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Egypt

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Travel to Egypt travel

Egypt boasts of stunningly gorgeous scenery packed with cultural gems. Sun, sea and sand scattered with a touch of exotic culture and legacy, the gushing river Nile, ancient monuments, infinite deserts, world-famous coral reefs to multi-ethnic towns – sufficient reasons to visit Egypt! That guarantees you don’t have to skim over hundreds of holiday destinations across the world for your ideal holiday – the thrilling land of Egypt has it all! A land that has the Great Pyramids of Giza, one of the biggest bazaars in the Middle East situated in Cairo – Khan-el-Khalili – perfect for family holidays, crowded beach resorts filled with lavishness, water sports activities, amusement and shopping…the list is long!

Diving in Egypt

Egypt’s reefs are overflowing over with life; vivid corals and clouds of fish amaze with a kaleidoscope of colour. Stating that the waters here are serene and clear seems like a bit of an understatement. Egypt offers the full scheme of diving opportunities; wrecks, walls, drifts, pinnacles, shore dives, day boats and liveaboards too. There are sites appropriate for all levels and some fine areas to learn in addition to exhilarating open ocean sites for the more advanced diver. The Red Sea gets its name from the sporadic algae blooms that take place seasonally, painting the sea with a reddish hue. It is a diver’s heaven, not only because of the implausible marine life but also due to its crystal clear waters and superb visibility. Egypt has some of the finest dive sites in the earth: the wreck of the Thistlegorm, Yolanda Reef, Elphinstone and Brothers Islands are among them.

Diving regions in Egypt (6)

Dahab

Dahab is a small town on the Gulf of Aqaba coast of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, widely known as a diving hub for all skill levels along its fringing coral reef coastline. The Blue Hole lies within this region.

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Hurghada

Hurghada is the capital of Egypt's Red Sea Governorate, a resort city stretching about 36 km along the Red Sea coast with a cluster of nearby offshore islands, and one of Egypt's largest dive and watersports hubs.

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Marsa Alam

Marsa Alam is a town on Egypt's Red Sea coast in the Red Sea Governorate, nicknamed the 'Egyptian Maldives' for its clear waters and white sand beaches, and a diving, snorkelling and kitesurfing destination close to Wad...

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Sharm El Sheikh / Ras Mohammed

Sharm El Sheikh is a resort city at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, adjacent to Ras Muhammad National Park, together forming one of Egypt's best-known reef-diving regions.

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St. John's & Fury Shoals

St. John's and Fury Shoals make up the remote 'Deep South' reef complex of Egypt's southern Red Sea, near the Sudanese border, comprising scattered bank reefs, caves and lagoons reachable only by liveaboard.

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The Brothers & Daedalus Reef

The Brothers (El Akhawein) and Daedalus Reef are two isolated offshore reef formations in Egypt's southern Red Sea, reachable only by liveaboard, forming part of the 'Golden Triangle' liveaboard circuit known for hammer...

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Dive centers in Egypt (44)

Country info

Capital
Cairo
Region
Africa
Subregion
Northern Africa
Population
91.290.000
Area
1.002.450 km2
Currency
Egyptian pound (EGP)
Languages
العربية
Time zones
UTC+02:00
Dialing code
+20
Demonym
Egyptian
Top-Level-Domain
.eg
Staatenbuende
African Union, Arab League