This resort is unknown to the average tourist, but if the walls of your house are hung with testimonies of a diver and photos of a fascinating underwater world, while planning a tour of Egypt, in the very first lines you will accurately note El Quseir, the holy of holies for lovers of scuba diving .The town still remains a quiet creek among the azure sea spaces of the Red Sea, the inhabitants of the village do not feel the harsh, arrogant hand of the turbaron, who has not yet managed to set up here and there clattering with deafening music clubs, skyscraper hotels, wide embankments and freeways, working life under the hot desert sun .
Telephone code
8-10-20-65-telephone number
How to get here
Flight to Hurghada, then transfer about 2 hours 30 minutes by taxi, about 3 hours by bus (15 LE).
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Climate
Clear +24 ° C in the afternoon +20 ° C at night ° С water |
Clear +23 ° C in the afternoon +19 ° C at night ° С water |
Clear +24 ° C in the afternoon +19 ° C at night ° С water |
| Weather in El Quseir for 10 days | ||
| Average monthly temperature, ° C | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | sen | Oct | but I | Dec | |
| in the afternoon | +21 | +22 | +24 | +27 | +30 | +32 | +33 | +33 | +31 | +29 | +26 | +21 |
| at night | +10 | +11 | +13 | +18 | +21 | +24 | +26 | +26 | +24 | +20 | +15 | +12 |
| water | +21 | +20 | +21 | +23 | +26 | +27 | +28 | +28 | +26 | +26 | +24 | +22 |
Infrastructure
Surprisingly, even comparative proximity to the noisy Egyptian resorts did not prevent this oasis from remaining almost untouched .Hotel complexes outside the town did not manage to disfigure the ancient land, artifacts of which still preserve a centuries-old history in the walls of ruins that are destroyed by time and weather, mosques and temples .Behind the gates of the hotel is a majestic and incorruptible desert, sparkling with its smoothness in the sun, so tourists are satisfied with the entertainment inside the hotel, which is enough to take a small part of the time left after many hours of underwater excursions .
Entertainment, excursions and attractions of El Quseir
The religious and historical pearl of Al-Quseir is Al-Farran mosque, one of the best examples of Islamic architecture, which is of interest not only to idle tourists, but also to believing guests who come to the beautiful building on the coast for prayer .By the way, photography and video shooting in halls filled with solemnity and enlightenment paid (about $ 5) .This is not the only mosque in the surrounding area: Al-Qudima, Al-Quseir and Al-Sinousi are also given the attention of infrequent tourists .The main thing is not to mix up Muslim shrines and beaches, so as not to hear the disapproving roar of local residents about too frank clothes .
Another precious stone in the modest diadem of the Egyptian resort is the Fort (fortress) of the Ottoman Sultan Selim, dating from the 16th century and having seen many attacks, bloody battles of the times of the great sultan. The entrance to almost inviolable walls before the most important strategic object of the city is now worth $ 40. You can also visit the tomb of the Sufi ruler Sayad al-Shazli, the ruins of the old port city of the Roman Empire, the Bedouin settlements, the gold mine of the 7th century AD.
- Walk in the evening along the central street framed by colorful souvenir shops, then smoke a fragrant hookah in one of the cozy cafes, drinking it with spicy coffee.
- To personally see, and if lucky and touch the wreckage of a ship that was sunk in 1991 under the name "Salem Express" during one of the dives.
- Photographed on a water camera with crocodile fish and octopuses, permanent inhabitants of the picturesque reef of Zabargad.
Diving
This part of the holiday in El Quseir deserves special attention, because it is the magical waters in which unique coral reefs are hidden and the crazy fascinating animal and plant world of the Red Sea is the reason for the arrival of tourists. Surprising in beauty and richness of flora and fauna, the coral reefs of Abu Dabab, El-Finstone and Samadai will be remembered for your acquaintance with dolphins, barracudas, stingrays and even sharks if there is enough courage.
Dive safari will be a special pleasant adventure that begins off the coast of El Quseir and ends with an unforgettable dive in the waters of the Sudan. The scheme is simple: we rent a yacht for several days, which will ply in remote from the civilization, we rent all necessary equipment and dive in our pleasure, plunging into an indescribably luxurious world that reveals its turquoise embrace literally a meter from the water surface .Weekly tour will cost about 1300-1500 EUR .Also popular is the diving route to the national parks: Brothers (Ahuwein) and Dedimze .Brothers, became available for diving relatively recently, and you can get there only on ships that have special permission .And the curious tourists are coming here because of the opportunity to meet with the fish-hammers and other large oceanic creatures living in these waters .
Akassia Swiss Inn has a decent Water World dive center. From El Quseir, only 80 km to Marsa-Alam, so there are often organized "dive trips."
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