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Please tell us about the features of your holiday in Taba, including trips to Jerusalem and Jordan. How is the water, for example? What is given in the hotel, i.e. what is not necessary to take with you? And what, on the contrary, should be put in a bag? What is worth paying close attention to while being there, in addition to the agility of the locals? And what to bring from there without fail?
Because we have food without lunch, what can you really buy there to have a bite to eat, and in general, what can you bring with you from home?
Because we have food without lunch, what can you really buy there to have a bite to eat, and in general, what can you bring with you from home?
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You can only take money and buy everything on the spot :)
And in order not to spend money, you can grab a swimsuit, a couple of T-shirts, shorts, trousers, sunblock and flip flops :)
And in order not to spend money, you can grab a swimsuit, a couple of T-shirts, shorts, trousers, sunblock and flip flops :)
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answered 16 years ago
If you are in Jerusalem, do not go to the shops where the guides will bring you - everything is 4 times more expensive. Save your money for the market there and the choice is bigger and very cheap. You will definitely be led through it to the temples. And don’t spend everything until the end, you will stop near shops in the evening, buy something to eat, the trip is very long - you will get hungry.
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answered 16 years ago
We go to Tobya Boutique Hotel 4*
In Egypt for the 1st time.
I heard that there are problems with water - WHERE TO GET WATER AND HOW MUCH IT COSTS?
Since we won't be having lunch, CAN WE BRING IN ORDER RATIONS FROM HOME?
sveta1234, tell me, what kind of market are we talking about? Do you need to go to it separately? It is included in the tour to Jerusalem, I don’t understand :)
And then, WHAT WOULD BE USEFUL TO BUY on a trip to Taba, in principle, what is here, what is not anywhere? :)
I would also like to buy Dead Sea cosmetics, WHERE IS IT BETTER TO DO IT?
In Egypt for the 1st time.
I heard that there are problems with water - WHERE TO GET WATER AND HOW MUCH IT COSTS?
Since we won't be having lunch, CAN WE BRING IN ORDER RATIONS FROM HOME?
sveta1234, tell me, what kind of market are we talking about? Do you need to go to it separately? It is included in the tour to Jerusalem, I don’t understand :)
And then, WHAT WOULD BE USEFUL TO BUY on a trip to Taba, in principle, what is here, what is not anywhere? :)
I would also like to buy Dead Sea cosmetics, WHERE IS IT BETTER TO DO IT?
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answered 16 years ago
We were in Taba in August. I don’t want to scare you, but there were 9 of us and all of us were poisoned by water. I ended up with spasmodic colitis, which I still treat to this day. That's why water!!! take it with you. There it will be given out for free, but if it is water not from factory bottles of 1.5 liters, but from large barrels, then the chance to end up like me is very high. Taba is not a city, but an area, there is nowhere to buy anything there, because. all around is a desert. Transport dry. rations - no problem in luggage, otherwise you will have to eat at the hotel restaurant, where a glass of water costs so much that you can feed your family with us for a month (there is no competition). Holiday packages are more expensive than Charmey for the same reason - there is no competition; things, souvenirs in hotel boutiques too. If it's not too late - go to Sharm and this is the opinion of many of our tourists who traveled to Taba through our agency. There civilization, water, service, everything is cheaper, and the trip to Jerusalem is only 3 hours longer, but cheaper.
Then just read my review here on the site about Sonesta Taba 5 * and reviews of other tourists.
Then just read my review here on the site about Sonesta Taba 5 * and reviews of other tourists.
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answered 16 years ago
Amir1, unfortunately too late (((And how do you know if the water is factory or not ???
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answered 16 years ago
You have a complete ambush along the way. Hotel apart from all the others
Nearby there is a local market, several tents. Water can be taken in bottles, drinking normal water 1.5-3.5 pounds depending on the bottle.
And as a resort - I liked it, though we rested in Movenpick, which is on the border with Israel.
When traveling to Jerusalem, get ready to stand at the border for a couple of three hours at night. It is better to go for two days, because. in one day, you will basically admire Israel from the bus ... And follow a guide who will take you to his shops. In my opinion, a trip to Jordan is more interesting.
Nearby there is a local market, several tents. Water can be taken in bottles, drinking normal water 1.5-3.5 pounds depending on the bottle.
And as a resort - I liked it, though we rested in Movenpick, which is on the border with Israel.
When traveling to Jerusalem, get ready to stand at the border for a couple of three hours at night. It is better to go for two days, because. in one day, you will basically admire Israel from the bus ... And follow a guide who will take you to his shops. In my opinion, a trip to Jordan is more interesting.
