Traveling for the sake of the sea and beauty, not for the sake of all inclusive

Written: 29 october 2012
Travel time: 19 — 26 october 2012
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I chose a hotel for so long before the trip, reading the reviews, that I promised myself to always write too, so that others would not suffer from a lack of information. So, in general - the rest was very pleasant. A sincere smile at the reception + magical $10 in the passport and instead of the cheapest room we have a wonderful view of the pool, flowering trees and the sea in the distance. 3rd time in Egypt, before that I always took rooms at no extra charge, in principle they suited me, but this time I appreciated the charm of admiring the sunset over the mountains from the balcony by candlelight and with a glass of nyashki in my hands. In general, while we went on excursions and in the process of gathering the group we stopped at different hotels - not one pleased with the beauty of the territory as much as Tiran. For the first 2 days she continuously squealed with delight, claiming that I was in an aesthetic paradise, on the third day I got poisoned by the fried eggs prepared in front of me (for a long time I could not understand what it “smells like” until I sniffed at my own plate) : )) But, being an experienced traveler, I always carry a first-aid kit with me, so all the misunderstandings with the stomach that both my husband and I had were cured right off the bat.
The staff is the most friendly, she taught her husband the basic rule of conduct in Egypt: you smile - you get a smile in return, no options. Thanks to the guys on this site, who advised me to learn a few basic phrases in Arabic, from the 2nd day we were happily met by everyone, from security guards to managers, I didn’t feel any “infringement” about the green bracelet, on the contrary, it’s very convenient: you can immediately see on what language to whom can be addressed.
Well, the sea... the sea is simply indescribable, of all of the above, only stingrays were not seen here, everything else grew and swam around in violent abundance, huge fish, which I did not meet in Hurghada, were especially pleased. Nevertheless, we decided to go to the Ras Mohammed reserve for diving and were very disappointed, I advise everyone who goes to this hotel to take diving right on the beach, here the underwater world is surprisingly much more beautiful than in the reserve and there is not that abundance of garbage floating in the water, which is very upsetting in Ras Mohammed. On the beach we bought a parachute flight behind a boat (Clever guys, everything is organized perfectly), quad bikes, an overview of Sharm and diving from a yacht in Ras Mohammed were bought through the Coral Travel tour operator, everything was also on the level, I liked it (except for the sea itself in the reserve)

Cons: Very poor breakfast. Not very tasty pastries with our figures is a plus : )) In general, there is something to choose from food (I only got pasta on the 5th day, I met something tastier on the way), Another minus is a sagging bed, already on the way back people said that asked to replace the mattress, we didn’t think of it, we just put a blanket found in the closet under the sheet.
Water was bought in the market in the courtyard of the hotel (where there are souvenirs and sun creams) for a dollar per bottle, in a supermarket in Sharm - 2 bottles per dollar, sometimes they were collected from a cooler in a restaurant.
OH YES! WARNING to all those who like to have breakfast outdoors in a restaurant: A GANG OF SPARROWS IS WORKING ON THE TERRACE OF THE RESTAURANT! : ))
These ridiculous skinny arrogant bastards are on the lookout for people who have left food on the tables and gone for more and SUMMER! : ) Do not leave food unattended! : )
Have a nice holiday, I'll answer your questions.
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