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Winter 2012-2013
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1 | El Gouna Magazine
Editor’s Note
Contents Winter 2012-2013
Dear Readers,
4.
On the Shelf: Reading to Learn
8.
Restaurants: Oriental Grill
Our lives present us with many opportunities to learn, and one
of the wonderful things about El Gouna is the many ways it
expands our horizons by bringing us into encounters with people
and the environment that are sure to teach and change us.
We feature several such encounters in this issue. On page 14
we cover Swiss biologist Angela Ziltener’s work with Red Sea
dolphins and her efforts to bring people into contact with them
in constructive and sustainable ways. Hands-on educational
encounters like these are augmented by the efforts of the
town’s high quality institutions of learning. Recently Technische
Universität Berlin hosted a workshop where local residents,
high government officials, and representatives of a wide range
of companies and institutions brainstormed together about
El Gouna’s future (p. 38). At the secondary level, El Gouna
International School demonstrates its commitment to education
by organizing internships for its older students (p. 20).
Over the last seven years I have gone through my own learning
process as a writer and editor for El Gouna Magazine. I have
watched with pride as the community and magazine blossomed
in good times and persevered through challenges. And now the
bittersweet day has come for me to move on. My time with this
magazine has given me insight and experience in international
travel writing that will prove invaluable as I take on new
horizons of my own, and I thank the team that has worked with
me to put out a publication devoted to this amazing town.
12. Community: Honorary Consulate
14. Environment: Dolphin Awareness
20. Profile: Fanta at Work
22. Kids: Fun and Games
26. Entertainment: Crooners Club
28. Excursion: Maritime Museum
30. Awareness: Road Safety
32. Competition: EGIS Student Art
38. Academia: Future of El Gouna
40. Sports: Pharaons Rally
With gratitude,
42. Updates
Francoise Ohayon
Editor
44. Guide
Editor
Francoise Ohayon
Copy Editor
Laurie B. Pierce
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Account Executive
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Graphic Design
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Art Direction
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45. Dine Around
Serge Albert and Guy Pardillos, owners of Crooners Club
BOOKS
On The Shelf
Reading for pleasure, reading to learn
Text: Laurie B. Pierce
12.21
Dustin Thomason, The Dial Press, 2012
The co-author of bestselling novel The Rule of Four returns in
2012 with a thriller that capitalizes on the 2012 phenomenon,
an umbrella term for various beliefs that the world will come to
an end or experience a dramatic transformation on December
21, 2012. This date is believed by some to be the end date of the
Mesoamerican Long Count Calendar, an ancient dating system
used by a number of people groups, most notably the Maya.
Thomason’s book opens with a scene dating back over a thousand
years in which a Maya scribe, living in a time of great drought
and suffering, hides in a cave to write a tale in his own blood. The
codex he writes will survive unseen for a millennium, only to be
discovered as the ancient calendar reaches its end. The story
then takes a dizzying leap forward to present-day Venice Beach,
California, where Dr. Gabriel Stanton lives a researcher’s life,
devoting his days to the study of prion diseases—sicknesses like
mad cow disease in which malformed proteins enter and destroy
the brains of human beings and other mammals. We are also
introduced to Chel Manu, a Guatemalan-born scholar whose
area of expertise is the ancient Maya people from whom she is
descended.
The pace of the novel quickens when Stanton learns that a
mysterious patient in a nearby hospital suffers from (and soon
dies of) a previously-unknown form of prion disease. His path soon
crosses that of Manu, who is given a rare Maya manuscript by an
antiquities dealer on the run from the authorities. The new disease
quickly spreads, decimating the population of Los Angeles, and
Stanton frantically races to find a cure while Manu seeks to
untangle the mysteries of the ancient book, which may hold the
truth about the origins of the epidemic that threatens humanity.
The remainder of 12.21 takes place against this apocalyptic
backdrop, which might be more impressive in film than it is in
Thomason’s brief descriptions of the chaos (perhaps there are
plans for a movie?). Stanton and Manu eventually manage to
escape quarantined L.A. and return to Manu’s childhood village in
Guatemala in search of a cure to stem the rising tide of fatalities.
Manu contracts the disease, and the heightened tension will
keep readers going through the climax and on to the end, despite
the weaknesses of plot and characterization that begin to show
themselves once the excitement slows. Thomason has potential,
and 12.21 is gripping enough that I’ll pick up his next book, though
I hope it contains characters a little easier to bond with and an
ending that feels a little less forced.
Winter is upon us, and sometimes an absorbing book is the best distraction from
the stress and busyness of life and work. Dustin Thomason’s new medical thriller
entitled 12.21 is the perfect page turner to pass a lazy afternoon or an evening
home alone. If you have less time to spend, try Kee Malesky’s Learn Something
New Every Day, a collection of 365 fascinating facts. Read one a day over the course
of the year, and you’ll be a better educated person at the end of 2013. Our third pick,
Beyond the Rainbow Bridge, is a short read designed to give parents a better grasp
of their young child’s developmental and educational needs.
All books reviewed are available from www.amazon.com
Learn Something New Every Day: 365
Facts to Fulfill Your Life
Kee Malesky, John Wiley and Sons, 2012
It will come as no surprise that the author of this compendium of
fabulous facts is a librarian. Kee Malesky is the longest-serving
staff librarian on the fact-checking and research staff at National
Public Radio (NPR), a highly-regarded radio station in the United
States. Her first book, All Facts Considered, took its name from
one of NPR’s most popular programs, “All Things Considered,”
and Learn Something New Every Day is as satisfying as Malesky’s
earlier work.
The 365 fascinating factoids in the book are divided into 12
chapters, one for each month of the year. If you want a New
Year’s resolution you can feel good about that doesn’t involve
the pain of the gym, commit to exercising your brain by reading
this book over the course of 2013. The only challenge will be
limiting yourself to one entry per day. Did you know that the
oldest mammal fossil discovered is that of the Adelobasileus
cromptoni, a “tiny, scansorial (climbing), insect-eating shrewlike
creature” (p. 85)? And who knew that the Cheyenne idiom to
describe tummy rumbling is “my tapeworm can almost talk to
itself” (p. 224)? I would never have guessed that the Amazon is
uncrossed by a single bridge (p. 88), or that a horrible instrument
called a “Scold’s Bridle” was placed over the head of outspoken
women in England and Scotland from the 16th – 19th century.
We’ve come a long way, baby.
The wide range of information conveyed in Learn Something New
Every Day will delight people of all interests and walks of life, and
the book serves as a reminder of how pleasurable learning can
be. “Read,” urges Malesky in her introduction. “Read—on any
platform and in any format: on paper, on an electronic device, on
clay tablets or papyrus scrolls. Read about things that already
fascinate you and things that you know nothing about. Reread your
favorite books or those you hated in high school. Compare, muse,
evaluate, consider, analyze, ponder; keep your mind occupied.
Read because it’s fun, it’s exciting, it’s a joy to find out something
you didn’t know before.”
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Beyond the Rainbow Bridge: Nurturing
Our Children from Birth to Seven
Barbara J. Patterson and Pamela Bradley,
Michaelmas Press, 2000
Waldorf education, which is based on the pedagogical philosophy
of Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner, is used in a number of
schools across the world. It emphasizes cultivating children’s
creativity along with their intellect, with the goal of helping
them develop into responsible, thoughtful individuals who are
integrated into society while fulfilling their own unique destiny.
Beyond the Rainbow Bridge was published over a decade ago
and has received several awards, including an iParenting Media
Award. It has been translated into half a dozen languages and
continues to be popular not only with those whose children attend
Waldorf schools, but with parents and educators who seek to
instill values, learning, and structure into children while fostering
their creativity.
Beyond the Rainbow Bridge is the fruit of cooperation between
Pamela Bradley, a mother whose children attended a Waldorf
school, and Barbara J. Patterson, one of her children’s teachers.
The two women sought to write a book that would serve as
a resource for parents helping transition their children from
birth into larger society at age seven. The book is divided into
six chapters, with a sizable appendix that contains in-depth
information about Waldorf education.
This book is refreshingly different from many of the dominant
resources on parenting in its focus on the child’s creativity and the
way parents can construct an environment that provides children
with a balance between structure, boundaries, and freedom.
The chapters on play and creative discipline are particularly
eye-opening. In the former, Bradley and Patterson not only talk
about the stages of development in children’s play; they also give
concrete ideas for the types of toys that help stimulate children’s
natural curiosity and interest. The chapter on creative discipline
promotes the positive modeling of appropriate behavior rather
than a negative focus on inappropriate behavior, and it helps
parents give children clear messages and to limit choices to the
extent suited to various ages.
The calm, happy, creative world sketched out in Beyond the
Rainbow Bridge may seem like a fantasy land to people in the
trenches of parenting in a fast-paced, consumer-focused modern
world. But the book serves as an encouragement to slow down a
bit, to simplify, and to savor the precious early years of childhood
that pass all too quickly. //
Of Related Interest
The Rule of Four
Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason, The Dial Press
Paperback, 2012
The Prophet
Michael Koryta, Little, Brown, and Company, 2012
All Facts Considred
The Essential Library of Inessential Knowledge
Kee Malesky, Wiley Press, 2010
Smarter by Sunday
52 Weekends of Essential Knowledge for the Curious Mind
The New York Times, St. Martin’s Press, 2010
Simplicity Parenting
Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer,
Happier, and More Secure Kids
Kim John Payne and Lisa M. Ross, Ballantine Books, 2010
Winter 2012-2013 | 7
FOOD
Oriental Grill
Egyptian culinary initiation
Text: Francoise Ohayon
Photography: Adel Ibrahim and Francoise Ohayon
Working one’s way through the Oriental Grill’s menu provides a delicious
introduction to Egyptian cuisine. This mouthwatering experience is
interesting without becoming challenging thanks to an approachable
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The Oriental Grill restaurant is at home
amid the domes and arches of the old
town of El Kafr, a charming island at
the heart of El Gouna characterized by
its Nubian architecture and framed by
turquoise lagoons. Across a bridge that
links El Kafr to the mainland is Oriental
Grill, where the tantalizing aroma of
freshly baked bread emanating from the
outdoor wood-fired oven draws gourmets
from far and wide.
A multileveled terrace offers a delightful
view of the peaceful waterway that runs
along the restaurant, and a few tables
are sheltered from the elements under
a tamr henna (woven branches) gazebo.
Potted bougainvilleas provide a touch of
color, while white table cloths rippling in
the light breeze hint at a more upscale
dining experience. The indoor dining room
is perfect for chilly winter nights; it is
decorated in beige and light blue tones with
Egyptian blown-glass chandeliers hanging
from the ceiling and colorful Nubian woven
bread baskets gracing the walls.
The establishment offers not only an
initiation into Egyptian architecture
and style, but most importantly—and
deliciously—into the local cuisine. An
assortment of cold mezzeh (mixed
appetizers) is brought for the table to
share. Baladi salad consists of tomato,
cucumber, carrot, green cabbage, rocket
leaves, and parsley. Fool is made of brown
beans with tomato, red pepper, onion,
garlic, and spices. Tchouchka is a mixture
of tomato, red pepper, garlic, parsley,
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of freshly baked bread
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oven draws gourmets
from far and wide.
coriander, and cumin. Other dips include
tahina, a sesame paste emulsified with
lemon juice and vinegar; hummus made
of chickpeas; babaganoush with crushed
eggplant; as well as white cheese mixed
with small tomato cubes. They are all
served with freshly baked pita bread as
well as crispy thin bread. One would do
well not to indulge unrestrainedly in the
starters, seeing that the mains are equally
copious and well worth savoring.
Chef Armea Keroles, who hails from
Upper Egypt, prepared samples from
the best of the menu for us. As the
establishment’s name suggests, foods
barbecued on the charcoal grill are the
house’s specialty; the grill occupies a
central position, and patrons can watch
their meals being made. We started with
a filet of Red Sea grouper served with rice
and vermicelli. Grilled shrimp are also
on the menu. Tomato and chili hot sauce,
yogurt with garlic and parsley, as well as
pickled vegetables were placed on the
table as condiments.
We continued with mixed grill made of
chicken kebab, veal kebab, and kofta.
The latter was an agreeable surprise for
me: the minced meat grilled on a skewer
was moist and tasty and, although made
of minced beef supplemented with lamb
fat, it didn’t come with the unpleasant
mutton smell and taste that are often
characteristic of kofta. The dish was
served with grilled eggplant, zucchini,
and bell pepper. Royal mixed grill is also
available and features veal chops, lamb
chops, beef fillet, and boneless quail.
