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Lindsay56 Jul 15th, 2010 06:46 AM

One week in Cairo...???
 
I am a female solo traveling around Cairo August 19-26. Any locals or fellow travelers going to be in the area around this time? I am looking for someone to do day trips with...possibly scuba dive in Dahab/Sharm, desert tours, Luxor day trip, and the pyramids of course! Or any suggestions or tips?

sf7307 Jul 15th, 2010 12:54 PM

One tip - you can't really do scuba diving as a day trip, because you shouldn't fly for 24 hours after diving.

Also, Luxor would be better as an overnight trip because it's so incredibly hot in August that you'll want to do you sightseeing in the very early morning -- if you fly in, you won't be there early enough.

Casual_Cairo Jul 15th, 2010 09:07 PM

This shouldn't stop you, but it will slow you down - Ramadan will be in full swing by the time you are here. Not the optimum time to be in Egypt to site-see in the dead of summer.

MissGreen Jul 16th, 2010 03:50 AM

I get in on the 8th September.. sorry Lindsay! Would of been happy to meet for dinner or breakfast!


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