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I absolutely do not understand this. Enlighten, please, why Sharm is more popular, and not, for example, Hurghada. What are the benefits of these resorts?
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Upon arrival in Hurghada, you need to buy a visa for $ 25, and in Sharm, if you do not leave the territory of the Sinai Peninsula, you don’t need a visa, that’s the whole secret, plus in Sharm it’s a couple of degrees warmer in winter, though hotter in summer, but $ 25 outweigh everything.
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answered 5 years ago
Zhlobstvo, saving on a visa. But this is a plus, there are a lot of our compatriots in Sharm, and there are a lot of foreigners in Hurghada and its environs. So if you want to feel at a resort, and not somewhere in Berdyansk or Genichesk, it is better to choose Hurghada.
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It depends on what you want from the hotel, when the trip is and what the budget is.
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Well, this is a broad question. It all depends on your preferences, tastes, expectations from the vacation, and of course the budget. Any travel agent will help you.
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answered 5 years ago
A paid visa is only one moment and not so significant.
And most importantly - in Sharm, the corals are cooler and the town itself is more civilized.
The climate is still different, in winter time in Sharm it doesn’t “blow” so much.
And most importantly - in Sharm, the corals are cooler and the town itself is more civilized.
The climate is still different, in winter time in Sharm it doesn’t “blow” so much.
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In Marsa Alam, corals can give odds to Sharmovsky. Climate, yes. In the summer in Sharm, in closed bays, you can "die" from the heat.
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Sharm is a luxuriously beautiful coral reef rich in amazing diversity of marine life, it is a snorkeling paradise for all ages and different abilities. Also in Sharm there are many locations for various recreation (sightseeing, promenade, restaurants, nightclubs, skating rink, bowling, shopping ...) outside the hotels areas of Naaama Bay, Soho, Old Town
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As for the visa, you are wrong. People go to Sharm in order not to pay for a visa, they bring small children, and then they criticize and vilify the hotel that they can only enter from a pontoon. I ask, why did you fly to Sharm, where many hotels with pontoons, to which I was repeatedly told that the agency said that it was better to Sharm so as not to pay for a visa. That is, it was the only criterion for saving 50-75 dollars. So what is this, if not bullshit?
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Not written above. The only criterion for choosing a hotel is the savings on a visa.
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Probably, forgive me, reef lovers, this is not the main thing for me (although I would like to see the fish). I want to have a sandy entry into the sea, normal service and food ... in principle, we are going abroad for the first time, so we are not spoiled by resorts. Budget 1200-1300 for three.
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Natahkinet in your budget for the next dates is a good 4 * hotel club el Faraana, sandy sunset and a beautiful reef, service is normal
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Forgot that I Charm can fly from all major cities. And Hurghada is from Kyiv ... It's not just about the visa
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answered 5 years ago
SHARM EL SHEIKH
- a magnificent salty sea-aquarium with an amazing underwater world and basically entering the sea immediately to the depth from the pontoon, by all means FOR THOSE WHO CAN AND LOVE TO SWIM in water of any temperature!
LANDSCAPE of hotel territories in SHARM EL SHEIKH, as a rule, TERRASS (i.e. if on the sea, then down the mountain. If from the sea, then up the hill)
But, since the sea in Sharm is sheltered from the wind in quiet beach coves, it is less windy on the beaches of Sharm in winter.
HURGHADA:
- a magnificent salty sea without an "aquarium" with fish right off the coast, with a wonderful entry into the sea and, as a rule, a sandy beach. This is very important for families with small children and for non-swimmers.
In HURGHADA, the landscape of the hotel territories is PLAIN, so families with children and babies in strollers are comfortable there.
True, IN WINTER there is a danger of winds and sandstorms in HURGHADA
- a magnificent salty sea-aquarium with an amazing underwater world and basically entering the sea immediately to the depth from the pontoon, by all means FOR THOSE WHO CAN AND LOVE TO SWIM in water of any temperature!