More grilled meats came our way in
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The Oriental Grill restaurant is ideal for
sampling authentic Egyptian cuisine in
an approachable environment. Staff is
knowledgeable about the bill of fare,
and the chef welcomes questions from
patrons watching him at work. The food
is tasty and interesting without being
challenging, and the atmosphere is
casual yet polished with waiters promptly
changing ashtrays before each course.
The assortment of mezzeh is
complimentary when ordering a main
course; it comes at a cost of 30 LE
per person when served alone. With
chargrilled items between 65 and 120 LE,
and oven baked items between 50 and
120 LE, Oriental Grill falls in the upper
midrange price spectrum; 10% tax and
12% service charge are not included in
menu prices and are added to the bill.
Local beer costs 20 LE and local wine
between 130 and 180 LE per bottle. A
10% discount is granted to homeowner
cardholders. //
One would do well not to indulge unrestrainedly in the
starters, seeing that the mains are equally copious and
well worth savoring.
the form of beef fillet served rare and
medium-rare, as ordered, and very tender.
The veal chops that came along were a
favorite around our table. Veal liver and
rabbit are also to be had. All meats served
at Oriental Grill are Egyptian. Specific
marinades are designed for each dish and
used to marinate the meat before cooking
and for basting on the grill, explained
Chef Claude Lagarrigue, who heads all
of Badaboum’s restaurants in El Gouna
(which also include Le Deauville, La
Scala, and Maison Thomas).
Last but not least, we sampled Oriental
Grill’s tagens, stews baked in clay pots.
Okra (lady fingers) in tomato sauce is the
only vegetarian option on the menu, but
the moussaka can also be ordered without
meat. Oxtail with zucchini and potato in a
rich sauce, veal flavored with a fragrant
spice blend containing star anise and
curcuma, Greek-style moussaka with
minced meat and eggplant topped by
gratinated béchamel, and dawood basha
meatballs in oily red sauce redolent of
cumin and coriander were all delicious
discoveries that left us ready to burst and
begging for mercy.
We still worked our way through the
dessert menu that featured baklava
made of phyllo pastry, ground walnuts,
and sugar syrup; mhalabeyah, which is
a creamy panna cotta; as well as roz be’
laban, a rice pudding flavored with orange
blossom, candied bitter orange, and
cinnamon. One of my dining companions
complimented the desserts, saying that
she enjoyed them because they were
not excessively sweet. My other dining
companion, a proud Lebanese who knows
his Oriental food, quizzed Chef Armea
about ingredients and cooking techniques
before rendering his verdict: “he’s not
bad,” which is as good as it gets.
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behind Ebaid Supermarket, ext 32261,
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Honorary Consulate
of Belgium Opens in El Gouna
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Photographs courtesy of TTC
An honorary Belgian consulate for the Red Sea
governorate opens in El Gouna thanks to prominent
resident Christophe Lambrecht, who embarked on
a new role as honorary consul of Belgium.
Christophe Lambrecht, a long-time
member of the El Gouna community
and chief operating officer of The Three
Corners hotel chain, has taken on a new
role to assist the Belgian population
and visitors to the area. On September
13, 2012, he officially became honorary
consul of Belgium for the Red Sea region.
Unlike career diplomats sent on missions
by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as part
of the diplomatic corps, honorary consuls
are recruited locally. They are chosen for
their integration in the host country, their
position within the local community, and
their prestigious reputation.
“Christophe has been here for a long
time and is well esteemed within the
community,” explained Belgian Consul
Benedicte Versailles, who came with a
delegation from the Belgian embassy
in Cairo for the opening of the honorary
consulate in El Gouna. “He is doing us
a favor by accepting this post, because
we will rely on his contacts and skills.”
An honorary consul functions as an
extension of the embassy, carrying out
administrative work and assisting the
Belgian community.
In practice, this entails tasks such as
recording people in the population registry
of Belgium, issuing temporary passports
in the event documents are lost or stolen,
legalizing documents by authenticating
signatures, and assisting with legal
problems that may arise. Belgian citizens
residing abroad are encouraged to
register with their respective consulate as
additional benefits are available to them,
such as inclusion in emergency planning,
issuance of nationality and residence
certificates, and the ability to vote in
federal elections. Honorary consuls
also play an economic role through
their network of contacts by helping to
locate and contact people the Belgian
representation may want to work with.
Christophe Lambrecht has long been
an asset to the Belgian community,
and he has worked to further Belgian
interests. “We chose him because he is
a successful Belgian entrepreneur with
an outstanding reputation,” said Consul
Versailles. “As a hotelier, he is used to
assisting visitors, which is a bonus.” The
assignment is open-ended, unlike that
of career diplomats who rotate from one
destination to the next. “It is an honor
for me to serve my country and to assist
anybody if needed,” stated Christophe,
who had already been involved in this
role for three years before being officially
appointed. He noted that a positive side
effect of the appointment was to put El
Gouna on the map from yet another angle,
as the opening of the honorary consulate
was reported in Belgian newspapers.
The inauguration event was held at
DuPort Pool Club in Abu Tig Marina in the
presence of His Excellency Gilles
assistant at the TTC corporate office, was
named secretary to the honorary consul;
she swore allegiance to the king and
obedience to the constitution and the laws
of the Belgian people.
The group then proceeded to the honorary
consulate located nearby at the TTC
corporate headquarters on the ground
floor of an Upper Nubia villa. The venue
bears a shield with the Belgian coat
of arms and the flags of Belgium, the
European Union, Egypt, and the Red Sea
governorate, and a ceremonial cutting
of the ribbon at the entrance gave
the audience access to the honorary
consulate. Portraits of King Albert II and
Queen Paola dominate the office, and a
photograph of the late Frans Lambrecht,
Christophe’s father, is also displayed
along with the framed Order of the Crown
of Belgium that he had received.
His Excellency Gilles Heyvaert, Belle Perez, and Christophe Lambrecht (right)
An honorary consul
functions as an extension
of the embassy, carrying
out administrative work
and assisting the Belgian
community.
Heyvaert, ambassador of the Kingdom of
Belgium to Egypt; Benedicte Versailles,
Belgian consul; Katrien Leinders of
Flanders investment and trade; Lot
Debruyne, Belgian embassy second
secretary; Brigadier Riffat Taha, chief
of Secret Service; Colonel Ayman Kotb,
assistant chief of Secret Service; Colonel
Osama Abdel Hamid, administrative
manager of Red Sea Police HQ; Colonel
Ehab Shanan, chief of Tourism Police EL
Gouna; Colonel Hatem Riffat, Tourism
Police Secret Service EL Gouna; Adham
Mahmoud, general manager of El Gouna;
and Brigadier Mohamed Selim, director of
El Gouna Security.
Benedicte Versailles welcomed the
attendees on behalf of the Belgian
embassy in Cairo before inviting
Christophe to take the oath on stage.
In front of the assembly of officials and
community members, he swore “to fulfill
faithfully and in accordance with the
Belgian laws, my duties and function, and
to contribute with everything in my power
to all that can advance the interests
of Belgian navigation and commerce.”
Chantal Verhasselt, Christophe’s fellow
Belgian citizen and management
The party continued with a surf and turf
dinner at DuPort. The Belgian community
at large was invited for the second part of
the event, which included a performance
by Flemish singer Belle Perez, a personal
friend of Christophe’s, who entertained
the audience with the most famous hits
of her repertoire as well as some of her
favorite songs swaying to the beat of latin
rhythms. //
The Honorary Consulate of Belgium in
the Governorate of the Red Sea is open
Tuesdays through Saturdays from
12-2 pm (no appointment required).
Upper Nubia Villa W303, +2 065 358
02 52 (a dedicated mobile number
will be attributed soon), christophe@
consulbelredsea.com, facebook: Honorary
Consulate of Belgium – Red Sea,
Skype: consulbelredsea
Winter 2012-2013 | 13
CARE FOR
DOLPHINS
CAMPAIGN
Photographs courtesy of Freds Swim Academy
KNOWLEDGE IS THE STARTING
POINT FOR PROTECTING WILDLIFE
The Dolphin Watch Alliance was founded
2011 in Gossau, Switzerland. It aims to
facilitate ethical and financial support for
projects that involve the research and
protection of dolphins. It is entirely funded
by donations, and the board is comprised
of biologists and anthropologists from
Zurich University as well as a specialist
in marine mammal medicine and a
marketing specialist from Walter Zoo
Gossau. The Alliance supports and
endorses the project Dolphin Watch
Natural Underwater Science, which
conducts over- and underwater research
in an effort to gain new insights into the
behavior of dolphins to be able to set up
necessary protection zones in selected
Red Sea locations.
www.dolphinwatchalliance.org
A scientist and a local swimming school
partner to raise awareness about the
plight of dolphins in the touristic areas of
the Red Sea. A swimming fundraiser held
at the Moevenpick last September has
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Swiss biologist Angela Ziltener (MSc), a research associate from
Zurich University, launched the Dolphin Watch Underwater Natural
Science project in 2009. It now operates under the umbrella of
the Dolphin Watch Alliance (see boxed text) and, under Ziltener’s
direction, is actively engaged in the study and protection of dolphins
in the greater Hurghada area.
The main research project pursued by Ziltener over the last
three years resulted in a catalogue of 140 individual Indo-Pacific
bottlenose dolphins. Each animal is named and identified by a
photograph of the dorsal fin which, along with flukes and pectoral
fins, shows distinguishing marks and characteristics in a manner
similar to human fingerprints.
Observations made from the surface as well as during scuba dives
allow the scientist to follow dolphin pods and study their habitat,
range, and behavior. “I watch their daily life and how they hunt, clean
themselves, sleep, and interact with one another,” explained Ziltener.
“I want to find out more about their needs; not just what they do but
how they do it.” Dolphins have been shown to be capable of innovation
and the use of tools; for example, they have been observed carrying
a sponge or piece of coral in their mouths while hunting for mollusks
on the seabed in order to protect their noses from spiky creatures.
They are also capable of teaching other dolphins such tactics, and
this transmission of new knowledge within a specific group is a
manifestation of culture.
Dolphin Watch Alliance and Freds Swim Academy came together
to create the Care for Dolphins program in August 2012. This
campaign aims to raise awareness about the excesses of the
dolphin watching industry in the region. Indeed, swimming with wild
dolphins has become an increasingly popular tourist attraction in
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Red Sea beach resorts. As a result, multiple tourist boats and
zodiacs follow the dolphins for several hours every day without
maintaining the necessary 30-meter safety distance, and large
numbers of snorkelers jump in the water directly into groups of
dolphins. This is a source of stress and potential injury for the
animals, and studies have shown that dolphins change their
behavior, vocalizations, and even group structure under such
circumstances, which can have long-term impacts on the Red
Sea dolphin population.
To support the activities of the Care for Dolphins program,
a fundraiser was organized on September 28, 2012, on the
occasion of World Tourism Day at the Moevenpick Resort & Spa
El Gouna. Following a breakfast buffet at the hotel, Ziltener gave
a presentation for 30 residents, hotel guests, and employees
assembled in a conference room. A charity swim followed in
the hotel’s lagoon; everyone had the opportunity to contribute,
either by swimming or sponsoring a swimmer. The event saw 26
participants, including the Moevenpick’s own swim team formed
for the occasion, swim a total of 34,460 meters.
Prizes sponsored by Moevenpick and Freds Swim Academy went
to Karim “Kimo” Khaled Mohamed and his mother Jill Falkous for
swimming the most rounds in the Family category; they received
a hotel day pass for two adults and two children that included
lunch. Residents Hassan El Hakeem and Basil Denson were
awarded a month’s swim club membership and a free massage
at the Moevenpick Health Club, respectively, for first and second
place in the single swimmer category.
“Do Not Touch” educational cartoon
“When you go on a safari, you don’t drive into a herd of zebras,
chase them off, or try to touch them,” observed Angela. “But
that’s what people are doing in the water, showing no respect for
the animals.” In contrast, when Ziltener observes dolphins, she
anchors her boat near a reef frequented by the dolphins she hopes
to see and waits for them there. Dolphins are naturally inquisitive
and come by themselves to check out the new arrivals. “They find
us through echolocation and take the lead if they are in the mood
to interact with us,” she said. Freds Swim Academy Owner Sandy
Weder El Sammra concurred: “It’s very impressive to see how
dolphins recognize Angela and accept her as part of the group.”
