Aqaba or Sharm El Sheil
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 7
Aqaba or Sharm El Sheil
Has anyone been to both? I would like a relaxed, non-touristic, excellent snorkeling experience. Which location would you choose? Can you recommend the name of hotels with air conditioning?
#2
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 223
I've been to Aqaba many times, but have not been to Sharm (though many of my friends have). I love Aqaba - its not as touristed as Sharm -and the snorkellling is incredible. Visibility was unlike anything I'd ever seen (rivalled only by Fiji) The Royal Dive Center just out of town has a private beach from which you can snorkel - and they do good dive / snorkel trips as well.
When I was spending time there, it was very relaxed - almost to the point of not having much to do besides snorkel and lay by the pool reading a book....which sounds really good right about now.
Cant remember where we stayed - I think it was the Aquamarina 2 - which was fine, decent pool, nice staff, ...Cant remeber if there was air con, but I believe there was.
When I was spending time there, it was very relaxed - almost to the point of not having much to do besides snorkel and lay by the pool reading a book....which sounds really good right about now.
Cant remember where we stayed - I think it was the Aquamarina 2 - which was fine, decent pool, nice staff, ...Cant remeber if there was air con, but I believe there was.
