Water temperatures year-round are ideal at 21° to 25° Celsius ensuring perfect, family friendly conditions. At this scuba diving haven, the friendly waters are home to 200 different soft and hard corals, and more than 1,000 invertebrate species.

Relax by sailing - or raise the adrenalin with a windsurfing rush, the power of a speedboat, the buzz of a jet-ski or the thrill of water-skiing.

Nearby are the Roman Mons Porphyrites (Poryphyry Mountain) and the remains at Gebel Abu Dukhan (Father of Smoke), or sail to such beautiful coral-rich islands as Shadwan Island, Shaab Abu Shiban and Umm Gammar.

Neighbouring Giftun Island is a vibrant haven of coral reefs and exotic marine life. The 4th Century St. Anthony and St. Paul Coptic monasteries are living witness to the beginnings in Egypt of the Christian monastic tradition.

Or visit the Monastery of St. Catherine, where Moses is said to have seen the burning bush, and which sits in the shadow of Gebel Musa (Mount Sinai) where Moses was handed the Tablets of the Law (Ten Commandments).