tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85630277138824601142024-03-14T06:45:19.180+02:00Go Enjoy EgyptInfo about all egyptMr Amir Magdihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06784690921101085544noreply@blogger.comBlogger799125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563027713882460114.post-17500339871381495262011-12-24T10:32:00.000+02:002011-12-24T10:32:00.282+02:00THE FUTURE’S BRIGHT<span style="font-size: large;">New golf courses are being developed throughout Egypt</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Egypt’s love affair with golf continues to spur growth, with plans for more courses </span><span style="font-size: large;">from the Mediterranean to Cairo and the Red Sea. Planned new Cairo courses include </span><span style="font-size: large;">a signature 27-hole Nick Faldo design at new development Katameya Dunes to fully open</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">by winter 2009/10 and courses by Greg Norman and Nicklaus Design, the design </span><span style="font-size: large;">company of golfing legend Jack Nicklaus. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Dubai property company Emaar is constructing </span><span style="font-size: large;">a Peter Harradine course at its huge </span><span style="font-size: large;">$2.1 billion Uptown Cairo project, while its </span><span style="font-size: large;">$1.74 billion, 2,500-acre Marassi tourist </span><span style="font-size: large;">resort on the Mediterranean coast near El</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Alamein will have golf plus 3,000 hotel rooms, a marina, hospital and 5,300 residential </span><span style="font-size: large;">units. Add projects like the two Tim </span><span style="font-size: large;">Lobb courses at New Giza and El Ein, near </span><span style="font-size: large;">Red Sea resort Ain Sukhna, the nearby </span><span style="font-size: large;">Porto Sokhna project, second courses at </span><span style="font-size: large;">Sharm el-Sheikh and El Gouna, and up to </span><span style="font-size: large;">eight courses at new Red Sea resort Sahl</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Hasheesh and the future looks very rosy. </span>Mr Amir Magdihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06784690921101085544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563027713882460114.post-86819610693303565782011-12-23T19:31:00.000+02:002018-06-03T14:47:46.544+02:00Desert excursions<span style="font-size: large;">The Sinai is home to many Bedouin people, and visits to their camps where you can take tea or coffee </span><span style="font-size: large;">or enjoy a meal under the stars are among the most </span><span style="font-size: large;">popular trips available from Sharm el-Sheikh and</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Taba Heights. Excursions and longer tours lasting several days can also be undertaken which include </span><span style="font-size: large;">visits to Bedouin settlements for camel treks or hikes </span><span style="font-size: large;">through scenic canyons. Overnight accommodation is </span><span style="font-size: large;">in Bedouin tents. For more thrills, go on a dunebashing </span><span style="font-size: large;">trip in a four-wheeled-drive vehicle or take</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the controls of a quad bike to race across the Sinai’s desert dunes.</span>Mr Amir Magdihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06784690921101085544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563027713882460114.post-51913016193918937422011-12-23T11:30:00.000+02:002011-12-23T11:30:01.019+02:00Shopping<span style="font-size: large;">From its days as a haunt for holidaying divers on a budget, Sharm el-Sheikh has blossomed into a chic destination with lots of shopping. The most stylish place to shop is Na’ama Bay’s shopping mall, which has stores specialising in items including silk and Egyptian cotton clothing, gold and silver jewellery and onyx. Try the Sharm el-Sheikh Old Market (actually a new market in Old Sharm), where you can buy everything from local handcrafts such as handmade rugs to perfumes, herbs and spices </span>Mr Amir Magdihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06784690921101085544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563027713882460114.post-27695524869707199882011-12-23T06:27:00.000+02:002011-12-23T06:27:00.101+02:00Diving and water sports<span style="font-size: large;">Sharm el-Sheikh was Egypt’s first diving resort and continues to be popular for its clear waters and </span><span style="font-size: large;">coral-festooned reefs. Key attractions include the </span><span style="font-size: large;">world-famous Ras Mohammed National Park, off the </span><span style="font-size: large;">Sinai Peninsula tip, and nearby Nabq National Park – </span><span style="font-size: large;">rated among the world’s best by Jacques Cousteau. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Boat excursions to more distant reefs and wrecks are </span><span style="font-size: large;">also popular. Taba Heights also offers excellent diving </span><span style="font-size: large;">and snorkelling, notably at Pharaoh’s Island. </span><span style="font-size: large;">The Red Sea is now a major centre for windsurfing </span><span style="font-size: large;">and kite surfing because of the strong and reliable </span><span style="font-size: large;">off-shore sea breezes</span>Mr Amir Magdihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06784690921101085544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563027713882460114.post-55166172197770318122011-12-22T12:18:00.000+02:002011-12-22T12:18:00.544+02:0018 man-made lakes<span style="font-size: large;">That they should have chosen this location at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula is easily understood when you venture out onto the 6,587-yard course. The rugged Sinai Mountains provide a memorable backdrop, especially when they turn rose-pink from late afternoon on. Indeed, the natural assets of the course make as much of an impression on you as the layout. Hardly surprising, given that some 5,000 trees and shrubs were planted and 18 man-made lakes, 16 ofthem salt water, were created. The greenery is maturing</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">nicely now and, together with the abundant water, the vegetation has helped to attract many birds. Of 15 migrating bird species now found on the course, nine are listed as endangered.