Red Sea Attractions

• 16 / 5 / 2023

The Red Sea governorate is one of the most important governorates of Egypt in terms of tourism components, represented by a mild climate throughout the year, diverse beaches, rare aquatic life, Banu Rama herbs, nature reserves, bays, and picturesque mountain ranges, and all these components are not found together in many countries of the world.

Tourist activities,
Because the governorate enjoys this climate and the various tourist components, there are many types of tourism activities as follows:

Marine sports,
It is represented by beach tourism, diving, sailboard sports, and fishing, and there are 150 diving centers in Hurghada and Safaga in the governorate.

Medical tourism,
The climate of the Red Sea is characterized by a clean, dry atmosphere throughout the Year, bright sun, as well as the therapeutic possibilities that God has given to this region of black sand, warm water, and sunlight, especially the Safaga region, where scientific research has been conducted that has proven its effectiveness in some diseases.

Most of the beneficiaries of environmental hospitalization and treatment away from medicines and chemicals are foreign tourists, hence Safaga medical tourism came at the top of the list of tourism promotion in Egypt. Egypt has been blessed by God with many of his blessings, so there are many of them in Safaga, which are the components of nature and its money from a fundamental and effective role in the treatment of many incurable diseases. Black sand in the waters of the sea with high salinity, ultraviolet rays of the sun, and wild medicinal plants all come together in a spot of the land of Egypt, the land of Elkanah, which has no analogs in the whole world and achieves amazing results in the healing of many incurable diseases.

Black sand,
The Safaga region is already a successful model of environmental recovery, as it is characterized by unique black sand, after analysis it was found that it contains three radioactive substances in harmless proportions, namely uranium, thorium, and radioactive potassium. In addition to the presence of high percentages of salts and minerals that have an important therapeutic role, such as gold salts, which successfully treat rheumatoid disease, as well as germanium salts, which are semiconductors of electricity. when heated by sunlight, these salts activate and emit fast electrons that penetrate the patient's skin and calm the disturbed immune system located in abnormal places, such as under the skin in psoriasis or joints, as in rheumatoid.

Ultraviolet radiation,
The warm rays of the sun in Safaga shine throughout the seasons and months of the year, which is an important factor in the treatment, as the Safaga area is surrounded by mountainous Heights, which makes it a barrier against winds and sandstorms, and this provides a pure atmosphere of impurities and dust, resulting in a concentration of ultraviolet rays of great benefit in the treatment. Especially in the early morning hours and before sunset

The waters of the Bay,
The third factor in this charming nature is the waters of Safaga Bay, which is characterized by a high salinity of more than 55 parts per million, which is a result of the low speed of the water current in addition to the presence of a group of unique coral reef islands. It is a natural source of many salts and minerals, which have more than one role in the treatment of many incurable diseases. In addition to the silt on the seabed, especially in the first hundred meters of the coast, it is rich in gold salts, and this is a result of the deposition of these heavy salts in the flood waters descending from the heights of the mountains surrounding the Bay, which contain rocks rich in gold salts and important elements mixed with the flood waters and deposited in the sea silt. Therefore, it is placed on the body and then exposes the skin to the sun's ultraviolet rays in the early morning and before sunset, where the exchange of ions of these important salts and minerals occurs from outside the skin to inside, resulting in a balance in cell division and calming the disturbed immune system. The sun's Rays also help to secrete vitamin D from the subcutaneous fat and this has an important role in strengthening and increasing bone density.

Wild medicinal plants,
The fourth factor is the availability of many wild medicinal plants in the mountain plains, and these medicinal plants are mentioned in all references and scientific research because of their effective role in the treatment of many incurable diseases that medicine and medicines have failed to treat, such as autoimmune diseases, some tumors, and liver viruses. Careful research and studies have already been done on these rare medicinal plants and their effective role in treatment. Therapeutic formulations have been extracted from them for the treatment of these incurable diseases and have already yielded promising results with high cure rates that have stunned the whole world.

