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The Gardens Bay or Garden Bay is a bay, resort and diving area north of Sharm esch-Sheikh or north of the Naʿama Bay and south of the Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport. The bay is also known as Pasha Bay.
getting there
The resort is about halfway from the 1 Sharm el-Sheikh airport
(IATA: SSH) to Sharm esch-Sheikh. You can get here by taxi.
mobility
There are shuttle buses to the Naʿama Bay.
Tourist Attractions
museum
This is supposed to be the case north of the bay 1 National Museum of Sharm esch Sheikh(27 ° 55 ′ 55 ″ N.34 ° 20 ′ 44 ″ E) arise.
Coral gardens
Due to the short distance to the Naʿama Bay were they Coral gardens for a long time in this area Divers very popular. During the construction of the hotel complex, however, large amounts of rubble were dumped into the sea, so that little can be felt of the former beauty of the underwater world.
Far Garden
The 2 Far Garden(27 ° 54 ′ 55 ″ N.34 ° 21 '34 "E), the distant garden, is the northernmost diving area and is located in the area of the Continental Garden Reef Resort. The dives can be done from a dive boat or via the jetty that leads over corals for bathing.
The dive is done in a circle or as a drift dive to the north. Numerous coral towers rise above a sandy plateau, on which gorgonians and pore corals (Porites). Reef fish such as lionfish, anthias, red sea fusiliers, soldier fish and scorpionfish as well as nudibranchs can be observed.
Middle Garden
The 3 Middle Garden(27 ° 54 '53 "N.34 ° 21 '7 "E), the medium garden, located in the Hyatt Regency Resort area. The dive begins in the area of the jetty from the beach or from the dive boat. There is little or no current.
The dive takes place in a circle. A large, 6–12 meter deep sand plate is covered with table corals and pore corals (Porites) lined near the shore and on the east side of the plateau. There are other small coral blocks in the plain. The reef inhabitants include puffer fish, Prussian fish, trigger fish, damselfish and rays. Blue spotted rays are more common, and eagle or manta rays are also occasionally seen in summer.
Near Garden
The 4 Near Garden(27 ° 54 ′ 32 ″ N.34 ° 20 ′ 51 ″ E), the near garden, is a small cape without buildings on the southern edge of Garden Bay. The dive in the circle takes place from the dive boat. In front of the cape there is a large sand plateau at a depth of 5 to 30 meters with individually standing coral blocks that are filled with gorgonians, table corals, lettuce and pore corals (Porites) are overgrown. Triggerfish, glassfish and blue spotted rays live here.
activities
The main activities are water sports such as swimming, snorkeling and diving. Diving is in the diving areas Near Garden, Middle Garden, Fiddle Garden and Far Garden possible.
shop
kitchen
There are restaurants in the hotel complexes.
nightlife
The nightlife takes place mainly in the hotels. Further possibilities exist in the Naʿama Bay and in Old Sharm.
accommodation
All hotels offer a high standard. The hotels located to the west are below Naʿama Bay, the northeast located below Tiger Bay listed.
5 star hotels
- 1 Continental Garden Reef Resort (formerly Intercontinental Garden Reef Resort), El Pasha Bay (P.O. Box: 186). Tel.: 20 (0)69 360 0006, (0)69 360 0659, Fax: 20 (0)69 360 0009. 5-star hotel with 422 mostly two-bed rooms.(27 ° 55 ′ 6 ″ N.34 ° 21 '15 "E)
- 2 Continental Plaza Beach Resort (formerly Inter Plaza Beach Hotel), El Pasha Bay. Tel.: 20 (0)69 360 4450, Fax: 20 (0)69 360 4470, Email: [email protected]. 5-star hotel with 450 mostly two-bed rooms.(27 ° 55 ′ 12 ″ N.34 ° 21 '22 "E)
- 3 Hyatt Regency Sharm El Sheikh Hotel, Garden Bay, P.O. Box 58, South Sinai. Tel.: 20 (0)69 360 1234, Fax: 20 (0)69 360 3600, Email: [email protected]. 5-star hotel with 439 twin rooms, several restaurants, including a Thai restaurant, swimming pool and a small beach.(27 ° 55 ′ 0 ″ N.34 ° 20 ′ 59 ″ E)
- 4 Sharm Plaza (formerly Crowne Plaza Resort), Garden Bay. Tel.: 20 (0)69 360 3090, Fax: 20 (0)69 360 3099, Email: [email protected]. 5-star hotel with 398 mostly two-bed rooms.(27 ° 55 ′ 6 ″ N.34 ° 21 '32 "E.)
- 5 Reef Oasis Blu Bay Resort & Spa, Garden Bay. Tel.: 20 (0)69 360 2900, Fax: 20 (0)69 360 2940, Email: [email protected]. Spacious 5-star hotel on a plateau above the bay with 646 two-bed rooms, several restaurants and bars, three swimming pools, various sports facilities, fitness room and steam bath. The rooms have air conditioning, satellite TV, safe, minibar, balcony or terrace. The beach can be reached via a serpentine path. The coral reefs start right on the beach. With diving center. Free WiFi in the lobby. Partly all inclusive. Chargeable hotel bus to Naʿama Bay.(27 ° 55 ′ 4 ″ N.34 ° 21 '42 "E)
trips
A visit to the Nabq nature reserve it's worth it.
literature
- : Sinai Diving Guide: Part 1; German edition. Verona: Geodia, 2005, ISBN 978-88-87177-66-4 , Pp. 102-109. Dive sites 12-15.