</span>Mr Amir Magdihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06784690921101085544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563027713882460114.post-72017416287664340492011-12-22T10:17:00.000+02:002011-12-22T10:17:00.374+02:00First course on the Red Sea Riviera<span style="font-size: large;">Barely a decade ago, The Maritim Jolie Ville course opened on the outskirts of Sharm el-Sheikh to become the first golf facility on Egypt’s Red Sea Riviera. It has since been followed by a host of other courses with more in the pipeline. In its 10 years the Maritim Jolie Ville has made its presence felt internationally. It hosted a European Challenge Toursanctioned event, the Al Ahram-Maritim Jolie Ville Sharm el- Sheikh Challenge, in 2004 and followed it up the next year by hosting the Maritim Jolie Ville Sharm el-Sheikh Seniors Open under the auspices of the European Seniors Tour.</span>Mr Amir Magdihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06784690921101085544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563027713882460114.post-90219820279549614252011-12-22T09:25:00.002+02:002011-12-22T09:25:00.277+02:00Sinai What to do off-course?<span style="font-size: large;">History and nature</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Excursions to historic St Catherine’s Monastery and Mount Sinai operate from both Taba Heights </span><span style="font-size: large;">and Sharm el-Sheikh. A favourite option is to climb </span><span style="font-size: large;">at night to witness dawn from the top of the mountain, </span><span style="font-size: large;">where Moses was given the Ten Commandments, then </span><span style="font-size: large;">descend to visit the monastery, built in the 6th century</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">around a chapel housing the biblical Burning Bush. Among natural attractions is the mountainous Abu </span><span style="font-size: large;">Galum natural reserve, between Taba and Sharm, </span><span style="font-size: large;">where wildlife includes Nubian ibex, hyrax and striped </span><span style="font-size: large;">hyena. Other natural wonders in the Sinai include the</span><span style="font-size: large;">brightly-hued sandstone formations of the Coloured</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Canyon, the White Canyon and several oases.</span>Mr Amir Magdihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06784690921101085544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563027713882460114.post-84143697996535332122011-12-21T18:21:00.001+02:002011-12-21T18:21:43.393+02:00Egypt’s biggest water theme park<span style="font-size: large;">The Maritim Jolie Ville accommodates golfers from beginner to pro, and features four tee positions for players to choose from. The water hazards come into play on a number of the holes, including on the most challenging hole, the dogleg par-4 12th, where a lake guards the green for the approach shot into the prevailing wind. But the course is a delight to play and never an unfair challenge. For golfers with young families, the adjacent five-star Maritim Jolie Ville offers leisure facilities including Egypt’s biggest water theme park.</span>Mr Amir Magdihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06784690921101085544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563027713882460114.post-9471746536985772352011-12-21T12:14:00.000+02:002011-12-21T18:17:08.819+02:00SINAI SHARM EL-SHEIKH MARITIM JOLIE VILLE GOLF & RESORT<span style="font-size: large;">18 HOLES</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">6,587 YARDS / 6,023 METRES</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">DATE OF OPENING: 1998</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Caddies, buggies, trolleys, club rental, on-course beverage cart service,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The course is adjacent to the 418-room Maritim Jolie Ville Golf & Resort hotel, which features 9 restaurants and bars, tennis, water theme park with water slides and lazy river, terraced beach, children’s club, health club, dive centre, conference facilities and camel and quad bike desert safaris</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">treatments. </span>Mr Amir Magdihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06784690921101085544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563027713882460114.post-28399172029394349792011-12-20T10:31:00.001+02:002011-12-20T10:31:00.588+02:00Buggies are complimentary<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The John Sanford Design, which fully opened in 2007, is the central core of the new resort. With five tee positions to suit all ability levels, it offers lots of target golf for shotmakers. Approach shots to greens, some heavily defended, have to be fired over water, bunkers, desert waste areas and flood canals. Holes clamber up a slope towards the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">mountains before dropping back to the sea, the 17th green </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and 18th tee nestling close to the water’s edge. Because of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">the elevation changes, walking is not allowed. Buggies are</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">mandatory and are included in the green fee. The hardest</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">hole on the course, the 620-yard, par-5 14th, is also its longest</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">– and one of the longest in Egypt</span>Mr Amir Magdihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06784690921101085544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563027713882460114.post-77657465197837765802011-12-20T08:14:00.000+02:002011-12-20T08:14:00.594+02:00Kaleidoscope of colour<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">You stand over your final putt, sizing it up when a glint of colour catches your eye. Lifting your gaze, you see the azure waters of the Red Sea stretch out before you to distant mountains now tinged with pink from the setting sun. Directly behind you, the hunched shoulders of the Sinai Mountains have turned crimson, while all around the pastel shades of the stylish resort hotels are dissolving into a kaleidoscope of colour in the failing light levels. This is Taba Heights, one of Egypt’s newest courses which has already carved out quite a name for itself, thanks in part to its dramatic setting at the top of the Gulf of Aqaba, looking across the Red Sea to Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Israel. It feels more like golf in paradise.