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Sharm en-Naqa · Sharm el-Naga شرم الناقة | ||
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Sharm en Naqa or Sharm el-Naga (also Sharm el-Naqa (h), Sharm / Sharm el-Naga / Elnaga, Arabic:شرم الناقة, Sharm on-Naqa, „Bay of the female camel“, In the local dialect Sharm in-nāga spoken) is a bay and a quiet resort on the coast of the Red sea in Egypt, about 40 kilometers south of Hurghada, 6 kilometers northwest of Soma Bay and about 20 kilometers north of Safāgā, and belongs to Red Sea Riviera. The small holiday resort with two hotels is primarily aimed at divers and snorkelers.
getting there
By plane
Distances | |
Cairo | 500 km |
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Hurghada | 40 km |
Safāgā | 20 km |
el-Quṣeir | 100 km |
Marsā ʿAlam | 235 km |
Hurghada has the 1 Hurghada International Airport(IATA: HRG). There are daily flight connections with 2 Cairo International Airport
(IATA: CAI), Hurghada is also served by numerous charter airlines all year round.
In the street
Sharm en-Nāqa is accessible from Highway 24 along the Red Sea coast. You can get to the resort via the junction at 3 26 ° 52 ′ 21 ″ N.33 ° 54 '32 "Ewho both after Sharm en-Naqa and after Soma Bay or a turnoff to a slope 3 kilometers to the north 4 26 ° 53 '48 "N.33 ° 54 '4 "E.
mobility
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Everything can be reached on foot.
Tourist Attractions
There are no sights apart from the underwater world. The hinterland is a desolate desert.
activities
Water sports
Whoever comes to Sharm en-Nāqa wants only one thing: swimming, snorkeling and diving. The Bay 1 Sharm en-Naqa and the coastal strip adjacent to the north has a sandy beach and an offshore house reef.
Dive sites include Canyon Reef, Coral Garden, Wall, Panorama Reef, Sharm-el-Naga Strait, 18th Century Sadana Wreck, Sadana Point, Sadana Drop-off, Sardana Gorgiona, the Lama Tunnel, the Ziyad Cave, Shaʿb Saiman and the reefs south of Soma Bay.
- Extra Divers Sharm el Naga. Mobile: 20 (0)120 507 5717, Email: [email protected].German dive center at the Viva Blue Resort. Training after SSI, PADI and CMAS. Languages: German, English. Transport to the house reef with inflatable boats (Zodiacs). Nitrox free. Equipment rental, including sidemount equipment (bottles on the side of the body), underwater scooters and cameras.Open: Daily 8 am–6pm.Accepted payment methods: VISA, MasterCard.
- Sharm El Naga Resort Diving Center. Mobile: 20 (0)100 123 4540, Email: [email protected]. The diving center in the hotel of the same name under Dutch management offers training PADI and CMAS. Excursions take place with Zodiacs or with liveaboard boats. Equipment rental.
horse riding
Camel and horse rides are also offered.
More offers
There are other sports such as kite surfing and golf in the Soma Bay.
shop
Apart from selling souvenirs in the holiday complexes, there are no shopping opportunities.
kitchen
There are only restaurants in the holiday complexes.
nightlife
There is no night life. Options are only available in Hurghada.
accommodation
Easy
- 1 Sharm El Naga Resort, 20 km north of Safaga, Road to Soma Bay. Mobile: 20 (0)100 111 2942, (0)100 123 4540, Fax: 20 (0)100 111 2958, Email: [email protected].2-star hotel with 40 twin rooms in bungalows, restaurant for all meals, swimming pool, beach bar and children's playground. Simple, clean rooms with air conditioning, no TV and no fridge. With diving center in the hotel. Without WiFi.(26 ° 54 '4 "N.33 ° 57 ′ 44 ″ E)
Upscale
- 2 Viva Blue Resort & Diving Sports, 35 km south Hurghada, Safaga Road. Mobile: 20 (0)109 220 7522, (0)109 220 7622, (0)120 308 8199, Email: [email protected], [email protected].4-star diving hotel opened in 2015 north of the bay with 107 rooms (standard rooms and suites), two restaurants (main restaurant, à la carte restaurant "The Grill Bar & Restaurant"), four bars including a lobby bar and Viva bar and Diver's beach bar, two swimming pools, fitness center and spa, and conference rooms. Rooms have air conditioning, balcony or terrace, cable TV, bath or shower, minibar and safe. HP or AI possible. Access to the sea via a jetty. Minimum age 16 years. WiFi free. With a dive center from Extra Divers.Accepted payment methods: VISA, Mastercard.(26 ° 54 ′ 9 ″ N.33 ° 57 ′ 41 ″ E)
The more northerly located hotels are below Makadi Bay listed under Soma Bay.
health
In Hurghada there are hospitals and a decompression chamber for treating diving diseases.
climate
Sharm en-Nāqa has a mild to warm climate all year round.
values | Jan | Feb | March | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
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Mean highest air temperature in ° C | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 26 | 23 | O | 28.2 |
Mean lowest air temperature in ° C | 10 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 14 | O | 19.3 |
trips
First and foremost, of course, excursions to the old town of Hurghada are offered ed-Dahhār, and to Soma Bay at.
Popular destinations are also Cairo, Luxor as well as that Pauline and the Anthony Monastery.