[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!