Useful Hurghada Info

[realestatemart]

Originally Posted by lsab

Which makes it worse!!! No lights, still speeding - it terrifies me then. Still, it hasn't rained here this winter.

In hurghada there almost no rains rarely to happened so don't worry

[Peter Mitry]

Keeping your eyes closed is good Dawn! You'll be driving JUST like the locals. Imshallah!

[queenie40something]

Hi all see here Hurghada / Red Sea Bulletin Online for whats going on in Hurghada

[realestatemart]

Originally Posted by queenie40something

Hi all see here Hurghada / Red Sea Bulletin Online for whats going on in Hurghada

I don't this is not updated in one month may be i will have a red sea portal only give information so coming soon for you my friends

[Randall]

Hi All

Going to Hurghada in March and would like to see some sights on a couple of daytrips.

Can anyone recommend a reputable company.

Randall

[queenie40something]

Hi Randall we have been to Cairo and Luxor and booked these flights ourselves with Egyptair. I then booked a guide with car and driver and it worked out a lot cheaper than booking with a tour company. We went to Giftun Island that was brill but sorry can think of the tour op we used.

[Georgina]

I don't know any to recommend either. I always travel independantly. There is a company in El Gouna called Pro Tours. You could also try Thomas Cook and I think Easy Jet were offering trips on their website but don't have any feed back to give you on whether they are good or not. I am shocked how expensive all the temples, etc. are now to visit.

I heard the convoy has stopped too going to Luxor during the daytime so you can travel freely.

[125mastaba]

Good Question

We've been to Hurghada quite a few times, having bought a property in Mastaba, I've gathered phone numbers for beer & wine, furniture, the local DIY store, food delivery numbers (Pizza, Macdonalds etc.) and would be happy to pass them on, need numbers for an electrician, plumber etc, that can speak English, try contact via skype, paul.roebuck in Callander

[Peter Mitry]

Originally Posted by 125mastaba

Good Question

We've been to Hurghada quite a few times, having bought a property in Mastaba, I've gathered phone numbers for beer & wine, furniture, the local DIY store, food delivery numbers (Pizza, Macdonalds etc.) and would be happy to pass them on, need numbers for an electrician, plumber etc, that can speak English, try contact via skype, paul.roebuck in Callander

Hi Mastaba

Where is Paul based? Is he here in Hurghada? I think a lot of people would be interested in speaking to him!!

Using local labour is an experience; first they come in a taxi to see what needs doing, then they go away to buy what they need, then (eventually) they come back and ask if you have any tools (or they will make do without any), then they bodge the job, you pay and think 'wow, that was cheap!' and they go away.

30 minutes later (if you're lucky) whatever was fixed breaks again and you start the whole procedure over again!

It sounds a bit cynical but there is a huge future out there for tradesmen who come well equipped, know what they are doing and charge a fair price.

[125mastaba]

Hi Peter

We are based in Scotland just now, retiring to Hurghada in a few years time, can't wait. Bought a property in Mastaba and maybe we have been lucky, your quite right, the "tradesmen" aren't the best in the world, but we tend to stand over them all the time and tell them what to do, as best we can, not speaking the lingo, and it seems to work most of the time.

We have an Egyptian friend who lives a couple of doors away, and he helps us out quite a lot when we need a good tradesman.

To leave them to do the job by themselves would guarantee they get it wrong