Safaga and the Dead Sea,
However, studies and research have proved the decisive superiority of the Safaga region due to the following considerations: "the brightness of the warm sun throughout the seasons and months of the year" 350 days a year", which is a key factor in the treatment while the sun sets on the Dead Sea area during the autumn and winter. "The Dead Sea area is about 400 meters below the sea surface, which is very dangerous for people with heart disease, kidney, liver, tuberculosis, bleeding, some malignant diseases, atherosclerotic diseases, high pressure, epilepsy, and people suffering from neurological diseases. on the contrary, we find that the climate in Safaga does not prevent the presence of such patients at all and there is absolutely no harm to them from being on the shores of Safaga. "The crucial point of this comparison is that the percentage of bromine is found at high rates in the Dead Sea water.it is known that this substance causes many people to have skin allergies that appear in the form of red spots and itching, and severe ulcers and suppurations may occur on the patient's skin, while the percentage of bromine is negligible in Safaga, which gives it an advantage for treatment as there is no fear of any skin allergies.

Recreational tourism,
There are Giftun Islands, shadwan Island, Abu Manqar Islands area rich in mangroves, Dasha Al-Dabaa area, Safaga Island, utopia Island, Umm Al-Juan Island, Peridot Island, and Brothers Island.

Historical tourism,
The history of the governorate dates back to the Pharaonic era, the monuments of which are represented in the Umm Al-funkier area in Wadi Hammamet (ADVO Marsa Alam Road) and date back to the Roman Ptolemaic times, the remaining monuments in the generation of Abu Dukhan, as well as Islamic times, and witnessed by an ancient fortress dating back to the Ottoman era.

The ancient Egyptians from the pre-dynastic era until late times were interested in the Red Sea region for the following reasons:

The presence of quarries that were exploited by the ancient Egyptians in the construction of their tombs and temples
The presence of gold mines that were used in the manufacture of ornaments and ornamental tools
The ancients realized the importance of these roads in bringing and flourishing trade and the exploitation of gold and various stones, and the Red Sea region was a major artery to connect Pharaonic Egypt with Africa for the exchange of goods, especially during the reign of Queen Hatshepsut as ports for ships heading to punt to bring timber, and the eastern desert in the heroic and Roman era remained a source gold.
Religious tourism
In the Christian era, the eastern desert was a refuge for monks, the oldest monasteries were the monastery of Anba Antonios and the monastery of Anba Paula, while the Islamic relic is the mausoleum of Sheikh Abu al-Hassan al-Shazli in Wadi Hamithra.

The Red Sea governorate has its places for religious tourism in relation to both Christian and Islamic religions, which are considered an important tourist attraction for various nationalities of the world.

In the Christian era, the eastern desert of Egypt protected the monks of Christianity from the Roman persecution of the adherents of Christianity, but in the Islamic era, several Arab tribes crawled into the eastern desert, spread, and lived until now. The most important of these tribes are (Al-bishariyya-Al-abadda-Al-Ma'aza– al-Alam – The branches of the abadda tribe were displaced to the Nile Valley and merged with its inhabitants, except for the Ashab tribe, who still inhabit the eastern desert, starting from the line connecting Qena and Qusair to the last borders of Egypt and Sudan, from which came Amr ibn al-as, the Islamic leader, a conqueror, and settled in the place of the greatest Sufi is Sheikh Abu al-Hassan al-Shazli, abadda, and pastoral tribes, their main craft is herding, they are unstable nomadic shepherds who have a special ability to predict the fall of rains and determine their places by seeing some stars In addition to knowledge of the routes of the desert.

Safari and adventure tourism,
This type of tourism is widespread in the governorate, as it has a huge range of mountain ranges that are suitable for mountaineering, in addition to the presence of many valleys that are suitable for horse riding and camel sports, and there are many necessities and pestles that help to practice the sport of racing cars and rally scooters Pharaohs.

The Red Sea desert has its charm with its mountains, oases, and Bedouin people, which makes it a must-do experience. Safa Ri's trips to the Red Sea desert have a special charm because of its mountain range, its pure sand, its unique oases, and its people as well. Groups are made to carry out these trips, and the means of Transportation are specially equipped motorbikes for this purpose so that they have a leader or a guide who teaches the desert routes. Barbecues are held in oases in cooperation with the people of the Oasis. many of the areas where desert Safa trips are made in the Red Sea governorate. Each company specialized in this field has its personnel, as well as its places and agreements with the Bedouins on organizing excursions and accompanying parties. The forms of safaris in the governorate vary to provide an opportunity for fans of this sport to experience the best trips suitable for them, so the governorate enjoys equipped and organized desert camps - as well as motorcycle travel, known as Moto Safari - and car safaris (Jeep).