Зима в Хилтоне... Winter at the Hilton...

Tour operator - Pegas Ukraine, airline - UIA. Organization of the tour at a good level, flight to Hurghada - flight at 5 am, no delays, board - Boeing 737-800, takeoff / landing are good, without shaking and turbulence, food on board is good: a hot dish with wine, beer and juices (all standard). We checked in online, chose seats at home, sitting near the monitor, then printed out boarding passes (it was not necessary to print, because at the check-in desk, when checking in our luggage, we printed our tickets, but with our already registered seats) . The return flight was supposed to be at 19:30 from Hurghada, but it was rescheduled for 12:30. . . then at 13:30, then another. . . Finally, we left at 4:30pm. The whole day because of this was overshared (sorry for the expression). Check-in at the hotel was instant (we were brought to the hotel at 10 am). Room in the Villa-room, on the 2nd coastline, near the pool. The room has a 32-inch plasma (with 2 Russian TV channels), old furniture, 1st floor with direct access to the pool. Slippers, bathrobes are not provided by the hotel. A cosmetic set in the shower-toilet is standard: shampoo, some kind of cream and soap. In the room there is a paid (! ) minibar with high prices (2 cans of beer, Mirinda, Pepsi, soda, some waffles and chocolates). The room was cleaned every day and very good! Leave a dollar for cleaning. They twisted all sorts of figures with flowers from towels)). Meals at the hotel are standard for all hotels in Egypt. The only feature: every dinner is themed, and for breakfast there are carrot, grapefruit and orange juices. In general, not bad - you will never be hungry : ) The hotel area is VERY small! There is almost nowhere to walk - very boring! The population of the Hilton was 35-40 percent, and then - most of the vacationers are 70-year-old pensioners from Germany, a lot of Arab families (from Cairo, Alexandria you can see), a few Russians and practically no Ukrainians (we were probably the 3rd ). In neighboring hotels with accommodation the same story. . . some are generally closed during this season. Shopping: dollar to pound - for $ 1 - 6.03 pounds. We bought souvenirs at the Cleopatra fixed price shop - it is 200 meters from the hotel along the tourist alley. In the same place, in the minimarket, they bought local kefir, juices and strawberries (very cheap and tasty !!! ) strawberries are sweet, large and fleshy - $ 1 per 1 kg. The merchants in the shops are very aggressive (due to the lack of trade, you can see), they have learned the Russian mat, they practically do not trade, because there is no turnover. Tour. trips were taken from local tours. agencies, not the guide. Everything is the same, but twice cheaper. An example - we took Luxor from a travel agency - $ 50, and from the operator $ 95. The sea is cold, almost no one swam in it, although the bay on the beach is gorgeous, the entry into the sea is sand. Everyone lay, sunbathed on sun loungers, and who wanted to swim, went to the indoor pool, it is heated. The air temperature all these days was +19 in the morning, +25 +28 in the afternoon, +15 at night. There was practically no wind at all. . . Well, a couple of times, maybe even then, not strong. We went in shorts, in T-shirts, and sunbathed in swimming trunks : ) The general impression of the rest in Egypt this year, in winter - if possible, fly better to the Emirates, Thailand, Sri Lanka or Goa. . . in Egypt, after their revolution, much has changed for the worse. . . People have become more aggressive and poorer. . Many have lost their jobs. . Crime has increased tenfold. . . and the attitude towards tourists from the local population has also deteriorated, it was very noticeable. . We were warned at the hotel to be careful in the city. . . even in the tourism sector. There will be questions, I will answer. Have a nice holiday!! !