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Port Safaga Destination Guide

Discover Port Safaga in Egypt

Port Safaga in the region of Al Baḩr al Aḩmar with its 32,944 habitants is a town located in Egypt - some 282 mi or ( 454 km ) South-East of Cairo , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Port Safaga

Local time in Port Safaga is now 11:28 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Cairo " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Qina, Tor, Aswan, Suez, and Luxor. When in this area, you might want to check out Qina . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Port Safaga ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Thomson Celebration Horizons Bar 03/01/2012

14:01 min by kjnuk
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Thomson Celebration "Red Sea Magic" Cruise Sports Auction at Horizons Bar ..

Seascope Semi Submarine, Hurghada Egypt 03/01/2012

10:03 min by kjnuk
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Thomson Celebration "Red Sea Magic" Cruise Seascope Semi Submarine & Hurghada City Excursion ..


Return to Safaga

4:31 min by nilsheuman
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Another trip to Safaga, Egypt. Once again the wind wasn't with us but as always nice warm weather. ..

Egyiptom, Egypt, Aegypten, Hurghada SHAMS SAFAGA 2012.09 HD VIDEO

3:52 min by Tomhurgha Egyip
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SHAMS SAFAGA BEACH RESORT Egypt, Egyiptom, Египет 2012.09 A SHAMS SAFAGA Egyiptom Hurghada, hivatalosan 3 csillagos besorolást kapott a Kartago Tours -tól, szerintünk 4 sőt akár 5 csillagos is lehetne ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Safaga

Port Safaga, also known as Safaga, is a town in Egypt, on the coast of the Red Sea, located 53 km south of Hurghada. This small port is also a tourist area that consists of several bungalows and rest houses, including the Safaga Hotel, with a capacity of 48 rooms (126 beds). Having numerous phosphate mines, it is regarded as the phosphates export center. A paved road of 164 km connects Safaga to Qena of Upper Egypt.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 26.73 33.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Populated coastal places in Egypt, Populated places in Red Sea Governorate, Tourism in Egypt, Underwater diving sites in Egypt

Soma Bay

Soma Bay is a coastal resort on the Red Sea in Egypt, 45 km south of Hurghada International Airport. The ten million m², self-contained community of Soma Bay is a peninsula surrounded on all sides by the sea. About 5 km in length and 2 km wide, the peninsula is accessed via a 7 km private road through a single controlled entry gate. Soma Bay features some of the best Red Sea diving with its house reef and a variety of nearby diving sites.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 26.85 33.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Populated coastal places in Egypt, Populated places in Red Sea Governorate, Seaside resorts in Egypt, Tourism in Egypt, Underwater diving sites in Egypt

MV Salem Express

The Salem Express was a passenger ship that sank in the Red Sea. It is controversial due to the tragic loss of life which occurred when she sank shortly after midnight on December 17, 1991. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:26|38|22.02|N|34|3|39.9|E|type:landmark |primary |name= }} The Salem Express was a roll on, roll off car & passenger ferry that operated between the ports of Safaga (in Egypt) and Jeddah (Saudi Arabia).

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 26.64 34.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Maritime incidents in 1991, Shipwrecks in the Red Sea, Wreck diving sites

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Port Safaga