{"id":1311703,"date":"2026-10-23T12:43:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T12:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1311703"},"modified":"2026-10-23T13:28:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T13:28:29","slug":"dahab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/africa\/egypt\/dahab\/","title":{"rendered":"Dahab"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":1311704,"parent":1310582,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"hw-hub-city","meta":{"footnotes":"","hw_hub_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_hero_image":"","hw_hub_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_why_title":"","hw_hub_why_body":"","hw_hub_why_link_label":"","hw_hub_why_link_url":"","hw_hub_why_cards":"","hw_hub_stats":"","hw_hub_countries_title":"","hw_hub_countries_intro":"","hw_hub_featured":"","hw_hub_regions":"","hw_hub_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_hostels":"","hw_hub_when_title":"","hw_hub_when_intro":"","hw_hub_seasons":"","hw_hub_costs_title":"","hw_hub_costs_body":"","hw_hub_cost_rows":"","hw_hub_cost_note":"","hw_hub_money_reads":"","hw_hub_rail_title":"","hw_hub_rail_body":"","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"","hw_hub_rail_image":"","hw_hub_routes":"","hw_hub_events_title":"","hw_hub_events_intro":"","hw_hub_events_source":"","hw_hub_events_continent":"","hw_hub_events_count":"","hw_hub_events_cache":"","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_events":"","hw_hub_events_pills":"","hw_hub_reads_intro":"","hw_hub_article_rows":"","hw_hub_show_read_time":"","hw_hub_all_title":"","hw_hub_all_body":"","hw_hub_all_cta":"","hw_hub_trips_title":"","hw_hub_trips_note":"","hw_hub_trips":"","hw_hub_faq_title":"","hw_hub_faq_note":"","hw_hub_faqs":"","hw_hub_cta_title":"","hw_hub_cta_body":"","hw_hub_cta_buttons":"","hw_hub_newsletter_title":"","hw_hub_newsletter_body":"","hw_hub_newsletter_shortcode":"","hw_hub_hub_term":"","hw_hub_scope_rows":"","hw_hub_country_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_country_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_country_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_country_hero_image":"","hw_hub_country_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_country_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_country_stats":"","hw_hub_country_intro_title":"","hw_hub_country_intro_body":"","hw_hub_country_facts":"","hw_hub_country_cities_title":"","hw_hub_country_cities_intro":"","hw_hub_country_cities_live":"","hw_hub_country_cities":"","hw_hub_country_trips_title":"","hw_hub_country_trips_intro":"","hw_hub_country_trip_types":"","hw_hub_country_do_title":"","hw_hub_country_do_body":"","hw_hub_country_do_points":"","hw_hub_country_do_tag":"","hw_hub_country_do_more":"","hw_hub_country_food_title":"","hw_hub_country_food_body":"","hw_hub_country_food_points":"","hw_hub_country_food_tag":"","hw_hub_country_food_more":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_title":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_body":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_points":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_tag":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_more":"","hw_hub_country_transport_title":"","hw_hub_country_transport_body":"","hw_hub_country_transport_points":"","hw_hub_country_transport_tag":"","hw_hub_country_transport_more":"","hw_hub_country_money_title":"","hw_hub_country_money_body":"","hw_hub_country_money_points":"","hw_hub_country_money_tag":"","hw_hub_country_money_more":"","hw_hub_country_safety_title":"","hw_hub_country_safety_body":"","hw_hub_country_safety_points":"","hw_hub_country_safety_tag":"","hw_hub_country_safety_more":"","hw_hub_country_entry_title":"","hw_hub_country_entry_body":"","hw_hub_country_entry_points":"","hw_hub_country_entry_tag":"","hw_hub_country_entry_more":"","hw_hub_country_season_title":"","hw_hub_country_season_intro":"","hw_hub_country_season_note":"","hw_hub_country_season_rows":"","hw_hub_country_budget_title":"","hw_hub_country_budget_intro":"","hw_hub_country_budget_note":"","hw_hub_country_budget_rows":"","hw_hub_country_budget_currency":"","hw_hub_country_events_title":"","hw_hub_country_events_intro":"","hw_hub_country_events_source":"","hw_hub_country_events_country":"","hw_hub_country_events_count":"","hw_hub_country_events_cache":"","hw_hub_country_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_country_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_country_events":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_country_hostels":"","hw_hub_country_team_title":""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travel guide","hw_hub_city_hero_h1":"Dahab Travel Guide","hw_hub_city_hero_intro":"Dahab is a laid-back Red Sea town on the Sinai coast where the reef starts a few steps from the caf\u00e9 cushions and the mountains turn pink at sunset. Come to learn to dive or freedive for less than almost anywhere else, climb Mount Sinai overnight, and stay longer than you planned.