It's my last day in Dahab before heading to Nuweiba and then by ferry to Jordan. Christmas here was great, Dahab is some kind of aspiring backpacker hangout, while there are many (young) people on a budget it is also one of the best windsurfing and diving places in the world I was told. But there is also a number of older tourists, often with children, some planning to stay for a week but ending up living there. Egyptian visa regulations don't seem to be too strict ... The town is arranged around a bay, with numerous cafes, bars and restaurants right on the sea, when it's windy it's full with windsurfers, otherwise you see scores of snorkles and the faint images of divers deep down in the sea. The Egyptians I've met here were incredibly friendly and welcoming, of course there is money to be made but it doesn't seem the main interest for many, who just want to have a good time. Understandable, it's one of the closest places to paradise I've seen. (Only to be beaten by the Andamans)
One bit of the shore, lined with restaurants. That's a stormy day, often it's much quieter.
Could be out of a catalogue I feel. One of the more upmarket restaurants right next to where I'm staying.
The view from my bamboo hut. The faint lights on the other side are in Saudi Arabia, which is just across the Red Sea. I like the tranquility of this picture, ocean and sky seem to blend into one!
While the town is not too busy at the moment people seem to speculate on more and more tourists coming. In the foreground you see some kind of play-castle for children, with soldiers overlooking the construction site for huge hotels in the background.
No comment needed ;-)
A bit further down the beach, just out of town. Apparently the coast was full with palm trees until a few years ago, now many have been uprooted and removed to make room for new hotels and beach cafes...
It's my last day in Dahab before heading to Nuweiba and then by ferry to Jordan. Christmas here was great, Dahab is some kind of aspiring backpacker hangout, while there are many (young) people on a budget it is also one of the best windsurfing and diving places in the world I was told. But there is also a number of older tourists, often with children, some planning to stay for a week but ending up living there. Egyptian visa regulations don't seem to be too strict ... The town is arranged around a bay, with numerous cafes, bars and restaurants right on the sea, when it's windy it's full with windsurfers, otherwise you see scores of snorkles and the faint images of divers deep down in the sea. The Egyptians I've met here were incredibly friendly and welcoming, of course there is money to be made but it doesn't seem the main interest for many, who just want to have a good time. Understandable, it's one of the closest places to paradise I've seen. (Only to be beaten by the Andamans)
One bit of the shore, lined with restaurants. That's a stormy day, often it's much quieter.
Could be out of a catalogue I feel. One of the more upmarket restaurants right next to where I'm staying.
The view from my bamboo hut. The faint lights on the other side are in Saudi Arabia, which is just across the Red Sea. I like the tranquility of this picture, ocean and sky seem to blend into one!
While the town is not too busy at the moment people seem to speculate on more and more tourists coming. In the foreground you see some kind of play-castle for children, with soldiers overlooking the construction site for huge hotels in the background.
No comment needed ;-)
A bit further down the beach, just out of town. Apparently the coast was full with palm trees until a few years ago, now many have been uprooted and removed to make room for new hotels and beach cafes...
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