48 Hours in Egypt: Pyramids and a Proposal!
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- Опубликовано: 12 фев 2017
- 48 Hours in Egypt: Pyramids and Proposals
I'll go ahead and say it right now, Egypt is the most fascinating country on Earth. And while 48 hours in Egypt isn't nearly enough, here is how you can get the most of a short weekend stay.
Visiting Egypt is no doubt towards the top of every travelers list, so living close by in Dubai means that we've been eyeing a 48-hours in Egypt trip for quite awhile but it wasn't until a few weeks ago that we finally took the trip, just one week after doing 48 Hours in India. I know, we're insane.
Only a 4-hour flight from Dubai, we left the UAE early on a Friday morning and were crawling through the Great Pyramids before lunchtime! It is amazing just how much you can fit into 48 hours in Egypt if you plan it right, and it comes down to two main things. First, you've got to know exactly where you want to go, and second is having someone to take you there.
We've been loving TripVerse on our last few trips, which is a great app that allows us to research ahead of time, make an itinerary, add notes, routes and most importantly, download off-line maps versions of our entire trip. We also make sure to add in all the details of all of our 48-hour trips to our profile, so you can follow along if you'd like!
Check out our complete 48 hours in Egypt TripVerse itinerary for all the details from this amazing weekend!
Second, is finding the perfect guide to take you around to help navigate for you, speak the local language a bit and know the inside scoop on what to see at what time, where to go and other tips you'll just never know unless you are a local. Mahmoud not only quickly became the best local guide we have ever had while traveling, but an amazing friend who helped me plan the perfect proposal and we pulled it off without a hitch! But more on that later...
If you'd like Mahmoud to help with your 48 hours in Egypt trip, or longer, he's honestly the best guide we've ever recommended and can be reached at hoka_wisefirm@yahoo.com or direct at 002-01001-555-212. Tell him Jeff and Anne sent you :)
Landing in Cairo early on Friday morning, we went directly with Mahmoud to the Pyramids in order to catch the beautiful morning light and miss the crowds. While Egypt has more tourists than it did a few years ago when I visited, it is still hurting badly for tourism and remains fairly empty. Aside from a few tour buses, the Great Pyramid Complex was pretty empty.
Make sure you have enough time here to fully explore the entire area and take the time to just stand and stare at these amazing structures, some of the oldest on planet Earth - they really are spectacular.
Make sure to also buy a ticket to go inside the largest pyramid and be ready for an adventure! While the innermost chamber is nothing but a large empty room, the hike up the ancient stone corridor, into the center of the pyramid is a must, and well worth the exhaustion!
After exploring the pyramids, there are endless photo opportunities close by, so always be looking around you when in the area for that perfect instagram spot.
Continuing on close by the pyramids is the statue of the sphinx, which is nearly as iconic as the pyramids and well worth the visit.
After a full day of exploring and as the sun was beginning to set, I had Mahmoud take Anne and I out into the desert behind the pyramids by horseback, and it was stunning - the perfect place for a proposal - and thank goodness she said yes! We have done many adventurous things over the years, but getting engaged in the desert while looking at the pyramids is not one we will ever forget.
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Congratulations guys! 😀
Egypt looked awesome, definitely going to add it to my list of places to see.
Wow Egypt has always been a big buck list item of mine, this video was insane! I have just discovered your channel and DIGGING these 48 hr videos. So well edited, fast paced and full of wanderlust inducement!!
Emily Liu thanks so much! Glad you dig them, we'll keep trying to make them better and more fun. Happy travels!
Congrats on your engagement and a massive thank you for this video that has done more good to my country's tourism than probably the efforts of the government. You made me feel proud that I'm Egyptian.
A-jay aww, such an awesome comment! We sure hope you like it - as well as the tourism board who declined to work on it with us 😊
Wow! Your adventures are just absolutely fascinating! Love your videos and congratulations on your engagement! 😁😄
notsofantastic thanks so much! You've got to go!
CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!! Just found your channel - love you guys already :)
You're welcome in Egypt any time
Incredible! Congrats you two - what a way to get engaged I was just talking to Leon about going to Egypt and now you have just convinced us to go :D
I subbed after last video, glad I did. Really enjoying your adventures and of course congratulations on your engagement! So happy for you!
I love you Guys Welcome to Egypt i hope To see you again here with us in Egypt
Hey guys and congratulations! I'm an egyptian girl and I really have lots of places to tell you to go to in Cairo and outside of Cairo, these 48 hrs was just the beginning there's so much more you can do!
Its such a fascinating country - have always wanted to go!
Good job Jeff and Anna .. we live in cairo ,we were amazed for ur visit to cairo,next time u have to visit upper Egypt ( Luxor & ASWAN ) .. we visited 4 months ago really you will enjoy there is more to see☺😊😄
AMR MOKHLESS We absolutely cannot wait to get back and explore more!!
u got a new like , sup and share from an egyptian xD And congratulations on your engagement! :)
I'm a big fan of these series. Thanks for sharing and congratulations to both of you for the life ahead.
Saurav thanks so much! Where would you like to see us go next?
What Doesn't Suck? How about Ireland? That's the one country on my bucket list.
Saurav that's the third comment about Ireland today. Better add it to the list!
Haha. Gotta hit Ireland then. Also, make a trip back to Nepal if you can. Your video made me homesick for the first time in years
congratulations to you both! :)
Congratulations!!!
Love your videos, love your energy!
Félicitations!!!
J.M M thanks so much!
Amazing vid as usual, congratulations !!!! When is your London blog coming out?
Gaming_ Crazy we actually love London so much, we're going back again in a few months!
nice trip!
oh wow! I just discovered your channel 2 days ago and I've been binge-watching all your videos. You guys are hilarious and I can't believe you're still at 14K subs especially that you go to so many unique places! And um I've watched some kinda remake of this video made this year by an a channel with 500k subs using the same jokes, tour guide, and a lot of the same tips and they're a couple as well haha jussayin!
Ha! Glad you like - what channel?!?
this makes me want to push egypt to my priority trip. thanks for making this video. by the way congrats!
whatever pare thanks and glad you like it - you must go! Let us know if we can help :)
wow thats a quick reply. yey okay will do. love your content.
was amazing time. greetings from Mahmoud Hoka here in Egypt
Hey brotha! Hope you are well and we can come back soon to see you and Islam!
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you got yourself a new Egyptian fan 🙋😂
Eyad Elsawy woohoo!
Hey! Excellent video. What camera do u use to film? Thank you and keep doing it!
Martín we film everything just with our iPhones!
What Doesn't Suck? Niceee! And what app do u use to edit? Thanks!!
Martín we edit all the footage through FCPX on a MacBook Air.
Congratulations! I recently read an article in a magazine which said that the pyramids of giza are one of the most overrated sights in the world. I think this is not true!
Dieter Fischer while they might not be in as magical a location as some may think, there is no denying how amazing they truly are!
Amazing congrats guys! I actually had a horrible time in Cairo because of the way the men treated my friend and I (two solo female travellers), but it looks so much better when you're travelling with a male! I still absolutely recommend people go and see Cairo for themselves, despite my experience. Lovely video :)
While I'm Young blog ohh no! Sorry to hear that! Still hope you'll give it a second shot :)
While I'm Young blog I'm so sorry to hear that, I'm Egyptian and yes it's better to go with a male or a group tour, and again I'm sorry and I hope you enjoyed your visit.
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