A total amount of 4,500 LE was collected on that day; 3,000 LE
out of the total was donated by the Swiss family of a swimming
instructor. The money will be used to support the Care for
Dolphins campaign in two areas. First, it will help fund Dolphin
Watch research activities, thereby supporting the acquisition of
knowledge essential to the protection of the animals. Second,
it will be applied toward promoting awareness among the
population through educational programs. Such programming
includes visits to schools to teach children about dolphins and
“If you behave decently with wild animals, you get more out of it,”
stated Sandy. Care for Dolphins, along with other environmental
organizations, advocates for better laws to be adopted and
implemented to protect the wild dolphins of the Red Sea. They
believe, however, that such advocacy is not enough, for by the
time new regulations come into effect, harassed dolphins will
have moved out of the range of boats from Hurghada and El
Gouna, thereby depriving both scientists and tourists from the
opportunity to see these precious marine mammals.
Thus, Care for Dolphins also works to raise awareness among
the local population and visitors about dolphins’ needs. Using
Freds Swim Academy’s existing network, the partnership places
a strong emphasis on the next generation: children who might
become excursion organizers or snorkel guides and who can
already discuss the issue with their parents. Teaching aids
include a brochure in English and Arabic explaining basic facts
about dolphin physiology and behavior and cartoons illustrating
what dolphins like and dislike. This fun approach to education
allows children to sympathize with the needs of social animals
that live, play, and rest together, but do not like being chased by
boats or touched by swimmers.
Swimming lessons are another opportunity to raise awareness.
Swimming club participants at El Gouna International School are
told that 4,000 laps in the school’s 25-meter-long pool roughly
correspond to the distance swam daily by a wild dolphin; such
analogies help understand why a dolphinarium cannot possibly
compare to a life led in the wild. “Only those who know and
understand nature are willing to protect it and take care of it” is
the campaign’s guiding principle.
A day out at sea to learn about dolphins
their needs, the holding of swimming and dolphin awareness
camps during school holidays, and public presentations in hotels
and other community venues discussing bottlenose dolphins
living in the Hurghada area and explaining how to interact with
them in a respectful and sustainable way.
Boat trips can be organized on request for participants to learn
about dolphins with Angela Ziltener. The Care for Dolphins team
hopes to make such awareness trips available for residents, but
they are not meant to become a regular business activity. //
www.carefordolphins.org
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PROFILE
FANTA AT WORK
An EGIS student’s foray into the workaday world
Text: Fanta Keyta
Photography: Julie Rieu
El Gouna International School, in partnership with local
businesses, helps students explore career opportunities
through short internships. In this issue, year 11 EGIS
student Fanta Keyta shares her experiences from a week
working in the demanding arena of public relations.
As a student of El Gouna International
School I was given the opportunity of a
weeks’ work experience in a placement of
my choice. This program was introduced
to students as a way to give them a
preview of what work would be like with
the hours and demands that differ from
school. It’s a great way to come to grips
with the challenges of the work field. It
can give them a glimpse into their chosen
career path to see if it really is for them.
Being an avid writer I aim to pursue a
journalism career, hopefully leading to
becoming an editor. What I wanted out of
my work experience was to learn the basics
of this work field and possibly understand
it further so that I could finally decide
whether it was what I really wanted to do.
Due to the unavailability of this choice for
full-time work experience, I was pleased
to accept a placement at Orascom Hotels’
Revenue Development and Analysis
department, which functions as the
owning company’s central hotel liaison
office. On my first day I was introduced to
my mentor, Ghada Amin, who is in charge
of hotels’ public relations. She then gave
me an orientation to the Steigenberger
Golf Resort in El Gouna. I got to see a
couple of rooms, which were absolutely
beautiful. Afterwards she took me to
the Sheraton, where I had another brief
orientation. I was able to see how the
hotels were laid out and the differences in
their facilities and structural aspects.
me to accompany her. I found out that the
PR agent had previously been a journalist!
As you can imagine I bombarded her with
questions, which she readily answered
with the utmost enthusiasm.
The next day I went back to the office in
Downtown El Gouna. I was given the task
of completing some research on customer
opinions using online references. Luckily
a fellow staff member was meeting the
new El Gouna account manager of the
German PR agency who handles the
destination’s promotion, and she invited
I spent the next two days working in the
office for a change and learnt how to
use different applications, like Microsoft
Outlook, that enabled the Hotel Sales
department to correspond with one
another more easily. Furthermore I
learnt how to complete and use a SWOT
(Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-
On Tuesday I was fortunate enough to
visit all the El Gouna hotels managed by
Orascom. At the Steigenberger I met my
mentor and the PR agent who had come
to familiarize herself with the destination,
and from there we began an exhausting
but invigorating day that I thought was the
best of my experience.
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marketing strategy that would be useful
later on. As a glorious finish to the week
I was treated to some exquisite cake and
left the office in high spirits.
My work was relatively manageable, and
I was proud that I coped well even though
being rather shy I was absolutely mortified
the first time having to talk to people.
However I learnt that communication is a
crucial point in this area. I was surprised
and delighted at just how welcoming and
supportive the PR team was. They were
ever so friendly and were always ready to
answer my questions.
The time I spent in Orascom Hotels Public
Relations Department was very beneficial.
I learnt the different subdivisions to
public relations, the ways that hotels
communicate, the different departments
of hotels, and how customer relations
work. Moreover I learnt how to use new
applications that can assist me later
on in life. I also discovered that to truly
succeed you have to be confident and
open-minded. Furthermore it opened my
eyes to the marketing aspects and how
to manage myself efficiently. In addition
I gained knowledge of the marketing and
advertising world and actually found that
my confidence grew and that I was surer of
myself each time I talked to new people.
“Being an avid writer I aim to pursue a
journalism career, hopefully leading to
becoming an editor.” Fanta Keyta
In conclusion, after completing my work
experience I decided that I most definitely
wanted to pursue a career in journalism,
but I have learnt that it was not as easy
as I thought it would be. But I’m pressing
ahead with it and I hope this article will
be the start of my blossoming career. I
would like to thank all the people who
have allowed me to enjoy this wonderful
opportunity. //
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can accompany their small children on
guided camel trips in the desert that begin
behind the stables and reach the coast at
Mangroovy beach. Camel trips last one and
a half to three hours, while older children
can ride elegant Egyptian-Arabic cross
horses for longer trips to the Oasis. “We
recommend wearing long trousers and
closed shoes and we have a selection of
helmets,” advises Dolly Gallo, the Swiss
owner of the stables. Following rides
children can spend time petting the animals
and feeding them carrots, apples, or dried
bread brought along from home. Resident
cats are part of the stable family and can be
seen chasing each other through the sand
and around the hooves. Basic riding lessons
are available at the stables, and a fourweek, eight-session course for children
covers not only riding but also equipment
use and animal feeding and grooming. “The
staff are very professional,” relates resident
Julie Bromilow. “My eight-year-old son
Liam has loved riding the ponies—it’s a real
confidence booster.”
The stables are open every day from
sunrise to sunset and prices start from 7
Euros. Yalla Horse Stables is located on the
main road between Downtown and Abu Tig
Marina.
ext 32344, +2 010 0136 6703,
[email protected], www.yallahorses.ch.vu
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range of sports and physical activities for its
students. Children in year five and above can
take weekly golf lessons taught by professional
trainers from El Gouna Golf Club. “The 18-hole
championship golf course offers a refreshing
break from the classroom and desert sands,”
observes golf course General Manager David
Lewer. Basketball is also popular, coached by
geography and history teacher Steven Heath,
who was formerly a National League 1 basketball
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player and university coach. Practices are
held for one hour after school, with a late bus
arranged for students living in Hurghada. Ross
Atkins, a former coach and county player in
tennis and table-tennis, works closely with El
Gouna Tennis Club to offer instruction at EGIS
in both these sports. Schoolchildren have also
enjoyed mountain biking, karate clubs, squash,
and Zumba, and volleyball is coached up by
Christian Koelbl, who is head of German and
qualified to coach up to second national league in
Germany and England. Many secondary students
have excelled in water sports, taking lessons
through Sail La Vie, El Gouna’s new sailing
school. Freds Swim Academy holds courses at
the EGIS pool. Older pupils are encouraged to
train to become Sports Leaders and volunteer
to pass on skills and experiences during lunch
breaks. “The teachers are awesome,” says longtime pupil Ayrton Earl. “We do football, running,
long jump, basketball, and sometimes handball.
We don’t need grass—we do sports on the sand
and enjoy a different experience!”
Children between the ages of 3 and 11 can participate in specially
organized cooking classes at Cheeky Monkeys Café on Saturdays from
2-4 pm. Instruction takes place in a safe learning environment and is
designed to develop children’s creativity, get them interested in food,
and provide them the opportunity to have fun and meet new friends.
The kids are introduced to the benefits of healthy eating as they develop
basic cooking skills using a diversity of foods. They can also make their
own chef hats, and their culinary creations can be taken home to share
with their loved ones.
The cost per lesson is 20 LE, which is in addition to the 30 LE entrance
fee. Reservations must be made at least one day in advance. Cheeky
Monkeys is located in Abu Tig Marina next to the mini golf.
For reservat
reservations call Anna Ankarlou +2 011 4442 2244
ext 32224, www.elgounaschool.net,
facebook/elgounaschool
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Mini Kids Academy
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Jean-Jacques Lizin, a former teacher who
lives in El Gouna with his wife Catherine
and their three-year-old son Thomas, is the
proud manager of the new nursery located
in Downtown next to the Arena Inn. “Our
priority is the welfare, happiness, and safety
of children,” remarks Jean-Jacques. “It is
important to provide the same standards
and quality of care that children receive
in Europe.” The nursery, which opened
in November, features a library designed
to inspire children to read, educational
activities geared toward helping children
care for the environment, field trips to
the stables to interact with animals, and
a collection of games, books, and vide
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children will receive health and fitness
instruction from a professional trainer from
LAX Gym. The nursery welcomes children
who are visiting El Gouna on holiday.
“Sometimes parents on holiday need to
take a few hours’ time out to indulge in an
activity on offer here,” observes JeanJacques. “Mini Kids Academy can help you
do that.”
The facility is open from 8 am to 5 pm for
children age 3 months to 6 years. An after
school club is held for older children.
ext 32225, +2 010 9508 4096,
[email protected],
www.minikidsacademy.com
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The town’s newest venue aimed at children is located
next to the Go-Kart track. Kojak’s massive inflatable
castles and slides are visible from afar, and colorful
tables, chairs, and toys are scattered throughout the
outdoor terraces and gardens. Inside the building
painting tables are ready for the children, who can
choose from a variety of mediums including ceramic
tiles, wood, foam, and gypsum figures. One aspect of
the club that stands out is its commitment to attracting
teenagers, and Managing Director Hani Kojak speaks
highly of the professional motorbike lessons his club
arranges with instructors from Crystal Bike Center
in Downtown. “We also have skateboarding, movie
nights, parties, and special prices for the Go-Karts,” he
remarked. //
Prices start from 40 LE and opening hours are from
8 am to 10 pm.
+2 010 0082 0087 or +2 010 0025 0087,
[email protected]
Read It Online!
Check out the latest issue
of El Gouna Magazine at:
www.elgounamag.com
CROONERS
MAKING A BRAND NEW START OF IT
Photographs courtesy of Crooners Club
The opening of the elegant Crooners Club provides a new place in
town to relax with a drink before or after dinner, chat with friends,
and listen to soft music in mellow surroundings.
Crooners Club is the story of two friends, Serge Albert and Guy
Pardillos. One Sunday evening after enjoying a nice dinner out in
El Gouna, they looked for a place to continue their conversation,
but could not find a spot that allowed for a meaningful exchange
over the loud music. Walking around in search of a suitable bar
or lounge, the pair started humming a Sinatra classic, and the
rest is history. Guy was already in the entertainment business,
and Serge had wanted to open a piano bar or jazz club for years,
and so the idea of Crooners Club was born.
The two friends, like the legendary singer Frank Sinatra who
inspired them, did it their way. “We wanted to create a chic place
to have a proper drink and a nice conversation,” said Serge.
Véronique Paquet, head of the club’s public relations, agreed.
“We do everything that others don’t do,” she elaborated. “We
don’t do boom-boom noise. Instead, we like melodious music
with soft, understandable lyrics.”
