Packing for Egypt.

[Kathy W]

We are booked for February 2025 for Egypt and have concerns about packing enough clothes for the length of the trip. Does anyone know if there are laundry options at any of the locations we will be staying? If not self laundry how expensive is having laundry done?

 

[Grifdog22]

We are booked for February 2025 for Egypt and have concerns about packing enough clothes for the length of the trip. Does anyone know if there are laundry options at any of the locations we will be staying? If not self laundry how expensive is having laundry done?

We went in late February of this year - the perfect weather for such a trip. Not too hot, not too cool. Our clothes did not get sweaty or dirty, and we rinsed out socks and stuff. The Nile Ritz Carlton has very good laundry services. On the nile river boat the M/S Tamr/henna also had laundry services, as did Sharm. So you can wash daily if you like, but on a fabulous February you likely won't need to. This was an incredible trip. Enjoy.

 

[pjacobi]

Wash out a shirt or pants in the hotel sink. Roll wet clothes in a towel, then hang out to dry overnight. Practice at home so you can do this when traveling.


-Paul

 

[sayhello]

Wash out a shirt or pants in the hotel sink. Roll wet clothes in a towel, then hang out to dry overnight. Practice at home so you can do this when traveling.


-Paul

That only works if you have clothes made for it and you're not in a humid place. Cotton T-shirts are going to be a big problem! Personally, I'm on vacation and have no intention of washing my clothes in the sink if I can get away with it!

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[pjacobi]

Personally, I'm on vacation and have no intention of washing my clothes in the sink if I can get away with it!

Sayhello

It's little things like this that I use to save money for the next trip!


-Paul

 

[Woodview]

We are booked for February 2025 for Egypt and have concerns about packing enough clothes for the length of the trip. Does anyone know if there are laundry options at any of the locations we will be staying? If not self laundry how expensive is having laundry done?

Check the Luggage weight for your Flight,
If internal flight in Europe or Egypt is involved there could be Weight difference

 

[kwdw]

That only works if you have clothes made for it and you're not in a humid place. Cotton T-shirts are going to be a big problem! Personally, I'm on vacation and have no intention of washing my clothes in the sink if I can get away with it!

Sayhello

I hear you being against this idea, but it has made my international trips SO much easier. I did buy a couple of quicker drying clothing items. Very intentional packing to take just what is needed made moving around so much easier.

 

[sayhello]

I hear you being against this idea, but it has made my international trips SO much easier. I did buy a couple of quicker drying clothing items. Very intentional packing to take just what is needed made moving around so much easier.

And I get that, too, but for me it makes actually *being* on the trip that much harder & less enjoyable.

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[aggiedog]

We all travel differently, and I used to think I'd never want to worry about laundry while traveling. I've flipped to the other side over the years due to a combination of having lost checked luggage and caring less what people think of my wardrobe while traveling. It's also taken me several many years to slowly accumulate a travel wardrobe of lightweight, technical fabric good pieces, usually bought on sale. We also usually travel DIY, so no one to heft my luggage around train stations and airports for me.

Then there's the mother of my BFF. We all went to France together for 10 days and she not only brought a different pair of shoes for each outfit, but an actual hecking IRON. My husband was appalled, partly because she assumed she and BFF's DH would carry her ginormous suitcase up all those tiny narrow stairs in our BnB's.

 

[WeLoveABD]

We all travel differently, and I used to think I'd never want to worry about laundry while traveling. I've flipped to the other side over the years due to a combination of having lost checked luggage and caring less what people think of my wardrobe while traveling. It's also taken me several many years to slowly accumulate a travel wardrobe of lightweight, technical fabric good pieces, usually bought on sale. We also usually travel DIY, so no one to heft my luggage around train stations and airports for me.

Then there's the mother of my BFF. We all went to France together for 10 days and she not only brought a different pair of shoes for each outfit, but an actual hecking IRON. My husband was appalled, partly because she assumed she and BFF's DH would carry her ginormous suitcase up all those tiny narrow stairs in our BnB's.

So agree with everything you said! Thank goodness for Columbia lightweight clothing. Also shoes are a headache but so much lighter now, so one main pair for most days, a backup and sandals for pool/beach/etc. But everyone finds their own way-- I swear by packing cubes, which keeps me from constantly digging around in my suitcase, and keeps everything contained, organized.

 

[Mathmagicland]

I swear by packing cubes, which keeps me from constantly digging around in my suitcase, and keeps everything contained, organized.

I love packing cubes! Totally agree, they help me so much also.

 

[sayhello]

I love packing cubes! Totally agree, they help me so much also.

I may have to break down & try packing cubes some time.

Sayhello

 

[aggiedog]

I love mine, too. Not only to organize, but you can unzip them and just put them in a drawer/shelf at the hotel. Tidy, and less chance of losing something that ends up in a back corner of the dresser.

 

[Mathmagicland]

Another packing cube tip - I pack an extra set of empty cubes of a different color, and use them for the dirty clothes. Keeps them separated, and easy to identify if I end up doing laundry. They take up no space, snd helps with the suitcase organization.

 

[AquaDame]

We have a laundry bag that our dirty stuff goes into but towards the end of the trip it means we have a big fat bag to try to squish in somewhere. For longer trips we bring along a duffel that folds up small and at the end takes all the dirty clothes for us which we check, leaving more room to carry on delicate souvenirs.

I don't think there really is an ideal solution for everyone, you're always out effort, time, or money solving it.

 

[aggiedog]

I do a combo. A separate color cube for "worn but could be worn again" and a bag for "nope, needs washed first."

 

[TXAKDisneyFan]

And I get that, too, but for me it makes actually *being* on the trip that much harder & less enjoyable.

Sayhello

I'm with you. I also get the major icks from sink-washed cloths. I'm not opposed to finding a laundromat to do a few loads of laundry on vacation, but there's zero chance I'm hand scrubbing anything.