Explore Egypt

Nuweiba's palm-fringed strip of laid-back camps and beach bars, the social heart of the bay at sundown.

A famously mellow cluster of huts on a rocky point north of town, a bohemian legend for sea, silence and stars.

A narrow sandstone slot canyon banded in violet, ochre and gold, a spectacular half-day trek inland from the coast.

Gentle coral gardens lie just off the camps, easy fin-and-mask reefs busy with parrotfish and the odd turtle.

The fast catamaran across the gulf to Jordan, the classic overland link for travellers bound for Petra.

A short Bedouin-led trek up a rocky wadi to a hidden spring and natural pools tucked into the mountains.

Camps grill the day's catch over driftwood and serve it on cushions by the water under the open sky.

A beloved beachfront lodge with its own organic farm, serving fresh seafood and garden-grown mezze under the palms.