The Red SeaTreading on Beauty
Deep-Down Marvel
Magnificence in Plenty
That exquisite corridor of tinted monuments and radiant water, here and nowhere else, is the vestibule between the Levant and the tropics. Egypt's Red Sea coasts runs from the Gulf Suez to the Sudanese border.
Its mineral - rich red mountain ranges inspired the mariners of antiquity to name the Red Sea more rostrum, or the Red Sea. The coast of the Red Sea includes some of the most popular and busy beach resorts mainly Hurghada, Safaga, Marsa Alam, El Qusir and others.
Many Things to see & to do like water sports, diving, snorkeling, sunbathing, wind surfing, submarine dive, 4X4 Jeep safari to ruins of Roman city & gold mine.
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| The beaches of the Red Sea are exquisite gift of nature. The sea, with its clear blue waters, offers colourful corals and rare marine life. The long chain of mountains, with their different colours, run parallel to the coastline, separated from the sea only by a plain, most of which is suitable for camping. All these elements, the work of the Creator, 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 paradise on earth. The Red Sea-1930 Km.-long and 270,000 Km2 - is boarded by Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Ethiopia, Yemen and Djibouti. Mount Sinai, 2285m., is the highest peak. Its climate is equatorial with temperatures between 35 centigrade and 41. Water temperatures range between 18 and 21 in winter, and 21 and 26.5 in summer. Underwater visibility is more than 30 meters and diving is possible up to 45 meter’s. The average diving depth, however, ranges between 12 and 25 meter’s. Geographical Information Administrative Structure Centers : 6 cities & 12 villages Subvillages (Kafr) Area Governorate area 130,000km2 Percentage to national area 12.44 % Rank among governorates 3 Population density (Avg.) 1580 persons / km2 Population Total population 115,000 Male 53.91 % Female 46.09 % Percentage to national population 0.19 % Rank among governorates 26 Agricultural activities Cultivated area 2442 Feddan Percentage to national area 0.03% Area ready for reclamation 320.000 feddans Percentage to national area 5.64 Industrial activities Oil - phosphate - fishing - brick factories-fodder factories Tourism 56 hotels 8255 rooms 2,341,906 touristic nights Worship places 128 mosques 2 churches Culture 9 cultural centers 13.000 inhabitants / cultural center Transportation 1954 km. of paved roads Communication Telephone Lines 17825 telephone lines Post Offices 18 post offices Mean Maximum Temperature and Humidity
Tourist sites Hurghada About 395 km. south of Suez, it has a very pleasant climate all year round and offers facilities for underwater fishing and snorkeling. It has camping sites such as Sea Land and Caravan about 40 km. from town. How to reach Hurghada, by air: Egypt Air: Tel. 3902444. By bus: from Cairo at 7.30 a.m. daily. There you find the exquisite Magawish Village which is located 11 km. south of Hurghada, it offers a complete range of facilities for tourists. Safaga About 65 km. south of Hurghada, this small port is also a tourist area comprising several bungalows and rest houses, including the Safaga Hotel, with a capacity of 48 rooms (126 beds). Having numerous phosphate mines, it is regarded as the phosphates export center. A paved road of 164 km. connects Safaga to Qena of Upper Egypt. Al-Qusayr Located 80 km. south of Safaga, it is a main port for exporting phosphates. It is also a suitable site for camping and water sports. A paved road of 220 km. connects it to Qena. Mersa Alam About 135 km. south of Qusayr, it has several rest houses, such as the Egyptian Shooting Club and is rich with marine life and therefore very suitable for fishing. It is connected to Edfu by a paved desert road, 280 km. long. Red Sea Islands There are 24 islands in the Red sea, all of which are rich with fauna and flora. The most important of which are:
Museums as well In Hurghada also, there is one of the world’s biggest aquarium or aqua-culture museum; comprising rare pieces in all phases of evolution. Red Sea coasts are marvelous gift by the Creator to Egypt, which is endowed with such bounties as clear-watered sea, variety of aqua-culture, fauna, flora, mountainous chains of pied colours, unique camping plains...Such wonderful God-made tableau surrounded by perfect climatic conditions. Red Sea exquisite nature gets under the skin of the visitor; driving him into believing he is either day-dreaming, or in a mythical tour. It takes only one visit to make the guest an ardent fan of the place. The sea itself is 1930 km; a strip at the same time separating and linking Asia and Africa. It is in the heart of the Ancient World. Geologists say it was formed later than Creation as a result of major cracks in the Earth’s crust. They also say it gets wider few centimeters along centuries. Red Sea straits & passages have got their great strategic significance, especially after the Suez Canal digging in mid past century. Beauty-lovers & seekers believe that its coral reefs are nowhere else, and to them deepwater sight-seeing is ultimate pleasure. Documentary A German TV. team shot a documentary on tourist sites in Hurghada and Safaga. The team went on diving, snorkeling and fishing. They depicted the coral reefs and exquisite creatures there. The team leader ascertains that the two cities have got a very particular and special attraction, Plus all the makings of a perfect tourist haven. Research A group of Egyptian experts from the National Institute of Maritime Sciences visited Germany to conclude a cooperation agreement on eight research projects in the Red Sea. These include the fertility of the Red Sea and Aqaba Gulf, climatic changes and their effect on maritime plants, distribution of fine creatures living in the sea to determine fishery areas. Besides, that implies a study on coral reefs, bacteria and their effect on seabed precipitates, as well as a project about extraction of antipoisons for the treatment of serious diseases, such as cancer. Conference Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak chaired an international conference in Safaga, which announced the final findings of experiments conducted on patients suffering from psoriasis and rheumatoid. The patients in the experiments were treated with the sun shine, water and sand in Safaga, under supervision of the National Research Center (NRC). The experiments were largely successful, as most of the participating patients were cured. These findings have attracted the attention of tourists to this part of our country. "More publicity is necessary to promote tourism", said Supervisor of Disease Research at NEC Dr.Hani El-Nazer. "The Red Sea water in the Safaga district is unique, because of the coral reefs and the high concentration of mineral salts. "These factors, in addition to the ultra-violet rays help cure some of these chronic diseases, especially psoriasis and rheumatoid. Further, these characteristics are there all the year round, at sea level, thus it does not negatively affect cardiac patients and elderly people", added El-Nazer. Protecting Red Sea’s coral reef The Red Sea Governorate has recently launched a new project to boost its efforts to protect the environment and the rare coral reef off the Red Sea coast. The governorate installed 250 buoys in the diving locations in Hurghada, Safaga and al-Kosayer resorts to prevent the damage caused by divers’ yachts and boats on the coral reef, a major tourist attraction in the area. The scheme, which was carried out within the framework of the Mubarak-Gore initiative to develop ecological tourism, also includes organising training courses for divers, owners of diving boats along with coast Guards of the area. Six coral reef guards will be trained to watch over the diving areas, the coral reef and the nearby small islands. Tourist guides will also be trained to use the bouys and prevent the damage to the reef. It is noteworthy that the Red Sea Governorate has all the potential and resources to be one of the world’s most attractive tourist spots. Its outstanding sunny weather, the 24 small islands off its seacoast and the abundance of coral reef contribute to its fascination. |
