Sekalla
The new city centre — cosy cafes, restaurants, the New Marina, and a shopping centre open until midnight.
Location
Where can you find us ?
Our boat “Basyl” is moored in a private marina, in the new centre of Hurghada on the Villageroad or “Numsha”. Viewed from the sea, that is just about in the middle of Hurghada. This central location is ideal to access the Northern dive sites off the coast of El Gouna, as well as the Southern dive sites off the coast of Sahl Hasheesh.//
How to Get Here
Reach the marina via a private road, diagonally opposite the office of Egyptair, just before the Grand Hotel.
Guaranteed Sunshine — All Year Round
Hurghada, or “Al Ghardaka” in Arabic, was a remote Egyptian fishing village until the late 1960s when divers discovered the beautiful coral reefs and varied marine life of the Red Sea. Its fame spread rapidly not only among divers but also to lovers of sun, sea and sand. Today Hurghada is one of Egypt's most popular seaside resorts, offering almost 30 km of beaches where you can practice all water sports or simply enjoy the sun and sea.
Dahar
The old town centre — the most authentic part, with winding souks and typical small shops to explore for hours.
The Red Sea
The Red Sea is the most beautiful aquarium in the world.
- Commander Cousteau.
A fair and wise judgment. Once you submerge your head in the crystal clear, warm water, you become overwhelmed by the beautiful and colourful reefs with their wide variety of hard and soft corals. They are home to more than 500 species of fish and many other sea creatures including nudibranchs, shrimps, turtles, rays and dolphins. In Hurghada that “blue paradise” is present for snorkelers and both novice and experienced divers. At Blue Paradise we add some additional ingredients, so you really feel like being in a blue paradise
Location
The Red Sea is an elongated inland sea (1118 miles in length) located between Asia and Africa. This sea is nowhere wider than 223 miles and runs in the North into two narrow bays: the deep Gulf of Aqaba and the much shallower Gulf of Suez. In the South it flows into the Gulf of Aden, an offshoot of the Indian Ocean. The Red Sea is bordered to the North by Israel and Jordan, in the East to Saudi Arabia and in the West to Eritrea, Sudan and Egypt.
Why is the "Red Sea” so called?
There are several theories. Some say that the name derived from the water reflections of the nearby red granite mountains. Others claim that the name Red Sea refers to the ' red tide ' of the plankton bloom. The Red Sea has one of the highest salinities of all open seas (over 4%).
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1,118 miles
Length
elongated inland sea
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223 miles
Max width
between Asia & Africa
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500+
Marine species
fish species alone
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>4%
Salinity
one of the highest globally
