Sharm el Sheikh

[ellsbells]

I am going to Sharm el Sheikh in a couple of weeks. I am going to take some Egyptian pounds, don't know how much. Is it expensive out there. What about travellers cheques, do you get a good exchange rate with these.

[Lil O'lady]

I don't know about Sharm but egypt in general is very affordable - however the main problem is getting hold of low-enough denominations of notes. You need small stuff for tipping. It's quite easy to take out money using your credit card and an ATM out there.

A lot of the money out there is very ragged and dirty -has been suspected as a medium thru which tummy bugs are transferred. You will see what i mean when you get hold of some egyptian pounds (which they call 'ginee')

[kira000]

I went to sharm in september and generally they like euro's and us dollarsl more thaln egyptian. i avoid TC'as as they usuallym charge commission. Small local restaurants and cafes are ok with egyptian, stores and markets quoted euro or US. depends how much is included n yor stay, how much you will be eating and buying. I recall taking about �70 worth of euros and about the same in egyptian. That was for 2 weeks in an all inclusive for 2 of us. And i had some left over t the end. If you are accomm only, you'll need more!

[Gromit]

Agree with above. At the ATM it is better to take out quite a large amout (�80 - �100 stirling) as your bank will charge you about �2 per transaction.

Take a small bottle of Anti-bacterial gel (available from most chemists), and clean you hands before you eat.

The money is easy to cover because 1 egyption pound is about 10p (!0 egyptian is �1).

Hope you are in naarma By. In my experience, that is the best site.

take a snorkel with you. The water (and fishes) are brilliant.

[druiaghtagh]

Ellsbells have a good time, we are there in 2 weeks also !