Dahab
About Dahab
 Dahab
is an increasingly popular part of Egypt, this became the
place to be for back-packers during the early 90s. Dahab has
it all and anyone can afford it. It is no secret Dahab is
most famous for the diving and specially the Blue Hole. While
many people see Egypt as it was, a country for seeing the
pyramids and temples, others have now discovered what Egypt
has become, the water sport capitol of the world. What makes
Dahab a particularity important place is that it holds the
possibility of diving, snorkeling, wind surfing and kite surfing
in one place without any form of traveling.
You can go down to the Lighthouse (beach and restaurant area)
and walk straight into the water and start your dive. You
don't have to spend all the money on a luxurious cruise boat,
Dahab leaves you with a choice. You can choose after your
budget, maybe you want to do 10 dives and see all the unique
local sights for a cheap price or you can choose to spend
some more on trips like Ras Abu Galum and Thistlegorm. Most
of the diving in Dahab is shore diving and since the visibility
is so good in the red sea you can easily snorkel all the dive
sights and i can assure you that you that nowhere else you
will get this much out of snorkeling.
 The
wind and kite surfing conditions have just been discovered
by the eyes of the world and there is a reason for it. The
Lagoona has what the wind surfers and kite surfers dreamed
about, an area that is windy, flat ocean and shallow water.
We have many wind surfing and kite surfing schools with excellent
instructors and unbeatable prices.
Dahab is also famous for the Sinai Mountain where moses received
the 10 commandments. In that mountain they built the Saint
Catherine monastery around 520 A.C. The chapel itself was
built by order from empress Helen, the mother of Constantin
the great who was the first roman emperor to convert to Christianity
and end the prosecution of Christians.
Dahab has it all you can do Quad bikes in the desert, mountain
climbing, diving, snorkeling, kite surfing, wind surfing,
yoga, massage, clubbing, shopping and it has an unlimited
number of amazing safaris out in the deserts of Sinai.
Traveling From Cairo or Sharm to Dahab Egypt
 Stay
young can offer you transport by air conditioned mini bus
from Cairo to Dahab for only 180Le (Egyptian Pounds). To be
on the safe side we ask you to book this 48 hours before departure.
You can take a bus from the Abbassyia bus station 5 times
a day. The departure times are 8:30, 13:00, 17:00, 19:00 and
23:00. The bus is around 80Le, but be warned that most buses
are very low class and we can not promise you a pleasant journey.
WARNING: If you are going to a spesific hotel in Dahab, the
driver might tell you that the hotel you are going to is closed.
He will then take you to a hotel that he have an agrement
with.
From Sharm El-sheikh
We can arrange minibus or taxi for 180Le as well. You can
arrange a taxi by your self, but unless you have well trained
negotiation skills they will charge you way over the proper
rate and the drivers can be very pushy.
If you come from Dahab station
From the bus station you can get any taxi, but do not pay
over 5Le per person under any situation. Tell the driver you
wish to go to the bridge or kobre as they say in Arabic..
If you have any question about the transport or time tables
for buses we would be happy to help you. Email us at egyptdivedome@fiksdal.be
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