Hurghada
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Unfortunately, the rampant construction has left the coast blighted by half-finished shells of pleasure palaces never realised, while the coral reefs closest to the shore have been degraded by illegal landfill operations and irresponsible reef use. Hurghada’s star has largely lost its lustre with package holiday-makers, while independent travellers prefer to press on to Dahab, El Gouna or further south to Marsa Alam.
convenient destination for combining a diving holiday with the Nile Valley sites
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the fishing village of Hurghada has long since morphed into today’s dense band of concrete that marches along the coastline for more than 20km
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Hurghada Location
Getting there
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