The club’s soundtrack spans the classic crooner universe,
featuring the music of Tony Bennett, Peter Cincotti, Melody
Gardot, Dean Martin, and Frank Sinatra. It is also a place to listen
to bossa nova with the latin jazz tunes of Stan Getz and Gilberto
Gil. Famous voices of the soul music genre such as Nina Simone
and Barry White complement the musical landscape, along with
contemporary lounge fusion and nu-jazz.
The elegant décor is in tune with the musical theme. Black is
the dominant color on the walls and in the massive bar at the
back of the venue, where an ample liquor selection is displayed.
Parquet wood floors add warmth to the locale, and comfortable
white leather armchairs and sofas invite lingering in cozy spaces.
Soft lighting adds to the mellow ambiance, while allowing
patrons to see what they drink and who they talk to. Black and
white staff uniforms include the emblematic black fedora hat,
and meticulous attention to detail extends to restroom towels
embroidered with the Crooners Club logo.
Walls are adorned with black and white photographs of illustrious
performance artists such as Harry Connick Jr., Eddy Mitchell,
Sammy Davis Jr., Stan Getz, Marilyn Monroe, Yves Montand,
and Frank Sinatra. Television screens disposed around the club
display more photographs, jazz music instruments, cocktails, and
famous quotes about wine. An Atmosphere Media system, the first
in El Gouna, combines four television screens in a very realistic
rendition of music bands playing; it shows relaxing nature scenes
when not in music mode. A jazz pianist is expected to play twice
weekly, and live bands will be scheduled occasionally.
Crooners serves state-of-the-art cocktails, with or without alcohol,
and with an emphasis on promoting the products of El Gouna’s
own winery. Le Baron sparkling wine serves as a basis for the
club’s signature cocktail enhanced by a small scoop of karkadé
(hibiscus flower) sorbet inspired by the Crooners Club red round
logo. The cocktail menu, in keeping with the bar’s theme, has
drinks named after famous artists, such as the Dean Martin
Americano, the Barry White Gin Fizz, the Harry Connick Jr. Mojito,
and the Tony Curtis Planter’s Punch. Homeowner cardholders get
a 10% discount on all beverages and entrance fees.
The Crooners Club invitation-only VIP inauguration took place
on September 30 with Le Baron sparkling wine flowing merrily
and petits fours catered by Le Deauville. The event attracted
approximately 200 of El Gouna’s movers and shakers, and Guy
Pardillos stated how pleased he was to see all of the town’s
society and business owners coming to discover the place. The
official public opening followed on October 1, and the club’s first
Live Jazz Party featuring the band French Connection followed on
October 6, 2012. //
Open daily from 7 pm through 1 am or until the last guest leaves.
Entrance fee of 150 LE including one drink applies on special
or live music evenings. Smart casual dress code required, no
unaccompanied minors under 21 years, management reserves the
right of admission enforced by security at the door.
ext 77994 (as of 4 pm), +2 012 0038 5538, club@crooners-club.
com, www.crooners-club.com, also on facebook and Twitter
CLUB
Crooners Club Member Card
Member cards are for sale at 100 Euros per
year. Benefits include free entrance for the
member and one guest on special evenings,
discounted drinks at better prices than
with homeowner cards (cannot be used in
conjunction with homeowner card discounts),
priority reservation and VIP corner reserved
for members until midnight, one free drink
on birthday, and free WiFi.
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EXCURSION
Members of El Gouna’s Gounie Gangsters Dive Club enjoyed a guided
tour of the museum and aquarium located within the grounds of the
National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries. The marine biological
station, which was founded by the Egyptian University in the late 1920s,
was the first on the Red Sea Coast and the sole research institution of
the kind in the area during its first 30 years of operation.
The National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (N.I.O.F.)
is one of twelve national research institutions focused on marine
science and affiliated with Egypt’s Ministry of State for Scientific
Research. Dr. Khaled Moselhy is director of the Hurghada
Branch, located just a short drive from El Gouna, and he
oversees N.I.O.F.’s research on aquatic environments. Scientists
working for the institute study the effects of dietary and
environmental change on various species, chronicle differences
in behavior between species in captivity versus the wild, and
monitor changes in water quality and their effects on diseases
that impact marine life.
Recently an N.I.O.F. project was carried out in El Gouna’s
lagoons, which are characterized by their featureless, muddy
sand bottoms, higher than normal sedimentation rates, and
poor opacity. Over a two-year period of time, corals taken from a
nearby threatened reef were transplanted to a location close to
the shore, alongside the White Villas where they could be easily
monitored. They were later moved to a final location where they
experienced various disturbances such as temperature drops,
unbalanced weather conditions, and heavy rainfall draining from
nearby rocks and mountains (which is accompanied by high
rates of sedimentation). A high percentage of the corals survived,
recovered, and began to proliferate, attracting other marine
organisms as they integrated in their new location.
The N.I.O.F. is also home to the Hurghada Marine Museum and
Aquarium, and our El Gouna dive group easily arranged a visit to
the latter via the facility’s facebook page. We were met by a staff
member as we parked in a gravel lot by the sea, and our tour
began at the home of Professor Hamed Goher, the first Egyptian
director of the marine biology station. The late oceanographer and
scientist spent 25 years doing research in this wooden building
overlooking the turquoise sea, and the neat blue structure is
reminiscent of colonial houses found in places like Barbados.
Our guide Sahar shared stories about Goher, who was known as
the King of the Red Sea and who died in 1994 at the age of 87.
His pioneering work served as the foundation of marine science
in Egypt and the broader Arab world, and older Egyptians will
remember his 18-year television role in a show entitled “The World
of the Seas.” Goher’s research on soft corals, which he carried
out from 1931 to 1939, earned him a D.Sc. from Cambridge. He
was a lifelong bachelor, and his devotion to the sea prompted one
journalist to remark that Goher was “married to a mermaid.” His
enthusiasm for his field of study was unflagging, and he noted
that “oceanography encompasses all the known sciences, from
astronomy to geology to mathematics.” In addition to his research,
Goher headed a number of scientific organizations, including
the Association of Faculty of Science Graduates, the Zoological
Society, and the Egyptian Society of Oceanography.
The late professor’s home now contains a number of exhibits,
including one that showcases his diving equipment. We were
fascinated by the heavy, antique diving helmet, twin cylinders,
and unfamiliar-looking regulators and pump. Goher’s typewriter,
telephone, instruments, and laboratory equipment are also
displayed in glass cabinets, and old photographs around the
displays showed his research in progress. The next room was
a treasure trove of glass specimen jars containing puffer fish,
baby turtles, octopi, and many other species preserved in
formaldehyde. Dates of preservation are displayed on the jars,
and the quality of the specimens was remarkable given their age.
The building next door also contained a few surprises. Huge
manta rays hung from either side of the entrance hall, and
stuffed birds and crocodiles from the River Nile are also on
display. A large room on the right featured large sea creatures
beautifully preserved and hung on the walls or suspended from
the ceiling. Among the various shark and dolphin species is
a moonfish—an extremely rare deep water animal acquired
recently by the museum.
Another room contains attractive displays of smaller reef fish
and turtles, while the final building in the museum complex
houses the aquarium. There we found tanks full of fish set
into rocky walls and a large central pool with two inquisitive
turtles. Safaa Eli, a native of Suez who holds a degree from Cairo
University’s Department of Chemistry and Zoology, is in charge
of water conditions at the aquarium. She measures pH levels,
salinity, and temperature, and her job also entails monitoring
the health of the fish. After a closer look at the marine life in
the tanks, our tour came to an end, and we wandered out to
the terrace of one of the wooden buildings, where we lingered
to enjoy beautiful views of the Red Sea and local fisherman
repairing their nets along the shore. //
The Marine Museum and Aquarium is located in the Ahyaa district
of Hurghada in front of the Mubarak 7 villas, and the facilities are
open daily from 10 am to 7 pm. Tickets are 30 LE for citizens and
residents of Egypt and 10 U.S. dollars for non-residents.
+2 011 4989 8003 and +2 011 4989 8445, www.hurghadamuseum.webs.com, www.coraliareef.com/projects.htm, and on
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at times a risky affair. There were
approximately 7,000 road deaths in the
country last year, and the accident rate
is more than double the global average.
Some have complained about poor road
maintenance in the area, but government
statistics report that most road accidents
and deaths in the Red Sea Governorate
are related to human error and largely
preventable. This is particularly the
case in the approximately 100-kilometer
stretch between Ras Gharib and
Za’afarana, where drivers routinely take
advantage of the wide freeway to drive
at high speeds, which causes them to
lose control and put others in danger.
Following the general guidelines below
will help ensure that you, your family,
and others remain safe the next time you
travel by road:
Wear Seatbelts:
This commonly repeated tip is often
ignored in areas where enforcement
is lax, but the fact remains that no
matter where in the world you are,
seatbelts save lives. In the case that
you are involved in an accident, wearing
a seatbelt significantly decreases your
chance of serious injury.
Place Children in Appropriate Car Seats:
Make sure that your children are placed
in car seats until they reach 12 years
old or are taller than 1.4 meters. All
children under 12 should also remain in
the rear seat of the vehicle.
Never Drink and Drive:
No matter where you live, drinking
and driving is a dangerous decision
and puts the lives of everyone on the
road at risk. Always have a designated
driver if you are going out with friends,
and take a cab if you are alone. As far
as the law is concerned, the official
drinking limit is a blood alcohol level
of 0.05%. Enforcement may be lax,
but if you cause even a minor accident
and it is confirmed that alcohol was
involved, penalties and treatment by the
authorities will become much worse.
Follow Posted Speed Limits:
The Egyptian government determines
speed limits based on road quality,
capacity, and terrain. The limits may seem
low to those coming from abroad, but they
exist for your safety. Taking slightly longer
to complete your journey it is a small price
to pay in exchange for safety.
Avoid Long Night Journeys:
Traveling at night in Egypt is not
extremely dangerous and has improved
much over the years. However, the
main road between Hurghada and El
Gouna remains unlit, and random speed
bumps along the road can make trips
treacherous. Therefore, if you do travel
by car after dark, make it a short journey
and make sure that the person behind
the wheel is wide awake and alert.
Always Leave Your Headlights on at Night:
If you do travel at night, make sure that
you are using mostly main roads and
avoid unknown “shortcuts” that could
lead to danger. Make sure that you
keep your headlights on throughout the
journey, and if you are in a taxi or car
with a driver do not be afraid to insist
that the lights stay on. This is especially
true for Tuk-Tuks within El Gouna.
Give Extra Space for Trucks:
Truck drivers in Egypt sometimes drive
shifts longer than 24 hours, and these
vehicles are one of the primary causes
of road deaths along Egypt’s highways.
Whenever you pass a trailer, make
sure that it is on a wide stretch of road
and give plenty of space and time for
mistakes. //
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PROFILE
MY FAVORITE
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EGIS students show off their art skills
Text: Brian Wright
The winter season is upon us again, and students at
the El Gouna International School have made their way
back to the classroom for another year of learning. In
celebration of our Learning issue, we invited elementary
students to draw a depiction of their favorite place in
El Gouna. After receiving more than 30 entries, each of
which contained a special viewpoint of the town, the El
Gouna Magazine artistic team including our art director
and designers met to judge each entry and pick the best
in terms of creativity, use of color, and expression of what
the natural beauty and architectural harmony of
El Gouna are all about.
Although every entry we received was beautiful and
showed how high the talent level has reached for some
students as young as the 4th grade, ultimately 6 were
chosen as the official winners of the competition and are
displayed here.
