Wayne
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Who's been to egypt? Looking at going in early December for a week, so much choice but no idea on where to go? Any suggestions? 
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Ryan
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Went last year, went to a place called sharm el sheikh, was nice and very cheap.
loads of stuff to do aswell. im going again next year.
deffinatley recomend it
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C2RL R
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Yeah i've been to sharm for christmas and new year a few years back. Was a good holiday and the weather was top. As ryan rays there is plenty to do there.
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_Allan_
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I wanted to go but my mummy wouldn't let me 
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Joe
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Lovely place, would like to go again.
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paul.mitchell1984
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went back in 04, stayed in tropicana garden palms in sharm el sheik.
really nive place, ppl in shopd can be badgers and nag you to come into store but there nice enough about it, did snorkling ehich was ace and quad biking in the desert..
went to pacha 1st week was in an open air club, 2nd week was in the middle of the desert in a canyon type thing
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Wayne
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thats where i have been looking at sharm el sheikh but not sure which appartments or whatever to stay in? Do alot of research on each one but all come back abit shit for the food?
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Ryan
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Lots of nice places to eat in sharm itself anyway. Food is so cheap that we didnt really bother eating at the hotel.
The go-cart track is immense aswell.
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Wayne
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Ryan, any hotels recommended to stay at or they all nice?
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Ryan
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My mums been 4 times so ill ask her when she comes in from work.
im going with the missis next september
http://www.alpharooms.com/sonesta_beach_resort_sharm_el_sheikh_in_naama_bay-gallery.aspx
thats where we are staying. (some places have it rated as 4* so its not that expensive)
[Edited on 20-10-2008 by RYAN89]
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Doug
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Im going with the parents in April 
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Wayne
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where you staying doug?
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Doug
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I am not sure yet.
Im not sure we have the accommodation booked yet tbh, and I dont even know where abouts we are going 
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Joe
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I wouldn't worry about the food complaints, all the reviews I read said we would get the shits, crap food etc, even at the hotel we stayed. Me and the ex were fine for the whole week, just obviously stick to tap water.
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paul.mitchell1984
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quote:
Originally posted by Joe
I wouldn't worry about the food complaints, all the reviews I read said we would get the shits, crap food etc, even at the hotel we stayed. Me and the ex were fine for the whole week, just obviously stick to tap water.
i hope u mean dont stick to tap water......we drank bottled water and didnt really get affected, theres a hollwood rock cafe thjink in the centre which is guuuuud maccy d's kfc etc although i liked trying the local food
ye the go karting there is awsome
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Joe
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Shit yeah I meant stick to Bottled water.
Yeah Hard Rock Cafe was good, otherwise I found the rest of Naama bay (I think thats the town centre) a shit hole.
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Doug
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So what are the 'must sees' ?
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paul.mitchell1984
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for me and depending what time you have (and money)
-Snorkling definately or diving
-poss a day out to luxor for the pyramids
-and the quad biking takes you out in desert etc,
- then the beeches
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C2RL R
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the quad biking is ace. i lost my bag/bag got swiped on that trip though. lost my camera, phone and wallet with £100 worth of currency in there. was fucking gutted about losing all my pictures most.
sharm is meant to have amazing dive sites but you'll have to do the introduction to scuba unless you have some sort of padi qualification. this means it might take up a few days of your trip. that is why i didn't do it as the ex was whinging about it. the snorkelling is some of the best i've done though. we saw clown fish in an anemone for the first time there. only ever seen that in marine tanks before. we also saw lyon fish as big as a basketball.
as paul says above you could go to luxor although it is quite a fair way away from sharm. i wouldn't do it unless i was there for 2 weeks as it will take up another couple of days of your trip.
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Joe
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Snorkelling is a definate must, it was simply amazing.
But yeah heading to Luxor is a few days of your holiday if you are staying in Sharm, it would have been good but we were only there for a week and I think it said 3 days or something.
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Jambo
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As Joe said really.
I stayed in the Baron it was ace, really cheap, weather great, beaches great, sea nice shallow and warm-ish and clear!
GO to cairo if you want ot see pyramids, avoid at all other costs. Its disgusting.
I dont swim but GF did snorkiling and said it was amazing, famed for it out there.
4 of us ate out at Hard rock cafe in Naama bay we had booze starters and main courses for £26 english pounds 
I would love to go again, only about 4hrs on the cigar tube in the sky too, so not jet lag etc. Best time to go is after some terrorist explosion as prices plummet.
Our 5star hotel B&B (not all inc) was like £600 for 10days
Lawrah has also been to the baron IIRC
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paul.mitchell1984
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we got it april before th bombings, booked direct with hotel and own flights, 600 for 2 weeks all inc
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Jambo
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cor thats a good price, which hotel??
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paul.mitchell1984
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tropicana garden palms, it was just before egypt took off as a holioday place really aswell
[Edited on 22-10-2008 by paul.mitchell1984]
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