Egypt
Egypt has one of the world’s richest cultural heritages and tourists from across the globe flock to see the attractions of this ancient land. The country has played a starring role down the ages in the development of human culture, and it is full of monuments and relics of great significance. Playing a central role is the capital city of Cairo where you can visit the National Museum, which houses the treasures of Tutankhamen, as well as see the Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx.
Near Luxor, you can board a Nile Cruise and explore the Valley of the Kings with its many attractions including the Necropolis and Temple of Horus. There are also desert and birding tours to enjoy. Another awesome attraction off the eastern coastline is the Red Sea, with its superb coral reefs, amazing collection of wrecks, and shark encounters. Egypt offers the best value liveaboard cruises in the world, and these promise an unforgettable vacation when combined with a visit to Cairo or a Nile cruise.
Recent Egypt Articles
Diving with Seahorses – a Diver’s Best Friend
A seahorse examines a diver`s watch Seahorses are mesmerising and magical marine creatures. It’s like they materialised from a young child’s dream with their horse like head, a tail akin to a monkey, eyes that move independently of each other and skin colour that...
Diving with Nudibranchs – It’s Only a Slug, Right?
To those who have never dived, the idea of a small slug-like, bottom-dweller might seem like a boring prospect. However for divers, the picture is rather different. These little, riotously-coloured creatures bejewel the ocean floor, catching the eye like glinting...
Diving with Manta Rays: Graceful Gliders
We have done some of the world's best manta dives and know that the joy of diving with these creatures is difficult to overstate. They capture divers' imaginations since they move so gracefully and majestically through the water - whether frolicking in the surf, or...
Diving with Harlequin Ghost Pipefish: Masters of Disguise
Divers of all kinds just love these fish. Colourful and distinctive, small and delicate, motionless and elongate, they blend in so well with their surroundings that they are near-impossible to find and divers practically drool over sightings. Amazing camouflage of...
Diving with Whale Sharks: the Largest Fish in the World
If you have been there then you know. If you haven’t, then it is difficult to describe the feeling of sharing the water with this, the biggest fish in the sea. More like a whale than a shark, these fish are right at the top of most divers “To...
Diving with Barracuda – The Tiger of the Sea
Barracudas are perhaps one of the most feared marine creatures for non-divers but those in the know crave underwater encounters with these sleek and misunderstood creatures. However, many such scuba divers might agree that their villain appearance could send a shiver...
Diving with Bumphead Parrotfish – Bumping Coral Reefs into Balance
Finding yourself engulfed by a large school of bumphead parrotfish as they nonchalantly munch their way through acres of coral reef, is an experience not easily forgotten. Bumphead parrotfish in Raja Ampat. Photo Courtesy: Mermaid You may be busy inspecting the nooks...
Beyond the Blue: Exploring Egypt’s Hidden and Iconic Dive Sites
Egypt is a diver’s dream, a country where the Red Sea’s crystalline waters hold an abundance of marine life and historic wrecks. While names like the Blue Hole and Ras Mohammed National Park dominate the popular Sinai diving scene, Egypt’s underwater world extends far...
Contribute To Red Sea Turtle Conservation Research
Have you booked your 2018 Red Sea liveaboard cruise? Then you can assist TurtleWatch Egypt with their conservation research. TurtleWatch Egypt is a citizen science program that works with local NGO’s and dive-centres to catalogue green and hawksbill turtles in Egypt...