Cyprus day trip to Egypt

[fairy!]

I've noticed on the Thomson website that you can do a one-day trip from Cyprus to Egypt to see the Pyrammids etc. Has anyone done this? Was it expensive & how long was the flight? Thanks.

[Buenchico]

I've not been but the itinerary is available below. (The total cost, including admission charges & taxes etc, works out at about UK�280 per person).
http://www.wata.net/wata/Produit.cfm?IdProduit =40327

Chris

[mash]

As you can see from the itinerary it is quite a long day, unfortunately with much of it spent in airports, on planes, coaches or eating!
I would say it is worth doing if you feel you would never visit Egypt any other way. It is really worth visiting the great pyramids of Giza.
However the best bet is to holiday in Egypt at some stage and include 2-3 days as part of it for Cairo and Giza.
It is probably also worthy of note (by way of comparison) that I had a weeks holiday in Egypt last year in a 4* hotel for only �240!

[picklepants]

When we went to Cyprus we went to Egypt on a mini cruise. Can't remember how much (at a guess �150 each?? - cost included all attractions, meals etc) Travelled on the cruise ship overnight (great fun - won �90 on Blackjack @ casino!!) and arrived in Port Said at 6.30am. Then got on coach for trip to Gaza to see pyramids. Journey was an experience as we had armed guard escort the whole way and all the locals waved to us as if we were royalty!! Pyramids and Sphinx were amazing and then went on 1 hour cruise down the Nile with lunch and entertainment included. finally off to papyrus museum before heading back to boat for journey back. Well worth every penny and because it was a cruise it all felt like part of the experience - not having to wait around at airports. In my opinion best way to see the sights in Egypt without having to go on holiday there. Hope you get to go and hope you enjoy!!! x x

[fairy!]

Thanks for your answers... very informative :-)

The reason I was thinking of the day trip on a plane, is because I really don't like boats & get very seasick... what was the journey like picklepants?

Xx

[fairy!]

Oh... & how long is the boat journey??

Xx

[buffbex]

i did it last year, thought it was great. flight over is about i hour. long day but really interesting; our guide was fantastic! great idea to do the must sees without making a full holiday of it, recommended!

[fairy!]

buffbex... was it about �280 as suggested earlier??

[daniellef116]

It was a really really good trip i enjoyed the trip. The flight was around 1 hour if that. You get to go inside 1 of the pyramids and its really good and facinating and the best was the cruise along the river nile!!! i would go you would enjoy it