Red Sea
The world's best destinations for diving and snorkeling, with spectacular coral reefs.
Monuments in Red Sea
El Gouna
An elegant lagoon resort designed by Orascom on the Red Sea, with 14 km of lagoons, a marina, a golf course and a unique cosmopolitan atmosphere.
Elphinstone Reef
Legendary coral reef 300 metres off the coast of Marsa Alam, famous for the oceanic whitetip sharks and the spectacular coral walls.
Hurghada
The diving capital on the Red Sea, with over 40 diving sites, the Giftun Islands and a lively nightlife on the Egyptian coast.
Brothers Islands (El Akhawein)
Two remote islands in the Red Sea with the most spectacular dive sites in Egypt: sharks, coral walls and historic wrecks accessible only by liveaboard.
Marsa Alam
Pristine paradise of the southern Red Sea, famous for dugongs, dolphins, sea turtles and virgin coral reefs.
Mons Claudianus
The imposing Roman granodiorite quarries in the Egyptian Eastern Desert, which supplied the columns of the Pantheon and the Forum of Trajan in Rome.
Mons Porphyrites (Gebel Dokhan)
The world's only source of Roman imperial porphyry, the precious purple stone reserved for the sarcophagi and columns of the emperors.
Port Ghalib
International marina and luxury resort on the Red Sea coast, a privileged departure point for diving on the most spectacular reefs of the south.
Old Quseir (El Quseir)
Ancient port of Myos Hormos on the trade routes to India, with an Ottoman fortress, coral-block houses and an atmosphere of authentic Red Sea.
Wadi el-Gemal National Park
A nature reserve of 7,450 kmยฒ between desert and sea, with mangroves, pristine coral reefs and the ancient emerald mines of Cleopatra.