NAME: MAILYS COUPANNEC
GRADE: YEAR 4
LOCATION: ABU TIG MARINA
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In celebration of the new school year, we have asked
some of El Gouna’s youngest residents to describe their
favorite place in town
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NAME: ALICE PAATZ
GRADE: YEAR 6
LOCATION: GOLF CLUBHOUSE
NAME: MICHAEL MATHEO LABIB KALLAS
GRADE: YEAR 4
LOCATION: THE HILL
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NAME: MIRIAM ESSAM MICHEL
GRADE: YEAR 6
LOCATION: EL GOUNA LAGOONS
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NAME: PHOEBE ASCHAN
GRADE: YEAR 5
LOCATION: SHERATON
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NAME: ROSARIO ZEILAA
GRADE: YEAR 6
LOCATION: ABU TIG MARINA
There’s something wonderful on the horizon
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world-renowned Fairline model range
Targa range: T38 OPEN, T38GT, T48 OPEN, T50GT, T58GT, T62GT
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Abu Tig Marina, Office no. MB14-7, El Gouna, Red Sea, Egypt
Tel: +2 02 3336 3393 Fax: +2 02 3336 6952
Mob: +2 0114 5000 005 Email: [email protected]
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Minaa’ El Hosn, Solidere, Beirut - Lebanon
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ACADEMIA
Future Workshop
El Gouna 2030
Development within the Red Sea regional context
Photographs courtesy of Technische Universität Berlin
Stakeholders and scholars
established the Community
Forum El Gouna 2030
as they discussed the
opportunities and challenges
faced by the town as it
moves toward becoming
Egypt’s first eco city.
The Future Workshop El Gouna 2030
took place on September 16-17, 2012,
and was organized by Technische
Universität Berlin’s West Asia North
Africa Cooperation Unit. The purpose
of the two-day event was to discuss the
challenges and opportunities that exist
for El Gouna and its neighbors in the
Red Sea region, as well as the future of
El Gouna as it moves toward becoming
an eco city. Citizens of El Gouna and the
surrounding area joined representatives
of various local organizations, companies,
and other institutions throughout the
region to attend the workshop held at TUB
Campus El Gouna.
The first part of the Future Workshop
focused on El Gouna’s place in the greater
Hurghada area and the Red Sea region.
Although the resort town has developed
its own distinctive profile and standard,
its development and perspectives are part
of the larger regional context. Topics and
questions discussed included strategies
and concepts for economic development
in the Red Sea region, new opportunities
related to the growing fields of education
and knowledge, and the presence of TUB
Campus El Gouna as stimulating factor
for the local and regional development.
On day two, discussions zoomed in from
the regional to the local level with the
goal of identifying ways of moving El
Gouna as quickly as possible toward
becoming the first “eco” or “green” city
in Egypt. Projects were identified in which
academic partners of TUB can cooperate
with stakeholders of the El Gouna
community. Areas discussed included
guidelines for sustainable urban planning,
energy efficiency strategies, reduction of
water consumption, desalination by solar
energy, green spaces by reforestation,
low cost housing, and the use of regional
building materials.
Approximately 40 participants attended
the event, including citizens of El Gouna
and other locations in the region; the
governor of the Red Sea region and
his deputy; academics from TUB and
Egyptian universities; and representatives
of organizations, companies, and other
institutions interested in, responsible for,
or otherwise involved in the development
of El Gouna and the region.
Participants were positive about their
experience, related Prof. Rudolf Schäfer,
founding director of TUB Campus El
Gouna and study dean for the institution’s
master’s program in urban development
(MSc). “This was a very successful and
inspiring first step towards a fruitful
cooperation with our local and regional
neighbors. Campus El Gouna is not only
a venue for academic education; we also
want to contribute with our means to a
sustainable development of El Gouna and
to the realization of the ambitious goal of
becoming an eco city.”
The main outcome of the workshop was
the decision to establish the “Community
Forum El Gouna 2030.” This forum
will serve as platform for regularly
scheduled events in which progress
and implementation of existing projects
are discussed and further projects are
developed. In practical terms, the next
step will involve TU Berlin and Freie
Universität Berlin set up a meteorological
station and carry out a climatological
inventory of El Gouna in February 2013.
“Campus El Gouna is not only a venue for academic education;
we also want to contribute with our means to a sustainable
development of El Gouna and to the realization of the
ambitious goal of becoming an eco city.” Prof. Rudolf Schäfer
A documentation of the workshop will soon
be uploaded on the TUB Campus El Gouna
website, and a presentation will follow
during the next Community Forum. //
www.campus-elgouna.tu-berlin.de
[email protected]
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SPORTS
Racing
Across
The Sands
Pharaons Rally 2012
Text: Brian Wright
Photographs courtesy of Pharaons Rally
An internationally ranked event on the rally
circuit puts Egypt on the motor racing map.
The thrill of racing through the desert is
a truly remarkable experience. Dealing
with the harsh conditions, navigating
tough terrain, and handling any technical
problems along the way make for a
challenge. Every year, drivers in 4-wheel
drive, 2-wheel drive, and motorcycle
categories come from around the world
to compete in the Pharaons Rally from
October 1 through 6. An internationally
ranked event since 2010, the rally
is monitored and regulated by the
Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile
(FIA), and results obtained locally affect
teams’ global placement.
This year’s Pharaons Rally in Egypt had
an excellent showing, garnering around
100 participants. (As a comparison, the
Dakar rally in South America, which is
the most popular global event on the
rally raid circuit, attracts around 200
competing vehicles).
The 2012 Pharaons track was broken
into six stages covering a total of 2,800
kilometers. Each stage was designed
to test drivers along a range of different
terrain types including rolling sand dunes
that challenge judgment, rocky trails
that test the mechanics, and wide valleys
perfect for speed. It is also a chance to
show off Egypt’s diverse natural landscape.
Every year, a number of Egyptian teams
enter the rally. In previous years El Gouna
has sponsored a team, but unfortunately
it was unable to enter into this year’s
competition. According to Al Rahalla team
driver Tarek Erian, Egyptian participation
in the rally has had its ups and downs.
“There are a lot of obstacles that hold back
Egyptians from getting involved,” he said.
“Mostly this has to do with sponsorships.
It requires a great deal of money to sign
up for these competitions, ship your cars
to the competition site, and develop your
support team that helps deal with the
logistics and maintenance. Sometimes
corporations step up to give their support,
but a lot of the times this comes down to
being a personal hobby.” Despite funding
obstacles, Al Rahalla was able to enter
three total cars this year, and Tarek placed
9th overall, securing a world championship
ranking of 5th place.
As a special addition to the rally, this
year witnessed the launch of the Dakar
Challenge. Designed to help out racing
teams from countries without much
international presence, the challenge
consists of several smaller benchmarks
taken throughout the course of the track
with the winner getting an all expenses
paid trip to the Dakar Rally, which is
scheduled to begin on January 5, 2013.
Tarek won the challenge and will
become the first Egyptian and youngest
competitor to participate in Dakar. //
www.pharaonsrally.com
2012 PHARAONS RALLY WINNERS
bikes
cars
1. Joan Barreda (Spain)
2. Jakub Przygonski (Poland)
3. Jordi Viladoms (Spain)
4. Paulo Goncalves (Portugal)
5. Juan Carlos Salvatierra (Bolivia)
1. Khalifa Al Mutaiwai (Emirates) and Andreas Schulz (Germany)
2. Regis Delahaye (France) and Alexandre Winocq (France)
3. Miroslav Zapletal (Czech Republic) and Maciej Marton (Poland)
4. Patrick Sireyjol (France) and Francois-Xavier Beguin (Belgium)
5. Jun Mitsuhashi (Japan) and Alain Guehennec (France)
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UPDATES
what's new
NOW AVAILABLE
the Mosaic product range following the
introduction of Mosaic grappa last summer,
and with grape vodka expected for the New
Year. Distributed by Cheers, ext 32587, mob
19131, free delivery in El Gouna.
Sail La Vie
Sail La Vie has recently introduced sailing,
kayaking, and snorkeling trips. Located in
front of the Sheraton, +2 010 1410 1915,
[email protected]
Met Opera live in HD
The Metropolitan Opera comes to El Gouna
via live high-definition satellite broadcasts
from New York City to the Technical
University Berlin’s Audimax auditorium.
The season was launched with Donizetti’s
L’Elisir d’Amore and will continue through
April 27, 2013, with legendary operas from
Verdi, Mozart, Berlioz, Wagner, and more.
For information and reservations contact
+2 012 0000 1232, [email protected], www.
metoperafamily.org
Direct flights with Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines inaugurated a new route
between Hurghada and Istanbul in October.
In addition to providing a new weekend
getaway destination, the three weekly direct
flights open a new gateway to Star Alliance
connecting flights to Europe and beyond.
www.turkishairlines.com
Mosaic limoncello liqueur
Limoncello is now made by El Gouna’s
Kouroum of the Nile winery using organic
lemon zest macerated in grape bon-goût
spirit (the middle cut or highest quality
distillate). It is then separated but not filtered,
artisanal-style, and diluted with sugar syrup
and water to reach an alcohol level of 25%,
before being aged during five weeks for
more refined, rounded flavors. Limoncello
lemon liqueur is a perfect digestive after a
gourmet meal. This latest addition enhances
Yalla Horse Stable
Yalla now offers a Caravan Trip departing
from the stable for three-hour excursions
by horse or camel. Participants will admire
the sunrise or sunset as they head to the
mountains or the beach. Yalla’s other
activities include the “How to be a horseman
or horse-girl” program consisting of eight
lessons over a four-week period, as well as
daily horse and camel riding and pony and
donkey riding for kids. ext 32344, +2 010 2312
7733 or +2 010 2312 8833, [email protected],
www.yallahorses.ch.vu, also on facebook
10-15 minutes. There is a chance to spot
dolphins on the way and, once on the reef, the
underwater world can be admired through
the glass bottom of the boat or by way of
snorkeling. This tour is suitable for the whole
family; it includes lunch with soft drinks,
towels, and snorkeling equipment. The Flying
Dutchman is an environmentally friendly
boat with engines meeting EC emission
standards. The Orange Concept’s reservation
desks are located at the Moevenpick, Rihana,
Ocean View, Arena Inn, and Sheraton, as well
as in Abydos Marina, ext 77976, +2 010 0010
2952 /3, www.redseabookings.com
DINING
Drumsticks reopens
Drumsticks Restaurant has reopened its
doors in Abu Tig Marina with a new menu
featuring the best of tasty eats, from chicken
to sizzling beef and shrimps fajitas, as well
as burgers, grilled hamour fish, a variety of
salads, and a touch of Tex-Mex food, all with
friendly service in an improved ambiance.
Abu Tig Marina, open daily from 4 pm till 12
am, ext 77907
Garo’s Snack Stop
Garo’s has a new menu featuring new
wraps as well as beef fillet dishes. Daily
specials are also available; call to find out
what is on offer. Residents and homeowners
get a 10% discount. El Balad, ext 32448,
+2 012 2784 9854
Cookit Kitchen Supplies
Cookit has enhanced its collection of fun
kitchenware with accessories by Tulip from
Holland, Alessi and Pedrini from Italy, Hisar
from Turkey, as well as spice boxes from
Thailand. A wider selection of white and
colorful porcelain flatware is now available,
and themed tableware, handmade glass
decorations, and chocolate boxes will
augment the assortment for the holiday
season. Cookit also supplies large quantities
by order; free delivery within El Gouna.
Tamr Henna, ext 35000, +2 012 2090 0555,
[email protected], also on facebook
Flying Dutchman
The Flying Dutchman is a hydrofoil semisubmarine that takes passengers from
Abydos Marina to nearby coral reefs in only
Catch of the Day at El Sayadin
The Moevenpick’s exceptional seafood
barbecue buffet held every Monday at El
Sayadin Restaurant has moved indoors for
the winter season. The finest delicacies from
the Red Sea are handpicked by Executive
Chef Steve Sweetman at Hurghada’s early
morning fish market and chargrilled
on demand. The Monday night barbecue
includes unlimited fish, shrimp, and lobster,
along with a choice of dips and sauces,
potatoes, rice, and vegetables, as well
as oriental mezzeh on the table, oriental
sweets, and a glass of sparkling wine as
aperitif, all for 380 LE per person. Catch of
the day is also served à la carte with a 30%
discount on Thursdays at El Sayadin. Kindly
book your table in advance with the hotel’s
Guest Relations at ext 120
FACES
Swiss TV Show at the Moevenpick
Moevenpick Resort & Spa had the pleasure
of hosting the National Swiss Television for
the shooting of their show “Benissimo,”
the most popular entertainment program
on Swiss national television for 20 years
running. Producer Max Sieber and his team
have chosen El Gouna to shoot the holiday
episodes of the comedy sketches using
various locations inside the hotel including
the lobby, the pool bar, a hotel suite, the
beach, and El Sayadin restaurant, as well as
many picturesque settings around El Gouna
such as Downtown and Abu Tig Marina. The
“Benissimo” show featuring the El Gouna
episodes can be seen online at
www.videoportal.sf.tv
to your loved ones on a special occasion or
just to show your appreciation. Gift cards
are valid for any massage or body treatment
available on the Sheraton Miramar Health
Club menu and can be purchased at the
Health Club’s reception. ext 110, +2 065 354
5606, [email protected]
SPORTS & WELLNESS
AROUND TOWN
LAX goes latin
Salsa sessions are now to be had at LAX Gym.
