Egypt, Hurghada

Got a cheap break to Hurghada in July, any information on the diving outfit
at the Aqua Fun Hotel (good name eh?) would be great.

Cheers

"Dave Storey" <seven_tenths@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> Got a cheap break to Hurghada in July, any information on the diving
outfit
> at the Aqua Fun Hotel (good name eh?) would be great.
>

Don't know about them, but Euro Divers were excellent.

--
kAnO
"A fella, a quick fella, might have a weapon under there. I'd have to pin
his head to the panel..."

Or try Emperor divers up at the Hilton.

Marcus

On Sun, 16 May 2004 08:39:53 +0100, "Dave Storey"
<seven_tenths@ntlworld.com> wrote:

>Got a cheap break to Hurghada in July, any information on the diving outfit
>at the Aqua Fun Hotel (good name eh?) would be great.
>
>Cheers
>

Marcus Smith

I concur - Learned to dive with them this March and a better bunch of people
you couldn't imagine.

You'll love Hurghada - I loved it and can't wait to get back there.

"Marcus" <marcus@smithtele.nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Or try Emperor divers up at the Hilton.
>
> Marcus
>
> On Sun, 16 May 2004 08:39:53 +0100, "Dave Storey"
> <seven_tenths@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>
> >Got a cheap break to Hurghada in July, any information on the diving
outfit
> >at the Aqua Fun Hotel (good name eh?) would be great.
> >
> >Cheers
> >
>
> Marcus Smith

In article <uX8qc.36603$UE.18095@pathologist.blueyonder.net >,
Matt <matt@waferthinmint.com> wrote:
>I concur - Learned to dive with them this March and a better bunch of people
>you couldn't imagine.
>
>You'll love Hurghada - I loved it and can't wait to get back there.

!!!

Hurghada is a hole! It really is nothing more than a small town with a
beach-side strip. The bus service is "intersting" though.

Get yourself on a livaboard and wave goodbye to it for a week!
(Or go to Sharm)

Gordon

> >You'll love Hurghada - I loved it and can't wait to get back there.
>
> !!!
>
> Hurghada is a hole! It really is nothing more than a small town with a
> beach-side strip. The bus service is "intersting" though.
>
> Get yourself on a livaboard and wave goodbye to it for a week!
> (Or go to Sharm)
>
> Gordon

I think Gordon is trying to tell you TRY SOMEWHERE ELSE.....
David

In article <c8chpb$321$1@sparta.btinternet.com>, david <im@fedup.com> wrote:
>> >You'll love Hurghada - I loved it and can't wait to get back there.
>>
>> !!!
>>
>> Hurghada is a hole! It really is nothing more than a small town with a
>> beach-side strip. The bus service is "intersting" though.
>>
>> Get yourself on a livaboard and wave goodbye to it for a week!
>> (Or go to Sharm)
>>
>> Gordon
>
>I think Gordon is trying to tell you TRY SOMEWHERE ELSE.....

Not neccessarily... I just found that Hurgada didn't have a lot going for
it. You have a small town (which will wash away if it rains), and then
a long strip of hotels (and partially built hotels) heading southwards
in-front of the beach.

Maybe it's improved and they've finished doing all the building since
I last was there though... Last time I visited, I was shore based
and diving with Divers Lodge, if I went back it would be to get
onto a livaboard.

I found Sharm a lot less "hassle", maybe because it was a bit more compact.

I've been out 5 times - last time was to Sharm. Once I went over the week
after the shooting in Luxor - it was quiet then and I did get some good
deals, but it took a lot of hassle (hagggling) Once I went over the
week after it had rained... Killing 5 locals and rendering the area with
no power... No power means no fresh water. Our boat went out with next
to no fresh water - all we had was bottled water to drink, nothing to
wash with...

Gordon

gordon@auntyspume.drogon.net (Gordon Henderson) wrote something...
> <snip>
> Gordon

Well, I couldn't agree more about the landscape - the hotels are all a
bit unfinished and its not exactly the most beautiful of towns but I
thouht the people - both local and western - were fantastic. No one
had any trouble, everyone had a great time and although I have no
other Egyptian experiences to compare it to, I found it friendly, open
and welcoming.

Just remember, though - one Egyptian pound for a minibus and no more.

Anyway, am going on a liveaboard out of Sharm on the 30th - can't wait
to get down there...

matt

Most of the dive centres are a bit of a muchness with not much to choose
between any of them, you'll get a good idea if you nip out to the back
of the hotel and see what the outfit look like, failing that as someone
else suggested try the folks at the back of the Hilton they are first
class.
Hurghada is a long stretched out town 35 miles long in all where as the
main stuff in sharm is Namma bay which is little more than a square
along with the best McDonalds Ive ever had
If its your first time, you will get a tummy upset, its guaranteed
:o dont bother with Imodium go to the local chemist and get something
there, much more effective.
Snorkelling outside the hotels is awfull in Hurghada so its a boat trip
(recomended) Sharm is much the same around Namma bay but much better
futher up the coast towards Nabq bay thith some spectacular walls
dropping down 20 - 40 metres just a few yards off the beach
Fantastic!!!:D


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In article <Alison.Jameson.16it4n@forums.deeperblue.net>,
Alison Jameson <Alison.Jameson.16it4n@forums.deeperblue.net> wrote:
>
>If its your first time, you will get a tummy upset, its guaranteed

I disagree! I can fart with confidence!

However, I didn't eat the meat and religiously only used bottled water, even
for brushing my teeth in.

Gordon
(Just back from a non-diving trip to Costa Rica where you *can* drink the
tap water with confidence!)