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Marsa Alam or Sharm?
Choose between Port Ghalib Resort 5* and Siva Port Ghalib 5* in Marsa Alam or Sharm Resort (Ex. Crowne Plaza Resort) 5* and Siva Sharm (Ex.Savita Resort) 5* in Sharm. The most basic selection criterion: the sea, reef, marine life (rooms and food in the background). Been to Sharm 5 times, never to Mars. And is there a restaurant in Mars similar to Fares in Sharm? Thanks in advance for your replies!!!
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I don't know about Sharm Resort (Ex. Crowne Plaza Resort) 5* and Siva Sharm (Ex.Savita Resort) 5* in Sharm, also haven't been to Port Ghalib Resort 5* and Siva Port Ghalib 5* in Marsa Alam. But I really, really, really love Marsa Alam and Port Ghalib. Personally, I would go to Marsa Alam. If you go there, be sure to take an excursion to Turtle Bay (or stay at TTC Fayrouz Plaza), where you may even see a sea cow. Regarding restaurants. I don't know Fares in Sharm, but there are good restaurants in Port Ghalib. I don’t know how it is now after the closure of flights from Russia. The last time, of course, in Marsa Alam, was just in October during a plane crash. Then there were tourists and everything was OK. Now I do not know. Most interesting.
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answered 8 years ago
Choose where the hotel is cheaper and better - I would choose Sharm. You will not see anything special that is not in Sharm in Mars (all living creatures are the same, well, maybe a little more turtles ...), besides, Mars is sElo sEl = no infrastructure outside hotels + there is always a strong wind (if you don’t go in summer )
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answered 8 years ago
Madly in love with Charm and Marsa. There are more living creatures in Marsa Alam, the reefs are magnificent. True, there is no life outside the hotel, only restaurants in Port Ghalib. There is also a fish one. Port Ghalib is quite good, as it is now, read the reviews. I didn’t like the former Crown Plaza in Sharm at all ... If you haven’t been to Marsa Alam, then you should go. I think you will like it. I met a dugong, I'm attaching a photo ...
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answered 8 years ago
In winter, Mars has strong and cold winds; at a temperature of 22-25 * C it is quite cool. If you swim for 15 minutes in the sea, even in a wetsuit, your back and head freeze. Getting out of the water is tough.
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answered 8 years ago
Natabebi totally agrees with ser_____Witness77.
If the most basic selection criterion: sea, reef, marine life:
Sharm Resort (Ex. Crowne Plaza Resort) 5* and Siva Sharm (Ex.Savita Resort) 5* have a beautiful coral reef, its inhabitants are amazing, the sea and the sun are fabulous!
So take masks, fins and photographic equipment with you to leave all this beauty as a souvenir.
Have a nice holiday)))
If the most basic selection criterion: sea, reef, marine life:
Sharm Resort (Ex. Crowne Plaza Resort) 5* and Siva Sharm (Ex.Savita Resort) 5* have a beautiful coral reef, its inhabitants are amazing, the sea and the sun are fabulous!
So take masks, fins and photographic equipment with you to leave all this beauty as a souvenir.
Have a nice holiday)))
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answered 8 years ago
the dugong is rather a legend: all travel agents sing about the possibility of meeting him (going on an excursion to Abu Galum for 60-70 $ / person) ... only the probability of this meeting is small ;)
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answered 8 years ago
tuta68, what didn't you like about Crown Plaza with the sea, service or food?
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answered 8 years ago
in Sharm I was 8 times in different hotels, in Mars - only one, in Kahramana 5 *, + I went on excursions in Mars and to Abu Dabab Bay, and to dolphins.
and I am very glad that I visited Mars, because the corals and fish there are DIFFERENT, they are much larger than their counterparts in Sharm, and the reefs themselves are located differently, often stand on white sand, so just for a change of impressions - definitely a trip to Marsa Alam.
I agree that it’s better not to go there in winter ... after all, the open sea and winds ... but there is a closed lagoon in Kahraman, we simply overheated in it (the water temperature was more than 30 degrees) when the sea stormed and we were on the pontoon did not release. http://kozyreva.ucoz.ru/blog/egipet_marsa_alam_kahramana/2015-10-04-61
so think about the month of visiting ... Although we were in Sharm several times in February, and they say that the month is bad - but we were lucky, in principle it was warm and there weren’t even cold winds, but in March or October-November, of course, the sea is warmer
and I am very glad that I visited Mars, because the corals and fish there are DIFFERENT, they are much larger than their counterparts in Sharm, and the reefs themselves are located differently, often stand on white sand, so just for a change of impressions - definitely a trip to Marsa Alam.