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1311704","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"medium","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nDiving costs | #costs","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"\u20ac275\u2013400 | PADI Open Water course\r\n90km | From Sharm el-Sheikh airport\r\n22\u201327\u00b0C | Sea temperature through the year","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"Shore dives, mountains and a lot of cushions","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Dahab began as a Bedouin fishing village on the Gulf of Aqaba and became a backpacker hangout in the 1980s. It has grown a lot since, but it still feels nothing like Sharm el-Sheikh, 90km down the coast: no all-inclusive strip, few big resorts in the centre, and a seafront lined with low-key restaurants, dive centres and caf\u00e9s where you lounge on floor cushions with your feet almost in the water.\r\n\r\nWhat makes Dahab special is that the reef is right there. Most diving is from the shore: you walk in from the beach at the Lighthouse, Eel Garden, the Canyon or the Blue Hole and are over coral within minutes. That keeps courses and dives cheap, and it is why Dahab is one of the best-value places in the world to learn. It is also a global freediving centre, thanks to the deep, calm water of the Blue Hole close to shore.\r\n\r\nThe town runs along the coast. Assala, the old Bedouin village in the north, is the cheapest and most local part. The Lighthouse and Masbat, in the middle, form the busy seafront with most hostels, bars and dive shops. Mashraba, further south, is quieter. The Lagoon, a shallow bay south of town around Laguna, is where the kitesurfers and windsurfers go.\r\n\r\nBeyond the water, the desert and mountains start immediately behind town. People take overnight trips to climb Mount Sinai for sunrise, walk the coastal path to Ras Abu Galum, or join Bedouin dinners in the wadis. Plenty of visitors also just slow down: yoga, a dive in the morning, a long lunch and a sunset over the Saudi mountains across the gulf.\r\n\r\nMost backpackers stay a week; many stay a month, and Dahab has a real community of long-term divers, instructors and remote workers. If you arrive by air at Sharm el-Sheikh and stay under 15 days only in the South Sinai resorts, you can enter on a free Sinai stamp instead of a full visa, but you cannot leave the area on it. Winter is mild, with highs around 20\u00b0C, and summer is hot, with highs around 37\u00b0C and sea temperatures up to 27\u00b0C.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Airport transfer | Sharm el-Sheikh airport (SSH) is about 90km away: taxi $20\u201330 or pre-booked transfer $25\u201340, about 90 minutes\r\nGetting around | Walk the seafront from Assala to Mashraba in about 30 minutes; tuk-tuks for longer hops\r\nTuk-tuks | Usually EGP 20\u201380 within town. Agree the price before you get in.\r\nEntry | Arriving by air at Sharm for under 15 days in the South Sinai resorts: free Sinai stamp. Otherwise get a full visa.\r\nTap water | Not drinkable. Buy bottled or refill from filters at hostels and dive centres.\r\nTipping | Round up in caf\u00e9s and tip dive guides and Bedouin guides if they were good\r\nEmergency numbers | Tourist police 126, police 122, ambulance 123\r\nLanguage | Egyptian Arabic and Bedouin Arabic; English is spoken almost everywhere on the seafront\r\nHow long to stay | At least 5 days, or 7\u201310 if you are doing a dive course and Mount Sinai\r\nBest area to stay | Lighthouse or Masbat for the social scene; Assala for cheaper, more local stays","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Dahab's neighbourhoods","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"Dahab is long and thin, strung out along the coast, and you can walk from one end of the seafront to the other in about half an hour. The Blue Hole and the Canyon are north of town; the Lagoon is to the south.