Advantages: great weather for just a 5 1/2 hour flight, value for money Disadvantages: hassle from shopkeepers
I was lucky enough to visit Sharm for free in March this year - one of the perks of being a travel agent is we occasionally get 'fam trips' which means we are taken to a destination and shown around numerous hotels and the sights so that we are able to sell it confidently when back home. These trips are really beneficial, and I think I certainly appreciate them more now I am self employed. So there was a group of about 10 of us and we visited about 6 hotels each day getting the full tour, camera and notebook in hand. I must admit the company we went with - Med Hotels - had a lot of clout in Sharm and we were treated like royalty wherever we went. In hindsight I suppose this may have given me a rose tinted view of the place as everything was done for us, we even got fastracked through the aiport avoiding the dreaded queue.
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Advantages: good value for money, the best for diving and snorkelling, friendly people Disadvantages: "Come sign my guestbook"
Me and my partner just returned from a 8 days holiday in SharmelSheikh (Naama Bay). It was a wonderful experience - please read our review.
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We booked via lastminute.com just 4 days before we went there - at £ 179 per person for 7 nights a real bargain. Included were:
- flight with Astraeus (charter airline) from and to Gatwick
- 7 nights accommodation incl. breakfast in the Ocean Bay Hotel
- transfer from and to the airport in SharmelSheikh
Travel insurance is included in our bank account arrangements, so we didn't need to buy. If you intend to go diving a lot, an extra insurance cover is advisable.
After the booking we got contacted by the travel agency ('Explorers' - specialist in diving holidays). The whole transaction went very smooth, no problems whatsoever. Two days before ...
Advantages: Good price, all inclusive, fantastic wather, HOLIDAY! Disadvantages: Staff overfriendliness, feeling rushed during meals
of thing, then Sharm is not really the place to go. Sharm is on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula on the coastal strip between the Red Sea and Mount Sinai - I didn't made that up, I just copied it from Wikipedia - so, to find out more visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharmel-Sheikh or you could visit www.sharmelsheikh.com
Sharm is a diving and snorkelling hotspot, and that is why many people visit. However, although hubby dives, our main reason for going was guaranteed sun in November.
Moving swiftly on, and checking in
I had thought we were staying at the SunriseIslandView, but it turns out we were actually staying at the SunriseIsland Garden, which is a bit less classy, only having 4 stars rather than the 5 stars I'd been telling everyone about. Oh well, not to worry - a holiday is HOLIDAY!
We were ...
