DAHAB :
The small city of Dahab lies 80 kilometers north of Sharm el-Sheikh and has
seen considerable tourist development in the last few years.
The number of scuba divers visiting its diving sites has risen amazingly, yet many
of these divers are not clients of the over 30 local dive centers dives in a
more relaxed and calm atmosphere.
Dahab is divided into two parts, the southern part comprises the big, shallow
bay of El-Qura bordered by a sandy tongue that form a hook,
sheltered from waves and dominating winds that blow almost constantly from the
north; this is the more modern and touristic part with big 4 and 5 star hotels
and a concentration of numerous windsurfers who find ideal conditions for their
preferred sport (fresh wind and few waves).
Less than 3kilometers to the north is the old part with a typical bedouin slant
that has grown up around a second bay, even wider than the previous one called
Assalah: this used to be the
original Bedouin village that gave birth to the tourist center we know today.
Assalah is also divided into two parts : Mashraba in the south and masbat in the
north.
The Assalah bay is bordered by a splendid palm grove and a beach with fine sand
of a golden.