The Red Sea Riviera offers a wide variety of destinations, each with its own special atmosphere and character. From the quaint, relaxing and silent Taba, to the bustling party towns of Hurghada and Sharm el Sheikh, through the chilled-out new ageish Dahab and El Gouna, or the breathtaking wilderness of Marsa Alam and Hamata, each of us has here his or her favourite town. In the major party towns of Hurghada and Sharm you will find a busy crowded night life, with a large number of pubs, bars, trendy eateries and international clubs, from Hard Rock Cafés to Pacha clubs, Buddha bars and many other local popular ventures which keep everybody dancing until the wee hours of the night. If you are a nightlife fan then these are, without a doubt, the places to go. El Gouna offers instead a relaxed elegance and has a sophisticated hippyesque flair: not much into the crowded techno trend but more to the very trendy little bar scene. Dahab is dubbed the Koh Samui of the Red Sea, with its beach-front promenade packed with Bedouin joints and a very international crowd of backpackers of the new generation: the sarong and iPods, dread-locks and computers variety. Taba, Nuweiba, Makadi Bay, Soma Bay, Safaga and El Quseir have a romantic atmosphere, where night life revolves around candle-lit dinners or quiet conversations under a starry sky. Marsa Alam, Hamata and Wadi Lahmi are the remote wilderness, practically zero nightlife apart from a good company and some music and drinks in the middle of an awesome nature. Everywhere though, you will find some interesting local hang out, whether it is the local shawerma shop or cafeteria, where you can spend some entertaining time watching the locals play backgammon while sipping tea and smoking shisha (the local waterpipe), or an ex-pats pub or bar of some sort where divers and surfers meet at the end of the day to relive the day’s adventures. |