LANDSCAPE of hotel territories in SHARM EL SHEIKH, as a rule, TERRASS (i.e. if on the sea, then down the mountain. If from the sea, then up the hill)
But, since the sea in Sharm is sheltered from the wind in quiet beach coves, it is less windy on the beaches of Sharm in winter.
HURGHADA:
- a magnificent salty sea without an "aquarium" with fish right off the coast, with a wonderful entry into the sea and, as a rule, a sandy beach. This is very important for families with small children and for non-swimmers.
In HURGHADA, the landscape of the hotel territories is PLAIN, so families with children and babies in strollers are comfortable there.
True, IN WINTER there is a danger of winds and sandstorms in HURGHADA
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answered 5 years ago
selik1954 I agree with you, our tour operators literally impose Sharm, only Join opened flights to Hurghada from Lviv, and Kharkiv, Dnipro, Odessa, not to mention smaller regional airports, only Sharm, which shows the opinion of tour operators about our tourists.
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- Sharm El Sheikh is located in the Bay of Aqaba and is protected from the desert winds by the Sinai Mountains. Therefore, the air temperature there is always slightly higher than in Hurghada.
- Sharm is a resort city, the entire infrastructure of which serves the resort and vacationers. Hurghada is a city where a number of hotels are located.
- Hotels in Sharm - this is always a closed area with buildings no more than 3 floors (with very rare exceptions) - so that the sea can be seen from anywhere in the city. In Hurghada, hotels have very large territories and buildings of higher altitude.
Well, the rest of the factors listed above are important - visas, entertainment complexes, most direct flights from different cities
- Sharm is a resort city, the entire infrastructure of which serves the resort and vacationers. Hurghada is a city where a number of hotels are located.
- Hotels in Sharm - this is always a closed area with buildings no more than 3 floors (with very rare exceptions) - so that the sea can be seen from anywhere in the city. In Hurghada, hotels have very large territories and buildings of higher altitude.
Well, the rest of the factors listed above are important - visas, entertainment complexes, most direct flights from different cities
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answered 5 years ago
I liked Hurghada more than Sharm. Most choose because of the lack of a Sharm visa, saving $ 75 for a family of 3 people. But when choosing a normal hotel on the first line, the price in Hurghada is sometimes lower.
Hurghada somehow seemed to me more cultured, more compact.
And normal restaurants and cafes are cheaper than in Sharm.
Hurghada somehow seemed to me more cultured, more compact.
And normal restaurants and cafes are cheaper than in Sharm.
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I don't know.... what the hell is this about a visa??? Hurghada is usually chosen by families with young children, where most of the hotels have sandy beaches and a gentle entrance to the sea. Yes, it is not chosen during the winter months due to strong winds. Sharma Bay is preferable here. And the Naama area is more civilized and European than Hurghada. But the main thing is, of course, the underwater world. He is richer and more diverse in Sharma. Although there are hotels in Hurghada with their own coral. For example, Arabia Azur. But you can’t compare with Sharmovsky anyway))
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answered 5 years ago
PolikSVT, unfortunately, this is not nonsense about visas. I wrote above what people with children are guided by when choosing a hotel. Plus, of course, there are a lot of stupid travel agents who, for bonuses from TO, send everyone indiscriminately, both the elderly and with small children, to one basic hotel from this TO, for example, and there are constant currents and waves. Not all people understand the selection of hotels, especially those who fly for the first time.
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nadin65, it all depends on the location of the hotel and the bay itself. In Naama Bay there are no slopes or corals, for example, and the entrance is gentle.
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zolyshka111, we were in Egypt much more than 10 trips, and we walked around all the resort towns, and we know perfectly well.
For us, Sharm is better, very clean clear water near the coast. Hurghada because of the sand, the water near the shore is muddy.
