Nosrani Bay is an exclusive resort offering some of the best hotels in the Sharm el Sheikh region. Noted for its beautiful sandy beach, crystal clear waters and amazing corals reefs, Nosrani Bay is the perfect choice for a quiet relaxing holiday in Egypt. The resort offers a much quieter atmosphere than the cheaper areas of Sharm like Naama Bay. Due to its reliable winter sunshine, the resort is a popular choice for December

Nosrani Bay

holidays, with visitors returning year after year for their winter sun holidays. All of the best Nosrani Bay hotels offer family entertainment and children’s activities, hence why the resort is a popular choice for family holiday packages to Egypt. Nosrani Bay boasts top-class hotels with fantastic swimming pools, stylish restaurants, in-house dive centres, private beaches and beautiful tropical gardens. The areas spa hotels, where guests can enjoy whirl pools, steam rooms, Ayurvedic massages, body wraps, facials and body scrubs, are ideal for a romantic getaway.

Declared a National Marine Park, Nosrani Bay has many sheltered beaches with natural surroundings and a secluded feel. There are also water sports centres which offer facilities for windsurfing and water-skiing.

Ras Nosrani has a first-class reputation for diving holidays with excellent dive schools offering courses for beginners and top-class excursions for more experienced divers. Attracting both snorkellers and scuba divers, the world famous Ras Nosrani coral reefs offer amazing undersea scenery and a spectacular variety of marine life. The crystal clear Red Sea offers excellent visibility and great conditions for fascinating night dives. Visitors to Nosrani Bay will have an unforgettable diving holiday, both snorkelling at the house reef or on an exhilarating excursion to some of the best dive sites in the world such as Ras Mohammed.

Ras Mohammed coral reef

Apart from lazing on the immaculate sandy beach there is plenty to see and do in the surrounding area. Away from the water the hotels offer a range of activities including yoga classes, tennis, volleyball, 5-a-side football, fitness classes, archery, horse riding and much more. There are excursions for the whole family to enjoy, such as camel treks, horse riding treks, desert jeep safaris, quad bike tours and desert Bedouin feasts under the stars. Neighbouring Sharks Bay, Naama Bay and Nabq Bay offer some excellent restaurants, nightlife and shopping opportunities. There are lots of trips available including a desert tour with a visit to St Catherine’s

St Catherine's Monastery

Monastery, hiking in the Coloured Canyon, exploring the Ras Mohammed Wildlife Reserve and trips to Luxor and Cairo to take in the amazing ancient sites.

Nosrani Bay enjoys a typical Red Sea climate with clear skies, uninterrupted sunshine in both the summer and the winter seasons and crystal clear warm waters all year round. July and August see an amazing 12 hours of sunshine a day with temperatures in the high 30′s, even December and January see 7 hours of sunshine a day with temperatures in the low to mid 20′s. Rain is virtually unheard of the summer and very rare during the winter months. Spring and autumn sees temperatures around 30C and are regarded as the best times to visit. Nights in Nosrani Bay are a lot cooler at any time of the year therefore it is advisable to take some warm clothing for the evenings.

With an all year round sunny climate and reliable winter sunshine the resort is the perfect choice for beach holiday deals at any time of the year. Combine your Nosrani Bay holiday with a Nile River cruise to discover all the ancient wonders of Luxor and surrounding areas.

When you think of Egypt what springs to mind? Like most people you probably know Egypt as the land of the pyramids where you can relax on beautiful beaches in glorious sunshine, explore the many ancient sites that the country is so famous and cruising along the Nile for but there is much more to this amazing country.

Jungle Aqua Park Hurghada

Combining water sports and leisure, the Jungle Aqua Park near Hurghada is something different that has something for all family to enjoy on their package holidays to Egypt. Located on the Red Sea just 25 minutes from Hurghada on the road to Safaga, the park offers swimming pools, water slides and a multitude of sports and activities for all ages.

Hurghada is a popular Red Sea resort well known for its hot climate, beaches, scuba diving and snorkelling, water sports and nightlife. With temperatures around the 30˚C mark for most of the year Hurghada is a popular year round holiday destination, including Christmas and the New Year. The resort is divided into three main parts; the modern El Memsha, the city centre Sekalla and the old part El Dahar.