Have fun and get in shape while dancing to
hot latin rhythms. Kindly reserve in advance.
Abu Tig Marina North, ext 75501, +2 012 7512
1222, [email protected], www.laxgouna.
com, also on facebook
Community action at Sheraton Miramar
Sheraton Miramar Resort had the pleasure of
hosting the Berba School for disadvantaged
children for the second time on November
7, 2012. The day was packed with lots of fun,
live shows by the Art for Life Network, and of
course food and drinks. The event was part
of the Sheraton’s commitment to making life
better by sharing with the community.
Sheraton Health Club gift cards
Treat your friends and family to a relaxing
time with the Sheraton Health Club’s gift
cards. A Spa Gift Certificate is pure bliss
packed in an envelope and ready to be given
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The Complete Guide to El Gouna
A great advantage of vacationing or living in El Gouna is the myriad of options it offers as a
complete community. Whether you are looking for the ideal place for dinner, the ultimate
sporting experience, or simply where to fill a prescription, this guide will help you know
where to go or who to call. In these pages you’ll find a comprehensive listing of the town’s
services, sports, dining, entertainment and much more.
DIRECTORY
Activities & Sports.........................................................................................................p 46
Banks.............................................................................................................................p 52
Beaches.........................................................................................................................p 46
Boating & Marina Services..........................................................................................p 46
Dine Around .................................................................................................................p 45
Diving.............................................................................................................................p 48
Education.......................................................................................................................p 54
Health & Wellness........................................................................................................p 48
Housekeeping...............................................................................................................p 54
Info Center.....................................................................................................................p 52
Internet................ ..........................................................................................................p 54
Kids................................................................................................................................p 48
Medical..........................................................................................................................p 52
Nightlife .........................................................................................................................p 48
Real Estate....................................................................................................................p 50
Restaurants...................................................................................................................p 50
Services.........................................................................................................................p 52
Shopping........................................................................................................................p 54
Transportation...............................................................................................................p 58
Travel Agency.................................................................................................................p 58
CALLING EXTENSIONS
From outside El Gouna, please dial +2 065 358 0521 /22/23/24/25/26 for the
operator and ask to be connected to the extension of your choice.
DINE AROUND
Dine Around Restaurants
A unique offering from El Gouna’s hotels. For program specifics and reservations, contact the
Guest Relations agent at your hotel of residence, or call the Info Center / ext 32100.
Arena Inn / ext 150 / International Buffet
La Rotisserie / ext 130 / French
Decorated in a tasteful marine style and with a beautiful setting overlooking
the lagoon, Arena Inn sets sail to international and themed buffets.
In the mood for a fine dining experience? Celebrating something
special? This is the place where you can have it all! Enjoy our exquisite
menu and pamper yourself with an unforgettable evening. We offer a
daily 4-course gourmet menu or a la carte options for your own delight.
Bleu Bleu / ext 77928 / French
With a top quality chef, the restaurant specializes in French cuisine
served at an ideal location in the Abu Tig Marina. Enjoy a variety of
seafood dishes either inside or on the marina boardwalk.
Captain’s Steakhouse / ext 144 / American Steaks
If steak is what you like...then you’ve hit the jackpot! The Steak House
offers a romantic setting overlooking the Abu Tig Marina. Great
American style steak dishes are served in a beautiful atmosphere with a
classical high standard of service.
Chez Pascal / ext 188 / 177 / Belgian
Feast on wonderful culinary delights at our specialty Belgian restaurant
and savor mouth-watering cuisine. Enjoy a fantastic meal of fabulous
dishes from all corners of the earth accompanied by soft, live piano
music while you dine.
Dolce Vita / ext 188 / 177 / Italian
Authentic Italian cuisine with sounds, sights and aromas from the
Mediterranian. Come visit us at our two distinct locations at the Rihana
Resort and the Ocean View Hotel.
Mamounia / ext 77855 / Moroccan
Moroccan cuisine that is a feast for the senses. The world famous
couscous and a variety of tajines and authentic Moroccan specialties are
enjoyed in a beautifully decorated restaurant on the marina promenade.
Oceana / ext 177 / International Buffet
Feast on wonderful culinary delights from the nightly theme buffet
dinners with local delicacies and international dishes. Most of all, have
dinner with a unique view of the Red Sea unlike any other in El Gouna.
Orient 1001 / ext 110 / Oriental
Enjoy Lebanese-Egyptian food in an authentic Oriental atmosphere with
live traditional bread making and a variety of hot & cold mezzes and
char-grilled seafood & meats. Live show every Friday night. Special set
menu for Dine Around with optional additional dishes at extra charge.
Tandoor / ext 133 / Indian
Enjoy fabulous Tandoori and Mughalai specialties at the only authentic
Indian Restaurant in El Gouna located in the Ali Pasha Hotel at the Abu
Tig Marina entrance. A la carte choice. Set menu also available.
El Sayadin / ext 120 / Seafood
The renowned a la carte restaurant for Oriental and seafood specialties
boasts a unique location overlooking the crystal blue Red Sea. Spoil
yourself in this breathtaking ambience for all romantic & casual
moments while enjoying the finest delicacies from the menu.
La Piscina / ext 110 / Seafood
Saturday seafood BBQ! Enjoy lavish international seafood delicacies
in an exclusive atmosphere around the pool featuring live music and
entertainment from 19:30 until 22:30 every Saturday. Free alcoholic
welcome drink.
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GUIDE
ACTIVITIES AND SPORTS
Aquarium
ext 32408 / Kafr El Gouna
From Spanish Divers and Picassos to sea
horses and crabs, the aquarium will delight
the whole family.
Quad Runners
Marina Beach Club
ext 34044 / El Balad
Go for an exciting desert safari, a full moon
trip, or a Bedouin trip on quads for 2 hour
slots, half or full day trips. Guides and BBQ
arrangements. At Peak Safari
ext 77966
At the heart of Abu Tig, free access with owner’s
card and for guests of participating hotels.
A massage parlor also does henna tattoos.
Restaurant service is provided by Moods and the
beach bar remains lively until late.
Red Sea Zone
Beach Buggy
Race accross the sand with beach buggy
excursions from Speed Devils.
+2 010 0295 5209 / Northern Mangroovy
IKO-certified kiteboarding school.
[email protected], www.redseazone.com
Sports & Fun Aquacenter
Beach Volleyball
Enjoy sandy courts on the beach at:
Mangroovy Beach / ext 32260
Zeytouna Beach / ext 35317 or 140
The Club House / ext 32412
Biking
Zoom around town with scooter & bicycle
rentals. Crystal Bike Center.
Dragon Project Windsurfing
Moevenpick / ext 120
Go-Karts
ext 32188
Burn rubber on the carting circuit on the road
between the downtown area and the marina.
Operated by German management.
Open from 11am-11pm
ext 32241 / Magroovy Beach
Windsurfing, wakeboarding, glass bottom
boat. At the Steigenberger
+2 011 4111 1978
Lessons, rental, sales, lagoon trips, SUP yoga.
The Club House, Sheraton TGI, Mangroovy
Beach, Liquid Park, call for pickup service.
BOATING & MARINA SERVICES
Swimming Lessons
ext 32249 / 32011 / +2 065 358 0073 /
+2 012 2766 0185
ext 32412 / +2 012 8274 1000
At The Club House, with Freds Swim Academy.
Tennis Club & Academy
ext 32515
Four clay tennis courts, equipment rental,
individual and collective lessons, sparring
partner, weekly single tournament, and tennis
and multisport camp. Next to the go-kart track
Golf Course
Tennis & Squash Courts
Professional tennis and squash courts are
available at:
Club Med / ext 100
Ride horses and camels at:
Moevenpick beach / ext 120
Yalla Horse Stable / ext 32344
Yalla’s trained staff will help you enjoy their
Arabian cross horses and ponies for children.
Don’t miss their horse-drawn carriage trips!
Wakeboard and Waterski
Kite Family
+2 012 2402 4688 / Zeytouna Beach
Kitesurfing, windsurfing, small catamaran for
three persons. Zeytouna Beach
[email protected]
www.kitefamilyelgouna.com
Kitepower
ext 3250 / Mangroovy Beach
VDWS-recognized kiteboarding school.
[email protected]
www.kitepower-elgouna.com
ext 75571 / 75573
Keeps a list of private and commercial charter
boats in El Gouna. www.abutig-marina.com
Yacht Club, North Basin
+2 012 2001 0611, [email protected]
Fantasia Shipping Agency
+2 010 9810 4886 / Abu Tig
Shipping agency and port services.
Lodos Marine
ext 77965 / Abu Tig
Yachting equipment and supplies.
Yellow Fin Fishing Safari
+2 010 0010 2956 / Abu Tig
Boat service center for all types of repairs,
engine service, anti-fouling, and refits.
Authorized Mercruiser and Mercury dealer
and service center.
ext 77857 / +2 010 0301 7200 / Abu Tig
Recreational and sports fishing.
info@yellow-fin.net, www.yellow-fin.net
Beaches
Buzzha Beach
+2 012 2741 2100 / North Mangroovy
Only 15-min from downtown. Soak up the
sun and watch kitesurfers. Activities include
billiards, table football, beach volley and a
kids’ playground, all free of charge.
Club 88
+2 015 0739 3572 / Abu Tig Marina North
Circular pool overlooking the super yacht
marina, beach, bar and restaurant.
Mahmya
ext 120 / +2 012 2472 5972 / Moevenpick
IKO-certified kiteboarding school.
[email protected], www.kitepeople.at
Liquid Park
Mangroovy Beach
+2 012 7007 7379
Water park with inflatable toys, action tower,
climbing wall, slides, and animation team.
Airport lagoon, Facebook Liquid Park El Gouna
ext 32260
Enjoy kite and windsurfing, snorkeling,
volleyball and football. Look out for beach
parties and summer BBQs. Shuttle bus Marina
line departs on the hour between 9 am and 5
pm from downtown.
North basin office
Beyond the Pyramids
ext 32100
Just over an hour from El Gouna, Mahmya
Beach on Giftun Island offers a natural
environment with blue waters awaiting
exploration and a white sandy beach inviting
relaxation. Food, great music, and a fun crowd
make for a memorable exotic escape.
Kite People
Abu Tig Marina Office
ext 77976 / +2 010 0010 2952
The Orange Concept offers a range of
water based activities including waterski,
wakeboard, wakestate, wakesurf, fun tubes,
and more for all levels and ages.
www.theorangeconcept.com
Kiteboarding Club El Gouna
+2 012 2661 0878 / Buzzha Beach
VDWS-certified kiteboarding school.
[email protected]
www.kiteboarding-club.com
ext 35317
Lively and beautiful, Zeytouna Beach is located
on its own island surrounded by the sea and
lagoons. A 400-meter jetty provides access
to deeper water and the coral reef plateau.
Beach Access: Shuttle boat from Downtown
and Sultan Bey, or walking bridges from the
Sheraton and Hill.
Stand Up Paddling
ext 32285
An 18-hole championship course with driving
range, chipping and pitching area, and putting
greens. Rental services for clubs, trolleys and
carts available. Tee times must be reserved in
advance. For non-golfers, check out the Golf
Introduction with PGA professionals every Wed
and Sat, 3:30-5pm
Horseback Riding
Zeytouna Beach
Romantic raft rides around the lagoons, and
speedboats for rent.
El Gouna Boat Service
Fairline
+2 011 4500 0005 / Abu Tig
Fairline yachts sales and after-sales support
with on-site service center.
Flying Dutchman Hydrofoil Semi Submarine
ext 77976 / Abydos Marina and hotels
Exciting rides to the reefs around El Gouna on
a fast hydrofoil with large magnifying glass
bottom.
National Yachts Company
ext 75523 / Abu Tig
Sea Ray and Azimut yachts dealership.
Ocean Diva Catamaran Sailing Cruises
ext 77976 / Abydos Marina and hotels
Day cruises, champagne cruises, private
cruises, and party cruises.
Princess Yachts
+2 011 4001 1667 / Abu Tig
Princess yachts sales and after-sales services.
