Pharaoh's Island
4.7A rocky islet crowned by Salah El-Din's 12th-century citadel, guarding the gulf just offshore — reached by short boat.
$152.5hMidday
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Taba
طاباYear-round (best Mar–May, Oct–Nov)2d
Egypt's northeastern corner on the Gulf of Aqaba, where resort beaches meet a crusader island and a clifftop fortress, and the lights of Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia ring the same bay at night.
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Taba Heights
4.5A self-contained resort village of beaches, marina and golf carved into the mountains south of the border town.
$150/night
Castle Zaman
4.4A fortress-styled clifftop retreat famed for slow-cooked feasts, a pool and sweeping sunset views over the gulf.
$453hSunset
Fjord Bay
4.7A near-enclosed turquoise lagoon hemmed by red cliffs, Sinai's most photogenic swimming and snorkelling cove.
$52.5hMidday
Taba Border Crossing
4.0The 24-hour land crossing to Eilat, the quickest hop between Egypt's Red Sea coast and Israel.
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Taba Heights Cable Car
4.2A short gondola climbs the ridge above the resort for a four-country panorama across the Gulf of Aqaba.
$101hSunset
Taba Reef Diving
4.4Quiet, current-swept walls and coral heads off the resort coast, with the gulf's four-country views topside.
$50 (2 dives)4h
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- Coptic Christmas7 January
- RamadanLunar month (shifts yearly)
- Sham El-NessimCoptic Easter Monday (spring)