Back from Egypt February 2023
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Ciao Andrea,
We had mixed feelings about Alexandria (my husband didn't like it) but I am so glad we went. It is a fascinating city and the literary memories are alive in the coffee shops and restaurants, in the streets and the people. If you are travelling from Italy it is really easy and convenient to fly there. The old hotels are full of charm. I also agree that you don't need a guide for Cairo. If I go back I will not use a guide for anything.I wonder if the Cairo museum has opened yet?
Have a wonderful time!
We had mixed feelings about Alexandria (my husband didn't like it) but I am so glad we went. It is a fascinating city and the literary memories are alive in the coffee shops and restaurants, in the streets and the people. If you are travelling from Italy it is really easy and convenient to fly there. The old hotels are full of charm. I also agree that you don't need a guide for Cairo. If I go back I will not use a guide for anything.I wonder if the Cairo museum has opened yet?
Have a wonderful time!
with respect to the guide, in the end, I guess you really need a guide only maybe for the drive from Luxor to Aswan and the hotel in Cairo can arrange that and then to go to Abu Simbel. However, a guide will give you an insight into the country (if you have a good one like Mohamed seems to be). We do hate being forced to shop anywhere so that is one reason we wouldn’t want to have a guide in Egypt.
Thanks a lot!
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This talk about Egypt here and on another thread and from people, I know who have been there recently has got us really thinking. How is the weather there in February? We are really thinking about February of next year assuming that it’s not scorching hot like it would be in the summer.
The OP went in February. Perhaps you can enlighten me or anyone else really.
Thank you very much!
Larry
The OP went in February. Perhaps you can enlighten me or anyone else really.
Thank you very much!
Larry
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This talk about Egypt here and on another thread and from people, I know who have been there recently has got us really thinking. How is the weather there in February? We are really thinking about February of next year assuming that it’s not scorching hot like it would be in the summer
Nice trip report, by the way. I'm not sure I ever saw this before. Looks like we were there around the same time, but I didn't manage to do a report.
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I'm not the OP, but we were there exactly a year ago, roughly Feb 12 - 23. I thought the weather was perfect for a lot of outdoor activity. It could be a little cool in the mornings (and not really pool weather - there was one on our Nile cruise, but no one used it). I recall the temps being very comfortable during the day, and no rain during our trip.
Nice trip report, by the way. I'm not sure I ever saw this before. Looks like we were there around the same time, but I didn't manage to do a report.
Nice trip report, by the way. I'm not sure I ever saw this before. Looks like we were there around the same time, but I didn't manage to do a report.
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This talk about Egypt here and on another thread and from people, I know who have been there recently has got us really thinking. How is the weather there in February? We are really thinking about February of next year assuming that it’s not scorching hot like it would be in the summer.
The OP went in February. Perhaps you can enlighten me or anyone else really.
Thank you very much!
Larry
The OP went in February. Perhaps you can enlighten me or anyone else really.
Thank you very much!
Larry
THE WEATHER
If I go back to Egypt it won’t be in February. We were very cold in Alex and Cairo. It rained and temperatures were around 12° centigrade. All those lovely pools gone to waste! From Luxor down things definitely got better during the day but mornings and evening as mentioned were still too cold for our tastes.
Maybe we were unlucky and when we travel in February we do like to go somewhere super warm. But I would go later, March or early April.
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with respect to the guide, in the end, I guess you really need a guide only maybe for the drive from Luxor to Aswan and the hotel in Cairo can arrange that and then to go to Abu Simbel. However, a guide will give you an insight into the country (if you have a good one like Mohamed seems to be). We do hate being forced to shop anywhere so that is one reason we wouldn’t want to have a guide in Egypt.
Thanks a lot!
We also hate being forced to shop. We thought we had become good at avoiding it because we travel a lot to India but in Egypt it is the same and sometimes you have to be really firm!
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Hi, I am the OP. I requote what I wrote in the trip report:
THE WEATHER
If I go back to Egypt it won’t be in February. We were very cold in Alex and Cairo. It rained and temperatures were around 12° centigrade. All those lovely pools gone to waste! From Luxor down things definitely got better during the day but mornings and evening as mentioned were still too cold for our tastes.
Maybe we were unlucky and when we travel in February we do like to go somewhere super warm. But I would go later, March or early April.
THE WEATHER
If I go back to Egypt it won’t be in February. We were very cold in Alex and Cairo. It rained and temperatures were around 12° centigrade. All those lovely pools gone to waste! From Luxor down things definitely got better during the day but mornings and evening as mentioned were still too cold for our tastes.
Maybe we were unlucky and when we travel in February we do like to go somewhere super warm. But I would go later, March or early April.
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I looked up the average temperatures for that month for Cairo. I think for us it would be pretty good.
Thank you.
Larry
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Larry,
We were in Egypt the first half of November in 2022 and, while it was warm, it was pleasantly everywhere except for Aswan, which was too hot during the day but pleasant in the early evening. December is probably the ideal travel time. Did you see my trip report? We were in both Jordan and Egypt and it was a fabulous trip.
Paule
We were in Egypt the first half of November in 2022 and, while it was warm, it was pleasantly everywhere except for Aswan, which was too hot during the day but pleasant in the early evening. December is probably the ideal travel time. Did you see my trip report? We were in both Jordan and Egypt and it was a fabulous trip.
Paule
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Larry,
We were in Egypt the first half of November in 2022 and, while it was warm, it was pleasantly everywhere except for Aswan, which was too hot during the day but pleasant in the early evening. December is probably the ideal travel time. Did you see my trip report? We were in both Jordan and Egypt and it was a fabulous trip.
Paule
We were in Egypt the first half of November in 2022 and, while it was warm, it was pleasantly everywhere except for Aswan, which was too hot during the day but pleasant in the early evening. December is probably the ideal travel time. Did you see my trip report? We were in both Jordan and Egypt and it was a fabulous trip.
Paule
Larry
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Interesting views on guides. We typically travel on our own, picking up a driver or guide only upon occasion. But I found the guides and drivers in Egypt made it all so much easier and enhanced our trip greatly.