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Old April 29th, 2012, 07:45 AM
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Default We did travel to Egypt

Hi,

We have just returned from a 3 week tour within Egypt. We visited Cairo, Faiyoum, Luxor, Aswan, did a cruise on Lake Nasser, went to Kharga Oasis followed by a cruise from Safaga to Sharm el Sheik, Sokhna and through the canal travelling by car, minivan, 4WD, aircraft and ship .

At no time did we have any security problems and were perfectly safe.

A wonderful trip to a wonderful country

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Old April 29th, 2012, 03:34 PM
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Default Thank-you!

It's wonderful to see a positive post about a country with so much rich culture. I chose a cruise to the Middle East to not only satisfy a lifelong desire to see the wonders of the ancient world, but to support a nation just coming unto itself in the modern world.
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Old April 29th, 2012, 04:01 PM
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I was glad that I put the negativity surrounding Egypt aside when I toured this year in January. Hardly anyone there and the people were very welcoming and glad to see tourists.

Too much media sensationalism.
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Old April 29th, 2012, 05:49 PM
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Certainly agree with the above posts. We visited in October/November 2011 and had a wonderful time. We always felt safe and very well looked after. We did Cairo, Alexandria, a Nile cruise from Luxor/Aswan/return as well as a day trip to Abu Simbel by air. The holiday of a lifetime!!!
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