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Old Jan 12, 2016, 6:05 am
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mightyducksman
 
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Traveled there in early November - actually arrived to Sharm the day after the Russian plane crashed (the cause wasn't made clear until after we left Sharm). Other than the awareness of such events, though, our time there was completely without incident. We did hire guides everywhere we went - Cairo (2 days), Luxor (2 days), Aswan (1 day) - which is a little more conservative than our normal approach. Overall it was a great trip where at one temple (Kom Umbo) we were the only tourists and at several other sites (Saqqara, Edfu, Philae, Coptic Cairo) we were ones of few.

The security presence was very heavy in many areas, particularly Coptic Cairo. Overall their presence made me feel more confident that we were indeed safe.
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