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Everything the desk knows about this coast, from El Gouna to Marsa Alam, in the order you need it: where to go, when, what to do when you are there, and how not to be overcharged on the way. We take no commission from any of it.
These eight places are genuinely different from each other in ways the brochures flatten. El Gouna and Safaga are 30km apart and have almost nothing in common.
Compare them head to head →The sea lags the air by about a month, which is why November is warmer in the water than May, and why August is the worst value of the year.
All twelve months →8 named dive sites and 8 snorkelling spots, each with the part the operators leave out: who the site is not suitable for.
Dive sites →6 trips with the door-to-door duration rather than the brochure one — Luxor is fifteen to seventeen hours, not a "full day".
Day trips, honestly →Emergency numbers and the coast's recompression chambers, visas, SIM cards, airports, accessible travel, and every transport connection along the coast.
Practical information →1269 businesses from El Gouna to Marsa Alam, browsable by town and by type. Nobody pays to be listed and nobody pays for a better position.
The directory →Reading this before a trip?
The most-asked question we get is which resort to pick, and the honest answer depends on what you want — start with El Gouna or Hurghada. If something here is wrong or out of date, tell us — every page is dated for exactly that reason.
5 comparisons · 8 town guides · 12 months · 8 dive sites · 8 snorkelling spots · 6 day trips · 5 kite spots