Bonjour a tous
Je pars en egypte en mars avec mon copain. Nous n avons qu une semaine donc nous allons diviser entre le Caire et Louxor.
J ai l habitude de voyager mais ne vius cache pas que j ai un peu peur de la securite et des transports.
Certains ont ils deja pris Joon d air france?
Pour le caire nous ne savons pas trop combien de temps rester. Nos vols partent de la de ce fait nous devons choisir un transport local pour rejoindre louxor. Le train ( long) ou l avion ( cher ou alors avis effrayants sur Nile air).
J aimerai vos avis sur le train couchette, est ce bien securisé? On peut bien fermer la porte?
J hesitais egalemment a pourquou pas descendre en train et remonter par avion avec egyptair mais le probleme c est la question bagage. Vu que ce sont 2 compagnies differentes ( joon et egyptair) il faut surement faire un re embarquement etc donc au final le train revient au même niveau temps(l avion entre le controle securite l embarquement l eventuel retard etc etc).
La seule.chose qui m inquiete c est vraiment le train et le confort/securite des cabines. Vis a vis des valises ou quoi.
Merci d avance,
Je suis egalemment preneuse d info sur les visites incontournables au Caire:
Peut on venir a toute heure visiter les pyramides? Comment venir en transport en commun?( metro)
Pour Louxor: les entrees sont elles cheres?
Niveau alimentation: risque de tourista c est si cahotique niveau hygiene alimentaire meme dans les.hotels?
Je vous remercie d avance pour tout et votre aide.. je ne manquerai pas de vous apportez des precisions et partager mon experience de la bas.
Bonnes fetes de fin d annee a tous
Bonjour Lila ,
Je te lis et la première question qui me vient à l'esprit est celle - ci : es-tu vraiment OBLIGEE d'aller visiter l'Egypte ? Dans cet état d'esprit, la peur au ventre, ce ne peut être que très désagréable et très stressant .
Je te cite : " j ai( un peu !!! ) peur de la sécurité et des transports :
- L'avion : ( J'ai lu ou entendu ) des avis effrayants sur Nile air.
- Le train couchette, est ce bien securisé? On peut bien fermer la porte ?
- Le séjour en lui même : risque de tourista ' C est si chahotique niveau hygiène alimentaire, même dans les hôtels ? "
Avec tous ces préjugés et ces a priori, que mettre en balance, qui te pousse à prendre des vacances d'une semaine dans des conditions aussi angoissantes et que tu imagines déjà désastreuses ?
Je ne vais pas essayer de te montrer la somptuosité du Nil ni te faire miroiter le plaisir de découvrir une civilisation magique : trouve une destination sans souci, cela doit bien exister!
Bonjour Lila ,
Je te lis et la première question qui me vient à l'esprit est celle - ci : es-tu vraiment OBLIGEE d'aller visiter l'Egypte ? Dans cet état d'esprit, la peur au ventre, ce ne peut être que très désagréable et très stressant .
Je te cite : " j ai( un peu !!! ) peur de la sécurité et des transports :
- L'avion : ( J'ai lu ou entendu ) des avis effrayants sur Nile air.
- Le train couchette, est ce bien securisé? On peut bien fermer la porte ?
- Le séjour en lui même : risque de tourista ' C est si chahotique niveau hygiène alimentaire, même dans les hôtels ? "
Avec tous ces préjugés et ces a priori, que mettre en balance, qui te pousse à prendre des vacances d'une semaine dans des conditions aussi angoissantes et que tu imagines déjà désastreuses ?
Je ne vais pas essayer de te montrer la somptuosité du Nil ni te faire miroiter le plaisir de découvrir une civilisation magique : trouve une destination sans souci, cela doit bien exister!
Bonne journée .
Bonjour,
Je demande juste des avis.
Je suis assez grande pour savoir où je veux aller et pour ne pas depenser une somme la où je ne voudrais pas aller. Je ne demande pas un jugement. C est face a des gens qui prennent de haut comme cela que les gens n osent plus demander de l aide ou un avis.
Y a t il des avis plus constructifs et intelligents qu une professeur de francais faisant un commmentaire composé de ma simple demande?
