| Hurghada is a big city over 50 miles long, its made up of several parts and it's a lot bigger than Sharm. In the past it was a Greman/dutch resort and has many hotels. It is not expensive and you'll find that it's cheaper than Sharm.
ElGouna is just up the road from Hurghada and it's a City in it's own right but really it comes under the directoraite of Hurghada. ElGouna is purpose built and is much more like a European resort and not typical of Egypt at all. There is a no Hassle policy and a no Haggle policy, the locals don't allways stick to it but you they should or risk being ejected.
Diving in Elgouna is good and for most dive centres Abu Nuhas is just an ordinary days diving. Thistlegorm is also very close but you will be asked to pay extra.
Diving in Hurghada is extensive because of the size of the place. The Dive centres in the North usually stay with the northen sites and the dive centres in the south the southern ones. The Hurghada dive centres have 100km of coast so you will not get board. There are also many islands that shelter Elgouna and Hurghada so the sea is rarely rough.
Unlike Sharm you wil notice it's less stressed getting to your boat and less crowded on the reefs.
Both the sea and air temp are higher than on the Sinai so its more comfortable in the winter months.
Let me know if you need any further information.
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Last edited by Simon TW : 16-03-06 at 09:15 AM.
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