Egypt Travel – trip notes
Travel
In addition to travel non-stop flights to Cairo, the most of the journey are transit in Doha to Cairo. In fact, you can transfer in Doha to Luxor (Luxor; Luxor), flight time about more than three hours, arriving Luxor is more than 10 am local time. (1:20 am Hong Kong / Doha, 5:45 am; Doha, 7:40 / 10:05 am and Luxor), Luxor airport feeder flights to small, through customs without how to queue up for ten minutes can be buttoned . Ride to the city stay or contact cruise, you can PM to Kana Ke temple, Luxor temple play. Return flights from Doha, Alexander.
Climate
Egypt weather, large temperature difference between day and night, the sun can wear short-sleeved clothing, sun or indoor areas that are not very cool. If you are cold, then to thin with long-sleeved T-shirt, fear of heat that can wear shorts and short sleeve T shirt, but must be accompanied with a windbreaker to wear or off at any time. Among the hottest Luxor and Aswan, Cairo, Hurghada, Alexandria relatively cool, Hurghada when the wind at night and wear sweaters grasp.
Very dry, more moisture to bring Ms. skin care products, sunscreen (preferably SPF 50 or above), sunglasses and hats (broad-brimmed’s) can not be small, dry, wet towels should bring.
Swap
Change in U.S. domestic banks, it is best to change over, a U.S. multi-to. In Luxor airport is 1 U.S. dollar = 5.54 swap Egyptian pounds (February 4, 2009 exchange rate), through customs before you can swap. Not much change, not used up in exchange for U.S. dollars, more than a pound to a pound of change, very useful.
Tip
Egypt is the tip of the country, the last time the toilet one Egyptian pound, with the Egyptian national museum of toilets to be charged, really any errors Egyptian state system. Some toilets may not have toilet paper, preferably self. Five-star hotels to help move luggage to the room to one U.S. dollar. A souvenir shop also available dollars to buy things, but wanted to make sure the exchange rate.
Shopping
Mainly papyrus paintings, fragrance, silver, sand bottles, copper coil, etc.. The roadside selling very cheap papyrus painting is false, made with banana skin. General bargain to offer for a third kill on, slowly add to the psychological price you can not win on the firm left to sell if they will call you back. Fragrance Shop is a shopping tour project, I bought flowers and roses, but I suspect is not a pure essential oil, first, your mouth is not a very long time, the second of pure essential oils should be packaged in dark glass bottles, and they are transparent glass bottles, this issue is best to consult professionals.
Food
Comparison of the food there is relatively monotonous. The way we are all buffet, variety like a lot, come and go is the chicken pieces, beef, fried fish, potatoes, cucumbers, tomatoes, sweet desserts.
Whole can only drink water or to buy mineral water (not distilled or purified water), if the stomach of the mineral-sensitive, with speaker cards right track balls. 3 Egyptian pounds a bottle of mineral water (artillery equipment, small stores to buy). However, pomegranate juice, fresh juice and mango juice must try, super delicious (the best drink in the hotel and restaurant, more relaxed), orange juice and lemon juice is more acid. Their red tea that we Gynura tea, mint tea, black tea by adding two mint leaves only, there is a coffee rather special, with a small cup bowl full, very strong, just be a little while to drink was served, finish bottom of the cup 1 / 3 is the coffee.
In addition, the roast pigeon is a famous dish in Egypt, in which the house opened Luohalili the most famous market, have introduced a lot of travel books. And Zhongshan, pigeons do not burn as they put the rice inside the roast pigeons, pigeon rice absorbs the juice, it tasted good.
Photography
Photographer to Egypt is best to use a digital camera. Because most sites in Egypt have been security, belongings have been X-ray machine (remember the temple and Luxor temple without Kana Ke), using film cameras like trouble. Visit the Valley of the Kings tombs, which can not shoot, was found that the machine confiscated. Cairo’s Egyptian Museum is the museum can not bring the camera, the camera must be storage, the museum has to go through two security checks. If you want to shoot panoramic views of Queen’s hall, must climb the path beside the coffee stall next to the hill (in the coffee stall, the most expensive I’ve ever eaten Nestle ice cream cones, an equivalent to RMB 20 blocks). Egypt tourism best bring polarizer.
Other
All tickets are security marked.
Do not plan on drifting boat ride from Aswan to Luxor, which is impossible.
Now, apart from Aswan to Abu Simbel Temple period of the road is still needed by the armed escort of soldiers outside (about 7 hour stretches on this trip, but had never visited Abu Simbel, equal has never been to Egypt), other sections do not need an armed escort.
Men, often near the pyramids of Egypt and you propose to take pictures, chat, and describe not money, took out his camera Shiyou you wear headscarves. Do not trust these people, and so on camera, and immediately want you to one U.S. dollar, or unable to escape.
Ancient Egyptian theme park – the history of pitching their wares
In Egypt there are in addition to those who shine with brilliant light of the historical sites with ancient civilizations of mankind, the most noteworthy is a theme park in Egypt, it is sufficient as a history textbook of ancient Egypt, carrying the history given difficult mission, living in the modern history of our deeper touch the pulse lay a solid foundation.
Egyptian Theme Park Overview
Pharaonic Village (Pharaonic Village) is an ancient Egyptian theme parks, cruise walking in the reeds, you can see the actors dressed in costume interpretation of Pharaoh era scenes of daily life, such as cultivation, textiles, fishing and carving.
This ancient Egyptian theme park kids understand the history of ancient Egypt, the most vivid “museum.”
Egypt’s other theme parks
Cairo suburb of Dreamland, Magicland two amusement facilities, with Disney-style theme park, rafting, “Dinosaur water world”, dolphins show, “Mad Mouse” is the adult child is also a favorite play item.
Personal Recommendation
Magicland
Supreme Music Hall – Cairo Opera House
Egypt s famous music hall – Cairo Opera House
Cairo Opera House Overview
Egypt, Cairo Opera House is the highest palace of music, is playing classical music, Western music and the Arab center.
Cairo Opera House is a building complex, covering large, including large theater, small theater, an amphitheater and art rooms, music library and museum, theater Republic of Cairo, the Arab Academy of Music Theatre and Opera House are under Cairo Alexandria Song Theatre.
Many internationally known fine arts organizations and local artists perform regularly at the Opera House.
Opera has its own symphony orchestra and ballet. Price performance here by the people, the maximum fare of 75 Egyptian pounds, however.
Dress code:
With an attitude of respect for art, opera audience very strict dress code, men are fitted to a tie.
Annual events:
Held here every year Cairo International Film Festival is the largest cultural event in Egypt.
Personal recommendation:
Christmas season ballet “The Nutcracker” and the New Year Concert.
