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Port Ghalib to become Red Sea’s next resort? June 22, 2006

Posted by Andy Carroll in : Travel , trackback

Port Ghalib, on the Southern Red Sea Coast, looks like it will be the next resort to attract scuba divers in search of pristine Red Sea diving. 220 km south of Hurghada, Port Ghalib is now marketing its first prime residential units on what is called the Sun resort. From a report at DiveNews;

This Sun resort will sit alongside Port Ghalib’s Corniche and Khan area in the heart of the Port Ghalib International Marina. Already in operation is the Port Ghalib Coral Beach Diving Hotel, a dedicated diving resort that opened in September 2005. This hotel with its quay-side location in the Port Ghalib marina is already becoming a favorite destination of European and regional divers…

With three of the top ten dive sites in the world within easy reach from Port Ghalib – the Brothers Islands, Daedalus Reef, and Rocky Island – and some of best dolphin observing waters on earth, Port Ghalib is becoming the diving capital of the south Red Sea.

New York- based Ayden Nour, the Egyptian TourismAuthority’s Chairman for North America, believes the deep south appeals most to the European market, which updates its destination choices constantly.

“Sharm El Sheikh has become very crowded and populated. Tour operators in Europe now request something new. Marsa Alam is a piece of cake to sell to their market as new and unheard of destinations usually get a good response from operator target audiences.”