We repacked and are ready to go. We are off to Egypt and are looking forward to seeing the tombs and monuments of the ancient Egyptians. We left Gatwick for the flight to Egypt at around 11:55am after panicking that we would not make it through the security screening section as the was a massive queue. We arrived in Taba at around 17:55 as there is a 2 hour change with the time. Egypt is ahead of the UK. We were met at the airport by
the PELTOURS rep who escorted us via coach to the Marriot hotel at Taba Heights. I have added a link below that will take you to their website.When we left the plane the heat was intense, 140 degrees!
The surroundings of the hotel are beautiful. The picture above was the view from my room. The little pond at the bottom is the Red Sea. Usually there is a security guard who sits on a chair under the palm tree. It certainly looks like 5* accomodation but the food dictated otherwise. We have a few days of chilling out ahead of us before we start the tours. This place looks stunning, it is like a paradise.FOOT NOTE :A little note about the airport staff, I thought they were mechanics as they wear blue overalls but they are infact toilet attendants and hand out paper for money. The toilets are disgusting and some didn't have any toilet paper in them. Make sure that you have some with you when visiting toilets in Egypt.
