Sinai Region What to Expect

Sharm El Sheikh is a fantastic and interesting place, with lovely hotels and lots of places to eat.

The locals will hassle you a lot to buy things from their shops so you need to hone your bargaining (or ignoring) skills before you go! Pretending you don't understand English helps when you're walking down the street. However, your problem will more likely be that you can't resist buying the local souveneirs. They are lovely and reasonably priced.

Sharm El Sheikh has been built for tourists, so there are many international restaurants with good food. If you are proned to 'Delhi belly' on holiday be careful in Egypt. I got a very painful stomach upset (apparently a bacterial infection) that lasted most of the holiday (with no respite even with local medicine!). My mum also got sick both trips she took. Having said that it really didn't spoil my holiday!

Thinks to do: Quad biking in the desert, Boat / snorkling at Ras Mohammed National Park, Arabian night in the desert, Coach trip to Cairo. This trip is quite expensive but shows you everything you would want to see in Cairo and you get a night in a really nice hotel!

In general, the people in Egypt are really nice and have a good sense of humour. As a blonde female, I didn't get any of the usual hassle from local men - just a few marriage proposals...Lol!

You'll enjoy it here if you go!

Sharm el sheik is dull, full of package tourists, but the diving is good!!

Remember that hotel standards differ from European level. For example *** hotel in Europe is decend while in Egypt it may not be acceptable for you.

Visit the desert on a camel.

Diving, relax, nightlife, excellent resorts and fine Red Sea :)

GO THERE! so chill and gorgeous. you also have access to amazing outdoor activities like diving, snorkeling, hiking in canyons and up mt sinai and atv-ing! the people are very kind, and there is nothing like chillin in a beahcside restauraunt with some sheesha til the wee hours!

Sharm el sheik is dull, full of package tourists, but the diving is good!!

Remember that hotel standards differ from European level. For example *** hotel in Europe is decend while in Egypt it may not be acceptable for you.

Visit the desert on a camel.

Diving, relax, nightlife, excellent resorts and fine Red Sea :)

GO THERE! so chill and gorgeous. you also have access to amazing outdoor activities like diving, snorkeling, hiking in canyons and up mt sinai and atv-ing! the people are very kind, and there is nothing like chillin in a beahcside restauraunt with some sheesha til the wee hours!

Stay away from the sea food in the restaraunts. Drink plenty of bottled water and use bottled water to brush your teeth. Stear clear of fuit and salads as they may have been washed with the tap water which contains some pretty nasty bugs. I stayed there for 9 days and was one of the few who didn't get sick. Forgetting about having to be careful about what you put in you, this is my favorite place to scuba and relax, I love Dhahab. The best thing to do, is go for a Bedowin BBQ in the dessert surrounded by the mountains, its amazing.

Awesome diving is to be had here, the most amazing colours and fish. Also be careful of eating any local fish - as tempting as it is, they pump raw sewerage out into the ocean and you can end up getting really sick. If you do get sick head to the pharmacy, as the Doctor owns and runs the phartmacy, so they can sell you antibiotics over the counter - they are really really cheap!

enjoy the desert and the sea

Karnak est sans doute le plus vaste complexe culturel qu'ait jamais construit une civilisation. Tout un peuple s'y affairait, prêtres, artisans, fonctionnaires, au service de la divinité suprême, Amon,le dieu dynastique depuis le Nouvel Empire. Au plus profond du temple, dans des chambres où seuls quelques prêtres avaient accès, était conservée la statue divine,réceptacle de l'énergie créatrice du monde et garantede sa perpetuelle régénération. Chaque matin, le grand prêter ouvrait, avec un luxe infini de précautions, les portes du naos où reposait l'idole, assurant par ce geste libérateur la venue d'un nouveau jour.

Peu avant le guichet des billets de la nécropole thébaine, deux formidables colosses accueillent les visiteurs. Ils se dressaient en avant du 1er pylône du temple funéraire d'Aménophis III, dont ils sont les seuls vestiges. L'edifice fut en effet entièrement détruit par un séisme en l'an 27 de notre ère, qui causa du surcroît une profonde fissure dans l'un des géant. Il s'ensuivit un étrange phénomène: chaque matin, le colosse émettait une plainte longue et déchirante. Pour les esprits modernes, ce prodige s'explique par la vibration de l'air causée par l'évaporation de l'eau accumulée pendant la nuit. Les romains y voyaient un phénomène surnaturel et nommèrent ces statues "Colosses de Memnon" en souvenirs d'un fils de l'aurore qui tué par Achille, reprenait vie chaque matin sous les caresses de sa mère.Au début du IIIème siècle, Septime Sévère ordonna de restaurer la statue: depuis lors, elle est muette.