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The coast’s two upmarket options, priced similarly for entirely different reasons: a town with a social life, or a peninsula with almost nobody on it.
If you are spending at the top of this coast’s range, these are the two realistic choices. They cost about the same and offer opposite experiences.
Anyone who wants to leave the hotel in the evening
El Gouna
Soma Bay has nowhere to go. That is deliberate, and it is a dealbreaker for some people.
Golf, spa and being left alone
Soma Bay
Cascades, the thalasso spa, and a peninsula with no through traffic.
Divers who hate boat days
Soma Bay
The drop-off is right there. Very few places on this coast can say that.
A group with mixed interests
El Gouna
More ways for different people to have a good day without a car.
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