The Red Sea
The exquisite beaches of the Red Sea, with their turqoise blue waters, offer extensive rare marine life and colorful corals. There is also a line of mountains and plains running parallel to the coastline which are suitable for camping.
The Red Sea - 1930 km. long and 270,000 km. squared - is bordered by Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Ethiopia, and Yemen. Its climate ranges between 35C and 41C. and the water temperature ranges between 18C and 21C in winter and 20C to 27C in the summer. The visibility of underwater is approximately 30 meters and the average diving depth ranges from 10 to 30 meters.
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Dahab
is a village 45 minutes north of Sharm El Sheikh. The Assala, near the center of town, is a place known for its hippy-like atmosphere. Hostel type accommodation and cheap eateries attract the back-packing crowd who flock to the Red Sea for sport and sunshine. The bazaar offers colorful clothing and hand-made souvenirs. Here you can purchase beaded necklaces and get your hair braided with colorful string by young beduin children. Like the rest of South Sinai, Dahab too is developing into a tourist hot spot with five star hotels and dive centers
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Hurgahda is one of the best known places on the Red Sea. It lies 600 kilometers south of Cairo. Hurgahda has always been an attraction for those who seek peace and tranquility. It is both a summer and winter resort and the starting point for deep sea fishing expeditions. There is also windsurfing, scuba diving, snorkeling, glass-bottomed boat trips, and other sports. Almost every hotel has a fully-equipped diving center.
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Sharm El Sheikh
was a town built in 1968 near the tip of the Sinai peninsula. Today it extends from the eastern shore of the Sharm el Maiya to north of Na'ama Bay. Tourism has grown exponentially in the area as both small intimate hotels and five star resorts boast first class service and ultimate royal treatment. It is the enter of tourism in the South Sinai region. From here you can visit all the major top-side sites like Mt. Moses Mt. St. Catherine, and the awe inspiring Colored Canyons. You can also venture downwards into an underwater world for an experience never to be had elsewhere. |
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Mt. Saint Catherine is the highest mountain of the entire Sinai Peninsula reaching a height of about 2, 800 meters above sea level. An ascent, made easily by camel, donkey, or horseback, takes you to the peak. A small path running along the edge of the ravines was made by one of the monks of the monastery of St. Catherine. Walking up the mountain is a tiresome 5 to 6 hour trek. At the base of the mountain is a monastery dedicated to St. Catherine. Two rooms near the monastery serve as a shelter for those wishing to spend the night. There is also a hotel now built to accommodate the increasing influx of tourists. According to the legend, St. Catherine's body was carried from Alexandria by angels. Monks found her body on this summit and then carried it down the mountain to the monastery that bears her name.
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The Monastery of Saint Catherine has been in existence in the depths of the Sinai desert ince the sixth century. The Byzantine church has been preserved here since its construction in 542 A.D. The church's history begins in biblical times when Moses fled from the Egyptian mainland. He came upon the seven daughters of Jethro who were tending their herd near a well, later named the Moses Well. Moses Well can still be seen near the monastery's church. He married one of the daughters and lived there for forty years until the occurrence of the Miracle of the Burning Bush whereupon he was ordered by God to bring the Children of Israel to Mt. Horeb, known today as Mt. Moses.
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***Please Note: For those travellers that are choosing package # 4 or #5, you can choose from Dahab, Hurgahda,
or Sharm El Sheikh depending on your interests and desire.
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