Sun, sea and a cheap holiday (Other locations...)

Member Name: rachellenz

Product:	Other locations...
Date:	13/02/01 (31 review reads)
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Advantages: Cheap and Beautiful

Disadvantages: Egyptian sellers, cleanliness

I went to Dahab in Egypt to do a dive course.
This place is a backpackers mecca. Don't expect any of your chain stores here. This is a place where backpackers from all over the world come to sunbathe, learn to dive, snorkel, and eat. All for less than £20 a day. We did a great dive course there for $200US. Which is great.
You have lots of choice with dive operators, if you want to learn and all can be bargined down because there is so much competition.
Accomodation is cheap but pay a bit more for better quality. Some places cost 5 Egyptian pounds a night.
But the food is great. All along the waterfront are these lounge type restaurants where you lie back on cushions and watch the world go by. If you get too hot, jump off the side and you are straight in the water. My only caution would be to look out for the salespeople (ha ha) and also be careful with some of the restaurants. I had no problems though and have been known to have a sensitive stomach at the best of times. If you want to learn to dive this is great. The only thing is, your first dive is in one of the most beautiful dive sites in the world and it is hard for following dive sites to even compare.

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