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Egypt stops tourist convoy
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Thanks for the good news Luciano. Perhaps the idea of unescorted travel will spread eastwards...
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Eastwards? What about westwards from Egypt ;-)
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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?
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Thank you 2CV. I'm always getting E & W wrong - worrying isn't it....
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East.. West.. what's the big deal.
It's not like you ever do remote desert crossings where it really matters, now do you?
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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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Wüstenschiff :: Thema anzeigen - Ägypten - neue Regelungen
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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.
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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
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confirming for Luxor - Aswan - Luxor
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