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There are safari trips that takes you in the mountains of Sinai, there is a very famous castle built on an island called "Pharaoh Island" it was built in the times of the crusades by Salah El-Din...
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Sofitel Taba heights could be one of the best hotels in the region but it is so NOT, I went there in an ALL-INCLUSIVE offer, I found out later on that, yes the buffet is open for three hours a meal...
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I actually went to a big resort called Taba heights about 19 km from the Israeli border, it has five hotels, four of them on the beach, the place has a casino, a golf course, a marina and waterwold...
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We got into our car heading for the remotest city in the east of Egypt, our eastern gate, an area occupied by Israel till 1989.
According to Camp David agreement Israelis can pass the border...
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There is no shortage of places to eat in Assalah. A walk down the lamp lit promenade in the evening will see you pass hundreds of different places as smells waft through your nostrils and waiters...
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Dahab is a nice place to sit back, dip your feet in the sea and do nothing in for a few days. There’s something to be said about taking a few days off sightseeing and just catching up on your reading every few weeks.
If you’re in Dahab and cant find anyone to trade books with...
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Mount Sinai is where Moses is reputed to have got the Ten Commandments from God and looms over St Catherine’s Monastery on the Sinai peninsula. As an important place in all monastic religions there are plenty of religious tourists/pilgrims who make the walk to the top so have no illusion that...
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This UNESCO World Heritage Site is located at the bottom of Mount Sinai and is amongst the oldest monasteries in the world. What is more impressive is that even still almost 1500 years after its completion it is a functioning monastery. Built on the site where Moses is believed to have seen the...
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There are a number of pretty nice snorkelling spots in Dhahab. The water here is very buoyant ,due to the enormous amount of salt in the Red Sea, so floating is effortless and an easy dip is...
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This world famous diving spot is a big draw for Dhahab and almost every hotel/dive shop has a package to dive it. This spot is basically a massive canyon near the shore of the Red Sea that sprawls...
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This is a hotel/resort attached to a diving school on the rapidly developing Dhahab coast line. Most people staying here were divers and the atmosphere was as tranquil and relaxed as the Red Sea...
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Sharm El-Sheikh, the biggest and most important city of Sinai, lies at the southern flank of the Peninsula where the two gulfs of Aqaba and Suez meet with the Red Sea. With its stylish hotels...
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Dahab means gold in Arabic. It is said that this name was given by the Bedouins, who likened the shimmering sands to gold dust. If you are after total rest and relaxation, holidays in Dahab are...
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