Red Sea Coral Reef
Zakira Abimbola
About the Red Sea Coral Reef
Why the Red Sea
Egypt has many advantages when choosing where to dive
- Great for beginner Scuba divers as well as experienced divers
- Amazing historical wrecks like the world famous Thistlegorm
- Great tourist infrastructures
- cultural sites to visits
- Year round scuba diving and snorkelling destination
Where to Stay?
Heath and Safty
How to get to the Red Sea?
What About Visa's and Passports?
You need an Entry Visa to enter Egypt. You can purchase it at the Sharm El Sheikh Airport or the Hurghada Airport or the Marsa Alam Airport for $25USD, which is valid for 40 days. However, if you stay in Sinai (Sharm, Dahab), there is a 14 day Sinai Permit that you get for free at the Sharm El Sheikh International Airport when you get out of the plane.
What to do/ Getting Around
Tourists generally don't travel by themselves throughout Egypt. However, you can take buses between the main cities or rent a taxi for a long ride. There are also ferrys running between a few cities.
Once you are in your city, you can either use Taxis or Mini Vans to get around. Be careful as taxi drivers tend to fool tourists and overprice the rides. So always bargain before or ask to use the meter before jumping in the taxi. Mini Vans, which are mostly used by Egyptians, are much cheaper but you have to know where you are going.