The beaches of the Red Sea are exquisite gift of nature. The sea, with its clear blue waters, offers colourful corals and rare marine life. The long chain of mountains, with their different colours, run parallel to the coastline, separated from the sea only by a plain, most of which is suitable for camping. All these elements, the work of the Creator, blend into a rare painting of magnificent winter and summer climate and enchanting natural beauty that charms the visitor into believing he is on a legendary tour of a paradise on earth.

The Red Sea-1930 Km.-long and 270,000 Km2 - is boarded by Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Ethiopia, Yemen and Djibouti. Mount Sinai, 2285m., is the highest peak. Its climate is equatorial with temperatures between 35 centigrade and 41. Water temperatures range between 18 and 21 in winter, and 21 and 26.5 in summer. Underwater visibility is more than 30 meters and diving is possible up to 45 meter’s. The average diving depth, however, ranges between 12 and 25 meter’s.

Tourist sites

Ayn Sukhna-Hot Springs

Located about 55 km. south of Suez, it is one of the most beautiful spots on the Red Sea and the nearest to Cairo (2.5 hr.by car). Both a summer and winter resort, its sandy beach equals the best in the world and is suitable for camping. It is an excellent spot for water sports, fishing and underwater photography.

Hurghada
About 395 km. south of Suez, it has a very pleasant climate all year round and offers facilities for underwater fishing and snorkeling. It has camping sites such as Sea Land and Caravan about 40 km. from town.

There you find the exquisite Magawish Village which is located 11 km. south of Hurghada, it offers a complete range of facilities for tourists.

Safaga
About 65 km. south of Hurghada, this small port is also a tourist area comprising several bungalows and rest houses, including the Safaga Hotel, with a capacity of 48 rooms (126 beds). Having numerous phosphate mines, it is regarded as the phosphates export center. A paved road of 164 km. connects Safaga to Qena of Upper Egypt.

Al-Qusayr
Located 80 km. south of Safaga, it is a main port for exporting phosphates. It is also a suitable site for camping and water sports. A paved road of 220 km. connects it to Qena.

Mersa Alam

About 135 km. south of Qusayr, it has several rest houses, such as the Egyptian Shooting Club and is rich with marine life and therefore very suitable for fishing. It is connected to Edfu by a paved desert road, 280 km. long.

Red Sea Islands
There are 24 islands in the Red sea, all of which are rich with fauna and flora.
The most important of which are:

Emerald Island opposite to the coast of Berenice.

Greater and Lesser Giftoun Islands near the coast of Hurghada.

Abu Minqar Island opposite the Hurghada Sheraton Hotel.

Shedwan Island, on which stands a lighthouse, about 35 km. from the coast of Hurghada.

Museums as well
In Hurghada also, there is one of the world's biggest aquarium or aqua-culture museum; comprising rare pieces in all phases of evolution.

God-given
Red Sea coasts are marvelous gift by the Creator to Egypt, which is endowed with such bounties as clear-watered sea, variety of aqua-culture, fauna, flora, mountainous chains of pied colours, unique camping plains...Such wonderful God-made tableau surrounded by perfect climatic conditions.

Red Sea exquisite nature gets under the skin of the visitor; driving him into believing he is either day-dreaming, or in a mythical tour. It takes only one visit to make the guest an ardent fan of the place.

The sea itself is 1930 km; a strip at the same time separating and linking Asia and Africa. It is in the heart of the Ancient World.

Geologists say it was formed later than Creation as a result of major cracks in the Earth's crust. They also say it gets wider few centimeters along centuries. Red Sea straits & passages have got their great strategic significance, especially after the Suez Canal digging in mid past century.

Beauty-lovers & seekers believe that its coral reefs are nowhere else, and to them deepwater sight-seeing is ultimate pleasure.