Marsa Alam Tours is very alluring and attracts large numbers of tourists from different parts of the world all round the year. Marsa Alam has developed into one of the most popular holiday resorts in Egypt. Packed with captivating natural beauty and exotic tourist attractions, it is for sure that your Marsa Alam Tours will be full of fun and thrill. Marsa Alam tours include mainly the Red Sea, scuba diving and surfing.
Marsa Alam used to be a small fishing village but the construction of the International Airport transformed the village into a popular holiday destination. Marsa Alam is all set to rival the popularity of other established Egyptian resorts such as Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh. The small village of Marsa Alam is situated near the Tropic of Cancer where the Arabian Desert meets the Red Sea. It would not be wrong to describe Marsa Alam as a tropical paradise with its palm trees, mangroves and sea coasts fringed with barrier coral reefs.
Marsa Alam can be visited all through the year. It is possible to dive at Marsa Alam throughout the year, but it is advisable to visit the place during the summer months. You can enter Marsa Alam by acquiring a visa in the Egypt airport at a cost of about $25 USD or £15 GBP. There are many international flights available from Europe to the new airport in Marsa Alam. From UK, Excel Airways fly to Marsa Alam on Thursdays from Gatwick. The flight takes five hours to reach the airport.
The most incredible part of the Marsa Alam tours is visiting the Red Sea. The southern part of Red Sea is renowned for its incredible reefs that are home to both hard and soft corals in pristine condition and pelagic in great numbers. One can also see many species of shark, including hammerheads which can be found in schools. Whale sharks visit the area during late spring and early summer. Other impressive marine life that you can see here are dolphins, bump head parrotfish and turtle.
Marsa Alam is also a very popular place for scuba diving. While scuba diving you can encounter silvertip sharks, white tip reef sharks, grey reef sharks, spinner dolphins, bottlenose dolphins, surgeonfish, jacks, tuna, reef fish, colorful coral and sponges.
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