If you like adventure, Egypt has a lot to offer. From the pyramids in Cairo, to the tombs in Luxor, and to the many temples throughout the region, there is so much to see.
For us in our 70s, it would have been a lot easier 10 years ago. Maybe even 5. We were on a river cruise with Avalon. However, only 4 nights were on the river. We stayed in hotels in Cairo for 6 nights.
I clocked my steps with my Apple watch and most days were about 11,000 steps. We also walked up quite a few stairs. Living in a one-story house made that a bit of a challenge at first.
If you don’t tolerate heat, it gets a bit warm and humid. Little flies took nips at bare legs. We traveled in October and the temperature in Aswan was in the 90s.
Now smoking. Cigarette smoke was everywhere. It seems that the majority of Egyptians smoke and you can smoke in restaurants, hotels, ships, just about anywhere. Our guide who smoked said, The only place you can’t smoke is in the operating room. I think he was being funny.
Security was very good. In fact, even getting into the hotel you had to go through a screening process. Sometimes though when they did the pat down, which was almost always, they were a little too personal.
If you like dogs, they are everywhere. Most looked pretty good, even though they live on the streets. This guy was posing for me.
So my final thoughts. If you really want to go to Egypt go sooner rather than later.
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