If you fly to Hurghada, then you can take a hotel in Makadi Bay, but there is nowhere to go in the evenings, also Marsa Alam - there is nowhere to go outside the hotel, clear sea, frequent storms, gorgeous corals, the staff is not spoiled compared to Hurghada and Sharm. I liked Safaga even more than Hurghada, but it’s also boring in the evening, we like to walk a lot in the evenings.
Everyone chooses a place to relax according to their preferences. We have the sea in 1st place, we know how to swim, then the infrastructure, and the service is not so important, but these are only our desires. Our friends choose service first. Here's how you can advise what is best? if everyone has their own opinion, desire and financial situation.
The author did not write his criteria for choosing a holiday in: the sea (can he swim?), service, infrastructure, desert or mountains, discos ???
For us, Sharm is better, very clean clear water near the coast. Hurghada because of the sand, the water near the shore is muddy.
If you fly to Hurghada, then you can take a hotel in Makadi Bay, but there is nowhere to go in the evenings, also Marsa Alam - there is nowhere to go outside the hotel, clear sea, frequent storms, gorgeous corals, the staff is not spoiled compared to Hurghada and Sharm. I liked Safaga even more than Hurghada, but it’s also boring in the evening, we like to walk a lot in the evenings.
Everyone chooses a place to relax according to their preferences. We have the sea in 1st place, we know how to swim, then the infrastructure, and the service is not so important, but these are only our desires. Our friends choose service first. Here's how you can advise what is best? if everyone has their own opinion, desire and financial situation.
The author did not write his criteria for choosing a holiday in: the sea (can he swim?), service, infrastructure, desert or mountains, discos ???
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answered 5 years ago
Natahkinet, if you have 2 adults + 1 child. then with your budget a good travel agent will pick you up a good 4 * or inexpensive but decent 5 *, and since you are from Zhytomyr, you will fly from Kyiv and you have a large selection of hotels and destinations and all tour operators.
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Natahkinet, if you don’t swim, then almost any hotel will suit you in Hurghada, I mean in terms of the beach, the level of stardom and quality, this is a different story. And in Sharm, you need to look very carefully. In order to have an entry from the shore + what kind of bottom is there, you may need special shoes. Correctly said above, in my opinion zolyshka111, if you want to feel yourself in Berdyansk (in terms of environment), then this is Charm. Personally, I have the same feeling from Turkish Kemer because of this. As for the underwater world, it's definitely cooler in Sharm. But you can take 1-2 excursions in Hurghada and see enough of the fish for your pleasure. Since you do not swim, then from morning to night, like some, you will not hang out in the sea in Sharm. In terms of nightclubs and other places for entertainment, Hurghada also has this.
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Then Hurghada, north of the Sahl Hasheesh bays, Makadi Bay, there is a gentle entry into the sea everywhere, just tell the travel agent that you don’t know how to swim, so that he knows what to pick up for you, although only a particularly perverted masochist can drown in the Red Sea, the water itself will push out.
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allsafat, like a bad swimmer, I want to tell you. that I don’t really want to experiment *whether the Red Sea will push me out *. If you don’t feel confident and calm in the water, then you don’t want any underwater world. if you swim well, it will be difficult for you to understand
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Natahkinet
Hurghada and Sharm are two completely different resorts.
About a visa, it says here that you need a visa in Hurghada, but you do not need a visa in Sharm.
In reality, this is not entirely true.
When we flew to Egypt for the first time, and it was Sharm, we also bought a visa.
And the difference between them.
1. The city of Sharm el-Sheikh is more beautiful, large, well-maintained, with a huge market ...
Hurghada is a small, long settlement along the sea. Center on the coast, in ruins. Didn't like it.
2. Charm - a beautiful underwater world, with corals, colorful fish on the beaches of hotels.
Hurghada - there is no all this. To see all this, there are excursions to uninhabited islands in the Red Sea (20-30 dollars as you bargain).
