I had been toying with the idea of going to Egypt, and after reading some of the posts last week, I decided to go.
My first chore was to try to use miles to go from NY to Cairo. To my great surprise, I was able to get 2 business class seats on Delta.
Since so many fodorites had good experience with Ahmed, I contacted him. We planned the itinerary and he made all the necessary arrangements in 3 days. We are leaving on Sept. 12th!
Our trip seems wonderful and I can't wait to go. I want to thank everyone who posted; your feedback was most helpful. I will report when I return.
Now I am wondering what to pack.

Helene

Have a great time - we have an amazing trip to Egypt in January that Ahmed arranged for us........sure you will be happy!

there are many posts which give this information. Go o the page of your original posts and you'll find a search box. type in clothes or clothing and you should find your answer

That's great -- the very best use of miles is often for international business class seats. How many miles did it take, 120,000?

We're going on Delta non stop. 120,000 miles.

Elizabeth S.

Where are you going in Egypt?

I guess my brain wasn't working when I typed that - we were in Egypt with Ahmed in January 2008 - here's a link to our blog if you haven't seen it.

http://lizandrichardsa.typepad.com/l...8_adv/b_cairo/