Here’s a few notes on things I think will be helpful for you to know ahead of time to help planning and packing!

Long Haul Flight Tips

• Wear comfy loose fitting clothes
• Drink lotsss of water, a lot of jet-lag symptoms are actually dehydration and effects from being in pressurized air for extended periods of time
• Avoid the free alcohol – it’s fine! it can just contribute to dehydration/jet-lag
• Get up to walk around as often as possible if you aren’t sleeping
• Chew up a no-jet-lag pill when you board, then another every 2 hours if you aren’t sleeping (it’s okay to skip when sleeping!) (talk to your doc before taking any meds/homeopathic items)
• I like to board the flight, chew up a no-jet-lag pill, start a movie, eat dinner that’s usually served around 1-1.5 hrs after take off, finish my movie, chew up another no-jet-lag pill and sleep as long as I can

Sleeper Train

• Train ride is ~12 hours from around 7:30PM – 8:00AM
• The cabins have 2 beds and a shared bathroom
• Luggage will be with you in the cabin
• I’d recommend having a backpack with the things you need overnight to avoid having to open a bigger bag in the cabin
• Cabins have A/C
• Dinner & breakfast are served in the cabin, I plan to have us go out and get snacks at a small grocery or mini-market before we go to the train for anyone who wants extra snacks (i.e. me always)
• If you have a solo room booked you will have a solo cabin on the train

Felucca Overnight Sail

• We will get on the boat around 10 AM and be on it until the next morning around the same time when we arrive in Luxor
• We sail the entire way, without stops or any swimming, but lots of sightseeing from the boat
• The felucca has 2 “floors”, a covered floor and a floor on the roof – both are communal sleeping areas and you can sleep on the lower floor or under the stars in open air on the upper floor
• Lunch/Dinner/Breakfast will be served on the boat
• There’s 1 bathroom, but no changing room so plan clothes accordingly!
• I’d recommend having a backpack with the things you need during that day/overnight as the larger luggage will be stored away during the sail

Packing List

If possible, I’d recommend packing in a small rolling suitcase or duffle, and a bookbag. This is of course not an exhaustive packing list but just some helpful notes/things that may be less obvious!

• PRINTED VISA
• Prescription medications
• Sunscreen
• Sunscreen chapstick
• Lotion
• Toiletries/soaps/makeup etc
• Sunglasses – the light is VERY bright when it reflects, I’d recommend polarized glasses
• Loose fitting clothing – temps with vary between 82-100F during the day, and 60-74F at night
  • think flowy pants, loose cover ups etc.
  • Women – I’d avoid leggings, avoid showing your shoulders (unless you have a cover up, i.e. I am bringing a white linen button up shirt), avoid showing clevage
• Bathing suit
• Boots or good walking shoes – Egypt is very sandy/dusty so I prefer to wear ankle high hiking boots
• A light cover/shawl/button-up/etc to hide from the sun
• Hat
• Cards or games that are easy to travel with that you may want to play as a group on the felucca ride! We will have lots of time to chill, chat, play games & enjoy the views
• Books/kindle etc for trains/buses/flights/felucca
• Dramamine if you need it for the felucca ride
• Outlet adapter
• External charger (I think there’s only 1 plug on the felucca so having a charger handy will be nice!)
• Travel neck pillow (my sister loves the Trtl, I like inflatable ones that take less space hah)
• Travel eye mask (I loveee these ones!)
• No-jet-lag pills (I take these for every long trip on the flight!)
• Color copy printed of passport
• Headphones that plug into plane audio jack OR an AirFly to use bluetooth headphones
• Cross body bag/purse/fanny pack for walking around (I love TravelOn the most, I’ve used this one for 3 years everyday and love it)
• Bag lock for your bookbag/suitcase
• Hydration packets – it’s easy to get really dehydrated and drinking lots of water is key!
• Water bottle – I like this self cleaning one to refill/if we buy big multi gallon jugs (water in Egypt isn’t super bad, but it’s high in chlorine which can mess with people’s stomachs)

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