Je vous remercie par avance :-)
En plusieurs voyages en Égypte, j'avoue ne jamais avoir eu à faire face au moindre problème de sécurité et je ne me suis dit "là, ça craint". De mon point de vue, l’Égypte est un pays sûr pour les touristes. Prendre un train-couchette en Égypte n'est pas plus dangereux qu'en France (bon OK, il n'y a plus de trains de nuit en France aujourd'hui :-/).
Pour la petite anecdote, il m'est arrivé une fois au Caire d'oublier mon appareil photo (du matériel assez cher) sur un muret dans la rue. Quelques minutes après, un jeune est arrivé vers moi en courant "Sir sir, your camera". Évidemment, je ne m'amuserais pas à laisser traîner volontairement mes affaires, mais ça donne une idée que contrairement à bien des a priori, les Égyptiens sont dans leur grande majorité des gens honnêtes et droits.
Ce qui existe, comme dans beaucoup d'autres pays touristiques, ce sont les petites arnaques qui ciblent justement les touristes, mais là, on ne parle pas de problème de sécurité.
Le risque de tourista oui, il existe. Je n'ai pas été malade la dernière fois où j'y suis allé, mais ça peut arriver.
Quant à l'avion, même avec les compagnies aériennes qui ont mauvaise réputation, l'avion reste et de très très loin le mode de transport le plus sûr. Donc s'inquiéter de telle ou telle compagnie aérienne est certes courant, mais statistiquement non justifié. Un petit chiffre pour illustrer ça, en 2017, dans le monde entier, 44 personnes sont mortes dans des accidents d'avions (ça comprend toutes les compagnies aérienne, et même les vols non commerciaux). C'est moins que les accidents de la route rien qu'en France en une semaine !
J'y suis allée en septembre , 5 jours merveilleux .
Moi aussi j'ai une petite anecdote . Après le spectacle son et lumière aux pyramides , nous nous sommes dirigés vers la sorti , sauf qu'une fois dehors, je me suis aperçue que j'avais laissé mon sac au pied de mon siège . Il y avait dedans mon porte feuille avec de l'argent ( 2000 livres Egyptienne , somme énorme pour eux . ) Je suis retournée à ma place ( il n'y avait plus de touristes). Et là, un monsieur me voyant affolée et regardant sous les chaises me montre mon sac et me le donne avec un grand sourire . Il aurait pu le garder car au vu de la foule , n'importe qui aurait pu le prendre . Je l'ai récompensé avec mille remerciements et 200 livres Egyptienne .
Je peux vous assurer que vous allez être émerveillé par ce que vous verrez .
Maintenant, au niveau sécurité , le risque 0 n'existe pas .
Bon voyage à vous deux
le chien ne demande qu'une seule et unique chose à l'humanité: aimez-moi. Helen Exley
Je peux peut-être aider sur quelques points. La sécurité comme déjà dit c'est vraiment tranquille.
Pour Louxor, quelques prix de billets d'entrée:
Temple de Karnak 150 L.E (=7,50€)
Temple de Louxor 140 L.E
Vallée des Rois: 200 L.E
Petit train Vallée des Rois 4 L.E
Vallée des Nobles 40 L.E
Medinet Habou 80 L.E
Temple d'Hatchepsout 100 L.E
Petit train Temple d'Hatchepsout 2 L.E
Colosses de Memnon: gratuit
Y'a pas tout mais ça peut donner une idée. + guide (conseillé) et transport.
Pour le train, j'ai testé que le train de nuit first class AC (6,50€ ), pas le couchette et c'était ok, mais faut pas une grosse journée le lendemain.
La tourista pas eu en 2 semaines en faisant un peu gaffe.
Ce que j'ai préféré au Caire, c'est pas les incontournables des guides mais Dahchour (impressionnant et personne) et l'eglise troglodyte avec le quartier de Mokattam à traverser juste avant. Les parties islamiques souffrent un peu de la comparaison avec d'autres pays selon mon avis de non expert.
Le métro est très pratique, bon marché, presque toujours ouvert et moins soumis à l'aléatoire des bouchons mais il est très loin d'être partout : Uber ou les taxis dans ces cas.
Bonsoir
Merci a tous pour vos reponses!
