Blogs from Dahab, Sinai, Egypt, Africa - page 17

Stuck in Horghada Leaving Luxor, I took a five hour bus trip across the Eastern Arabian desert and through the Red Sea Mountains to the coastal port town of Hurghada. This was to be a jumping off point for me to get over to the Sinai Peninsula, destination - Dahab, Egypt. I arrived into Hurghada Saturday evening and hoped to pass through quickly but unfortunately learned that the next high speed ferry across the Red Sea would be early Monday morning. I checked into my $7 per night hotel room and bided my time exploring the local bazaars and visiting the lone Western outpost in town, The Hard Rock Café. Again, like all the other towns so far, I seemed to be the lone American, amongst an array of European and Asian travelers, most of which ... read more

I needed to get out of Cairo, if even for just a weekend. Emily was off to Dahab to finish her diving certification, and Mallory, Heather, and I were tagging along in hopes of getting some well needed relaxation. Words too soon spoken, I guess. The bus we rode in was anything but relaxing, as it was almost an hour late, took three hours longer to get to Dahab than we were told, and played the Quran at full echoey blast until Iftar. We got into town at 1am, and much to our dismay, the car that was supposed to pick us up to take us to our hotel wasn't there- only a pick up truck and several shady looking guys pestering us about where we were headed. A short phone call to our hostel directed ... read more

The final leg of our journey was in Dahab, a diving paradise in the Red Sea. Taz and I decided we couldn't really wish for a better dive site then the Red Sea to get our Advanced Open water qualifications.. So for 2 days, we dived ourselves into a coma - really beautiful - particularly the blue hole and canyon, and explored an entirely different type of aquatic life. Lionfish abound with the ragged tooth sharks being largely absent; replaced by new coral formations and a refreshingly varied underwater menagerie. Had James, Rich and Raiman and Olie with us which made a really fun and exciting group! what lovely friends! To all the dive enthusiasts, although there are lots of tourists, the red sea is a definate must!... read more

Shared taxi from Pigeon House to Sharm bus station...lots of cops and the driver still tried to steal from me. For those interested, there are a few daily buses from Sharm to Dahab and they only cost about $2 USD. Easy bus ride as it took a little over 1 hour through baren landscape of Sinai. I land in town and search for a place as I walk the boardwalk and find the prices are too high especially as it is low seaon and since its just a month after the bombingm vacancies are high. I finally settle on the small hotel called Nirvana. I get a good room for $10 USD per night. I decided to dive with Nirvana as it was recommended by the dive shop in Zanzibar. Dahab is a great sleepy little ... read more

Well, as everyone else... hehehe... we need some vacation too, we were traveling in a strong pace and visiting places was becoming boring because we were always tired. So we decided to stop in a relaxing place for more than only three days, the chosen place is Dahab in the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. I know you may think we are crazy because in the last 24 of May were some terrorists attacks here. But the place is great and cheaper than many other places we have been before. We pay less than two US Dollars for the night in the hotel. There is many great diving and snorkeling places... yes, this is the famous red sea.... where we can sea a great diversity of big fishes, including turtles, moreias, araias, dolphins, Sharks, Lion fishes and ... read more