Jungle Aqua Park

When you need to take a cooling break from the heat on a hot summers day then take the family to Hurghada’s biggest aqua park. With 14 outdoor pools (some are heated) and 35 water slides, what a fantastic way to cool down. The Jungle Aqua Park water slides include wave pool which circles the whole area, swimming pool area (2 large swimming pools), kids area (18 games), group slide (3 games), tube free fall (1 game), twister (2 games), up hill (1 game), uphill plus (1 game), turbo lance, flying boat (2 games), wave slide (1 game), space boat (1 game), space hall (1 game), tsunami (1 game), multi slide (1 game 4 lanes), family slide (1 game), black hall (1 game), rafting slide (1 game), big rafting (1 game) and rafting river which is 1000 meters long.

Aqua Park Hurghada

The park also offers a variety of themed restaurants and bars including the Mediterranean restaurant, Asian planet restaurant, Tragin restaurant, Tarzan restaurant, Viking restaurant and the Zum Kaiser restaurant. Bars include the Ananas bar, Banana bar, Coconut bar, Crocodile bar, Indigo bar, Jungle bar, Lion bar and the Tropical bar.

Enjoy the thrilling water slides, exhilarating rides and the splash pools and animal rides for the younger children at the Jungle Aqua Park Hurghada on your next direct holidays to Egypt. Stay at the Jungle Aqua Park Hotel complex which offers holiday bungalows, a large swimming pool, lots of sporting activities including tennis, table tennis, football, mini-golf and aerobics and plenty to keep the children occupied including a children’s pool, children’s club for 4-12 year olds, playground and mini disco.

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This 370 room resort is the first to be opened by Hilton Hotels & Resorts in Marsa Alam. The resort is the 17th resort to be opened by Hilton Hotels in Egypt. Marsa Alam is a great base for a cruise along the Nile and exploring the areas ancient sites and temples.

Marsa Alam

Overlooking the Red Sea, the resort has a beachfront location on Abu Dabab Bay, combining an entertainment village, a congress centre and a residential town. The hotel has a stunning beachfront location with amazing views of the Red Sea. All of the guest rooms and suites are decorated in contemporary Nubian style and have a private balcony or terrace with beautiful views over the sea, pool or gardens, air conditioning and ceiling fan, elegant bathrooms, hairdryer, LCD satellite television, telephone, high-speed internet access, tea and coffee making facilities, minibar and the signature Hilton Serenity Bed Experience.

The Hilton Marsa Alam Nubian Resort offers a vast array of sport and leisure facilities including four outdoor swimming pools (2 heated in the winter), a fitness centre, tennis courts, a diving lodge (on Abu Dabab Bay) and a children’s club. The hotel also has nine restaurants and bars, including the Marsa Restaurant which serves Middle Eastern specialities along with international dishes, the exotic Souk Cafe where you can relax with an Arabic coffee and tasty pastry and Breezes Pool Bar for your cocktails, not to be missed on your direct holidays to Marsa Alam.

Abu Dabab Bay

Guests can enjoy a range of fitness and recreation activities including scuba diving, snorkelling, fishing, aerobics, water aerobics, water polo, a walking track, jogging track, bicycle rental, sight seeing tours, beach volleyball and football, basketball, table tennis, pool table and not forgetting the beautiful sandy beach where you can relax in the glorious sunshine, swim in the crystal clear water and enjoy some of the great water sports which are on offer. Abu Dabab Bay is a world famous diving spot with many dive sites including those suitable for beginners and night dives. Divers will marvel at the sea cow (Dugong) and stone fish that are often seen here. Marsa Alam is renowned for its pristine reefs and variety of marine life.

For families with young children there is a babysitting service, children’s club and activities, mini disco, children’s pools, playground, children’s menu, highchairs and playpens to be enjoyed on their family holidays to Egypt.

Other facilities at the hotel include a concierge desk, guest activity/reception desk, bar area, breakfast area, lounge, safety deposit box, multi-lingual staff, 24 hour room service, currency exchange, ATM, beauty salon and barber shop, gift shop, clothing store, laundry/valet service and

Dugong-sea cow

luggage storage.