There are as many reasons for choosing an Egypt holiday as there are visitors to the stunning country. For some, Egypt’s year- round sunshine is the major attraction with well-developed resorts, great beaches and luxury hotels. Egypts treasures of antiquity with ancient temples, Pyramids and the magnificence of Karnak and Luxor prove the greatest draw for many other visitors, while older couples will cite a cruise on the Nile as their main reason for holidaying in Egypt.

For a growing number of tourists though, its the clear blue waters of the Red Sea that proves irresistible for snorkelling or scuba diving in the beautiful coral reefs lining the coastline and if your idea of great! Not so long ago, this place was just a fishing village, but once discovered as a great place for diving, Sharm El Sheikh hotels quickly developed to accommodate the visitors flocking to what became a major diving destination~developed rapidly to cater for the many visitors heading to what is a major diving attraction~rapidy expanded in development of accommodate the thousand of visitors arriving for what had become a major dive centre. Those hotels vary in character from five-star luxury complete with private beach and a la carte cuisine to compact and family-friendly boutique furnished studios and apartments in a place that still retains its charm and character without too much overt commercialism.

Its Hurghadas warm waters which are ideal for rare fish and coral reefs that is the regions major asset though and what makes this place so popular with the diving community is the fact that most dive sites are suitable for all levels of diving ability, from outright novice to highly experienced divers. The marine life is rich and varied and includes butterfly fish, rainbow wrasse, moray eels, napoleon fish, turtles, grouper fish, dolphins, blacktip sharks and schools of surgeon fish.Luxury holidays to Sharm El Sheikh aren’t restricted to just the summer either. It is a genuine all year round diving destination requiring a 3 mm wetsuit in the summer months and ideally a 5 7 mm wetsuit in winter. Sun worshippers are also well rewarded here, as the daily temperature hovers around 30 °C no matter what the month or season.

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