Flamenco Beach and Resort, El Quseir

Advantages: 2 excellent hotels
Disadvantages: none

...El Quseir is a small, dusty town one hour from Hurghada airport. The Flamenco Hotel 4* and at $35 per night single room , half board, is an amazing bargain! The pontoon to the reef edge is 250 metres long and the coral and fish are amazing. You can expect to see dolphins, turtles and eagle rays most days!2 dophins stayed for 15 minutes playing with me! Rooms are big and all face the sea. Camel riding, desert expeditions and trips to the town are all available.There is a good dive school with jeep trips to other reefs. Next door, and half a mile down the beach is the Movenpick Resort, 5* and highly recommended. There is a lovely beach, fantastic coral, wonderful food and service and again, a good dive school. In summer they have special rates, $50 B&B in a single room. There is always a good breeze so it is never too hot. A bit further... Read review

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Advantages: Beauty without an end, Breathtaking Scenery and did i mention Beauty.
Disadvantages: The only con for Sidi Abdel Rahman would have to be the price tag.

...About 15 miles west of El Alamein lies Sidi Abdel Rahman, with beautiful sugar white beaches and the Mediterranean, in the palm of your hands. This is one of those virgin beach areas you read about but rarely see. Bedouins inhabit a small village a little over a mile away. There is a beach resort located here. These days peace, tranquillity and beauty often come at a price, so it's not surprising that one of the major critcism about the stunning northwestern coast resort of Sidi Abdel-Rahman is that it's too expensive. Pristine beaches and gleaming white sand don't come cheap -- but they used to. The weather is unparalled, the beaches are safe for trhe kids, and you can stay in the hotel called Al-Alamein Hotel, which is located near the Beach. Consequently, this sleepy town lacks all the trappings of the inevitable over... Read review

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Advantages: great hotels, perfect sandy beaches, no need to haggle, continental feel
Disadvantages: none

...‘local colour’. Try it at your peril! Tunisia itself is a country which some visitors take to their hearts and others think is grimy, grubby, full of beggars and rip-off merchants . But it is a land steeped in history and culture, boasting a few lively resorts, fringed with beautiful sandy beaches. If you have been disappointed before by Tunisia, give it another chance by staying in Port el Kantaoui – it is a much more continental style resort, but far from commercialised, very classy, clean and comfortable. I highly recommend it to you... Read review

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