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answered 16 years ago
In fact, water in all the hotels where I was, and I was more than 10 times in Egypt, they gave 4 bottles a day during cleaning. We always even brushed our teeth with water from these bottles. But in this hotel they gave only one on the day of arrival, and then they gave them from automatic machines, large plastic barrels. Doctors say that it was this water that we poisoned ourselves with. Factory water in 1.5 liter plastic bottles, commonly called BARAKA. I have not been to other hotels, but tourists told me the same thing.
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answered 16 years ago
If you drink raw water and unwashed fruits, then you can probably get poisoned, although who cares. And to the bus station, where there are a couple of shops with water, fruit and other food, go 1.5-2 km or take a taxi for 10 pounds ($ 2). Water is sold in sealed bottles with polyethylene-laminated caps. Different brands of water differ in taste, but I have not heard of anyone being harmed by store-bought water. With local canned food and food, you probably have to be careful - after all, they lie in the heat all day. But we bought halva, juices, fruits in local shops and everything was fine.
Be sure to take a kettle from home - you won’t interrogate him in the hotel. we took mivina with us, just in case, but we never used it, but we ate the pates with pleasure. A couple of sandwiches with tea for lunch in this heat was enough. But you can order pizza or something else in Toba.
And we were often at the Hilton during lunch and ate in the lobby bar near the reception or in the bar on the beach.
I advise you to throw a bottle of water into your luggage - while you settle, decide what to drink, especially if you pour at night. In Tobe, drinks cost $ 2-3, by the way, at dinner you have to pay for tea and coffee :)
From there, there is nothing to carry at all - consumer goods are complete.
Be sure to take a kettle from home - you won’t interrogate him in the hotel. we took mivina with us, just in case, but we never used it, but we ate the pates with pleasure. A couple of sandwiches with tea for lunch in this heat was enough. But you can order pizza or something else in Toba.
And we were often at the Hilton during lunch and ate in the lobby bar near the reception or in the bar on the beach.
I advise you to throw a bottle of water into your luggage - while you settle, decide what to drink, especially if you pour at night. In Tobe, drinks cost $ 2-3, by the way, at dinner you have to pay for tea and coffee :)
From there, there is nothing to carry at all - consumer goods are complete.
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answered 16 years ago
If you do not take all the necessary swimming accessories with you - coral slippers!!!, snorkel, mask and preferably fins, as well as sunscreen, then you will have to spend the first half of the day buying them. True, this can be done relatively conveniently by going to the Hilton after breakfast and staying there for the whole day. for this you need to call a taxi at the reception. though I don’t know how much a taxi from the reception costs. taxi drivers do not know English very well and it is easier for Egyptians to negotiate on the phone. And there are many taxi drivers in minibuses at the bus station and near the Hilton.
In the hotel, in addition to towels in the room and on the beach, there is also toilet paper and shower gel.
In the hotel, in addition to towels in the room and on the beach, there is also toilet paper and shower gel.
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answered 16 years ago
Good afternoon! I read it here in the reviews: when planning an excursion, keep in mind that after a trip to Israel (Jordan) you will not be allowed into Cairo-Luxor! I can't understand.. Why is that? What if it's the other way around???
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answered 16 years ago
First, there are no problems when traveling to Jordan.
Second, when traveling to Israel. After the trip, if you leave Taba (even if you go to the airport) when leaving Taba at the checkpoint, you will have to pay 63 Egyptian pounds one-time, per person. Payment is in POUNDS, neither dollars nor euros will work. SAVE YOUR RECEIPT!!!
Third. If you enter Egypt through Sharm, and you have a visa - All Sinai, you do not need to pay anything anywhere.
Second, when traveling to Israel. After the trip, if you leave Taba (even if you go to the airport) when leaving Taba at the checkpoint, you will have to pay 63 Egyptian pounds one-time, per person. Payment is in POUNDS, neither dollars nor euros will work. SAVE YOUR RECEIPT!!!
Third. If you enter Egypt through Sharm, and you have a visa - All Sinai, you do not need to pay anything anywhere.
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answered 16 years ago
Since you have taken the HB meal and are going to Taba, then
a) ALWAYS take a boiler, tea and coffee bags, chocolates with you
b) NEVER drink unboiled water
c) take ("tear") fruits and buns from breakfast - it will be enough to hold out until dinner
d) Buy sunscreen at home (on the spot it is very expensive and of suspicious quality)
e) swimsuit, mask, snorkel
e) Medications (for gastric infections, aspirin, suprastin (for allergies), brilliant green and iodine, preferably in pencils, a bandage, adhesive plaster, eye drops - God forbid, you won’t need it. But it’s better to have it.
g) put more money on your mobile phone, but keep in touch only by SMS (10 cents), turn off your mobile phone for a day. Or buy a local sim
h) take cash - cash, that is, dollars.
