Red Sea….will amaze you with one of ‘The’ most beautiful diving experience across the world.
It holds vibrant aqua life, turquoise water and colorful varieties of coral. For sure no one would want to miss any of those!!
The sad part was we had to cancel our dive at the end moment as Riju met with some accident and injured his knee. We were disappointed to the moon and never wish to come back. For best diving experience please visit here.
We booked GoBus from Luxor and drove approx. 4.5hrs to reach Hurghada with a midway stop. We almost reached at 8pm so there was nothing much to do for that night. Our host Mohammed was already there waiting for us in the bus stand and directed us to our stay and made sure everything was comfortable. The City Center mall was just opposite to our stay so brought our self some food and water ending the tiresome night.
The following day Riju woke up early and made some breakfast. Once he pulled the curtain we could see the Red Sea straight through from bed and we wondered why Red Sea is blue!!
We managed our way to Davinci beach. Wind blew towards its right direction, sun was just above, we had perfect light and windcheater on and blue-green water was what we just needed to see after a hell lot of traveling. Please note that the beaches in Hurghada are not freely accessible(charges around 20 -100EGP) but still you can negotiate a bit. Maybe it’s because to maintain hygiene.
Mohammed mentioned he owned a restaurant called the family fish, so we gave it a try. The sea food he made was really impressive. Post lunch we walked almost 4kms towards the Marina Hurghada and while approaching the azans reverberated across the city following the sheds of orange and grey sky. You can also visit the beautiful ‘El Mina’ mosque on the way to the Marina.
Marina Hurghada was really really happening offering wide isle of restaurants, bazaar and open air hookah cafes with a sea facing view. The 180 degree view completely sparkled in the evening and everyone had their best time strolling across. We stretched on one of the couches, dragged hookah beside tea, gazing the stars.
The other day was supposed to be long, we booked a day Yacht with Egyptous Travels. Basically it was whole day trip which had many things to offer in their itinerary. Do try this excursion, you all will have one best day!
We were picked up by cab at 8am and dropped us to the parked Yacht. Our first stop was Orange Bay or Giftun Island which took 2hrs to reach. The crystal clear turquoise water surrounding the island, white sand, bikini and sun – what else do you want!! We were parked there for all most 2hrs and were asked to spend time at leisure sun bathing. Back to the yacht we were offered lunch which was pretty decent and lot of varieties. We ate like wild bears as we were damn hungry. Tea and refreshments were served throughout our journey and that was a good part. Post lunch we sailed towards 2 different locations for Snorkeling(kits are provided by them though we always carry our own) which was absolutely a treat to our eyes with the view of colorful corals of Red Sea.
We now know why it’s called the Red Sea. A type of algae is found in the sea and when this blooms of algae dies they appear to turn the colour of the sea to a reddish brown. You can really enjoy the rich variety of the underwater ecosystem. It’s off course one of the memorable event for us amongst all the days.
We were back to the land around 4pm without doing much that evening. Yes now the last day awaits. We both were sad, counting time for airport.
The last day we hopped around various beaches, feeling the wind blow.
On the last day we boarded the GoBus and found ourselves back to the start(Cairo) after 6hrs of drive through the desert overlooking the Red Sea.
We hope our blog excites you to pack your bags soon!! 🙂
