El Gouna is more than simply a stunning resort – It’s a self-contained town just a short transfer time from Hurghada Airport boasting a superb infrastructure and excellent services.  El Gouna’s sandy beaches and ideal temperatures make it a genuine “year round” destination…

The resort’s award-winning architecture brings the traditional and modern and aside from tourists and visitors, a creative and diverse community has made El Gouna their home and gives the town a sophisticated international atmosphere.  El Gouna has lots to offer the resident and tourist alike.  An 18-hole championship golf course, designed by Gene Bates and Fred Couples, provides year-round golfing in an incredible setting.  The course has three different men’s and ladies’ tees, challenging bunkers, lagoons, and desert rough, and the clubhouse offers a full range of rental equipment and driving range facilities as well as PGA tuition.

If you want to rejuvenate your body, mind and spirit, then the Angsana Spa, one of the world’s top names in professional spa management, runs the Spa at the Mövenpick Resort & Spa. Or relax at El Gouna’s two marinas in a specifically designed harbour town that has quickly become a favourite docking place for pleasure craft cruising the Red Sea.

As with any Red Sea resort, the diving is superb.  El Gouna is excellent for beginner courses, wreck divers and /or technical divers. For new divers, the heated pools and calm local reefs provide a safe environment and for more experienced diver there is a range of walls and reefs but the main attraction is the huge amount of wrecks that litter the seabed. The lack of boats in the area means the dive sites are also much quieter than neighbouring Hurghada or Sharm El Sheikh.

Soma Bay, the exclusive resort on Egypt’s Red Sea Riviera just a four/five hour flight from Dublin,  offers sandy beaches, magnificent views of desert mountains and blue skies and one of Egypt’s most stunning desert links-style golf courses….

The Sheraton, Soma bay, situated on 700 meters of beachfront property is flanked by the serene backdrop of desert mountains.  Magnificent pools, excellent SCUBA and diving activities go hand in hand with seclusion and tranquility, but it’s the use of The Cascades, a championship golf course designed by Gary Player, that really makes this place well above par!

Not only was the Cascades the first golf course open for play on the Western Red Sea coast, it’s also the first Championship Course in the Middle East designed by one of the “Big Three” (Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer).  The 18 hole, par 72 course, offers breathtaking views of lush green fairways that contrast dramatically with the rugged desert and the clear blue sea waters.

Adjacent to the Championship course, is the 9 hole, Par 3 Challenge Course, also designed by Gary Player that offers the beginner and the more advanced golfer the opportunity to practice a variety of shots with the emphasis on the short game. The Par 3 Challenge Course serves the Golf Academy where individual and group tuition by PGA Golf Professionals is available. There are also extensive practice facilities, including a 60 bay driving range, and several putting and pitching practice greens.

Without the Nile, the civilisation we called Ancient Egypt could not have existed.  The Nile brought life to the desert.  It acted as the primary source of water, a source of food, an irrigation system, a transport network, a sewage system and religious focus.  So what better way to experience this fascinating country than a cruising on that very same river?

Our range of Nile cruises offer a comfortable base for your Journey through time as well as space  The two week Cairo, Luxor and Nile Cruise for example  begins with an overnight stay in Luxor before visiting  the temples of Karnak and Luxor and sailing to Edfu where you overnight. Visit the Temple of Edfu in the morning then sail to Kom Ombo and visit the temple there. Sail on to Aswan and overnight there before visiting the High Dam and temples at Abu Simbel.  Sail to Luxor via Esna then fly north to Cairo and transfer to the Nile Hilton.  There see the Pyramids, Sphinx and the other ancient attractions before flying south again to Luxor’s Hotel Meridien.  Take in a Sound and Light show at Karnak in the evening.

A cruise is the perfect way to experience the wonders of Egypt from the comfort and security of a well equipped cruise boat.  You are guaranteed consistently excellent quality accommodation, food and service while visiting some of the most stunning sites the ancient world has to offer.