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has anyone had a holiday in sharm el sheik with a toddler?

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jinglebellssantasmells · 27/12/2010 09:44

from the reviews i am thinking of boking sultans gardens, has anyone been there or can recommend anywhere else to go that will be warm/hot in february that is great to go with a 20 month DD?

thanks :)

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DrSeuss · 27/12/2010 11:36

Have considered this. If you find out about jabs and small people please let me know.

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jinglebellssantasmells · 27/12/2010 11:43

i know u dont need jabs as i have been to egypt befor but pre- children so went to a quieter hotel, im just hoping there will be activities for her to do or she will get very bored

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DrSeuss · 27/12/2010 11:46

Are you sure about jabs? Just found several sites which recommend an armful!

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jinglebellssantasmells · 27/12/2010 13:05

oh, im not sure then, when i went to taba 2 years ago i asked my dr and she sed i didnt need any, i know when i went to bali i needed an arm full

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DrSeuss · 27/12/2010 13:45

Probably the Bali ones were still good for your Egypt trip.

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jinglebellssantasmells · 27/12/2010 22:06

bump

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thenightsky · 27/12/2010 22:08

If you are not going out of resort then you don't need jabs. Having said that I went on trip to Cairo on a whim and was fine.

Red sea is bloody amazing... its like swimming in an aquariam and I am in love with the sea life there.

Sea may be quite cold in Feb though so you may need wet suits.

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jinglebellssantasmells · 28/12/2010 09:57

thanks thenite is there any hotels u wud reccomend?

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thenightsky · 28/12/2010 15:22

choose one on the beach... you don't need to be walking a long way weighed down with towels, fins, snorkels, water bottles etc.

blueberrysorbet · 29/12/2010 17:53

are you diving? you can stay at oonas dive club - they have a hotel, fantastic value, and on the beach! we took a 2 yr old and a 7 week old- (i don;t dive) but i was welcome on the boat and had a great time on the beaxh otherwise. have a lovely time!

LilRedWG · 29/12/2010 18:26

Sofitel in Taba Heights is fabulous. We went when DD was 18 months old. I think we had some vaccinations.

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jinglebellssantasmells · 30/12/2010 11:23

lilred- we have been to sofitel in taba it was beautiful, think it was where DD was conceived lol

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Jagsy · 30/12/2010 11:38

we went to sharm in march this year with 18mth dd, no jabs required as long as you don't leave the resort. We stayed at the baron resort hotel which has its own beach (some hotels don't so check), excellent service, had a great pool and activities for children. and only 20 mins transfer time from airport!

LilRedWG · 30/12/2010 16:01

:-) Jinglebells - maybe a nice nostalgic return then.

Rebeccaruby · 30/12/2010 16:21

We went to Sharm, and stayed at the Halumy, which was good, for other people who might be reading here, but it has 130 steps to get down to the town or back up to the hotel, so not for a toddler.

Don't worry about going all inclusive necessarily, as there are lots of places to eat where the food is good, and cheap.

The snorkelling is great, but there were some shark attacks there about three weeks ago which made the news here and they closed the beaches to all but paddling. A bit worrying as two weeks before we had been there, and I was snorkelling in about 20 feet of water Shock.

Not sure what the situation is now but I would be wary, but if you only want to take your DC into the water at toddler depth it should be fine.

No jabs as far as I'm aware.

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jinglebellssantasmells · 30/12/2010 17:26

thanks for your replys everyone, think it is a toss up between the reef oasis blue resort, sultans gardens or sofitel taba :)

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LilRedWG · 30/12/2010 23:55

They really couldn't do enough for DD at the Sofitel and the cot they provided was a beautiful wooden one, with a comfy mattress.

rockinhippy · 31/12/2010 00:09

not Sharm, but Hurgada, though quite a few years back, I've heard its stilll good.....the Sun Resort Hotel (or was it SunsetConfused.....I would definitely recomend that with a toddler, DD was 2,1/2 at the time, & we had fantastic holiday, the hotel complex even had its own secure lagoon, snorkled daily whilst she fed the fish from a blow up see through bottomed boat we bought there, play park & Camels on the beach, great food & the staff loved kids, she was officially to young for their kids club, but they would come & take her to play anyway, can't fault the place :)

rockinhippy · 31/12/2010 00:13

oh & definitely no jabs, we've often been to Egypt, but prefer South Sinai & Dahab area now DDs a bit older

rockinhippy · 31/12/2010 00:29

www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g297549-d302796-Reviews-SUNRISE_Holidays_Resort-Hurghada_Red_Sea_and_Sinai.html

Sorry, wrong name,Blush itsSUNRISE, info & photos in the link

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jinglebellssantasmells · 31/12/2010 08:52

thanks everyone, i am checking deals everyday and waiting till a good deal comes up on the one of the hotels, as usual its all down to me DP is leaving me to it, he must trust my choices

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WisteriaWoman · 01/01/2011 11:03

We went for Mark Warner near Sharm El Sheik and it was great as they have a kids club - especially as we were on our honeymoon! You should be able to get a good deal if you go outside school holidays.

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jinglebellssantasmells · 01/01/2011 11:59

thanks wisteria, i think mark warner only fly from london :(

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