Egypt stops tourist convoy
 

Can travel better now:

Egypt puts a stop to tourist convoys -Times Online

Egypt road convoys end - Wanderlust Travel Magazine

Egypt ends convoy system



ciao
Luciano

Thanks for the good news Luciano. Perhaps the idea of unescorted travel will spread eastwards...

Ch

Eastwards? What about westwards from Egypt ;-)

Chris must be referring to China! ;-)

This really is good news! Although it was always a challenge just how much you could dodge the convoys! ;-) I wonder if this decision would also have an impact on access to the Gilf?

Thank you 2CV. I'm always getting E & W wrong - worrying isn't it....

Ch

East.. West.. what's the big deal.

It's not like you ever do remote desert crossings where it really matters, now do you?

ouch!

Egypt Permissions Western Desert
 

hi - for the Western Desert it looks not so good. There are plans to declare the Gilf also as a National Park with all the consequences :-( as in the Wihte Desert since november 2008
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Ursula

sounds too good to be true...
 

Take the information with a pinch of salt for the time being until verified (already there is a user comment on the Times Online article contradicting the report). This may only apply to the Hurghada - Luxor route, may only apply to tour buses not private vehicles, or may simply not be true.

there is hope
 

confirming for Luxor - Aswan - Luxor

"At the moment there is no police escort with convois: you are free to choose your own time for departure between early morning and 5 pm!"

Convoy between Aswan and Luxor

:) Unexpected miracles do happen, so it seems...