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People who have recently been to Sharm, tell me, pliz, prices for excursions to Israel and
People who have recently been to Sharm, tell me, pliz, the prices for excursions to Israel and Jordan from local tour operators
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I rested in March early April (before Easter) Israel was $80 for one day, on the streets of ShARMA, there are many agencies, you will definitely pick it up, but I'm a coward and I always go on excursions from a tour operator, because even though the street people say that there is insurance , but you never know what happens, you can’t get your elbow!
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answered 14 years ago
In mid-March, the prices for excursions in many agencies were reduced from $110-100 to $90 for one day. Pay attention to the bus that will take you to Israel and the organization of the border crossing. Ask for a license and other documents from travel agencies. All this is provided quite thoroughly in Naama Bay, the Orbit agency, where I bought an excursion to the pyramids. Unfortunately, the distance between the seats on the bus was not enough, and this caused discomfort during the 8-hour journey. In Israel, you will be transferred to comfortable buses and the guides will be local.
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answered 14 years ago
here I wrote a more or less fresh story about Israel and about prices, too, there seemed to be something
http://blogs.turpravda.com/needyou/28304.html
http://blogs.turpravda.com/needyou/28304.html
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answered 14 years ago
I actually also buy from a tour operator for the last two years, at least they register with themselves everyone who went on an excursion, when and where.
Do you have medical insurance as well?
and in terms of insurance against any incidents - probably yes, it is better through a tour operator.
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I also traveled as a student from street agencies - something constantly breaks, then the boat breaks down and a tugboat drags it, then the bus stops in the middle of the desert.
in addition, on long trips, the tour operator has two drivers, as a rule, street drivers have one.
For 2 days the same driver leads - he does not sleep, and even in Ramadan (does not eat, does not drink) - this is something dumb at all.
Do you have medical insurance as well?
and in terms of insurance against any incidents - probably yes, it is better through a tour operator.
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I also traveled as a student from street agencies - something constantly breaks, then the boat breaks down and a tugboat drags it, then the bus stops in the middle of the desert.
in addition, on long trips, the tour operator has two drivers, as a rule, street drivers have one.
For 2 days the same driver leads - he does not sleep, and even in Ramadan (does not eat, does not drink) - this is something dumb at all.
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answered 14 years ago
Israel from Egypt is a unique tour, unique in the sense of cheating the tour operator. The fact is that there is no difference between tours purchased from TO and travel agencies. All tourists after crossing the Israeli border get on the same bus, whether you bought an excursion from TO for $ 170-210, or from a travel agency for $ 75-90.
As for insurance, the contract is concluded between the tourist and the insurance company, and the tour operator has absolutely nothing to do with it, and all the talk about the invalidity of insurance is a way of putting pressure on tourists.
As for insurance, the contract is concluded between the tourist and the insurance company, and the tour operator has absolutely nothing to do with it, and all the talk about the invalidity of insurance is a way of putting pressure on tourists.
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answered 14 years ago
Perhaps so. BUT, there is a big BUT. When tourists, in particular in Egypt, have problems, the tour operator often says - yes, they came through us, but they did not purchase the tour from us, we are not responsible for anything. That's exactly what happened when in Egypt recently, remember, there was a flood. Private shops simply disappeared when the problem arose.
It is very possible that the tour operator specifically in Israel resells tourists to the same Israeli travel agencies and simply receives his commission, even for sure. BUT - they will answer to a large tour operator better in case of problems than to incomprehensible Egyptian travel agencies (and to be honest, then enemy firms, by the way! Egypt and Israel have very unpleasant feelings about each other, especially on the Sinai issue). So the question is not who bought from whom, but the question is HOW these relations are framed.
It is very possible that the tour operator specifically in Israel resells tourists to the same Israeli travel agencies and simply receives his commission, even for sure. BUT - they will answer to a large tour operator better in case of problems than to incomprehensible Egyptian travel agencies (and to be honest, then enemy firms, by the way! Egypt and Israel have very unpleasant feelings about each other, especially on the Sinai issue). So the question is not who bought from whom, but the question is HOW these relations are framed.
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answered 14 years ago
If the tour operator says that the problems of a tourist are not his problem, then this is nothing more than a human factor, otherwise it is the desire of a particular guide to avenge lost superprofits. It’s better not to deal with such a tour operator at all, because he doesn’t give a damn about tourists, he completed his task of transfer and accommodation, and then at least a flood. And all problems will have to be solved through the consul.
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answered 14 years ago
in a philosophical sense, yes.
But in reality - even tour operators with names have problems, then why talk about some small Egyptian shops with cunning uncles)))
Somewhere here I posted several stories from the series of horrors of our town, where quite prominent tour operators either brought their tourists into difficult situations themselves, or left their tourists in difficult situations - their names are well known.
I have a friend who went several times. years ago, it seems to GOA through the largest operator in GOA at that time, and during the trip, the operator ordered to live long without paying the hotels fees for tourists. and the hotels did not release them and tried to collect the fee again. a friend was lucky - because The 5* chain hotel did not get dirty and let go))), and the 4* took away the luggage. So there are always risks, yes.
But in reality - even tour operators with names have problems, then why talk about some small Egyptian shops with cunning uncles)))
Somewhere here I posted several stories from the series of horrors of our town, where quite prominent tour operators either brought their tourists into difficult situations themselves, or left their tourists in difficult situations - their names are well known.
I have a friend who went several times. years ago, it seems to GOA through the largest operator in GOA at that time, and during the trip, the operator ordered to live long without paying the hotels fees for tourists. and the hotels did not release them and tried to collect the fee again. a friend was lucky - because The 5* chain hotel did not get dirty and let go))), and the 4* took away the luggage. So there are always risks, yes.
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answered 14 years ago
For example, I try to travel to Egypt through tez. and when questionnaires are handed out on the way back and it says why you chose us, I honestly write: because the rest are even worse))))))
(but that doesn't mean that I'm so happy with tez, they have the same %:?;%:; guides as in others).
By the way, this does not mean that I am picky, I went through all sorts of Coral Trevals, Golden Ages, Pegasus and Mostrevely and so on. It would be better if there were no guides at all)))
Zero sense from them. They only aggravate and confuse problems.
(but that doesn't mean that I'm so happy with tez, they have the same %:?;%:; guides as in others).
By the way, this does not mean that I am picky, I went through all sorts of Coral Trevals, Golden Ages, Pegasus and Mostrevely and so on. It would be better if there were no guides at all)))
Zero sense from them. They only aggravate and confuse problems.
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answered 14 years ago
and if it were possible for about the same prices to independently book a hotel in Egypt and buy tickets (and try to get tickets for sane money without buying a hotel) - I think a good half of the "forced" buyers of tour operators would buy without them, like many in Europe and do.
Of course, you can buy an Aeroflot to Cairo, from there you can raft down the Nile to Aswan and from there you can move to a hotel in Hurghada. But the Hurghada part of the trip - you still have to buy through some tour operator.
Of course, you can buy an Aeroflot to Cairo, from there you can raft down the Nile to Aswan and from there you can move to a hotel in Hurghada. But the Hurghada part of the trip - you still have to buy through some tour operator.
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answered 14 years ago