This Year

[gbh5754]

We would have loved to have come back this year but we have booked for Egypt found an all inclusive deal too good to miss.maybe come back next year?

[don]

Been there................ Prefer San Stef  but you'll have a great time.

[tonyco1]

Been there too - December - lovely but San Stef is hard to beat!
Tip
Take BIMUNO - Tesco sell it - or a pharmacy - google it - you need it in Egypt - trust me!! and it works!

[gbh5754]

Thanks for the tip found it online ok will take some before and during our stay thanks once again.

[tonyco1]

The problem with Egypt is not so much the food - (careful of water - bottled only), it's the banknotes.
They are full of nasty germs.
You will not see toilet rolls on sale in the locals shops - only in hotels. - - -  Fact!
Also not a lot of water in the dessert regions, so think about it -
notes handled by a hand that's not so clean!!
Always wash hands after handling money - before eating!!
Take a small gel hand cleaner in your bag - and the Bimuno - and bottled water - check that salads are washed in treated water and you will be fine and safe from tummy bugs!!

[Sandra W]

Tried Egypt.............. Tried a week no food and on drip in hospital for a week after... San Stef please.

[tonyco1]

I was also ill for almost 2 weeks, because I handled the banknotes to tip while eating a bagette!
Linda & I ate the same - she was not ill! Point proved - Sandra handles the cash!!

[don]

The Cairo trots are when you pass a very solid stool ....................... But a bar stool ..... OUCH!!!

[Colin]

Egypt sounds like a s**t place!

[kemo]

We have never fancied Egypt now after reading above reports it is certainly a no go area.

[tonyco1]

Don't get me wrong - it was great there - wonderful Hotel and Beach - lovely people.
Just take simple precautions and you can enjoy a brilliant holiday!!
I was aware - I just relaxed and forgot!
I was then able to pass bar stools through the eye of a needle until I eventually saw the GP and got anti-biotics.
After all this - I read the article in the Daily Mail about Bimuno a pre-biotic, which they did many trials (inc. Blind trials) with.
Another friend went to Egypt and used it - (I told them about it), in Jan, they both had "runs" free holidays - so it seems to work fine.

[YANNIS26]

Hi All
I thought i would join the debate re holidays in Egypt.
Would i go to Egypt in June in preference to San Stefanos,no way.
Would i go to Egypt in January in  preference to the Canaries for a fly & flop,definately.
The reason is i was a regular visitor to the Canaries in January but over the last few years the weather has deteriorated or my blood has got thinner with age.
This year i visited Dahab in Egypt and had a wonderful relaxing holiday.I stayed at the Iberotel Dahabeya and everything about it was first class.The weather was in the high 20s all week and neither Pauline or i had any problems with stomach bugs.
The one thing you must do when visiting Egypt is preplan.
1 Check a web site like Trip Advisor and pick a highly rated hotel in your price range.Do a thorough check of  the reviews paying particular attention to food quality and absence of reviewers complaints of stomach bugs.
2 Do not handle Egyption money.Pounds are widely accepted everywhere i took a supply of pound coins as tips.Having said that the service was first class whether you tipped or not.
3 Stomach upset treatments.I do not know anything about the one Tony recommended but i do know the
vast majority of British remedies do not work. At the first sign of a problem go to the local Pharmacy their remedies work very quickly.
4 Ensure the hotel uses treated water in all food preparation and ice making.
5 Take with you and use on a regular basis a good quality gel hand cleanser,especially before meals.
All these precaution have been mentioned previously by Tony but if you follow the Boy Scouts motto Egypt is a wonderful place for a relatively cheap A/I holiday in Winter


.

[tonyco1]

Yannis that is spot on - and we did all the above - I just messed up with the banknotes on one occasion!!
If someone wants to stay in Sharm-el-Sheikh, I can highly recommend the Hotel we stayed in - plenty of good write-ups on it on various sites.
The Royal Albatros Moderne Beach Hotel in Nabq Bay, close to a nice shopping / restaurant complex as well.
Better weather in winter - 5 hours flight - nice people.