Best Diving Season in the Red Sea Transportation

Because the Red Sea is on the Egyptian side, you have to respect the local customs when you get there. In addition, the accommodation there is actually very convenient and relatively affordable, but it is not recommended to go to the northern part of the Sinai Peninsula. , because there may be terrorist activities there, and don’t be too afraid when you sometimes see military police with live ammunition on the highway. On the one hand, it is to maintain public order, and on the other hand, you must also pay attention to your own safety. Diving season

You can dive all year round. The best season is from October to December, because there are the most big things in BDE and you can see groups of hammerhead sharks. In other seasons, different dive sites have different things to see. For example, in June some liveaboard companies will have special routes to the south to see sharks. In fact, I asked many people about this, and their opinions were different. Some people said that they couldn’t see anything in summer. But everyone basically agrees that October to December is the best season.

The water temperature is as high as 28-29 degrees in June, July and August in summer and as low as 20 degrees in winter. As for how many millimeters of wetsuit you should wear, it depends on your personal constitution. It's probably summer, and it won't be cold even if you don't wear wet clothes. In winter, it will still be 5mm cold.

The land temperature is different between Egypt and Southeast Asia and is in the temperate zone. Therefore, even if the sun is shining brightly, it will not be as hot as in Southeast Asia, and the air is dry, so it will not be too hot at 30 degrees Celsius. As for going in winter, I guess you need to wear thicker clothes. Transportation

Main transportation: Generally, you fly to Cairo, Egypt, and then transfer domestically to Hurghada. There are also flights to the airport next to Port

Ghalib, but the flights are few and expensive. There are many flights to choose from, including direct domestic flights to Cairo, as well as transfers to Istanbul, Doha, Dubai and other places (the price may not be expensive, but the service is definitely much better than EgyptAir). In addition, many cities in Europe and the Middle East have direct flights to Hurghada. Because Hurghada is a resort, there are many flights. This eliminates the need to transfer at Cairo Airport and the time spent negotiating with Cairo Airport staff who ask for bribes. Moreover, Cairo Airport is quite chaotic and making transfers inconvenient. In Egypt, the main airlines are EgyptAir and Nile

air (Nile Air, which cannot be found in many places, and Egypt’s low-cost airline, which also has some flights to surrounding countries).

Small transportation: You can travel within Egypt by plane, train, Nile River cruise, bus, or chartered car. If you are traveling alone, it is recommended to choose train, bus or plane.

It is also a good choice for a group of people to charter a car all the way from Cairo to Hurghada. For charter, you can consult the hotel front desk or a street travel agency. There is a lot of information about this on the Internet, so I won’t introduce it here.

Uber is very easy to use in Cairo, the price is cheaper than taxis, and it does not rip off customers. It doesn’t matter if the driver doesn’t speak English when using UBER.

In Hurghada, hotels mainly call for taxis.

Also now (summer 2017) there are no ferries between SharmEl

Sheikh and hurghada. Although the two places face each other across the strait, they can only be traveled between the two places by plane or bus. And taking the bus has to pass through the northern part of the Sinai Peninsula, and it takes a long time because it has to go back to Cairo. It is generally safe, but there is a real possibility of terrorist attacks. The flight time is less than half an hour, but usually the plane will fly back to Cairo first. Things to note

When you encounter a security inspector at Cairo Airport who asks for a bribe, don’t give him money if you can, and don’t give him anything if you ask for it. He will always let you go after the plane takes off. If you really don’t want to let him go, then talk about money. Bar. The purpose is not to leave the impression that Chinese tourists are easy to bully.

Hurghada has many one-day tour groups to Luxor, and you can sign up at street travel agencies and hotel lobbies. Besides diving, it’s also a good idea to visit the Pharaoh’s tombs in the Valley of the Kings, tour the Nile River, and visit the temple ruins.

Egypt is a tourist country, so communication problems are easy to solve.

You can buy prepaid cards at many business halls at the airport and in the city. You need to show your passport. You can pay with a credit card. Data and call time are included. You can choose a package to purchase according to your needs.

The diving season is still relatively important, because the diving season will also affect your experience and safety, so you still have to pay attention and choose a good season to better experience the fun of diving. So everyone should pay attention to safety.