Port Ghalib is merely ten minutes away from Marsa Alam airport and it is a place with huge aspirations.
Found on the Red Sea in Southern Egypt, the plan is to build a world class integrated resort community.
The centre piece of Port Ghalib will be the harbour that will be equipped to handle over 1,000 vessels.
It is also well known to scuba divers who travel here to catch their liveaboards that set out from Port Ghalib and Emperor Divers operate from the Marina Lodge at amongst the leading hotel/diving setups you can hope to find anywhere on earth.
The unspoilt reefs give you some fantastic scuba diving along the coastline with the well-known Elphinestone Reef to the south being a very popular diving destination.
Port Ghalib is also making its mark in the entertainment world.
In 2009, Beyonce performed here as part of her "I am...
" tour.
It had been the first time the super star had performed in The Red Sea or the Middle East and her appearance was very successful.
Attracting world stars such as Beyonce underlines the ambition of the port to make their name known around the earth.
All the same, it is unlikely that personalities such as Beyonce are going to be at Port Ghalib every week although there are still other things for people to do if they want a touch of adventure to soaking in the sunshine.
As stated, Port Ghalib is a departure point for a lot of the southern Red Sea liveaboard cruises.
Day boats also operate from Port Ghalib with Emperor Divers who are situated in the Marina Lodge hotel.
There are plenty of great dive sites along the shoreline from Marsa Alam and unlike the more popular resorts of Hurghada and Sharm, there are not many dive boats in the area which means all too often your party will be the only people at the dive site.
Abu Dabab is a fantastic shore dive destination at the Sol Y Mar hotel to the south.
Many people come in to watch the turtles feeding on the sea grass and if they are fortunate, the resident Dugong will also show up.
Abu Dabab is reasonably shallow hence snorkellers can also come along too.
For non-divers, an array of aquatic sports is available or you're able to merely spend the days sun bathing.
Excursions are also available to Luxor, Cairo, the age-old town of Quseir or even a camel trading market.
Found on the Red Sea in Southern Egypt, the plan is to build a world class integrated resort community.
The centre piece of Port Ghalib will be the harbour that will be equipped to handle over 1,000 vessels.
It is also well known to scuba divers who travel here to catch their liveaboards that set out from Port Ghalib and Emperor Divers operate from the Marina Lodge at amongst the leading hotel/diving setups you can hope to find anywhere on earth.
The unspoilt reefs give you some fantastic scuba diving along the coastline with the well-known Elphinestone Reef to the south being a very popular diving destination.
Port Ghalib is also making its mark in the entertainment world.
In 2009, Beyonce performed here as part of her "I am...
" tour.
It had been the first time the super star had performed in The Red Sea or the Middle East and her appearance was very successful.
Attracting world stars such as Beyonce underlines the ambition of the port to make their name known around the earth.
All the same, it is unlikely that personalities such as Beyonce are going to be at Port Ghalib every week although there are still other things for people to do if they want a touch of adventure to soaking in the sunshine.
As stated, Port Ghalib is a departure point for a lot of the southern Red Sea liveaboard cruises.
Day boats also operate from Port Ghalib with Emperor Divers who are situated in the Marina Lodge hotel.
There are plenty of great dive sites along the shoreline from Marsa Alam and unlike the more popular resorts of Hurghada and Sharm, there are not many dive boats in the area which means all too often your party will be the only people at the dive site.
Abu Dabab is a fantastic shore dive destination at the Sol Y Mar hotel to the south.
Many people come in to watch the turtles feeding on the sea grass and if they are fortunate, the resident Dugong will also show up.
Abu Dabab is reasonably shallow hence snorkellers can also come along too.
For non-divers, an array of aquatic sports is available or you're able to merely spend the days sun bathing.
Excursions are also available to Luxor, Cairo, the age-old town of Quseir or even a camel trading market.