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Snorkelling in the infamous Blue Hole

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April 21st 2009
After Mt. Sinai I think we were all pretty exhausted so once we got to the hotel, we slept, or tried to sleep by the pool. The following day we all went snorkelling in the Blue Hole! The Blue Hole is known as after a few metres from shore it drops suddenly to 633ft. It attracts divers and snorkellers alike from all over the world to marvel at its coral and spectaclar geography. From out of th ... 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