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Port Ghalib is only ten minutes away from Marsa Alam airport and it is a holiday resort with massive ambitions. Positioned on the Red Sea in Southern Egypt, the plan is develop a world class integrated resort community. The focal point of Port Ghalib will be the marina that will be equipped to handle more than 1,000 boats.
It's also well known to scuba divers who travel here to catch their liveaboards that leave from Port Ghalib and Emperor Divers function from the Marina Lodge at without doubt one of the leading hotel/diving setups you can wish to find anywhere on the planet. The unspoilt reefs present some fantastic scuba diving along the coast with the celebrated Elphinestone Reef to the south being a very popular diving site.
Port Ghalib is also making its mark in the entertainment world. In 2009, Beyonce played here as part of her "I am..." tour. It had been the very first time the superstar had played in The Red Sea or the Middle East and her appearance was very successful. Getting world stars such as Beyonce underlines the aspirations of Port Ghalib to make their name identified around the planet. Even so, it's not likely that celebrities such as Beyonce are going to be at Port Ghalib each and every week but there are still other things for people to do if they prefer a touch of adventure to soaking in the sun.
As mentioned, Port Ghalib is a starting point for several of the southern Red Sea liveaboard cruise ships. Day boats also run from Port Ghalib with Emperor Divers who are based in the Marina Lodge hotel. There are various fantastic dive sites up and down the shoreline from Marsa Alam and unlike the more successful resorts of Hurghada and Sharm el Sheikh, there are hardly any dive boats in the area so typically your group may be the only ones at the dive site. Abu Dabab is a successful shore dive destination at the Sol Y Mar hotel towards the south. Many people come in to see the turtles feeding on the sea grass and if they are fortunate, the resident Dugong will also show up. Abu Dabab is rather shallow consequently snorkellers can also come along too.
For non-divers, all sorts of water sports can be found or you're able to simply spend the days sun bathing. Trips are also available to Luxor, Cairo, the age-old town of Quseir or even a camel trading market.
