If you’re making a decision to spend your holiday in Egypt, generally you have a choice of two sea resorts – Hurghada or Sharm El Sheikh. both are extremely popular, but Hurghada is situated in African continent while Sharm El Sheikh lies on Sinai peninsula.
About 30 years back Hurghada was simply a simple fishing village. But now, with it’s a resort with wonderfully clear water, untouched reefs. It is one of the finest Egyptian holiday maker destinations. A big part of its fame Hurghada gained as one of the best diving centers of the planet. Like all oriental towns Hurghada make living out of trade, so if when you walk along the town, be ready to beat off the pressing offers of the sellers, meriting to make you buy their keepsakes. There are some more entertainments except shopping and diving in Hurghada. You can make a jeep trip to a desert, visit Bedouin’s hamlet there ; you can see corals and some natural preserves. Hurghada is also has aqua-park. Fishing is one of the well-liked tourist’s’s activities in Hurghada too. Today, Hurghada is understood as a party town, especially among europeans. Locals and others will tell you that life starts at night in Hurghada, with the many clubs. The best time to visit Hurghada is October-November. In winter there are strong winds and it becomes dark very early.
when you are in Hurghada do not miss the opportunity to see one of the most outstanding monuments of Egypt history – Luxor and the Valley of the King. Pharaoh’s tombs and ancient churches are worth visiting.
Sharm el-Sheikh is one of the most accessible and developed tourist resort communities on the Sinai spur. All around are Bedouins, colorful tents, mountains and sea. Na’ama Beach is one of the middle of the tourist activities. Located just north of Sharm, this area is developing into a resort city of its own. For those that like shopping, the Sharm El-Sheikh mall provides shops with both foreign and local products, including jewelry, leather goods, clothing, pottery and books. Nobody leaves Sharm el-Sheikh without several useless but extremely pleasant souvenirs. Like Hurghada, Sharm el-Sheikh is feted for diving too, but it has more diversity in corals.
Those, who select Sharm el-Sheikh also has opportunity to watch the attractiveness of Sinai cape – The monastery of St Catherine, Mount Sinai ( or Mountain of Moses ), Pharaoh’s Island and Salah El Din castle, Nabq state Park, Ras Abu Galum countrywide Park and so -called ‘Coloured canyon’.
The last but not the least of the Egypt must-sees is Cairo with its pyramids. From either Hurghada or Sharm El-Sheikh it’ll be a long trip, but you will never regret it!
When you going to Egypt, remember that 3-star hotels in Egypt have nothing to do with 3-star hotels in Europe. So, it is better to choose 4 or five star hotel. Probably it saves you from many inconveniences. Frequently the large hotels have zoos, playgrounds, discos, bars, a number of pools and even little theaters. So, might be you will to need to leave your hotel. Anyway, a trip to Egypt promises to be exotic and interesting expierence.
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