Nuweiba

Nuweiba, which means "bubbling springs" in Arabic, is a 7-km long town stretched along the Aqaba coast of the Sinai Red Sea. Developed from a barren isolated place with no infrastructure into a promising and attractive tourist destination.

Nuweiba, 85km north of Dahab, lies between the Gulf of Aqaba and the high desert mountains. In the past, this holiday village functioned as an important port for Muslim pilgrims on their way to Mecca.

Other than the main town, Nuweiba is divided into two centres: Nuweiba Tarabin (two kilometres north of the town) and Nuweiba Muzayana (seven kilometres to the south). Tarabin is known for its lively oriental atmosphere. Restaurant by restaurant and bazaar next to bazaar gives you the impression of a colorful oriental market place. Along the beach you find lively outdoor restaurants in Bedouin style furnished with carpets and cushions that invite you to lay back and relax and let the time pass by.

In day time besides the beaches, one of the most popular excursions form Nuweiba it to St. Catherine's monastery, which often includes side trips to Nawamis with its early Bronze Age burial chambers. Other stops include the Stone of Inscriptions that has writing from the Proto Sinaitic era (the beginning of the Semitic writing developed from Hieroglyphics), Byzantine and Roman writings and wall paintings (stories of hunting leopard, ostrich...), and even messages from/to travelers.

If you are looking for some fun at night for dancing perhaps then the disco at the Hilton, Helnan, or Dolphin Beach every night. Other night entertainment can include Bedouin dinner in the desert and night scuba dives.

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