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Sharm El Sheikh, Ghazala Beach - a strong 4!
Travel date - 09.05. 10 – 19.05. ten
Many reviews were re-read before this trip, a lot of information about Egypt, Sharm and the hotel was digested and assimilated, you yourself can find these reviews, so I will write about what I did not know or could not find before our first visit to Egypt. (on the plane on the way there, I answered almost all the questions of those flying for the first time)) and everyone thought that we fly there every 3rd minimum))
1. In Sharm, there is no Dutik at the exit from the Airport, so we buy on departure from your city.
2. Ghazala Beach is located in the heart of Naama Bay, so residents here are dropped off first and picked up last on the way to and from the airport (only 15 minutes drive).
3. Guide from Teztura all the way from the airport to the hotel rides on the ears about excursions EXACTLY FROM THEM! We have never bought from them and have been satisfied. If you know English, your head works, you don’t get lost on excursions, then everything will be fine.
The difference from whom to buy excursions is visible only at the border (the downtime in the queue at Teztura is much less) and according to the knowledge of the Russian guide. In street kiosks, groups are not separated by nationality, they all go together, at Teztura I heard everyone is weeded out on a linguistic basis.
4. On excursions you are always photographed and video is shot, and then they try to sell you a DVD for 25 bucks or 1 photo for 5 bucks. Sometimes if you take them aside so that no one hears and offer 5 bucks for copying to your flash drive, they agree and sell a photo for 1 dollar. This cannot be done in front of everyone - they will refuse.
5. There are many ATM-exchangers in Sharm. Press a couple of buttons, insert bucks, press again and spit out local pounds. Sometimes there is a person standing right next to the machine and at first he kind of helps you press all this, and then he demands 1 bucks (and tells you 1 dollar is just a can of cola!
Ha, in the CarFur supermarket (Carrefour) for 1 dollar you can buy 2 cans, and in general everything is clear there and so, train on a small bill). There are paper pennies (piastres), do not confuse them with pounds, taxi drivers can deceive and not only them.
6. CarFur (Carrefour) is a different story - the only supermarket with fixed prices, all the locals are there! Look for it in the center of Naama Bay on the lower level of the shopping center under construction, there is a large neon blue sign on the roof. Buy water only there - save a lot of money.
7. Water - horror! You can't drink, you can't brush your teeth, you can't wash fruit. And so in any place in Egypt. Well, they do not have a single fresh water reservoir. I don’t know how they desalinate the water, but after that it acquires the properties of Purgen! Take a couple of packs of coal with you and that does not save))
8. The Red Sea is SUPER! This is the most important thing in Sharm. Ghazala Beach has a good beach and sandy bottom and corals.
I cut both my legs on corals and shells, like I was standing out of the blue)) Therefore, special. coral slippers or fins are very useful. And a mask with a snorkel is so necessary at all, swimming in the Red Sea without a mask is blasphemy, it is indescribably beautiful! Pisces love peeled eggs - which can be collected at breakfast.
9. Walking near the shops you will often hear from the sellers - ONE MINUTE! Say hello, smile and quickly answer - “We won’t buy anything from you” - run away or you will be trapped for 15-20 minutes. They are terribly annoying. And if you leave after inspecting the goods or do not want to go to them, they shout at your back with a threat in their voice - I tell you where I went! Unpleasantly creepy. In the old city there are streets that are not crowded there, in general, a kapets, every seller (they stand there every 2.3 meters in a row) - pulls you almost by the hand to him. Traded for every dollar to reset %30-50 be prepared to talk for 10-15 minutes.
If you immediately offer a low price, they look at you as if you are crazy)) And you need to bargain with everyone, so tired of this is indescribable. This is the biggest disadvantage of Sharma. Rarely came across adequate and pleasant Arab sellers. Do not believe requests for help translating a business card or leave them a note in Russian in their store as a keepsake. They don’t need it, they need to take you to their store, offer tea, hookah, and then they start rubbing oils on you and offering to buy this or that, and if you don’t need it, you shouldn’t go to them, otherwise you’ll leave it'll be hard.
10. Egyptian beer - Sakara - like nothing like that, I liked it.
11. A plump Arab works at the reception (he looks more like a Georgian), his wife is from Minsk, he speaks Russian well. If you have any questions look for it. I don't remember the name - it sounds complicated.
12. They gave 10 bucks for the room, examined 4 pieces, chose a bungalow - 236.
In general, we liked Sharm, this city is similar to European, the rest of Egypt is a village, slums, etc. There was not enough company. In the Hotel 70% Germans, the rest Spaniards, Russians and others, age 35-55. One Russian girl works in the animators.
18. For advertising purposes, invitations are sometimes distributed for groups to the PASHA disco. Ask the animators. Go yourself - $ 25.