Si je comprend bien le.prix d un cabine double est de 60 dollar par personne environ.et nous ne pouvons que reserver sur place? Y a til des prises dans les cabines( est ce des prises uk?)
Je vous remercie
Le voyage arrive a grand pas
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24/05/2026 17:45 Paris-Nord (actually 16:00 from Paris Bercy Seine) -> 25/05/2026 9:59 (actually 7:30 in Berlin)
05/06/2026 18:31 Berlin (actually 20:00) -> 06/06/2026 10:00 Paris Nord (actually 12:30)
Part of the journey was operated by bus instead of the promised overnight train.
For 2 people: 340 € round trip
A total disaster. Never again. I was really looking forward to taking the overnight train, but we faced last-minute changes and truly unpleasant travel conditions. Here are the details:
1) 2 days before departure: email announcing a change of departure station for the outbound trip—Bercy Seine bus station instead of Gare du Nord.
2) Change of schedule: 4:00 PM from Bercy instead of 5:45 PM from Gare du Nord.
3) Change of transport mode!! A bus from Paris to Brussels, then an overnight train from Brussels to Berlin. No functional toilets on the bus. No children under 4 allowed on the bus.
4) On the sleeper train at 9:30 PM: no functional toilets in our carriage, so we had to go to other carriages, even in the middle of the night, to find working ones.
5) The onboard staff, though very friendly, were as lost as we were. In particular, they didn’t know how to handle the lower berths, so people using them had less space (armrests and backrests). Berth numbers weren’t respected, so some passengers had to move. The staff also didn’t know who was supposed to join the compartment during the journey.
6) Arrival at 7:30 AM in Berlin instead of 10:00 AM. No arrival announcement. Passengers had to search for staff to get breakfast and ended up with just a coffee (breakfast = 15 €, not bad for just a coffee).
7) Return trip: drastic schedule change announced by email on 26/05/2026—departure at 7:30 PM instead of 6:30 PM, with arrival between 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM in Paris instead of 10:00 AM. No change in transport mode announced.
8) Change in transport mode announced by email on the same day (05/06/2026)!! Overnight train from Brussels to Berlin, then a bus from Paris to Brussels. No functional toilets on the bus. Children under 4 banned from the bus, and families in this situation were asked to find another way—after being notified the same day.
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10) Woken up at 5:00 AM with an announcement in all carriages about arrival in Liège.
11) Woken up again at 6:00 AM to be told we’d arrive in Brussels at 7:00 AM.
12) Arrival in Brussels at 7:00 AM and a one-hour wait for the bus to Paris. No functional toilets on the bus.
13) Arrival at Paris Nord at 12:30 PM, so 2.5 hours late compared to the originally scheduled time.
14) The overnight trains used are very old—I recognized the carriages from 20 years ago!! No functional power outlets, no Wi-Fi, no air conditioning. Five people per compartment is a bit cramped, but I consider these conditions expected (especially the air conditioning), so I’m not complaining about that. There’s already plenty to gripe about with the travel conditions.
I have little hope of getting even a partial refund. Customer service emails acknowledge the discomfort but only offer to reimburse the cost of a coffee on board if we send them the receipt... a bit weak.
I’m sharing this experience in the hope it might help others.
Hi there,
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HuancayoHuancayo
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We’ve always ordered food on the train, and it was really good (and super convenient).
But in 2022, we ended up feeling like total idiots (with our 4-year-old daughter...) when we boarded the train only to find out that this service was no longer available... (It was the first time we’d traveled right after COVID.)
That’s also when we saw once again how kind Thai people are—they all offered to share their food with us, even though we were mortified. In the end, we managed to buy some instant noodles, which was better than nothing. Anyway, that’s the little story behind it.
In the following years, we’ve always brought our own meals.
I’ve read online that meal trays are back in service (could you confirm this, please?), but that the quality is really poor. I’ve also seen multiple reports that, even though you can eat well everywhere in Thailand, the train meal was the worst food travelers had during their trip...
Could you give me a recent opinion on this?
We’ll be departing from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Station—do you know if there’s anywhere to buy a meal there before boarding the train?
Thanks so much for your help,
and have a great Sunday!
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