Sea Pros Yachts
+2 010 9127 1989 / Abu Tig
Exclusive dealers of Ferretti Yachts and other
luxury and sports crafts.
Three Corner Ocean View Building
Abu Tig Marina - El Gouna
Phone Ralf: +2 0111 099 3880
Guided tours on the Segway
Experience El Gouna in a special way
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Seascope
LAX Gymnasium & Lounge
Moevenpick
ext 77911 / Abu Tig
Yellow Seascope Semi-Submarine excursions.
ext 75501 / Abu Tig North
ext 120
Interactive sports and games both in the water
and outdoors. 10:30-13:30 and 14:30-17:00
Moevenpick
Sunseeker
ext 120
ext 77961 / Abu Tig
Sells a range of luxury yachts and sports crafts.
Sheraton
Rihana Trixie Kids Club
ext 110
DIVING CENTERS
Steigenberger
Blue Brothers
TTC Ocean View
ext 77975 / TTC Ocean View
Instruction: PADI, CMAS-Barracuda, and ProNRC.
Night dives available. Snorkeling. Languages:
German, English, and Arabic.
Colona Dive Center
ext 188 / TTC Rihana
Instruction: PADI. Snorkeling. Languages:
Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, English,
Portuguese, Italian, and Russian.
Dive Trek
ext 130
Sheraton
ext 188
ext 110
Complete program includes water polo, diving,
beach games, balloon games and activities
coordinated by the animation team.
10:00-17:00, 19:00-20:00
Panorama Bungalows
Steigenberger
ext 199
ext 130
Kid’s Club, playground, activities and games
indoor and outside. Ages 5-12 years old.
10:00-17:00
ext 177
TTC Rihana
Angsana Spa
A subsidiary of the Banyan Tree Group,
Angsana Spa boasts two outlets in El Gouna.
ext 32381 / Sultan Bey
Instruction: PADI and CMAS-FFESSM.
Snorkeling. Languages: French, English,
and German.
Moevenpick
Easy Divers Academy
ext 130
ext 32327 / TTC Rihana
Instruction: PADI and CMAS-FFESSM. Boat
available for disabled divers and the only dive
center licensed to visit the Thistlegorm. Night
dives available. Snorkeling, glass bottom boat.
Languages: Dutch, French, German, English,
and Arabic.
Emperor Divers
ext 120 / Moevenpick
Instruction: PADI and SDI for Scubility
program for physically challenged divers with
a boat suitable for disabled divers. snorkeling.
Languages: English, German, French, Dutch,
Italian, and Arabic.
Euro Divers
ext 100 / Club Med
Instruction: PADI. Snorkeling.Languages:
French, English, Spanish, Italian, and Arabic.
Club Med guests only.
Orca Dive Club
ext 77739 / Abu Tig
Instruction: PADI, CMAS-VDST, ProNRC for
Nitrox, and IANTD for closed rebreather Buddy
Evolution. Snorkeling. Languages: German,
English,French, and Arabic. Turtle’s Inn.
ext 188
Age-appropriate programs and themed days
include Indian day, Party day, Pirates day and
Handcrafts day. 10:00-1:30 and 14:00-17:00
ext 120
Nurseries
Gounnes Paradise
ext 32231 / El Bustan
Steigenberger
Little Gounies
Beauty Salons
Body Care
Mini Kids Academy
ext 32225 / Downtown
Classic
Steigenberger / ext 130
Abu Tig / ext 77918
Playtime
Cheeky Monkeys
ext 77012 / Abu Tig
An indoor air-conditioned playground with
trampoline, slides, and swings as well as
outdoor mini-golf, football, and picnic area.
Next to Ali Pasha, open daily from 12-9pm.
Day use: 40 LE per child. Infants under
9 months enter free with one paying child.
Finger Secret Massage
Kojak Kids Club
ext 122 / Dawar El Omda
ext 32257
This facility comprises outdoor playground
and indoor play rooms for amusement games,
creative activities, and birthday parties.
Located next to Go-Karts.
Captain’s Inn
ext 144 / Abu Tig
Chinese Massage by Lin
Lax Beauty Center
Look at Me
ext 32340 / Tamr Henna
Activities
Moevenpick Salon
Island Adventure
ext 120
TGI Diving
ext 110 / Sheraton
ext 35317 or 140
Take the jetty to Zeytuna Island for a day of
snorkeling, horseback riding, and a photo-op
on the back of a smiling camel.
ext 110 / Sheraton
Instruction: PADI. Features a boat suitable for
disabled divers; all boats depart from the dive
center’s own jetty. Snorkeling, pedalos and
canoes.Languages: English, French, German,
Italian, Dutch, and Arabic.
Tamr Henna Salon
Mini Golf
ext 77012
Try your luck at pint-sized golf in the marina.
The Dive Connection
ext 199 / Panorama Bungalows
Instruction: PADI, CMAS-VDST, and TDI for
advanced technical diving, trimix, semi-closed
rebreathers Draeger Dolphin and Ray, and
closed circuit rebreathers Buddy Evolution and
Submatix. Snorkeling. Languages: English,
German, French, Dutch, and Arabic.
HEALTH & WELLNESS
Club Med
ext 100
Nefertari
Thai Scissors
Thanita Massage
NIGHTLIFE
ext 32412 / Club House, Kafr
Barten
TTC Ocean View
ext 77903 / Abu Tig
Egypt’s smallest bar with its modern, funky
decor and exciting atmosphere
ext 33020
Beach Party
KIDS
Hotel Activity Clubs For Kids
Enjoy BBQ, bonfires, and great music every
Sun and Wed from 10:30pm.
Arena Inn
C-Bar
ext 150
Children’s activities and playground facilities.
Ages: 0-6
ext 77962 / Abu Tig
Specially created to bring live entertainment
to the marina, C offers music, ambiance, and
karaoke fun.
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Café Vienna
Tambel Irish Pub
Bella Italia
ext 120 / Moevenpick Hill
Elegant lounge and piano bar, a place to dance
on classical revivals.
Cold beer, hot music, and good mezzeh.
Selection of liquors including famous Irish
whiskey and Irish cream.
ext 77912 / Abu Tig
Authentic Italian pizzas, pastas and salads.
Dunes
Indoor seating or relax in an open Bedouin
tent. Music, appetizers and cocktails.
Tides Lounge Bar
ext 144 / Abu Tig
Billiard tables available until 3 am at Captain’s
Inn Hotel.
DuPort Pool Club
ext 177 / Ocean View
The ultimate lounge experience. Cool tunes,
private lounge beds, swimming pool, and
delicious food. Guest DJs every Mon and Fri,
closed in winter.
El Gouna Cinema
Free entrance for big time blockbusters at
the open air theatre. Movie showing every
Thursday at 8:30pm.
Ancient Sands Resort
Bleu Bleu
ext 77870 / +2 010 0068 0110 / Abu Tig
[email protected], www.
ancientsandsresort.com
ext 77928 / Abu Tig
Well known for its delicious platters served on
a romantic terrace facing the sea.
Commercial Property
Bua Khao
Orascom Housing, [email protected]
Thai food in a fresh, open tropical atmosphere.
Also offers a wide assortment of seafood
dishes.
OHD Authorized Sales Agent
El Gouna Immobilien
ext 77794 / +2 012 2160 9339
[email protected]
Loca Loca
ext 77001 / Abu Tig
Weekly entertainment program and late parties
on the island opposite Bleu Bleu.
Biergarten
REAL ESTATE
ext 32100
A natural grove of date palms with roofed huts,
Bedouin tents, and gardens. Buffet dinner and
oriental show every Wednesday from 7pm.
ext 32100
A fantastic party with live special
entertainment every Saturday and Tuesday
from 8pm.
Healthy, freshly-squeezed fruit juices and
smoothies.
Restaurant bar with a unique atmosphere and
terrace.
El Gouna Oasis
Kafr El Gouna Party
Benzini Juice Bar
El Gouna Real Estate
Tamr Henna / ext 32194
Abu Tig / ext 32499 / +2 010 6661 9567
[email protected]
Real Estate Office (OHD)
Orascom Sales Office, marketing.realestate@
orascomhd.com
Downtown Kafr / ext 32005 / 32041
Abu Tig Marina / ext 77939
Buzzha Beach
+2 012 2884 2839 / North Mangroovy
El Gouna’s only wood-fire pizza oven. Theme
evenings include Italian & BBQ.
Captain’s Steakhouse
ext 144 / Abu Tig
American-style steak dishes in a great
atmosphere at Captain’s Inn on the marina
boardwalk.
Ceviche
Tapas bar.
Resale, Rental & Property Management
Marina Street Festival
ext 32100
Don’t miss the biweekly party where guest
DJs and live bands guarantee an outdoor
extravaganza of fun. Every Monday and Friday
from 8pm.
Moods
ext 77966 / Abu Tig
Lounge bar, oriental and international cuisine
and cocktails by the boats or on the beach with
great alcohol at good prices! Beach parties
every Friday night during the summer.
El Gouna Prime Living
El Gouna Vacation Rentals
ext 32552 / Abu Tig
Fulllstop Rentals and Management
Chez Chantal
ext 155 / Abu Tig
Belgian & international foods. Turtle’s Inn rooftop.
Chez Pascal
Rihana / ext 188
Ocean View / ext 177
Specialty Belgian restaurant with mouthwatering cuisine. Live piano music.
Interhome
ext 32513 / Abu Tig
China House
Magic Property Management
Great Pekingese and Shanghai food with
authentic ingredients.
Palma Karaoke Café
Live your dream of being a karaoke king!
Choose from 3000 tunes in 9 languages in a
chilled out atmosphere.
Peanuts
ext 32326 / Abu Tig
Trendy bar and eatery; one of the marina’s
hotspots! DJ music and regular themes keep
the fun going.
Sand Bar
Seriously cold beers, a full range of spirits
and chilled wines. A selection of non-alcoholic
cocktails is available.
Smugglers
ext 77927 / Abu Tig
The vibe is classic English pub meets Indiana
Jones where Sussex-native Richard Boys
serves up drinks.
Tamr Henna Square Event
Oriental show and entertainment every Sunday
and Thursday from 9:30pm.
Orascom
Dolce Vita
Scarab Club
Rihana Resort / ext 188
Ocean View Hotel / ext 177
Enjoy the real flavor of Italian pizzas and pastas.
+2 011 4141 1111 / Abu Tig
www.scarab-club.com
Drumsticks
RESTAURANTS
ext 77907 / Abu Tig
Chicken wings and salad bar, as well as
crêpes.
7th Star Restaurant
El Bustan Café
ext 77972 / Abu Tig
Special breakfast, superb pastries, coffees,
international menu, and fondue.
ext 807-2038 / El Bustan
Egyptian coffee shop and shisha bar.
El Sayadin
Abou El Sid
Authentic Egyptian food served in old Cairo
style atmosphere.
Fantastic Oriental and seafood specialties with
a unique location overlooking the sea.
El Taybeen
Art Village Café
Open space arabian atmosphere. Work on your
art or relax with a shisha or drink.
Assortment of sandwiches, pasta, pizza, and
special salads. Live band on Thursday.
Fairways
Athena Greek Taverna
ext 32429 / Balad
Greek specialties.
ext 130 / Steigenberger
Elegant yet cozy with daily buffet themes and
uniquely Egyptian fare.
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Fish Market
Mangroovy Beach Club
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
Catch of the day and Alexandrian-style seafood.
ext 32260 / Mangroovy
Scenic beach bar and restaurant. Beach party
every Sun and Wed. Bedouin tent with shisha.
ext 77852 / Abu Tig
All sorts of coffee specialties are to be had,
together with pastries and snacks.
Maritim Restaurant
The Snack Shack
ext 77971 / Abu Tig
Seafood and Scandinavian specialties served
in a unique atmosphere overlooking the sea.
Sandwiches, salads and desserts, takeaway
and delivery available.
Mini Saigon
Upstairs
Steamed and fried dim sum and main courses
to take away.
A fine dining experience in an elegant setting.
Foool House
Authentic Egyptian cuisine at great prices.
Home delivery available. Hours: 6am-3am.
Garo’s Snack Stop
Lebanese and Armenian specialties along with
delicious snacks and salads.
Head Coffee
Sample freshly roasted and ground coffee in a
local coffee shop.
Vienna Café Servus
Moods Restaurant and Beach Club
ext 77966 / Abu Tig
All-in-one international and typical Egyptian
food and cocktail bar overlooking the beach.