I agree that it’s better not to go there in winter ... after all, the open sea and winds ... but there is a closed lagoon in Kahraman, we simply overheated in it (the water temperature was more than 30 degrees) when the sea stormed and we were on the pontoon did not release. http://kozyreva.ucoz.ru/blog/egipet_marsa_alam_kahramana/2015-10-04-61
so think about the month of visiting ... Although we were in Sharm several times in February, and they say that the month is bad - but we were lucky, in principle it was warm and there weren’t even cold winds, but in March or October-November, of course, the sea is warmer
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answered 8 years ago
You must understand that there is no infrastructure outside the hotel on Mars and you will have to spend all the time in the hotel.
In the underwater world, you will not see any special differences at the hotel. Only if you go somewhere special. places.
Although due to the fact that there are also few people in Sharm now (but restaurants and all entertainment are still working), it might be worth trying something new to understand whether it’s yours or not)))) Although the weather in Mars is more windy, at least There and a little warmer than in Sharm.
In the underwater world, you will not see any special differences at the hotel. Only if you go somewhere special. places.
Although due to the fact that there are also few people in Sharm now (but restaurants and all entertainment are still working), it might be worth trying something new to understand whether it’s yours or not)))) Although the weather in Mars is more windy, at least There and a little warmer than in Sharm.
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answered 8 years ago
and I will give my advice - get a dive certificate and go on a safari in the far south = 7 days on a yacht / 4 dives a day ... you will see so many fish and corals that you will feel sick from the sea for a year)))
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answered 8 years ago
1) Airplanes from Ukraine do not fly to Marsa Alam - it will take 4 hours by bus from Hurghada to cut.
2) In Mars, the underwater world is definitely richer, although the infrastructure is modest. Port Ghalib is very small (several hotels around the lagoon) and desert all around. Water taxi rides between hotels on the lagoon for free. But otherwise, Charm is cooler.
Although, based on your criteria - explore Mars: in any case, you need to go there at least once;)
2) In Mars, the underwater world is definitely richer, although the infrastructure is modest. Port Ghalib is very small (several hotels around the lagoon) and desert all around. Water taxi rides between hotels on the lagoon for free. But otherwise, Charm is cooler.
Although, based on your criteria - explore Mars: in any case, you need to go there at least once;)
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answered 8 years ago
And for the hotel - look at Brayka Bay Resort 5 * if the budget is not too tight
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answered 8 years ago
yes - to Brayka Bay Resort 5 * and I would go once! , the rest is a miserable compromise))
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answered 8 years ago
I realized that it is better not to go to Mars in winter. And if you choose from Sharm, which is better Sharm Resort (Ex. Crowne Plaza Resort) 5 * or Siva Sharm (Ex. Savita Resort) 5 *?
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answered 8 years ago
If you go behind the reef, then, unfortunately, not to Braika. Reef was killed.
Fantasy - good reefs, Shams Alam (but far)
In Port Ghalib Resort 5 * and Siva Port Ghalib 5 * there is an interesting reef to the north, near the villa of the Emir of Kuwait
Fantasy - good reefs, Shams Alam (but far)
In Port Ghalib Resort 5 * and Siva Port Ghalib 5 * there is an interesting reef to the north, near the villa of the Emir of Kuwait
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answered 8 years ago
According to the underwater world, Siwa is better, but the number of rooms there is very old. Check out the Hilton Sharks Bay
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answered 8 years ago
If in winter, then there is more wind in Siwa than in Hilton. it is deeper in the bay. The corals are the same. Only the Hilton is closer to Soho where you can go in the evenings. And the food is better there.
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answered 8 years ago
The Hilton is pretty good, although you won’t be able to chic there (if you wish, you can look at my review).
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answered 8 years ago
Fully agree with templier71. The biggest inconvenience is the loss of a day from boarding the plane to the hotel. 4 hours from Hurghada +'-1 hour. Before the port of Ghalib, how lucky you are to do transportation to hotels along the way. Planes from Ukraine do not fly to Mars.
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answered 8 years ago