Taba Things to Do

Go snorkelling or diving. The red sea is the most beautiful place in the world. Although the seas of the Caribbean will always appeal, and the likes of the Maldives or Great barrier reef in Australia. In Egypt you will dive into the clearest and warmest sea in the world, with the most species of fish anywhere in the world, endless coral reefs and it's joint top in the world for proffesional and amateur divers and snorkellers. It's also the saltiest sea in the world other than the dead sea. You can go to the beach for water sports too, such as para gliding and jet skiing, wind surfing, pedlo's and boats. The best things in Egypt away from the tombs and ancient grounds such as the pyramids are definately in the water. The sun is obviously a great attraction too, and considering it reaches 47-48 degrees in the peak of summer you can understand why. To enjoy this sun without just bathing by the pool try excursions like quad biking in the desert. You get a guide to take you throught the mountains into the open desert. You can go two's up on the quad or have one each. You stop off half way for a drink in a Bedouin tent and then turn back. You get the chance to take some pictures of each other up in between the mountains.

Snorkelling and scuba diving can be done in Taba at Waterworld, which is next to the port. A free shuttle bus runs between the hotels and the Waterworld complex. Also does waterskiing, paragliding etc.

We booked a Red Sea day cruise which stopped off Heron Island and we snorkelled around the reefs near the island. For about £30 it included dinner and snorkelling equipment.

There are a few small reefs to snorkel just off the hotels beaches, the better fish are seen along the jettys.

When we were snorkelling around these reefs, the M25 of Jellyfish suddenly turned up. I boxed one on the head by accident, but luckily they were pink ones which dont sting. We also saw turtles, stingray, puffa fish.

Just as me and my girlfriend was now going up too do this a storm come over and weather conditions prevented us from doing it i was really gutted as it looked so much fun this costs 20GBPp.p and they did refund us our moneyp.s they only have about 2 storms a year here in Taba so the chances of this happening if you want to give a go are very slim.

From Taba Water World at a cost of 40GBP a Red Sea cruise and Snorkle trip is avalible for this trip you will need your passport as you will enter neutral waters as you a taking to varouis Reefs and snorkling spots of the Red Sea and it`s coral lunch is included in this trip.

Like most the tours in Taba this is very avalible and is run on a number of different days with a number of different tour companies, i`m not sure of the price for this trip but be warned as the Monastery apparently can be very busy and touristy with some pickpocketing happening frequently.

Your excursion in to the desert is with a local guide who will see that you take the proper safety precedure and that you can handle the bikes, this trip lasts about half a day from mid morning to mid afternoon and costs about 40-50GBP. be careful in the hotter months as it is in the desert.

Readily avalible from all the beach resorts in Taba and Taba Heights is a jeep safari through the desert to the Coloured Canyon, please note this is not a day trip for the less mobile as it involves lots of climbing and moving through some small places.

From Taba and Taba Heights a number of tour companies run a day trip to the Holy City of Jeruselem from most hotels and resorts Priced at about 110GBP well worth the money if you`ve ever wanted to visit this great city i didn`t have the funds or the time on my last visit to Taba but would definitly go if i was too go back. P.s Meals and some drinks are included in the the price for this day trip.