decide to go to Jerusalem would we need to change our holiday insurance to include that area.
I hope someone can help.
Regards
Karen G
Hi Karen, this is a trip i have always wanted to do. Thomson holidays/Portland do not offer this trip now because of all the fighting and bombings etc, but in resort several places do offer this trip, but thomson say it isnt safe yet. So really it is up to the individual whether they risk it. Sorry i havent been of much assistance.
Hi Michelle
Crossing the border is very difficult and took us over 2 hours...and we were escorted. Mind you..on the day we went, the Israeli's had shot an Egyptian on the border and there was alot of "unpleasantness" going on. Check with Portland to see if they offer it from sharm but I reckon you would have to fly if they did as its about 3 and bit hours from Sharm to Taba on a bus. We left taba at 3.30am and did not get to Jerusalem until 11am...long long time on a bus.
Anyway, thanks for the link, I am back at Sharm in a fortnight and want the boy to experience some culture and had thought about the trip to Petra. I think I will give it miss and do it next time we go back to Taba..might work out slightly cheaper and less time travelling.
"As mentioned above, it's not cheap!"
Is that better?
Visiting Jerusalem while on holiday in Sharm feels a bit like an Egyptian going to Blackpool on holiday, but wanting to visit London for the day while they are in England...
You can do Petra from Taba by boat, much easier than battling with the border crossings through Israel.
One guard terrified me at the Dead Sea by jumping up, waving a gun in my face and shouting "bag"..ie she wanted to search the bag. All she had to do was ask nicely..she didn't have to scare me to death in the process!
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