OK I'm back, diving was great. Regretfully though Naama Bay is getting to be the new Benidorm So are all here present and accounted for? No losses during the Elefant run? -- Steve Parry 07 K1200GT SE 95 BMW F650 87 Yamaha FS1 Sukida SK90PY 91 Kawasaki AR50 07 VW Passat SE Estate for comfort www.gwynfryn.co.uk
In Any idea what Hurghada is like as a resort? SWMBO would'nt appreciate a liveaboard -- Steve Parry 07 K1200GT SE 95 BMW F650 87 Yamaha FS1 Sukida SK90PY 91 Kawasaki AR50 07 VW Passat SE Estate for comfort www.gwynfryn.co.uk
Not bad, although clearly dependent on what you want from a 'resort'. We stayed at one of many hotels (in our case, the Intercontinental - not bad at all) built along the coast to the south of the town, most of which have their own private beach and some shops, as well as a choice of restaurants. Nearby (5 mins walk) was a shopping street offering a wider choice. Many of them have their own dive centres too, so you only need to cart your gear to the end of the jetty each time. The town itself was a bus or taxi ride away, and we only went there a couple of times in the evening, but it seemed like a lively enough place, from what we saw. Certainly good for shopping, although I hate their style of trying to drag you in off the street all the time, and eventually got to the 'rude' stage whenever anyone tried it. Too right. A decent air-conditioned hotel room is a minimum requirement, AFAIAC. -- _______ ..'_/_|_\_'. Ace (b.rogers at ifrance.com) \`\ | /`/ DS#8 BOTAFOT#3 SbS#2 UKRMMA#13 DFV#8 SKA#2 IBB#10 `\\ | //' `\|/` `
I only stayed for a night, first time here http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/hrgeg-hurghada-marriott-beach-resort/ which is a pretty good hotel. I went into town by taxi for some beers and TBH the bars were pretty similar to Sharm IMO Can't see why not.
OK they're not hotel standard but they're closer to floating gin palaces than the liveaboards you'd get in the UK. There's so many sites that are only accessible from a liveaboard which is the main reason for comprimising on accommodation. This is one I was on http://www.tornadomarinefleet.com/news.htm?p=hurricane although the site seems borked ATM
I've done 4 liveaboards out of that side of the sea, from Hurghada to Marsa Alam and El Quesier. Some were fairly basic, but others were luxury, with private head, A/C and such like. All of them have all the food and drink you could want and access to the best dive sites that either the day trippers can't get to, or get to an hour after you've finished your dive. For a diving only holiday, it's hard to be beaten. Of course, this doesn't take into account non-diving partners, or people who get sea sick.
Steve, if you go to Hurghada, there are private minibuses running constantly between Hurghada itself and the out-of-town hotels. They operate on a fixed price basis: check with your hotel what that is at the moment and don't let the bus driver push the price up for spurious reasons (distance, time of night, children needing hospital treatment, excess baggage, Ramadan, etc). If he tries it on, tell him you'll wait for the next one and walk away: he'll drop the price back to the normal level rather than lose the fare. And make sure you have the correct change to hand otherwise you'll find he won't have any and will ask you to wait until you get off to collect it. At the end of the ride, he magically still won't have any or will deny that he owes you anything. And if you take a taxi, agree the fare beforehand!
Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, wessie Has he checked behind the chair in Platy's outfit?
I suspect you mean he misplaced his innocence. You can't lose something when you know exactly where you put it.
Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, platypus I would, but I was nice and warm at home. I've heard that about him. Can't remember who told me now,
I was bussed through it, to and from the airport just before Xmas and it's like a building site. If your hotel has it's own bit of beach you're OK but look inland and you will see tower cranes.
