El Gouna Holidays
A visit to El Gouna in Egypt means one thing – vacation . This is because the entire village is a resort entirely owned and operated by a single group specializing in El Gouna vacations. Located only a short distance from the very popular resort town of Hurghada, El Gouna is able to provide a significantly more private Egypt vacation experience.
Eminent Diving and Wonderful Beaches
The town is situated along the Red Sea Coast of Egypt which is known for its fabulous diving and snorkeling that draws millions of visitors each year. Additionally, the area is also accepted for its gorgeous beaches, safe warm waters and close proximity to such major cities as Luxor and Cairo.
Vacations to El Gouna have only been possible since the early 1990s, when the Orascom Hotels chain began taking visitors at this incredible resort. It is a “one stop” destination with 14 different hotels for guests to choose from. Additionally, there are hundreds of apartments and villas that serve as a year round home to the many investors who make the village their permanent or seasonal residences.
Nowadays there are nearly then thousand fulltime time residents in El Gouna and many of them are the owners of the more than two thousand private residences.
In addition to excellent accommodations, vacations to El Gouna include comprehensive activities, including dependable facilities for those learning to scuba dive or snorkel before they tackle the more challenging waters of the Red Sea nearby.
Plenty of Facilities
Vacations to El Gouna mean comprehensive services and this includes dining in the more than one hundred restaurants, bars and eateries throughout the resort. Visitors can also enjoy the other facilities, including the many spas, golf courses, diving schools, and a whole range of family-friendly sports and activities. Holidays in El Gouna are also earth friendly holidays since the entire resort – all eleven million square meters of it – is known to be the most environmentally friendly tourist spot in all of Egypt .
Day Tours to Cairo and Luxor
Of course vacations to El Gouna do not mean that a visitor must forgo the many scenic and historical wonders of Egypt while they explore all that El Gouna has to offer. Simple and easy to arrange Egypt day trips are booked frequently from the Hurghada airport and the resort gladly shuttles their vacationers to and from their exciting adventures.
Both Cairo and Luxor have much to offer, and many residents and visitors make a point of at least one or two days in these cities.
Anyone enjoying a vacation in El Gouna is guaranteed all-inclusive service from the staff of this unequaled resort town, and its placement makes it the perfect home base for a further exploration of the Egyptian interior.