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Re: Holiday well deserved and long overdue.. but where to go?..

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Originally Posted by martianskippy (Post 2284881)

- not really interested in the Greek Islands

Deeply offended now!! :(

Re: Holiday well deserved and long overdue.. but where to go?..

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Originally Posted by 600+ (Post 2284974)

Deeply offended now!! :(

Only because I've already been there, so no offence mate :)

Re: Holiday well deserved and long overdue.. but where to go?..

GF and I are off to Egypt in September, been twice before and on both occasions we had a great time. This time we're all inclusive for £450 for 10 nights, think it's 4* (she booked it!)

Will be pleasantly warm - we went in July a few summers ago and it hit 50c which was far too hot! and you can pop off to see the Pyramids and the like if you fancy.

Re: Holiday well deserved and long overdue.. but where to go?..

Egypt in September is lovely, especailly along the red sea. I would say don't stay in cairo, go to the coast then pay for the trip out. I'm looking at going out again at the moment and its about £400 for AI, if you do go check the resorts for food poisoning first though.

And take snorkling stuff.

Re: Holiday well deserved and long overdue.. but where to go?..

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Originally Posted by martianskippy (Post 2284881)

The guidelines for us are:
- we would like to go for 7-10 days some time in September
- we want it to be a beach type holiday, so temperatures in the range of 25-40
- we normally like to do quite a lot of exploring/sightseeing wherever we go, but this time the focus is on REST & RELAX though we wouldn't say no to some sightseeing
- we would prefer an all-inclusive package
- the budget would be between £350-450 / person (the less the better :))
- at the moment we are considering Turkey, Tunisia, Morocco and the Canary Islands
- not really interested in the Greek Islands

Any suggestions/bits of knowledge on the subject will be highly appreciated!

Sounds like Kate and you need to be on the sunny island of Malta in the last week of September - it just so happens I'll be there on the bike at that time and can show you a couple of great restaurants and bars.

Re: Holiday well deserved and long overdue.. but where to go?..

Never been to Turkey, but I received this through which is meant to be quite a good price for the hotel etc.

http://www.jetlinetravel.com/travelz..._content.phtml

£299 per person based on 2 sharing for 7 nights all inclusive departing 21th September - 20th October 2010.

The reviews on Trip Advisor seem decent enough considering the price.

Re: Holiday well deserved and long overdue.. but where to go?..

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Originally Posted by Lozzo (Post 2285094)

Malta you say? sounds interesting, especially with a free tour guide :) will definitely consider it..

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Originally Posted by BaP (Post 2284994)

Egypt is definitely on the wish list but so far all the prices we saw were over £400/person for 7 nights - will need to look better :)

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Originally Posted by christopher (Post 2285107)

Wow, that looks great! I think we'll give the a call and check it out :)

Re: Holiday well deserved and long overdue.. but where to go?..

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Originally Posted by BaP (Post 2284994)

seconded, sharm el sheik :p

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Sharm is nice - went there the last two years but going to Hurgarda this time.

GF booked it all seperately, she spent ages searching for everything!

Maybe try Sinai too? Went there maybe 8/9 years ago, armed convoy from the airport through the mountains to a resort that had 3 hotels, the sea and nothing else. It's a bit more developed now!!

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Thanks for all the suggestions folks!

As for booking holidays, what websites/agents do you use that offer best value? I booked my last holiday through www.onthebeach.co.uk who were OK but not brilliant.. This time I stumbled upon www.ibookholidays.com who seem to be able to come up with the best deals - anyone else used them?