Blue Hole, Dahab

Snorkelling in Dahab

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December 13th 2008
We had a leisurely start to the day, eating breakfast in the hotel restaurant next to its swimming pool - this was quite a lot more upmarket than previous hotels. A jeep took us along the coast to the "Blue Hole", Dahab's main snorkelling/diving spot. Yet more cafes surrounded the area with a rickety wooden bridge leading out over the coral to deposit people into deeper water. Instead of going ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Sinai » Dahab

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The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a ser... ... read more