RE the last post. Others have suggested fake news but I believe or at least I did believe that you in fact believe in what you are saying. Armed police escorts from the airport? If they did, then, unless there were highly unusual circumstances, it was most likely a vain and unnecessary self indulgence. Certainly it did in the oases-. And in Middle Egypt. I assumed it was a requirement. The latest fuss arose from the suggestion that tourists and perhaps Americans in particular regularly had armed escorts when leaving the airport.
As far as I know, visitors to parts of Middle Egypt and I assume parts of the western desert still require police permission and may get a police escort. Seems I missed all the excitement with all the deleted posts. We as a rule travel independent to Egypt as s of others do and where ever we went we had no police with us other than the tourist police which guard the sites. Always felt safe. We did have 2 naval police on our Lake Nasser cruise that accompanied the tourist to the sites we visited.
Nice young men doing their obligatory service. If someone really feels they need a body gaurd to visit Egypt they should rethink going and just stay home. Might be safer to sit on the porch with the kelar vest on. We had one with a tour several years ago. It made me feel like a target. It was also kinda random. Every once in awhile the would stop for lunch or coffee and then we might see them sometime later in route. A couple weeks ago, they made our private car join a larger caravan from Aswan to Luxor.
Again it's random and I feel more vulnerable. My husband and I took a Gate 1 tour in December On every activity, there was a security guard with us, on the bus. I didn't think too much about it, just thought that was the norm. Maybe Gate 1 has decided to have one on their tours.
It certainly didn't make us feel uneasy or a target. They all just acted like a second tour guide, friendly, helpful, talkative and we would forget he was security. Then we would notice the end of his gun sticking out from under his suitcoat. I can't think of any large city we have ever been in, that doesn't have a military or police presence. I have never considered it scary. Profile JOIN. Log in to get trip updates and message other travelers. Escort Officers. Watch this Topic. Browse forums All Browse by destination.