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"13","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"1","hw_hub_city_areas":"Assala | Budget travellers, long stays, local life | The original Bedouin village at the north end, next to the Eel Garden dive site. Cheaper rooms and food, goats in the lanes and a real neighbourhood feel. | 28.5050 | 34.5141 |  | \nLighthouse | Divers, first-timers, nightlife | The busiest stretch of seafront, around the Lighthouse reef where many people do their first dives. Packed with dive centres, caf\u00e9s and bars. | 28.5000 | 34.5190 |  | \nMasbat | Social travellers, food, easy access | The tourist centre and promenade, with restaurants, shops, the bus stop area and plenty of hostels. Lively in the evening. | 28.4980 | 34.5175 |  | \nMashraba | Quiet nights, dive lodges, couples | South of the centre and more residential, with guesthouses and dive lodges on a calmer stretch of shore. | 28.4917 | 34.5146 |  | \nLagoon and Laguna | Kitesurfers, windsurfers, resort stays | The shallow bay south of town, with the larger hotels and the kite and windsurf schools. About 3.5km from Masbat. | 28.4754 | 34.5032 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Reefs from the shore, mountains by night","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Diving is the reason most people come. A PADI Open Water course costs about \u20ac275\u2013400 over three or four days, including gear, and most training happens from the shore at the Lighthouse, where a sandy slope runs down to about 25 metres. Certified divers pay around \u20ac40\u201345 for a single guided shore dive or \u20ac70\u201386 for two, and packages of ten dives bring the price per dive down. Shop around: centres vary in price, group size and how well they look after their gear.\r\n\r\nThe Blue Hole, about 10km north of town, is the famous one. Snorkellers can float over the reef wall on the rim, and divers with an Advanced certification often do the Bells to Blue Hole route, dropping down a chimney to about 26 metres and drifting along the wall. The hole itself is over 90 metres deep, and the Arch at about 55 metres has killed many divers; it is for trained technical divers only. Entry to the Blue Hole area costs foreigners $25 per person, cash in clean US dollar notes.\r\n\r\nThe Canyon, between town and the Blue Hole, is a shore dive across a lagoon into a narrow crack in the reef that reaches about 30 metres, and dive centres usually ask for Advanced certification. Gabr el Bint is a boat trip to a reef with no road access, and day trips cost around \u20ac55.\r\n\r\nFreediving is the other big draw. Schools teach AIDA and Molchanovs courses year-round: an AIDA 2 course costs around \u20ac300 at one of the established centres. Kitesurfing and windsurfing schools are based at the Lagoon south of town.\r\n\r\nOn land, the overnight climb of Mount Sinai is the classic trip. Minibuses leave Dahab around 11pm, drive two hours to St Catherine, and you climb 2\u20133 hours in the dark with a Bedouin guide to watch sunrise from the top, then visit St Catherine's Monastery if it is open. Tours cost about $45\u201350. Closer to town, the coastal path from the Blue Hole to Ras Abu Galum protected area is an easy 5km walk with good snorkelling at the end.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"PADI Open Water | About \u20ac275\u2013400 over 3\u20134 days, gear included\r\nGuided shore dives | About \u20ac40\u201345 for one, \u20ac70\u201386 for two\r\nBlue Hole | $25 cash entry; Bells to Blue Hole needs Advanced; the Arch is technical only\r\nFreediving | AIDA 2 around \u20ac300; Dahab is one of the world's main training centres\r\nMount Sinai sunrise | Tours about $45\u201350, leaving Dahab around 11pm\r\nRas Abu Galum | 5km coastal walk from the Blue Hole; boat back about EGP 100","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Dahab","hw_hub_city_free_title":"The reef is free","hw_hub_city_free_body":"The best thing about Dahab is that the reef starts at the seafront, and it costs nothing to look at it. Bring or rent a mask and fins and snorkel straight off the shore at the Lighthouse or Eel Garden. Over the sand slope at Eel Garden you will see hundreds of garden eels poking out of the seabed, and the reef edges are full of parrotfish, lionfish and anemones with clownfish. Go when the sea is calm, and wear reef shoes or enter where others do so you don't step on coral or sea urchins.\r\n\r\nThe seafront promenade, from Assala through the Lighthouse and Masbat to Mashraba, is a free, easy walk of about half an hour end to end. Do it at sunset, when the mountains of Saudi Arabia across the gulf turn pink, and stop wherever looks good for tea.