Egypt boasts some of the finest diving and snorkelling in the entire Red Sea Riviera, from the coral playgrounds of southern Sinai to the offshore splendour of the deep south and can be a great combination of relaxing on beaches, basking in the warm and sunny climate, enjoying a host of water sports and visiting some of the cultural and historical sites of the region.

With dramatic contrasts between jagged mountains, barren desert and its turquoise waters, the Egyptian Riviera offers year-round sunshine & excellent value for money, 5 hours away from the UK.
Taba Heights is a fairly new tourism development 20kms from the Taba border between Egypt and Israel, overlooking the Gulf of Aqaba. The resort boasts an 18 hole US Championship level golf course, a marina, a casino, as well as a full range of activities and water sports. It is a peaceful resort, perfect for a relaxing break as a hotel based holiday.

The coastline is ideal to learn to dive or just to snorkel, with very shallow reefs around 12-14 metres being accessible straight from the beaches. Pristine coral reefs are found close to the shore, and there are numerous secluded bays, coves and lagoons waiting to be discovered.
 Taba gives its name to the stretch of coastline from the Israeli border southwards, and is one of the most picturesque on the Red Sea Riviera. This small border outpost has few facilities, while it makes a great base for exploring the region, as many sights are easy to reach from here.

Nuweiba, about an hour south of Taba, is a small, peaceful resort and port, giving easy access to the whole length of the Sinai coastline. With a laid back atmosphere, sandy beaches, striking views of the mountains and the Sinai desert beyond, Nuweiba is the ideal destination for the getaway holidaymaker. The shallow reefs around are ideal for snorkelling, while dive enthusiasts head for sites to the north or south of the resort.

Dahab means gold in Arabic, named by the local Bedouin tribes due to its glimmering golden beaches. The resort has grown from a bustling village to an ideal haven for divers and holidaymakers wanting to escape from the crowds. It is an ideal resort for windsurfing holidays, beginners and advanced divers, with shores and boat diving. Dive sites combine coral gardens, arches, canyons and caves with a huge diversity of life.

El Quseir, Soma Bay and Abu Soma are small resorts, ideal for a relaxing break. El Quseir, about 2 hours south of Hurghada, is a quiet, un-commercialised resort with a laid back atmosphere and a charm all of its own.
Soma Bay and Abu Soma are on a peninsula surrounded by sparkling turquoise waters and soft sandy beaches and offer pristine dive sites suitable for every level of diver.
A visit to Soma Bay offers much more than a single hotel experience - it is a complete luxury holiday resort that encompasses the Peninsula's bays, sandy beaches, its magnificent coral reefs, the Marina and shopping centre, its 18-hole PGA golf course all of which are linked by landscaped ring roads and promenades.
Sharm El Sheikh lies at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, where the desert merges with the Red Sea and offers some of the best luxury hotels.

Naama Bay, with its diving centres is the main tourist spot, whilst the holiday resorts of Ras Nasrani, Ras Um Sid, Sharks Bay & Nabq Bay are also very popular.

A variety of watersports, scuba diving, snorkelling and sandy beaches combine to make this an ideal destination for all.

There is wonderful diving at Ras Mohammed National Marine Park in terms of marine life and coral, as well as being a great place for wreck diving and is suitable for divers of all standards.		 Map Red Sea Holiday Resorts in Egypt
El Gouna is a purpose built resort set on small islands, surrounded by lagoons. Here, you can take advantage of an unparalleled underwater paradise, travel through the desert, or take a hot-air balloon to experience some of the most beautiful scenery.

El Gouna has similar diving to Hurghada, with beautiful reefs, about an hour from the resort, with a good combination of hard and soft corals. Dive sites range from shallow coral gardens to dramatic walls and shipwrecks.

The resort features several luxury hotels, an 18 hole golf course, a casino, two shopping centres, a brewery and winery, open-air cinema, museum, aquarium and loads more leisure facilities, all linked by bridges.		 Hurghada has become one of the foremost holiday resorts on the Red Sea Riviera, with some of the finest underwater corals in the world surrounding the shoreline, making the area a haven for divers and holidaymakers alike.

The great mix of luxury hotels, shops, restaurants plus some fine diving sites and access to the rest of the southern coast, makes this a great base.

The region offers a multitude of reefs, walls, wrecks and abundant marine life, with those further off-shore offering challenges for the most experienced divers.

There are about 10 islands which can be visited on day trips where sharks, giant eels and manta rays can be found in deeper waters.
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