</span>Mr Amir Magdihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06784690921101085544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563027713882460114.post-81474830200787821032011-12-20T03:38:00.000+02:002011-12-20T03:38:00.142+02:00Contemporary architectural styling<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Developed by Orascom Hotels & Development, the same </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">company behind El Gouna, Taba Heights’ five upscale hotels </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">display similar off-beat, contemporary architectural styling </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">as those of its sister resort El Gouna. They offer a wide range </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">of leisure and recreation facilities including spas, and the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">resort also has a 5km beach and a marina, resort-wide </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">transportation, dine-around, 5-star water sports and diving </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">centre.</span>Mr Amir Magdihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06784690921101085544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563027713882460114.post-72949095191884870172011-12-19T10:10:00.001+02:002011-12-19T10:10:01.035+02:00SINAI TABA TABA HEIGHTS GOLF RESORT<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">18 HOLES</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">PAR 72</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">7,093 YARDS /6,486 METRES</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">DATE OF OPENING: 2006/2007</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Members, residents, non-residents and tourists.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Dedicated shuttle service from Taba Heights Resort hotels. Extensive leisure facilities at hotels including swimming pools, water sports and diving, tennis, camel safaris, children’s clubs, gyms, squash, shops, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">restaurants and banks</span>Mr Amir Magdihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06784690921101085544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563027713882460114.post-66090847933358552722011-12-19T08:09:00.000+02:002011-12-19T08:09:00.185+02:00Island hopping<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Take a cruise to one of the Red Sea’s many offshore islands on a day trip or evening sunset and barbecue </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">cruise. Watch out for dolphins on the way. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">From Hurghada, boat trips go to islands including </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Giftun, a beautiful national park island group and set </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">passengers down on a secluded, sandy beach to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">spend the day lazing, swimming and snorkelling. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">For a more romantic touch, you can board a sailing </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">boat in El Gouna and search out coves and unspoilt </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">islands. From Soma Bay, Tobia Island is a small, sandy</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">island which is popular for tourist boat trips.</span>Mr Amir Magdihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06784690921101085544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563027713882460114.post-24215902925999970982011-12-18T16:04:00.000+02:002011-12-18T16:04:00.138+02:00Eastern Desert monasteries<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Ain Sukhna is an ideal base from which to explore the Eastern Desert and visit its historic monasteries. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">While not as well-known as St Catherine’s in the Sinai, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">they are just as fascinating and historically significant. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Just 90 minutes from Ain Sukhna, St Anthony’s </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">was founded in 356AD and is the world’s oldest active</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">monastery. Nearby is St Paul’s Monastery, is thought to date back to the 5th century. Both are grand, fortified </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">complexes set in the Red Sea mountains near </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Za’farana, to the south. A day trip could also include a </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">visit to the Suez Canal.</span>Mr Amir Magdihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06784690921101085544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563027713882460114.post-76329400064581510122011-12-18T10:02:00.000+02:002011-12-18T10:02:00.458+02:00Red Sea What to do off-course?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Dive the Red Sea</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The Red Sea is one of the most spectacular dive locations in the world, and its west coast resorts offer </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">a huge choice of sites and experiences. El Gouna </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">alone has well over 30 diving sites including wrecks </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and coral reefs. It is the closest resort to the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">celebrated Thistlegorm wreck. Around Hurghada </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">you can find underwater coral gardens and giant </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">gorgonians as well as coral reef islands offshore.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Marine life you may encounter on a dive could include huge Napoleon fish, turtles, moray eels, reef </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">sharks, groupers, rainbow wrasse and butterfly fish.</span>Mr Amir Magdihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06784690921101085544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563027713882460114.post-41613977764678581412011-12-18T08:08:00.000+02:002011-12-18T08:08:00.983+02:00Desert activities<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The vast expanses of desert behind the Red Sea are an action-packed adventure zone just waiting to be </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">explored. From Hurghada, