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Chilling out in Taba Egypt

Karen recently spent a week in Taba, on the shores of the Red Sea


“Taba is a great place for chilling out for a week or two in the sun – there’s very little there apart from some exceptionally nice hotels, mostly situated on the beach, a dive centre and great weather, perfect!

We spent a week at the newest hotel in Taba Heights, the 5* Intercontinental, which is an excellent hotel with a great tapas bar on the lagoon, and did a trip to Petra and a trip to Cairo from there, although I would quite happily have done nothing for the week! I think there will be more hotels there in the next few years as it is a purpose-built resort that is growing quickly, so if you are looking for peace and quiet now is the time to go!

My friend and I tried our hand at snorkeling, which is fantastic in the Red Sea, and most people there were raving about the diving and reeling off the names of the fish they had seen. Not being a swimmer diving isn’t for me, and I felt I saw a lot of these fish just by snorkeling! There is a little bus that takes you between the hotels in Taba Heights and down to the dive centre at the end of the beach if it’s too hot to walk down the beach!

We booked the trip to Petra while we were in Taba, and I can thoroughly recommend the visit. It is best done with a tour guide as there is so much history there; once in the city it is about a 5 mile walk on the tour, so it starts early as it gets much too hot in the afternoons. It is a stunning place and well worth seeing. We also did Cairo as a day trip, by road, which is a very long day as it is about 5 hours each way. The pyramids are stunning, however, and the Egyptian Museum fascinating, so it was an excellent day. I might suggest visiting Cairo as a separate holiday next time though and spending a couple of days there, as it was a bit rushed.

We thoroughly enjoyed our week in Taba and next time I’m looking for a holiday reading a book on the beach with guaranteed weather, I’ll be going back!”

For holidays to Taba visit http://www.escapeworldwide.co.uk/red/destin/taba.shtml

View our Taba photo gallery: http://www.farawayescapes.co.uk/gallery/Escape%20Worldwide%20Taba%20Photo%20Gallery/

If Taba isn't for you then check out all of the other destinations we offer at http://www.escapeworldwide.co.uk/

Happy Travelling!

Escape Worldwide

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