[caiobegotti]

I have visited museums with Egyptian collections all over the globe and I can assure you they fall absolutely short in comparison to the actual stuff you see in Egypt, you definitely should investigate more so you can build up confidence to visit it yourself, it's worth it :-)

[rblion]

I bet you are right. I am on the fence still. I love Egypt and ancient culture in general.

How many days did you spend there? How much money did you spend (estimate)? I'm headed to EU and Asia this summer/fall for work, I can make a stop in Cairo (like originally planned).

I have an ex-gf who lived in Egypt to work at a resort and she said it's not the best time to go right now but the tourist-y areas are always safe because they need the tourism for their economy.

[caiobegotti]

I traveled for 30 days there, across the whole country by bus, car and train and spent about 650 USD a few years ago. I did 1 week of couchsurfing in Giza and managed to save some bucks that way. Hurghada, with lots of resorts and russians and playboys & Alexandria which has a different tourist relaxing vibe are probably quite safe any time. Luxor is super tourist safe I would say but how to get there is up to you and how much adventurous you are. In Cairo I would just stay in a decent hostel but only if you wanna visit the freaking awesome Egyptian Museum and the pyramids/sphinx with some agency (since you are worried about safety). Otherwise you may need to build up that confidence I mentioned earlier, by perhaps leaving Cairo/Giza to the end of your trip so you have time to decide yourself :-) feel free to drop me an e-mail @gmail.com if you need more specific numbers/hints/etc

[rblion]

I trust you. I push myself with travel every year despite my fears.

In 2017, I went to Colombia. In 2018, I camped out in Wyoming and Montana at the height of bear/moose/elk season for photography. In 2019, I go to Europe, Egypt, Asia. :)

Thanks for the tips, I'll refer back to this in the Summer when I book!