\r\n\r\nAssala, the old Bedouin village in the north, is worth wandering for a sense of what Dahab was before the caf\u00e9s. The lanes are quiet, the fishing boats sit on the beach and there is a small local market. Down at the other end of town, watching the kitesurfers at the Lagoon costs nothing either. On a windy afternoon dozens of kites fill the sky over the shallow bay.\r\n\r\nIf you are fit and start early, you can walk the coastal path north from the Blue Hole to Ras Abu Galum yourself. The path is about 5km each way and the walk is free, but you will need to pay the Blue Hole area entry fee to reach the start, plus a taxi. Carry plenty of water: there is no shade until you arrive.\r\n\r\nAt night, walk a little way out of town, away from the seafront lights, and look up. The desert sky over Sinai is full of stars.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"Lighthouse reef | Snorkel straight off the shore in town\r\nEel Garden | Garden eels on the sand slope in Assala; best when the sea is calm\r\nSeafront promenade | About 30 minutes end to end; best at sunset\r\nAssala village | The old Bedouin village and fishing beach\r\nKitesurfers at the Lagoon | Free entertainment on windy afternoons\r\nStargazing | Walk away from the seafront lights after dark","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Dahab","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Fish by the kilo and tea on the cushions","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Eating in Dahab is mostly about the seafront. Restaurants along the Lighthouse and Masbat set out low tables and cushions on the sand, and at night they display the day's catch on ice by the entrance. You pick a fish, it is weighed and priced, and it comes grilled with rice, salads, tahini and bread. Confirm the price per kilo and the weight before it goes on the grill, because that is where most bill surprises come from.\r\n\r\nAway from the water, eating is much cheaper. In the town centre and around Assala, koshary, ta'ameya and ful sandwiches cost a euro or two, and shawarma joints and bakeries serve the locals. Feteer, the flaky folded pastry stuffed with cheese, meat or honey, is a good late-night option.\r\n\r\nDahab has a strong caf\u00e9 scene because of all the long-stayers: shakshuka and big breakfasts, smoothie bowls, good coffee and plenty of vegetarian and vegan options, at prices well above local food but below what you would pay in Europe. Fresh juice stands sell mango, guava and lemon with mint.\r\n\r\nBedouin food is the thing to try once. Bedouin dinners in the desert or the wadis behind town usually mean chicken or goat cooked slowly under the sand, rice, and bread baked over the fire, followed by sweet Bedouin tea flavoured with desert herbs. Many hostels and dive centres organise them, often combined with a sunset and stargazing.\r\n\r\nAlcohol is easier to find than in the Nile Valley. Many seafront restaurants and bars serve Stella and Sakara, and some have cocktails, though not every place has a licence. Do not drink on the street or the beach outside licensed venues. During Ramadan the seafront still serves visitors, but local places may close during daylight.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Fresh fish | Chosen from the ice and priced by weight; agree the price first\r\nLocal food | Koshary, ta'ameya and ful in the town centre for a euro or two\r\nCaf\u00e9s | Breakfasts, smoothies and good coffee for the long-stay crowd\r\nBedouin dinner | Food cooked in the sand and fire-baked bread in the desert\r\nBedouin tea | Sweet tea with desert herbs, offered everywhere\r\nBeer | Stella and Sakara at many seafront bars and restaurants","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Dahab","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Sunset beers and starry nights","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Dahab nightlife is relaxed rather than wild. Most evenings start with a sunset drink on the seafront, roll into a long dinner on the cushions, and end with a few beers and live music at one of the bars around the Lighthouse and Masbat. Divers have early starts, so things are rarely late during the week.\r\n\r\nThe seafront bars are where people meet. Some have live bands or DJs a few nights a week, some show football, and most have happy hours around sunset. It is easy to fall into conversation with instructors, freedivers and long-stayers, who know every bar and every dive site and are usually happy to share.\r\n\r\nWeekends and Egyptian holidays are different. On Thursday and Friday nights, and especially during the Eid holidays and New Year, young Cairenes drive down and the town fills up. Prices for rooms rise, the bars get busier and there are often parties on the beach and in desert camps outside town. Watch out for posters and ask at your hostel.