3. Accordingly, many hotels in Sharm have two beaches: sandy and coral.
Hurghada has a sandy beach.
4. AND THE MAIN DIFFERENCE of these cities for tourist travelers, which I consider myself to be, is the opportunity to see the world-famous sights of Egypt, historical sites, as well as visit other countries
Hurghada and Sharm are two completely different resorts.
About a visa, it says here that you need a visa in Hurghada, but you do not need a visa in Sharm.
In reality, this is not entirely true.
When we flew to Egypt for the first time, and it was Sharm, we also bought a visa.
And the difference between them.
1. The city of Sharm el-Sheikh is more beautiful, large, well-maintained, with a huge market ...
Hurghada is a small, long settlement along the sea. Center on the coast, in ruins. Didn't like it.
2. Charm - a beautiful underwater world, with corals, colorful fish on the beaches of hotels.
Hurghada - there is no all this. To see all this, there are excursions to uninhabited islands in the Red Sea (20-30 dollars as you bargain).
3. Accordingly, many hotels in Sharm have two beaches: sandy and coral.
Hurghada has a sandy beach.
4. AND THE MAIN DIFFERENCE of these cities for tourist travelers, which I consider myself to be, is the opportunity to see the world-famous sights of Egypt, historical sites, as well as visit other countries
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nadin65I am very glad that you have been in Egypt more than 10 times, but this does not mean that you have traveled it far and wide and can expertly say where it is better. I, too, as they say, have not been married for the first time and have seen dead corals in Sharm, but I’m not saying that Sharm is worse, it’s just different from Hurghada and I already wrote above why, first of all, the contingent of vacationers. Everyone has their own opinion, I personally have never seen a more beautiful and lively underwater world than in Port Ghalib anywhere else in Egypt. I couldn’t swim before, until I felt the bottom under my feet, panic started stupidly. Then it passed and swimming in depth. So until I learned how to swim well, Hurghada with a call from the shore was super.
Author, determine your priorities and buy a ticket)))
Author, determine your priorities and buy a ticket)))
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Natahkinet,
for three with a sandy entrance and good food in Sharm - Faraana. in Hurghada for the same money - a better hotel, but further from civilization. The two of us for 1000 rested in Makadi in Stella di Mare (the class is higher, but there is no sea).
4 days since we arrived from Ras Um El Sid (rested in a nearby hotel). Out of curiosity, I went to Faraana - the children fell in love with her and are planning for June. I took a lot of "delicious" moments, as for the four - "test"! I will write a review today
about the difference between Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh:
- if you are on a budget, the same visa of $ 75 for three people matters - at customs, just write the magic words "only sinai" on the migration card. And do not pay attention to the words about rednecks - not all of them are Rockefellers!
- you still have to go to Marsu Alam from Hurghada, there are few reefs in the city itself and nearby, and they are, to put it mildly, poor)
- Sharm is a young city tailored for tourists, Hurghada is a city with locals and hotels
for three with a sandy entrance and good food in Sharm - Faraana. in Hurghada for the same money - a better hotel, but further from civilization. The two of us for 1000 rested in Makadi in Stella di Mare (the class is higher, but there is no sea).
4 days since we arrived from Ras Um El Sid (rested in a nearby hotel). Out of curiosity, I went to Faraana - the children fell in love with her and are planning for June. I took a lot of "delicious" moments, as for the four - "test"! I will write a review today
about the difference between Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh:
- if you are on a budget, the same visa of $ 75 for three people matters - at customs, just write the magic words "only sinai" on the migration card. And do not pay attention to the words about rednecks - not all of them are Rockefellers!
- you still have to go to Marsu Alam from Hurghada, there are few reefs in the city itself and nearby, and they are, to put it mildly, poor)
- Sharm is a young city tailored for tourists, Hurghada is a city with locals and hotels
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YaSlavnaYa, in Ras Um Sid in June you can get heatstroke or sunstroke, this is a winter bay, there is no wind there.
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