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beaches of the Red Sea are an exquisite gift of nature. The sea, with
its clear blue waters, offers colorful corals and rare marine life.
The long chain of mountains, with their different colors, run parallel
to the coast line, separated from the sea only by a plain,most of
which is suitable for camping.All these elements 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 paradiseon earth. The Red Sea - 1930 km. long and 270,000
km. squared- is bordered by Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Sudan,
Ethiopia, Yemen and Dijbouti. Mount Sinai, 2285 km., is the highest
peak.Its climate is equatorial with temperatures ranging between 35C
and 41C. water temperatures range between 18C and 21C in winter, an
21C and 26.5C in the summer. Underwater visibility is more than 30
meters and diving is possible up to 45 meters. The average diving
depth, however, ranges between 12 and 25 meters. |
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Sites: |
Ayn
Sukhna "Hot Spring" - Hurghada - Magawish Village - Giftoun
Village
Princessa Village - El Samaka Village - Yasmine Village - Hur Palace
Village
Shedwan Village - Safaga - Al-Qusayr - Mersa Alam - Bernice -
Red Sea Islands |
There
are 24 islands in the Red Sea, all of which are rich with fauna and
flora. The most important are:
Emerald Island opposite to the coast of Bernice.
Greater and Lesser Giftoun Island 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. |
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