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We booked a trip for three to the country of the most ancient civilization, hot climate and strange tombs in the form of pyramids - Egypt.
Faraana heights resort 4 in Sharm (not to be confused with Faraana Reef - this is on the other side of Sharm, although the owner is the same). The second line, but there is no one and nothing in front of it. Sea. Sand beach. Not reefs and not huge pontoons. This is important for those who go just to swim in the sea.
The ideal departure option is at 0:10, the airline company SkyUp. Boeing 737-700NG.
They took off on time. We arrived in Sharm at 03:00 local time.
Entry controls have been tightened. Now 1 - they take pictures, 2 - they take fingerprints (you just swipe your hand in the scanner and that's it).
Since there is practically no WiFI in the hotel, you need to buy a mobile operator card. Mobile Internet is faster than in Ukraine 4G+.
There are three sales points for mobile operator cards at the airport - etisalat (there is a lone seller and no buyers), vodafone - several people in line, orange - more people in line (cheaper than vodafone). A passport is required to purchase a card.
We immediately bought an Orange mobile card from an official representative. 16 gig costs 9 bucks. These 16 gigs are divided into four packages of 4 gigs each. The seller inserted the card into the phone, warned that the activation would be within 2 hours. He gave me a piece of paper with codes. Actually, this is what happened, a text message came in Arabic, what needs to be done and the Internet began to work. Those who do not have enough can replenish either in the store or by installing the My Orange application.
At the exit from the airport we were met by a guide, indicated the number of the bus. Hotel pickup has begun. Since the hotel is located on the border of Sharm and the reserve, they were brought in almost last.
We arrived at the hotel in the dark, that is, there was no dawn yet, for 10 bucks we were settled in a room overlooking the pool and a partial sea view. The room was pretty good. For ribbons on hand, the administrator said to come to 11 o'clock.
At 5:30 we were already at sea.
Closer to 10 (the end of breakfast) we went to the canteen (you can’t call it a restaurant) to refresh ourselves.
This is how the first full day of rest began. And only on the second day there was a meeting with our guide from JoinUp Mukhamed, where he bred gullible tourists for loot. Before you go on an introductory tour, find out the prices for sweets and oils for starters, at least in a shop at the hotel, so that you don’t hang your paw like “50% discount for you today”, and the price is twice as high as in the same shop.
The territory of the hotel is huge, there is a lot of greenery, many rooms are being renovated, some buildings are frozen in construction. Two rows of pools.
The first row with a water park (under renovation), a bar open until 23, a pancake kitchen and pop music, the second row consists of five pools and calm relaxing music, a bar open from 9 to 18.
The territory is littered with garbage, mostly plastic cups, the service seems to have scored on this. Overall impression - the hotel is very tired.
The beach is sandy, quite long and wide, the bottom is flat. There are fungi, beds with mattresses. There is a bar on the beach - open from 9 to 18, now a new bar is being completed.
If there is a desire to look at the fish, then stomp to the left to the beginning of the reef.
Around midnight, a strong wind from the sea (south or southeast) begins to blow and blows until about one o'clock in the afternoon. In the morning on the beach there are big waves and sea dust, the closer to the reefs (to the left). the smaller the waves. In the evening, almost calm. Seen across the Gulf of Saudi Arabia.
The distance to the sea is not great.
The hotel is located on the second line, but due to the fact that there is nothing on the first line except palm trees, the sea is visible. You can walk to the sea at any time. Or take a shuttle. The bus goes to the beach every half an hour, from 9 am to 6 pm.
The day before departure, at the reception desk, they looked at the lists of departing passengers. Our plane took off according to the schedule, that is, at 18:40. And since check-in for a plane at the Egyptian airport ends two hours before departure, a bus arrived for us at 15:40.
On the last day of rest, the sea "left". If it were not for the sandy beach, it would be sad, and so they swam as usual.
We managed to really relax for 8 full days and 7 nights.
By the way.
If you decide to wait until 14:00 for check-in and not give money, the administrator will give you such a number that you will start demanding another one and you will be given another room, a bit better than the previous one, but the administrator will still get his 10 bucks.
There are no crockery, no chairs, no water bottles in the rooms. Moreover, there is no minibar. There is a refrigerator. There is only liquid soap in the bathroom. Chairs are only available in rooms with a balcony (on the balcony).
Plastic cups are everywhere - in the canteen, in the bars. Normal glasses, no cups at all.
Literally next to the hotel (on the circle) there is a market for one dollar - three bottles of water for one and a half liters, for two dollars - a bottle of 10 liters. Water tastes better than in a hotel.
Of the minuses is the canteen. The children's menu is milk rice or vermicelli for breakfast, and this is where the children's menu ends. Mashed potatoes are very similar in appearance to mivinu potatoes, only so liquid that they are closer to mashed potatoes. On the fifth day, I didn’t want to go there at all, they saved pancakes with chocolate. One thing was sometimes pleasing were visiting chefs from another hotel and then the food was very personal. It would be nice if the name of this food outlet - "Blue water" - hung above the entrances.
