Red Sea Riviera
The Red Sea Riviera, Egypt's eastern coastline along the Red Sea, consists of resort cities on the western shore of the Gulf of Aqaba and along the eastern coast of mainland Egypt, south of the Gulf of Suez. The combination of a favorable climate, warm sea, thousands of kilometers of shoreline, and abundant natural and archaeological points of interest makes this stretch of Egypt's coastline a popular national and international tourist destination. There are numerous National Parks along the Red Sea Riviera, both underwater and on land. Desert and marine life are protected by several laws, and visitors may be subject to heavy fines for not abiding.
List of resorts
Listed in geographic order, from north to south:
On the Sinai Peninsula:
- Taba
- Nuweiba
- Dahab
- Straits of Tiran
- Sharm El Sheikh
- Ras Muhammad National Park
Sinai's nearby islands include:
- Pharaoh's Island
- Sanafir Island
- Tiran Island
On the Western Red Sea shore:
- Abu Shar
- Abu Soma
- Abu Tig (El Gouna)
- Ain Sukhna
- Quseir
- Coraya Bay
- El Gouna
- Foul Bay
- Gamsha Bay
- Gubal Strait
- Hamata
- Hurghada
- Makadi Bay
- Marsa Alam
- Tarabin town
- Port Ghalib (fr)
- Ras Banas
- Ras Gharib
- Safaga
- Sahl Hasheesh
- Serrenia
- Shoni Bay
- Soma Bay
- Wadi Gimal
Red Sea islands include:
- Abu Minqar Island
- Green Island (Egypt)
- Mukawwa Island
- Rocky Island
- Shadwan
- St. John's Island, Egypt
See also
References
External links
- Red Sea Riviera
- Red Sea Riviera travel guide
- AbuSoma.com
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- Taba
- Nuweiba
- Dahab
- Sharm El Sheikh
- Nabq Bay
- Ras Sedr
- Ras Um El Sid
- Ras Muhammad National Park
- Straits of Tiran
- Ain Sokhna
- Gamsha Bay
- El Gouna
- Ras Gharib
- Hurghada
- Sahl Hasheesh
- Serrenia
- Makadi Bay
- Soma Bay
- Abu Soma
- Shoni Bay
- Safaga
- Quseir
- Coraya Bay
- Port Ghalib
- Marsa Alam
- Hamata
- Berenice Troglodytica
- Hala'ib
- Alshalateen
- Ras Banas
- Foul Bay
- Abu Shar
- Abu Tig
- Gabal Elba
- Wadi Gimal
- Gubal Strait
- Tarabin
- Shadwan Island
- St.John's Island
- Mukawwa Island
- Rocky Island
- Green Island
- Abu Minqar Island
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