19. Learn 5-10 words in Arabic, they like it and are very surprised)).
20. Good luck!
Travel date - 09.05. 10 – 19.05. ten
Many reviews were re-read before this trip, a lot of information about Egypt, Sharm and the hotel was digested and assimilated, you yourself can find these reviews, so I will write about what I did not know or could not find before our first visit to Egypt. (on the plane on the way there, I answered almost all the questions of those flying for the first time)) and everyone thought that we fly there every 3rd minimum))
1. In Sharm, there is no Dutik at the exit from the Airport, so we buy on departure from your city.
2. Ghazala Beach is located in the heart of Naama Bay, so residents here are dropped off first and picked up last on the way to and from the airport (only 15 minutes drive).
3. Guide from Teztura all the way from the airport to the hotel rides on the ears about excursions EXACTLY FROM THEM! We have never bought from them and have been satisfied. If you know English, your head works, you don’t get lost on excursions, then everything will be fine.
The difference from whom to buy excursions is visible only at the border (the downtime in the queue at Teztura is much less) and according to the knowledge of the Russian guide. In street kiosks, groups are not separated by nationality, they all go together, at Teztura I heard everyone is weeded out on a linguistic basis.
4. On excursions you are always photographed and video is shot, and then they try to sell you a DVD for 25 bucks or 1 photo for 5 bucks. Sometimes if you take them aside so that no one hears and offer 5 bucks for copying to your flash drive, they agree and sell a photo for 1 dollar. This cannot be done in front of everyone - they will refuse.
5. There are many ATM-exchangers in Sharm. Press a couple of buttons, insert bucks, press again and spit out local pounds. Sometimes there is a person standing right next to the machine and at first he kind of helps you press all this, and then he demands 1 bucks (and tells you 1 dollar is just a can of cola!
Ha, in the CarFur supermarket (Carrefour) for 1 dollar you can buy 2 cans, and in general everything is clear there and so, train on a small bill). There are paper pennies (piastres), do not confuse them with pounds, taxi drivers can deceive and not only them.
6. CarFur (Carrefour) is a different story - the only supermarket with fixed prices, all the locals are there! Look for it in the center of Naama Bay on the lower level of the shopping center under construction, there is a large neon blue sign on the roof. Buy water only there - save a lot of money.
7. Water - horror! You can't drink, you can't brush your teeth, you can't wash fruit. And so in any place in Egypt. Well, they do not have a single fresh water reservoir. I don’t know how they desalinate the water, but after that it acquires the properties of Purgen! Take a couple of packs of coal with you and that does not save))
8. The Red Sea is SUPER! This is the most important thing in Sharm. Ghazala Beach has a good beach and sandy bottom and corals.
I cut both my legs on corals and shells, like I was standing out of the blue)) Therefore, special. coral slippers or fins are very useful. And a mask with a snorkel is so necessary at all, swimming in the Red Sea without a mask is blasphemy, it is indescribably beautiful! Pisces love peeled eggs - which can be collected at breakfast.
9. Walking near the shops you will often hear from the sellers - ONE MINUTE! Say hello, smile and quickly answer - “We won’t buy anything from you” - run away or you will be trapped for 15-20 minutes. They are terribly annoying. And if you leave after inspecting the goods or do not want to go to them, they shout at your back with a threat in their voice - I tell you where I went! Unpleasantly creepy. In the old city there are streets that are not crowded there, in general, a kapets, every seller (they stand there every 2.3 meters in a row) - pulls you almost by the hand to him. Traded for every dollar to reset %30-50 be prepared to talk for 10-15 minutes.
If you immediately offer a low price, they look at you as if you are crazy)) And you need to bargain with everyone, so tired of this is indescribable. This is the biggest disadvantage of Sharma. Rarely came across adequate and pleasant Arab sellers. Do not believe requests for help translating a business card or leave them a note in Russian in their store as a keepsake. They don’t need it, they need to take you to their store, offer tea, hookah, and then they start rubbing oils on you and offering to buy this or that, and if you don’t need it, you shouldn’t go to them, otherwise you’ll leave it'll be hard.
10. Egyptian beer - Sakara - like nothing like that, I liked it.
11. A plump Arab works at the reception (he looks more like a Georgian), his wife is from Minsk, he speaks Russian well. If you have any questions look for it. I don't remember the name - it sounds complicated.
12. They gave 10 bucks for the room, examined 4 pieces, chose a bungalow - 236.
In general, we liked Sharm, this city is similar to European, the rest of Egypt is a village, slums, etc. There was not enough company. In the Hotel 70% Germans, the rest Spaniards, Russians and others, age 35-55. One Russian girl works in the animators.
18. For advertising purposes, invitations are sometimes distributed for groups to the PASHA disco. Ask the animators. Go yourself - $ 25.
19. Learn 5-10 words in Arabic, they like it and are very surprised)).
20. Good luck!
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