\r\n\r\nThe other kind of night out is in the desert. Bedouin camps in the wadis behind Dahab host dinners, campfires and music, and the stargazing far from the town lights is excellent. Many hostels arrange evening trips, sometimes on camels or in 4x4s.\r\n\r\nKeep your head about you. Drug laws in Egypt are extremely severe, with life imprisonment possible even for small amounts, regardless of how relaxed Dahab feels. Drink only in licensed places, and get a tuk-tuk home late at night rather than walking unlit roads alone.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Seafront bars | Lighthouse and Masbat, with live music some nights\r\nSunset drinks | Happy hours as the Saudi mountains turn pink\r\nWeekends and Eid | Cairenes arrive on Thursdays; busier bars and beach parties\r\nDesert nights | Bedouin dinners, campfires and stargazing in the wadis\r\nDrug laws | Severe penalties, including life imprisonment, whatever the vibe\r\nGetting home | Take a tuk-tuk late at night","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Dahab","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Sharm, night buses and tuk-tuks","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"Most people arrive via Sharm el-Sheikh airport, 90km south. A private taxi to Dahab costs about $20\u201330 and takes around 90 minutes, and pre-booked transfers with a driver holding a sign run about $25\u201340; many hostels arrange them. East Delta buses run from Sharm's bus station to Dahab several times a day for much less, but you need a taxi from the airport to the bus station first. Expect at least one police checkpoint on the road: keep your passport handy.\r\n\r\nFrom Cairo, Go Bus runs overnight services that take about 9\u201310 hours, around $12, and other operators run faster daytime coaches. The buses stop in the Masbat area of Dahab. Night buses are the cheapest option and save a night's accommodation, but the checkpoints mean broken sleep. Flying Cairo to Sharm and transferring takes around five hours door to door.\r\n\r\nIn Dahab, walk. The seafront from Assala to Mashraba is about half an hour on foot, and most hostels, caf\u00e9s and dive centres are on it. Tuk-tuks are everywhere for short hops: expect EGP 20\u201380 depending on distance, and agree the price before you get in. A tuk-tuk to the Lagoon costs a bit more.\r\n\r\nFor the Blue Hole, 10km north, take a taxi or share one with other divers; a return trip should cost no more than about EGP 500 for the car, and dive centres include transport in their prices. Cars pay a separate $10 entry fee on top of the $25 per person.\r\n\r\nFor Mount Sinai, Ras Abu Galum by jeep or camel, and the canyons inland, go with a tour or a licensed Bedouin guide. UK travel advice recommends booking trips outside resort areas through approved operators. Bikes can be rented for EGP 50\u2013100 a day, useful for the coast road north of town outside the summer heat.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Sharm airport taxi | About $20\u201330, around 90 minutes\r\nPre-booked transfer | About $25\u201340 per vehicle\r\nBus from Cairo | Go Bus overnight, 9\u201310 hours, around $12\r\nTuk-tuks | EGP 20\u201380 in town; agree first\r\nBlue Hole taxi | Up to about EGP 500 return per car, plus $10 vehicle entry\r\nCheckpoints | Carry your passport on every road out of town","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Dahab","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Dahab costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Dahab uses the Egyptian pound, worth about EGP 58 to \u20ac1 in October 2026, but a lot of the tourist economy is priced in euros or US dollars: dive courses, packages and some tours. Daily living is cheap, and diving is where your budget goes.\r\n\r\nHostel dorms are pricier than in the Nile Valley but still good value. Well-rated hostels on Hostelworld, such as Rafiki and Alaska Camp, start at around $12\u201314 a night, and dive-centre hostels such as Deep Blue Divers can be cheaper. Rooms go up at weekends and during Egyptian holidays, when Cairenes come to the coast.\r\n\r\nFood runs from a euro or two for local street food to a few euros for a caf\u00e9 breakfast and more for a seafront fish dinner priced by weight. A beer in a seafront bar costs a lot more than tea, so happy hours are your friend.\r\n\r\nActivities are the big variable. A PADI Open Water course costs \u20ac275\u2013400, and an Advanced course \u20ac200\u2013300. Guided shore dives are about \u20ac40\u201345 each, cheaper in packages. A Mount Sinai sunrise tour costs about $45\u201350, and a Gabr el Bint or Ras Abu Galum boat or camel trip around \u20ac55. The Blue Hole area charges foreigners $25 per person, cash only, so bring clean US dollar notes for it.