Diving in Hurghada

Marine life in Hurghada is almost like a treasure, which is haunted by hundreds of divers daily to discover its uniqueness and enjoy its splendid beauty. Inhabited by millions of colored fish, coral reefs, pinnacles, towers, and coral gardens, Hurghada became a popular diving site for diving seekers all over the world.

Hurghada almost has all the essentials to be that famous diving site; the water temperature ranges from 20°C to 27°C degree throughout the year and the underwater visibility ranges from 10 to 50 meters.

Hundreds of divers visit Dolphin House, the largest natural habitat for dolphins in the Red Sea. Swimming with the dolphins and watching their natural behavior is the main attraction to the diving site. Although dolphins are the mostly seen creatures in the site, many sea creatures inhabit the diving site, such as moray eels, crocodile fish, cornet fish, scorpion fish and various colored fish and reefs.

Although, Erg Abu Nugar is a shallow diving site with maximum diving depth 14 meters, there are thousands of marine creatures to be seen underwater; cornet fish, tuna, jack fish and many more. Within the diving site, you can see chains of pinnacles covered in beautiful corals. Erg Abu Nugar is truly a worth-visiting diving site.

Shipwrecks sites in Hurghada also becomes popular sites, as divers would like to discover the underwater history.

Accommodation for diving seekers are no more an issue when Hurghada hotels offers diving facilities through diving centers inside the hotel. Iberotel Aquamarine Resort’s diving center is an excellent example for that as it is adequate for all levels of divers. Other hotels may cooperate with diving centers to facilitate diving training. IberotelMakadi Oasis Club in cooperation with Extra Divers offers a unique diving experience in Hurghada.

Hurghada is not a usual resort, its location on the Red Sea makes it so unique, and it becomes a diver’s hub for its splendid diving sites.

Hurghada: Surfing and Accommodation Guide

Having the wind throughout the year, Hurghada gained its global reputation of being one of the most popular spots for kite and wind surfing.

Some would wonder about the reason behind Hurghada's popularity for surfing. The difference in the temperature between the sea and the land is not the only reason as the wind in Hurghada is accelerated by the mountains chains and the Giftun Island offshore.

Hurghada is one of the most adequate places to learn windsurfing and kitesurfing, the moderate wind and the large shallow areas, which are widely open in front of the surfers, facilitate learning and practicing surfing. Within the bay, the surfer has a plenty of space to start flying the kite, learn how to body drag, stand on the board and ride into shallow areas of water, actually the beach is smoothly extended that allows the surfer to run for about 100 meters before reaching deeper water.

For learning and practicing kitesurfing and windsurfing, Hurghada has many surfing centers, which offer all the needed equipment and guidance to practice surfing safely while enjoying this experience. Surfmotion surfing center and Orange Kiteboarding offer perfect spots and plenty of spaces for the surfers.

Hurghada hotels are keen not just to present the perfect accommodation, but also to offer all the leisure facilities for their guests to make it easy for them to enjoy their holiday in Hurghada. Jaz Aquamarine Resort, the premium five stars hotel in Hurghada, offers a huge number of leisure facilities along with the best accommodation service, such as 11 water slides for adults and 7 water slides for kids, 18 swimming pools and 2 beach Jaccuzi. Jaz Bluemarine is one of the perfect hotels in Hurghada with its own private beach, 18 swimming pools; one of them is 100 meters long, and a range of shops, outlets and restaurants.

Whether beginner or advanced surfer, you would find your favorite spot in Hurghada to enjoy wind and kite surfing and you would find a perfect hotel where you can enjoy Hurghada to the most.