Varieties of coffee, cappuccino, lattes and
chocolate. Austrian specialties, pastries, fresh
salads and sandwiches.
Mori Sushi
Waves
Abu Tig
Wide variety of sushi, maki, rolls, sashimi, and
combination platters.
ext 110 / Sheraton
International seafood delicacies in an
exclusive atmosphere featuring live music
around the pool. Seafood BBQ on Saturday.
Hedra
International & seafood cuisine served all day.
Snacks and sandwiches.
Il Limone
Mediterranean specialties with starter buffet
and main courses served at the table.
Nathan’s
100% all-beef chili, cheese hotdogs, chicken
sandwiches and all-American steak sandwiches.
Jobo’s Sports Bar
White Elephant
Thai specialties include curry dishes, stir-fried
meat and seafood.
International and Scandinavian cuisine and
live sports events.
Nubian House
ext 37306 / Next to Fish Farm
Authentic Nubian food, shisha, and souvenirs.
SERVICES
La Crêpe
Oasis Café
French-style extra-thin pancakes and fresh
seasonal milk shakes.
English Breakfast and cream tea.
Information
Orient 1001
La Luna
Info Center
9am-11pm
Italian cuisine with homemade pasta and pizza.
ext 110 / Sheraton
Lebanese-Egyptian food in an authentic
Oriental atmosphere with live bread making.
La Piscina
Oriental Grill
ext 34455 / 34466 / El Balad
Homeowner concerns and Owner’s Cards.
[email protected]
ext 110 / Sheraton
Exclusive Atmosphere around the pool with
live music and entertainment.
Oriental atmosphere sets the mood for
mezzeh, barbecue and oriental pastries.
Telephone, to connect to the
El Gouna Operator:
La Rotisserie
Pier 88
ext 130 / Golf Club
Exclusive menu inspired by Mediterranean
flavors. First class service in a glamorous
ambiance.
+2 012 8410 8820 / Abu Tig
Champagne bar and seasonal European menu
on a floating barge.
Customer Services (OHD)
From inside El Gouna / 0
From outside El Gouna dial:
+2 065 358 0521 /22/23/24/25/26
Medical
Saigon
Hospital
ext 32222 / 32201 / 32202
ext 77933 / Abu Tig
Pamper yourself with high international
cuisine in a classy atmosphere.
ext 77854 / Abu Tig
This family-run Vietnamese restaurant’s menu
features home-grown vegetables and herbs
amongst other exotic delicacies.
Le Deauville
Surf & Turf
Hospital Pharmacy
ext 77902 / Abu Tig
Elegant French cuisine from a chef that keeps
the offerings seasonal and varied.
Selection of starters, as well as fish and meat
main courses.
ext 32073
9am-2pm, 6pm-9pm
Le Garage
Shawerma On Coal
ext 77963 / Abu Tig
German-Swiss restaurant serving gourmet
burgers, salads, and shakes.
Different types of shawerma sandwiches and
dishes with meat, chicken, and sausage.
Maison Thomas
Tamr Henna Food Court
ext 77906 / Abu Tig
Signature sandwiches, salads, pizzas in great
ambiance.
Oriental food, kebab, pizzas, fresh juice, and
fetir, among other tasty items.
Mamma Luisa
Tandoor
Italian Trattoria serving salads, pasta and beef
main courses.
ext 133 / Abu Tig
Tandoori & Mughalai specialties of chicken, meats,
and seafood at the only authentic Indian restaurant.
Mamounia
The Club House
ext 77855 / Abu Tig
Moroccan cuisine in an authentic atmosphere.
Irresistible pizzas, pasta and salads in a lively
atmosphere and popular meeting place.
CIB
La Scala
Emergency
ext 111
Tamr Henna Pharmacy
ext 32600
9am-11pm
Abu Tig Pharmacy
ext 77920
10am-10pm
Financial
Note: Most banks are closed Fri & Sat
Arab African International Bank
El Balad
Bank Audi
Marina / ext 77970
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Credit Agricole
Event Planning
Wannas Gifts
X-Nation.
ext 77922 / Abu Tig
HSBC
ext 32421/22 / Abu Tig
Post Office
Misr Bank
Hours: 9am-2pm, closed Friday.
+2 065 358 0202 / Tamr Henna
Education
Library
ext 32589
Open to the public Sat-Fri, 10 am to 10 pm;
entrance 1 Euro. Located next to the hospital.
Home Decor, Accessories,
& Appliances
Art Life
Internet
Art Of Form
Orascom Net
Abu Tig
Internet café 2-11 pm / ext 77930
Tech services 9am-4:30pm / 32283 / 32198
B.Tech
Link Zone
ext 600
DSL service provider
Carrier
AUC Field Center
ext 34401
www.aucegypt.edu
ProLink
Cookit Kitchen Supplies
ext 77000 / Abu Tig
Romolo Club
Cozy Casa
ext 32170 / 71 / Tamr Henna
ext 75561 / Abu Tig
ext 32128 / Abu Tig
El Gouna International School
www.elgounaschool.net
El Gouna Technical Nursing Institute
ext 32582
SHOPPING
German Hotel School
Ethnic
Africano
Technische Universität Berlin
ext 8420
www.campus-elgouna.tu-berlin.de
Bedouin House
Delight
ext 77923 / Abu Tig
El Dar
El Balad
Finally Home
Housekeeping
Better Life
Inside Out
Beit Sitti cottons
Karibe
Bollywood
Best Service
Lightplan
Egyptian Handcrafts
Marina Garden
El Beit El Noubi
ext 32496 / Abu Tig
Nancy House
ext 75591 / Abu Tig Marina North
Community
El Balad
ext 32052 / Downtown
QStop
ext 75506 / Abu Tig
ext 77851 / Abu Tig
Orascom
ext 77968 / Abu Tig
El Nol
Abu Tig / ext 77919
Kafr / ext 32110
Print Shop
Security 24/7
El Balad
ext 32060 / 32064 / El Balad
[email protected]
El Pasha Kaftan
Church
Gifts
Nile Kitchen
ext 32393 / Hill Parking
Ambiente
Mosque
ext 32389 / Behind Hospital
Behind Hospital
Art Village
Nile Water
ext 75542 / Abu Tig
Safarkhan Art
ext 77934 / Abu Tig
Gas Station
ext 32829 / El Bustan
Dandana
ext 32313 / Khayameya
Recycling Factory
+2 012 2399 2774
Fashion
Ainedter Boutique
ext 77977 / Abu Tig
Dolphin
ext 77964 / Abu Tig
El Gouna Farm
Air Marin
ext 77853 / Abu Tig
ext 32570
For organic produce, open 8 am-5 pm daily.
Eben El Balad
Nature Park
Khan El Gouna
ext 32251
Communication
Kipling
Aisha
Casual Club
ext 75550 / Abu Tig
ext 77973 / Abu Tig
Magazine
www.elgounamag.com
[email protected]
[email protected]
Casual Wear
Little Palma City
Cotton Land
Oops
Radio
www.romolo.com/stream.htm
Cotton T-Shirt
GUIDE
Souvenirs
Elegant Sportswear
Fish Market
High Quality
Guergues
IQ Casual Wear
Karakeesh Bakery
Italian Fashion
The Butchery
ext 77901 / Abu Tig
Jeans House
Zanzibar Gourmet
Abu Tig
Kipling
Hand Made
El Warda Fine Arts
Print
Fine Arts
Shisha Palace
El Balad
Glass Style
Tut Papyrus
Lana Leather
Other
Isis Perfume
ext 32293 / Abu Tig
Jasmine Papyrus
Khan El Khalili
Night Shop
New Khan El Khalili
ext 77973 / Abu Tig
Lougeen
ext 77941 / Abu Tig
Madian
Mango
Maya
Alam Writing Materials
ext 77921 / Abu Tig
Leather Handmade
Nervana
Any Call
Malaika
Norma J
Book Shop
O. Mamouhé
Deep Blue
Trend
ext 77950 / Abu Tig
Edrees
Sabaya
ext 77969 / Abu Tig
ext 77904 / Abu Tig
ext 77917 / Abu Tig
Quicksilver
ext 77929 / Abu Tig
ext 77909 / Abu Tig
Queeny Boutique
ext 77943 / Abu Tig
Jewelry
El Balad
Black Diamond
Exc. DVD & Video
Citizen
Fun Days Excursions
El Fayrouz
Green Fingers
Jewellux
La Beauté
ext 144 / Abu Tig
El Balad
High Style
Lotus Perfumes
ext 34770 / Tamer Henna & Abu Tig
Sun & Moon
ext 77914 / Abu Tig
T-Shirt Shop
Vilebrequin
ext 75565 / Abu Tig
Groceries & Bakeries
7th Star Bakery
ext 77931 / Abu Tig
Jasmine Jeweler
Phone Appliances
Best Way
Abu Tig / ext 77777
Tamr Henna / ext 32181
Kiranos
San Bola Embroidery
ext 32587 / Industrial Zone
Local alcoholic drinks with delivery
Saint George
St Paul Book Shop
ext 32135 / Kafr
Drinkies
Santa Maria
Local alcoholic drinks with delivery
Abu Tig
Cheers
Shiekh Mounir
Ebaid
ext 32112 / Steigenberger, Sheraton,
Ocean View, Kafr, El Balad
El Mohandes
Valentino Silver
El Ezba
Wannas Jeweler
ext 77922 / Abu Tig
Farid Ateia
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TRANSPORTATION
Limousine & Taxi
ext 38784 / +2 012 2734 0166
Car and limousine rental, private taxi service.
Shuttle Bus & Boat
ext 32100
Tickets available at the Info Center, hotels’
front desk, Kafr boat jetty, at sales points
around El Gouna, or with bus drivers. Daily
ticket: 5 LE; Weekly
ticket: 20 LE.
Bus to Hurghada
High Jet Company
ext 32100
Buses leave every 20 min (00, 20, 40 min after the
hour). Departure from El Gouna between 07:00
and midnight. Departure from Hurghada (Dahar)
between 06:20 and 00:00. LE 5 per person per
way, tickets may be bought on the bus.
ext 34555
First class service LE 65 per person per way,
VIP service LE 55 per person per way. EG to
Cairo: 2:00 am (First), 9:30am (VIP), 1:30pm
(VIP), 5:30pm (First), 1:30am (VIP). Cairo to EG:
8:30am (VIP), 5:30pm (First), 12:30am (VIP),
1:30am (First). Runs from Ahmed Helmy and
Nasr City stations in Cairo. Tickets must be
bought in advance.
Airline: Orascom Aviation
Air-taxi service within Egypt, to
Europe, Middle East and Gulf Area.
Day / +2 02 3304 1507 / 3304 1201
Night / +2 012 2655 1311
Travel Agency
Pro Tours
Tok-Tok
Sharm Ferry
5 LE per person per way.
Downtown / ext 32337 / 32338
Abu Tig Marina / ext 72338
El Bustan / ext 807 2338 / +2 012 2397 2806
ext 32175 / 6
Bookings through Pro Tours.
Tuc Tuc
El Gouna Transportation Company
ext 77222 / +2 011 1900 4500 / Abu Tig
5 LE per person per way.
(max. 3 passengers)
ext 32287 / +2 02 2574 1533
First class service LE 100 per person per
way VIP service LE 85 per person per way.
EG to Cairo: 9:30 am (VIP), 2:00 pm (VIP),
4:30 pm (First), 7:30 pm (VIP), 12:30 am
(VIP). Cairo to EG: 7:30am (First), 1:45pm
(VIP), 12:45am (VIP). Runs from Tahrir
Square and Nasr City stations in Cairo.
Tickets must be bought in advance.
Segtours
Abu Tig Marina / +2 012 8821 9026 or
+2 011 1099 3880
Segway tours around El Gouna.
Bus Service to Cairo
Arranges local excursions within Egypt
and handles your international travel
arrangements. For packages and tailored
tours and excursions / ext 32175 / 6
Bookings also through Info Center / ext 32100
Yalla Delivery
+2 012 0608 8800 / Tamr Henna
10 LE per delivery
el gouna
Limousine
Service & rent a car
Only 15 LE for any trip
within El Gouna
Save with taxi cards:
10 trips within El Gouna
for only 100 LE
24-Hour Service Hotline +2 0122 7340166 Tel. +2 065 358 0061 Fax +2 065 358 0060
http://staging.yellowpages.com.eg/el-gouna-orascom-limousine
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