El Gouna Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About El Gouna
Resorts in Egypt, both on the Mediterranean and Red Sea, are usually a bunch of hotels on a previously uninhabited piece of coastline. El Gouna was built with a different mindset; a real town with inhabitants and "free standing" restaurants, bars, night clubs and shops as well as a marina for yachts. The same concept was used forMarina el-Alameinon the Mediterranean,Taba Heightson the Sinai east coast andPort Ghalib. The construction of El Gouna (the name translates to "the bay" or "the lagoon") on the site of the village of Kafr el-Gūna began in 1989 with work on the Tamr Henna Palace. The town stretches for about 5 km along the coast and 2 km inland. It's set up like a Mediterranean lagoon landscape with several islands connected to each other by bridges. The buildings are a mix of both
Top Attractions in El Gouna
Explore the best things to see and do in El Gouna:
- ★Alex Safari El Gouna
- ★Aquarium
- ★Blue Brothers Diving
- ★Buzzha Beach
- ★Church of Holy Mary and Archangel Michael
- ★Colona Divers
- ★Culturama
- ★Deir Umm Duheis
Where to Eat in El Gouna
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Athena Greek Taverna
- 🍴Bleu Bleu Restaurant
- 🍴Chicha
- 🍴Chuchichäschtli – Swiss House
- 🍴Fish Market
- 🍴Grasshopper Café Restaurant
Where to Stay in El Gouna
- 🏨Ali Pasha Hotel
- 🏨Ancient Sands Golf Resort
- 🏨Captain’s Inn
- 🏨Casa Cook El Gouna
- 🏨Cook’s Club El Gouna
- 🏨Dawar El Omda Boutique Hotel
El Gouna Travel Guide Sections
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