Faraana heights resort 4 in Sharm (not to be confused with Faraana Reef - this is on the other side of Sharm, although the owner is the same). The second line, but there is no one and nothing in front of it. Sea. Sand beach. Not reefs and not huge pontoons. This is important for those who go just to swim in the sea.
The ideal departure option is at 0:10, the airline company SkyUp. Boeing 737-700NG.
They took off on time. We arrived in Sharm at 03:00 local time.
Entry controls have been tightened. Now 1 - they take pictures, 2 - they take fingerprints (you just swipe your hand in the scanner and that's it).
Since there is practically no WiFI in the hotel, you need to buy a mobile operator card. Mobile Internet is faster than in Ukraine 4G+.
There are three sales points for mobile operator cards at the airport - etisalat (there is a lone seller and no buyers), vodafone - several people in line, orange - more people in line (cheaper than vodafone). A passport is required to purchase a card.
We immediately bought an Orange mobile card from an official representative. 16 gig costs 9 bucks. These 16 gigs are divided into four packages of 4 gigs each. The seller inserted the card into the phone, warned that the activation would be within 2 hours. He gave me a piece of paper with codes. Actually, this is what happened, a text message came in Arabic, what needs to be done and the Internet began to work. Those who do not have enough can replenish either in the store or by installing the My Orange application.
At the exit from the airport we were met by a guide, indicated the number of the bus. Hotel pickup has begun. Since the hotel is located on the border of Sharm and the reserve, they were brought in almost last.
We arrived at the hotel in the dark, that is, there was no dawn yet, for 10 bucks we were settled in a room overlooking the pool and a partial sea view. The room was pretty good. For ribbons on hand, the administrator said to come to 11 o'clock.
At 5:30 we were already at sea.
Closer to 10 (the end of breakfast) we went to the canteen (you can’t call it a restaurant) to refresh ourselves.
This is how the first full day of rest began. And only on the second day there was a meeting with our guide from JoinUp Mukhamed, where he bred gullible tourists for loot. Before you go on an introductory tour, find out the prices for sweets and oils for starters, at least in a shop at the hotel, so that you don’t hang your paw like “50% discount for you today”, and the price is twice as high as in the same shop.
The territory of the hotel is huge, there is a lot of greenery, many rooms are being renovated, some buildings are frozen in construction. Two rows of pools.
The first row with a water park (under renovation), a bar open until 23, a pancake kitchen and pop music, the second row consists of five pools and calm relaxing music, a bar open from 9 to 18.
The territory is littered with garbage, mostly plastic cups, the service seems to have scored on this. Overall impression - the hotel is very tired.
The beach is sandy, quite long and wide, the bottom is flat. There are fungi, beds with mattresses. There is a bar on the beach - open from 9 to 18, now a new bar is being completed.
If there is a desire to look at the fish, then stomp to the left to the beginning of the reef.
Around midnight, a strong wind from the sea (south or southeast) begins to blow and blows until about one o'clock in the afternoon. In the morning on the beach there are big waves and sea dust, the closer to the reefs (to the left). the smaller the waves. In the evening, almost calm. Seen across the Gulf of Saudi Arabia.
The distance to the sea is not great.
The hotel is located on the second line, but due to the fact that there is nothing on the first line except palm trees, the sea is visible. You can walk to the sea at any time. Or take a shuttle. The bus goes to the beach every half an hour, from 9 am to 6 pm.
The day before departure, at the reception desk, they looked at the lists of departing passengers. Our plane took off according to the schedule, that is, at 18:40. And since check-in for a plane at the Egyptian airport ends two hours before departure, a bus arrived for us at 15:40.
On the last day of rest, the sea "left". If it were not for the sandy beach, it would be sad, and so they swam as usual.
We managed to really relax for 8 full days and 7 nights.
By the way.
If you decide to wait until 14:00 for check-in and not give money, the administrator will give you such a number that you will start demanding another one and you will be given another room, a bit better than the previous one, but the administrator will still get his 10 bucks.
There are no crockery, no chairs, no water bottles in the rooms. Moreover, there is no minibar. There is a refrigerator. There is only liquid soap in the bathroom. Chairs are only available in rooms with a balcony (on the balcony).
Plastic cups are everywhere - in the canteen, in the bars. Normal glasses, no cups at all.
Literally next to the hotel (on the circle) there is a market for one dollar - three bottles of water for one and a half liters, for two dollars - a bottle of 10 liters. Water tastes better than in a hotel.
Of the minuses is the canteen. The children's menu is milk rice or vermicelli for breakfast, and this is where the children's menu ends. Mashed potatoes are very similar in appearance to mivinu potatoes, only so liquid that they are closer to mashed potatoes. On the fifth day, I didn’t want to go there at all, they saved pancakes with chocolate. One thing was sometimes pleasing were visiting chefs from another hotel and then the food was very personal. It would be nice if the name of this food outlet - "Blue water" - hung above the entrances.
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