Dahab South Sinai Egypt

Dahab lies on the Sinai Peninsular, located on the west coast of the Gulf of Aqaba, between Nuweiba and Sharm el Sheikh.

From Dahab it is possible to see across the gulf to the distant shores of Saudi Arabia. The mountainous interior of the Sinai rises steeply from the coast of the Red Sea, leaving only a narrow strip of land between mountains and water. It is this terrain which ensures the thermal air streams funnel down between the naturally eroded hills and valleys, producing the famous year round winds. With a relatively short flight and fifty minutes transfer to your hotel, it is possible to enjoying the magical conditions, the day you arrive.

Windsurfing Conditions and Areas

Dahab offers one of the widest variety of windsurfing conditions to be found anywhere.  The windsurfing is spread over four areas.

Area 1.  The Lagoon, situated right infront of the Hotels and is one of the most perfect places to not only take your first steps on a windsurfing board but also to learn and improve other techniques such as waterstarting and carve gybing.  With shallow water and the safety of a sand spit this is the perfect place for learning and improving your windsuring.

Area 2. The Speedy,  This area is outside the sand spit and benefits from the wind accelerating over the spit.  Conditions in the Speedy vary with a nice flat water bay at the top to train fast gybing and freestyle maneuvers to the main speed drag down the edge of the sand spit in the most beautoful turquoise water.  

Area 3. Kamakaze, so named because of the great swell that runs down the Gulf of Aquaba reaching between 2 and 5 meters in height.  This area is beyond the reef at the top of the speedy and is tehperfect place for high jumps and riding swells.

Area 4. The Meridien, downwind of the main lagoon is the narrow launch area in front of the Meridien Hotel with clean side shore winds and slight windchop which turns into good wave sailing conditions.

Kitesurfing in Dahab is limited as this is mainly a windsurfing destination, however, there is a lagoon area especially marked for kitesurfing and this is the shallow water area where kiters of any level can enjoy the warm waters of Dahab.

Culture

The town of Dahab, and its untidy neighbour Assala are both just a short taxi ride away from the hotels. Neither consist of much more than very colourful villages, a meeting point for travellers with very ethnic and hippy atmospheres.

Dahab has a strong Bedouin influence, tiny tea houses nestle alongside traditional bazaars, corner shops and street traders mingle with simple traditionally built accommodation. All this in very stark contrast to the sophistication of the nearby resort hotels. Traders will always ply their goods, but the Egyptians have such charming manners that is one of the few countries where it becomes a pleasure to shop.

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