\r\n\r\nThere are ATMs in Masbat and around the town centre, and many dive centres take cards, sometimes with a surcharge. Small caf\u00e9s, tuk-tuks and shops are cash only. Haggle in the shops and with tuk-tuk drivers, but dive centres have fixed published prices; compare them, and ask exactly what is included, such as gear, transport, park fees and certification.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Exchange rate | About EGP 58 to \u20ac1 (October 2026)\r\nDorm bed | Around $12\u201314 at well-rated hostels; higher at weekends\r\nOpen Water course | \u20ac275\u2013400; Advanced \u20ac200\u2013300\r\nBlue Hole entry | $25 per person, cash in clean US dollars\r\nMount Sinai tour | About $45\u201350\r\nDive centre prices | Fixed and published; check what is included","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Dahab","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"The sea is the serious part","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Dahab feels safe and easy, and for most visitors it is. The UK Foreign Office describes the Red Sea tourist areas of southern Sinai as generally low risk, and its 'all but essential travel' warning for South Sinai only covers the area north of the St Catherine to Nuweiba road, away from the coast. Book trips into the interior through licensed operators, and carry your passport for checkpoints.\r\n\r\nThe real risks are in the water. The Blue Hole has killed many divers, almost all of whom went deeper than their training or tried the Arch at about 55 metres without technical qualifications. Dive within your certification, use a reputable centre, and check your travel insurance covers diving at the depth you plan and evacuation. UK advice notes that air or sea rescue can cost over $4,000 an hour.\r\n\r\nSnorkellers should watch the currents at exposed sites and use reef shoes or proper entry points; sea urchins and stonefish live on the reef flat. Do not touch the coral. On the coastal walk to Ras Abu Galum, start early and carry plenty of water: there is no shade.\r\n\r\nOn land, the hazards are low-level: tuk-tuk drivers overcharging, fish dinners priced higher than agreed, and occasional petty theft from beaches, so do not leave valuables on the sand while you snorkel. UK advice also notes that sexual assaults have been reported in Red Sea resorts, often by people victims had met, including staff; women travelling alone should take care at night and share their location with someone.\r\n\r\nEgypt's drug laws are among the harshest anywhere, and drones need military permission. Mount Sinai summits can be close to freezing on winter nights, so take warm layers even if Dahab is mild. In an emergency, call the tourist police on 126 or an ambulance on 123.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Blue Hole | Stay within your training; the Arch is technical divers only\r\nInsurance | Make sure it covers diving depth and evacuation\r\nReef walk-ins | Reef shoes; watch for urchins and stonefish\r\nCheckpoints | Carry your passport outside town\r\nMount Sinai at night | Near freezing at the summit in winter\r\nDrugs and drones | Severe penalties; leave the drone at home","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Dahab","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Dahab","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"The Sinai interior and the protected coast north of town are what turn a dive trip into a proper adventure. 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Snorkel or dive among big sea fans and schools of fish. |  | \nBedouin desert evening | Evening | 4x4 or camel with a local operator | Sunset in the mountains behind town, dinner cooked in the sand and a sky full of stars. |  | ","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Dahab","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go to Dahab","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"Dahab works all year. Spring (March to May) and autumn (September to November) bring the best mix of warm air and warm water. Winter is mild in town but cold on Mount Sinai at night; summer is hot, with highs around 37\u00b0C, but the sea is at its warmest.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average daily highs for Dahab from weather2travel.com, with sea temperatures of about 21\u201322\u00b0C in winter and 26\u201327\u00b0C from July to October. 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