Friday, December 30, 2011

Port Ghalib Prepared To Enhance Southern Red Sea Tourism

By Rob Atherton


Port Ghalib is only 10 minutes away from Marsa Alam airport and it is a resort with gigantic ambitions. Found on the Red Sea in Southern Egypt, the master plan is build a top flight integrated resort community. The central element will be the harbour that'll be capable of handling more than 1,000 vessels.

It's also well known to scuba divers who travel here to catch their liveaboards that head out from from Port Ghalib. The perfect coral reefs feature some superb underwater diving along the shore with the well-known Elphinestone Reef to the south being an extremely well liked scuba diving destination.

It is also making its mark in the entertainment world. In 2009, Beyonce played here as an element of her "I am..." tour. It was the 1st time the celebrity had performed in Egypt or the Middle East and her appearance was very successful. Getting world stars like Beyonce underlines the ambition of Port Ghalib to make their name known around the globe. All the same, it's unlikely that stars like Beyonce are going to be there each week although there are still other activities for visitors to do if they like a hint of journey to soaking in the sunlight.

As mentioned Port Ghalib is a starting point for a decent number of of the southern Red Sea liveaboard cruise trips. Day boats also operate from there. There are many superb dive sites along the coast from Marsa Alam and in opposition to the more well-liked resorts of Hurghada and Sharm, there are hardly any dive boats in the area subsequently normally your party will be the sole folk at the dive site. Abu Dabab is a well known shore dive destination toward the south. People come in to witness the turtles feeding on the sea grass and if they're lucky, the resident Dugong might also show up. Abu Dabab is reasonably shallow so snorkellers can also come along too.

For non-divers, many different water-based activities is available or you can simply spend the days sun bathing. Trips are also available to Luxor, Cairo, the historic city of Quseir or possibly even a camel trading market.




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