Tunisia/Egypt - advice please

Rosielee

Hey

I was thinking of booking a hol for next June and always fancied visiting Tunisia and Egypt. The thing is that I will be taking my 16 year old and his pal .

Can anyone who has been there advise on whether these are suitable places to bring teenagers. Ive heard some people say that these places are only suitable for adults and teenagers/kids would have not much to do.

Any recommendations would be appreciated.

thanks a lot

getz

i would not advise anyone to go over to a islamic country at this time --my son just came back from a holiday in tunisia with his girl friend -and he has told me that all the locals are nasty even spiting at western people as they walk passed --if you do go do not walk into town

Fratton Fred

I went to Sharm with Falcom holidays, staing at their holiday village. There was loads to do for teenagers there, but maybe younger than 16.

with Sharm, it will depend on what they are in to, if they like watersports etc then there is lots for them to do, there is a bit of nightlife around the place, but I'm not so sure I would be that comfortable letting them out of the resort.

Take a look at the falcon brochure though, there are lots of family holidays in there. If you are thinking of visiting Luxor of the Pyramids, it is possible, but an overnight trip.

Fratton Fred

getz wrote: »

i would not advise anyone to go over to a islamic country at this time --my son just came back from a holiday in tunisia with his girl friend -and he has told me that all the locals are nasty even spiting at western people as they walk passed --if you do go do not walk into town

That's just plain daft. I don't doubt that these things happened, but you can;t write off dozens of popular holiday destinations because your son got spat at in the street.

Someone got murdered in Fanglas last week, should we advise everyone to avoid Ireland?

peanuthead

I went to Sharm with my boyfriend last year. Was good, but the younger kids there were all well below 16. There are things for them to do, like watersport activities, but you will have to go everywhere with them as most things are quite far away from the hotels etc...

If going to egypt, I would advise staying at Naama Bay. Its the only place that is remotely like other places you may have been, in terms of the children being able to go off and do their own thing. Everywhere else, although the hotels are beautiful, is way out of the way of anything, and once you go outside the hotel grounds its just desert.

But in my opinion unless you have an activity booked or planned out for each day, its likely they will get bored becuase it didnt seem to me like a place where you could just "make your own fun" if you know what I mean

But if its just your holiday and the lads are tagging along then go for it!! Egypt has alot to offer that the more popular european destinations dont, plus, its a change!!

getz

when you go to places like tunisia/egypt they warn you at the hotels about going out into the towns--the republic of ireland is a safe place{fraton-fred}i only wish i dident have to pay more holiday insurance to come to the republic than i do to go to northern ireland--best holidays to go to are greece [islands] malta cyprus even try gibraltar

Rosielee

thanks Guys

a lot of useful information there... gives me something to think about...I'll do a bit more research into it

cheers again

Fratton Fred

getz wrote: »

when you go to places like tunisia/egypt they warn you at the hotels about going out into the towns--the republic of ireland is a safe place{fraton-fred}i only wish i dident have to pay more holiday insurance to come to the republic than i do to go to northern ireland--best holidays to go to are greece [islands] malta cyprus even try gibraltar

they warn you about that all over the world. There are simple rules to follow when you go abroad, just as there are at home. If you want to avoid all potential danger then lock the font door and wrap yourself up in cotton wool.

People thought I was mad going to Sharm because there was a bomb there a few years ago, but the same people go to Enniskillen and Belfast to do their shopping.

you have more chance of being blown up in London than you do Sharm.

cfitz

I haven't been to Tunisia, but I've been to Cairo once for a week this year. I've also been to Morocco three times. The people in these places were generally very friendly. Kind of like the way people in remote parts of Ireland tend to be friendly to strangers.

Also, I felt fairly safe despite the strange surroundings. Shops and markets are open at night time and there's no pub culture so I was able to wander about at all hours - something I wouldn't feel too comfortable doing in Dublin.

There are big culture differences, so people might look at you funny or say things if you don't do a little bit to fit in. Also, the Egyptians make a hiss noise when they want your attention - I found this very hard to get used to, sounds really rude at first, but apparently it's just an African thing.

Regarding, 16 year olds, it really depends on the kid. I think as a teenager I would have liked cities like Cairo and Marrakesh, but it wouldn't have compared to summer holidays in France drinking on the beach and making loads of friends. What kind of stuff do you think they'd want to do? With regard to safety, I went to Majorca as a 17 year old with my parents and stayed out nights without their permission - was probably more dangerous than anything I would have done in Egypt.