There may be problems with card payments
a) ALWAYS take a boiler, tea and coffee bags, chocolates with you
b) NEVER drink unboiled water
c) take ("tear") fruits and buns from breakfast - it will be enough to hold out until dinner
d) Buy sunscreen at home (on the spot it is very expensive and of suspicious quality)
e) swimsuit, mask, snorkel
e) Medications (for gastric infections, aspirin, suprastin (for allergies), brilliant green and iodine, preferably in pencils, a bandage, adhesive plaster, eye drops - God forbid, you won’t need it. But it’s better to have it.
g) put more money on your mobile phone, but keep in touch only by SMS (10 cents), turn off your mobile phone for a day. Or buy a local sim
h) take cash - cash, that is, dollars.
There may be problems with card payments
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answered 16 years ago
az, i.e. except for the toilet. paper, towels and shower gel will be nothing? Beach towel, shampoo, etc. take with you? And at least supplement the gel and change towels every day?
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answered 16 years ago
likos1971, that is, I still didn’t understand how we should properly organize our excursions from Taba? Jerusalem-Jordan-Cairo in what order to place so as not to make a mistake? :)
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answered 16 years ago
t-index, many thanks, this list will become a guide to use :))))
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answered 16 years ago
Guys, in general, did anyone buy silver and gold for themselves in Egypt? I once saw chic earrings with the eye of Horus on a woman, like gold. How is it in Egypt?
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answered 16 years ago
For any trip EXCEPT for Jerusalem - no problems.
If you went to Israel, returned to the hotel, then your very first exit outside the territory of Taba through the checkpoint will take 63 Egyptian pounds from you. The order doesn't matter. You do not have to pay only in one case, if you arrived in Egypt through Sharm, and you have a visa - the whole sinai
If you went to Israel, returned to the hotel, then your very first exit outside the territory of Taba through the checkpoint will take 63 Egyptian pounds from you. The order doesn't matter. You do not have to pay only in one case, if you arrived in Egypt through Sharm, and you have a visa - the whole sinai
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answered 16 years ago
the whole list is here http://eugenebogdanov.com/2008/11/08/1
I have travel experience and am constantly adding to my list of things that are required for independent travel.
I will be happy to share it with you and give additional comments.
1. packaging film (food or other) for packing the bag when checking in as luggage
This is the number one thing for us. Of course, you have to carry the film itself with you, but in doing so, we have extended the life of our travel bag by several years. We have saved ourselves from the negative emotions that you experience when you see how a hopelessly soiled or scratched bag or suitcase “floats” along the conveyor belt. We also saved money because the handle of our travel bag had to be repaired after every trip. Plus, if you buy the film yourself in the store, then you pay 100-150 rubles for one roll of packaging film, as far as I know at airports, packing one piece of luggage costs at least 150 rubles.
2.
rope for packing
it may be required in emergency situations, for example, the zipper on your bag has broken. Or a rope can be used to carry the box
No longer included...
I have travel experience and am constantly adding to my list of things that are required for independent travel.
I will be happy to share it with you and give additional comments.
1. packaging film (food or other) for packing the bag when checking in as luggage
This is the number one thing for us. Of course, you have to carry the film itself with you, but in doing so, we have extended the life of our travel bag by several years. We have saved ourselves from the negative emotions that you experience when you see how a hopelessly soiled or scratched bag or suitcase “floats” along the conveyor belt. We also saved money because the handle of our travel bag had to be repaired after every trip. Plus, if you buy the film yourself in the store, then you pay 100-150 rubles for one roll of packaging film, as far as I know at airports, packing one piece of luggage costs at least 150 rubles.
2.
rope for packing
it may be required in emergency situations, for example, the zipper on your bag has broken. Or a rope can be used to carry the box
No longer included...
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answered 16 years ago
Be sure to sunscreen, panama, medicines for all occasions and some warm clothes for the evening.
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answered 15 years ago
Taba is a quiet town ... The trip to Jerusalem is quite interesting, but you will walk everywhere very quickly. Don't drink tap water! you do not need to take a hairdryer with you and towels, shampoo and shower gels are better to take. You can buy a hookah, cheaper than ours.
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answered 15 years ago