Hurghada Holidays: Exploring The Best Dive Sites
Among them are some British trade and merchant Navy ships sunk during and before the first and second world wars. The SS Thistlegorm went down after being bombed while carrying a concealed cargo of equipment and ammunition to British troops fighting in Egypt. The SS Dunraven sunk in the late 1800s and has long been a part of the underwater ecosystem in Ras Mohammed, an area which teems with aquatic life. The cargo carried to the Dunraven was slightly more innocent than that of the Thistlegorm and existed purely of materials and spices. The ship finally capsized, running aground despite the best efforts of the crew to save her.
Visitors can enjoy the best watersports that the Red Sea has to offer on Sharm El Sheikh holidays. A hotel or local agent can arrange a trek into Sinai to see some agent sites. St Catherine’s monastery is the main attraction, along with Mount Sinai where Moses was said to have received the Ten Commandments. Divers should head towards the tip of Sinai for the reefs and shipwrecks in Ras Mohammed national park.
The dive sites and coral reefs of Sinai and the Red Sea are one of the biggest draws, not to mention the year round sun shine. Hurghada holidays are ideal for holidaymakers who wish to visit some of the many attractions associated with ancient Egypt on the mainland. In Hurghada they can enjoy the sun, dive around well known shipwrecks like the Rosalie Moller and visit the Nile valley. Naama bay and Sharm el Sheikh holidays make up the bulk of tourist trips to Egypt’s modern Red Sea resorts. having had a boom in tourism similar to what happened in most of Europe from the 1960′s onwards the Red Sea coast has gone from rural seclusion to bustling holiday heaven in little over two decades.
