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    1 day on Big Island

    I would recommend looking at Polynesian Adventure Tours. I stayed on the Big Island in Kona and did a Circle Island tour with them years ago. The tour started on and returned to the Kona side, with stops along the way at various sites. There were people on the tour that had flown in and they...
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    Question about Flights from ATL to Geneva Switzerland

    I agree with @sayhello. While I haven’t flown this itinerary, I avoid CDG at all costs when making connections. If possible, I also avoid making connections through JFK whenever possible. In my experience, flights are always delayed and gates frequently change once you’re in the gate area. On...
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    China ABD Question

    When I travel, I always use Travelpass (Verizon) as my international calling plan. For me, it’s not worth it to get a SIM card for the country I’m in because then my family would have to pay for an international call vs a local call to check on me. I’ve never had a problem. When I did the...
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    ABD Australia Christmas/New Year's 2023 - Don't Waste Your Money

    You will love the bridge climb. I did it when I did ABD Australia. The fireworks from the bridge are awesome and you will have the perfect view from the water. I chose to view them from land with a ticketed event and it is still the best NYE fireworks display I’ve seen during my travels.
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    ABD Australia Christmas/New Year's 2023 - Don't Waste Your Money

    Based on your comment, I just checked your itinerary (Dec. 22-Jan. 2) and you should be in Rotorua on Christmas Eve. It looks like the itinerary has changed since I did the NZ ABD in December 2022 (Dec. 19-30; we were in Christchurch on Christmas Eve). When I went, the group had dinner one...
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    ABD Australia Christmas/New Year's 2023 - Don't Waste Your Money

    Sorry to hear that the ABD Australian tour over the holidays didn’t meet your expectations. I know how frustrating that must be given the cost. The past couple of years, I’ve traveled with ABD for the Xmas holidays (New Zealand, Egypt, Galapagos (2024)) and have loved being overseas during...
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    Adding Additional Days to Trip

    I always book my own pre/post hotel stays when I do ABDs because I get cheaper rates booking directly with the hotel and don’t have to pay in advance (I only book refundable rates that don’t require a deposit). The only time I pay for my pre/post night through ABD is if their price is cheaper...
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    DVC Member Pricing Benefit?

    @sayhello, you are correct. I always book my ABDs using points. When I call DVC to book my ABD, they tell me the number of points I need or how much cash I would pay. The points charts don’t change once they are determined for the trip year, so that’s evidence that the price for DVC people...
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    Danube River Cruise - where do they dock in Vienna?

    I did the ABD Danube River Cruise in July 2023. You don’t have much OYO time in Bratislava. You do a walking tour of the city (downtown area) and then I think we were given about 60-90 minutes to look around. There isn’t much to see, but there is a castle or church on a hill that they point...
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    What is the value for you in ABD trips?

    Only the ABD itineraries that mention Junior Adventure activities have them. The ABD Egypt one does not. However, there were children on the Dec. 19, 2023 trip but I don’t think any of them were that young (I was in the group with the college age kids). IMO, Junior Adventure activities are...
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    Flight question for those who have done Greece

    Like @sayhello, when I did the Greece ABD I didn’t like the layover times in Athens. I chose to fly back to Athens and stay two more nights to finish seeing other sites on my list before flying home. Some people stayed extra nights in Crete and some flew home from there on the last day.
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    Egypt January 2, 2024 trip report

    If ABD does what it did for my trip, you will fly Egypt Air (Cairo-Aswan; Aswan-Abu Simbel-Aswan) and Air Cairo(to Sharm El-Sheik). I believe Egypt Air was a 737 or similar, but Air Cairo was a smaller plane. All of the flights were around 1 hour or less and you board and deplane from the...
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    Wait list advice & early arrival?

    If there’s availability on the 12/17 or 12/31 trips, I would suggest booking one of those. Unfortunately, there’s no guarantee your wait list will come through. I did the Dec. 19th trip last year and came in on Dec. 15th. An ABD representative met me at the gate, took me to the lounge where I...
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    Egypt January 2, 2024 trip report

    Kira was one of the guides on the Dec. 19th trip with Karim.
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    Adventures by Disney: Egypt Inquiry

    Yes, you can tip the local ABD guide in USD. They would probably prefer it. I wound up tipping ours in a combination of USD and Egyptian pounds so that I could get rid of what I had exchanged, but not used.
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    Adventures by Disney: Egypt Inquiry

    I think our group had 30 people in it. We had the group with the older kids (college age +) and the other group had the younger kids. Each group did the same itinerary. Although we traveled together (on different buses) to each site, we were always split into our color groups to tour the...
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    Adventures by Disney: Egypt Inquiry

    I just finished the Dec. 19th Egypt ABD and all I can say is WOW!!! I‘m not doing a trip report, but figured I’d write some of my observations and tips before I forgot them. Pre-Nights The local representative who picked me up at the airport said that most people were coming in a day or two...
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    Egypt Itinerary changes 2024?

    I’m currently on the Dec. 19th Egypt ABD. While our first official meeting is at breakfast tomorrow, we have not been advised of any itinerary changes. We are still going to and ending in Sharm El Sheikh. I came in a couple days early to see other sites and I have felt safe the entire time...
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    Adventures by Disney: Egypt Inquiry

    Thanks for your response. That makes me feel better. When you went, did ABD provide an opportunity for people who wanted to ride a camel or is that something we will have to book ourselves?
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    Adventures by Disney: Egypt Inquiry

    Did ABD provide an opportunity for people who wanted to ride a camel or is that something we will have to book ourselves?




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