Basata Retreat - Travel Information
Flights
from overseas
should be booked to and from
Sharm-el-Sheikh or
Taba airports. You should aim to
arrive
on or before Saturday 20th November, and depart
on or after Saturday 27th November. If you wish to extend your
stay at Basata either before of after the retreat,
email Basata to check accommodation
availability. If you wish to spend some extra time
visiting other sites in Egypt, you may prefer to fly
to and from Cairo instead.
To find and
compare
scheduled flights from any European
destination, visit
www.skyscanner.net
www.ebookers.com
Direct
scheduled flights between Sharm & the U.K.
are available
with:
British Airways
Thomas Cook
Easyjet
Jet2
Direct
flights
between Cairo
and the U.K. are available with:
British Airways
Egypt Air
British Midland
To find
charter flights to Sharm or Taba, visit:
www.charterflights.co.uk
Airport
Transfers
These can be arranged directly with the staff at Basata,
once you have booked your flights (note prices are in
Egyptian Pounds LE - exchange rate is approx LE9 = £1).
The cost is as follows:
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From
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0030000000000000000005900000000040000000000230
0040000000000000000006300000000043000000000250
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Transfer times are approximately as follows:
Sharm airport - 2 hours
Taba airport - 30 minutes
Cairo airport - the travel time from Cairo is about 5
hours by car or 6-7 hours by bus, or you can catch an
internal flight to Sharm which takes about an hour. We
may be able to arrange a car-share with others traveling
from Cairo, but this cannot be guaranteed. Send an
email if you are considering
this option and have any questions.
Insurance
You may wish to take out some travel insurance if you
don't have a policy already. An annual policy is much
better value than single-trip cover, and will also cover
you for short trips within the UK/Ireland as well as
other overseas trips. The following company provides
flexible, high-quality cover at a competitive price:
Atlas
Insurance
Visas
A passport with at least six months remaining is
required. If you are flying to Sharm or Taba and will not
be traveling outside the Sinai area, no visa is required.
If you are flying via Cairo, a tourist visa stamp may be
purchased on arrival at Cairo airport at a cost of
£10/€15/$15.