Hurghada - Diving Holiday Destination

Hurghada (Egypt)

Egypt's Red Sea is a Mecca for sunworshipping tourists with year round sun. Diving is big business here with varied resorts accommodating for all tastes, including shore based, day boat and liveaboard diving. Highlights include; July:Barracuda shoaling, Turtles mating; Aug/Sept: Manta & Whale sharks; Sep/Oct: Oceanic White tip sharks; Nove/Dec: Grey reef sharks mating in Ras Mohammed Marine Park.

Hurghada, founded in the early 20th century as a small fishing village, is now a busy tourist spot, arguably the foremost tourist resort of the Red Sea coast and an international center for aquatic sports, including windsurfing, sailing, deep-sea fishing, swimming, but, above all, snorkeling and diving.

Climate

The country experiences a desert climate, which is hot and dry most of the year, especially in the summer months with highs of 35 degrees Celsius (June to August). Winter is from December to February with average temperatures of 20°C to 26°C.

Dive Facts

Water Temperature: 19-27 degrees Celsius. In summer: 3mm wetsuit. In winter: 7mm semi dry.

Dive Attractions

The unique underwater gardens offshore are some of the finest in the world, justifiably famous amongst divers. The warm waters here are ideal for many varieties of rare fish and coral reefs. With it's crystal clear water, untouched reefs and a multitude of ship wrecks, it has become one of the best Egyptian tourist destinations.

Highlights include: Careless Reef, where the gardens on both ends of the reef also offer resting places for Sharks; here there are lots of large table corals.
The area counts more than 10 interesting wrecks, a paradise for wreck fans.

Other

Language: arabic, with most major foreign languages spoken (English, German, Russian).
Currency: Egyptian pound, Euro widely accepted in hotels, restaurants. Cash machines plentiful in major resorts. Haggling expected on most purchases, with baksheesh (tipping) expected for all services.

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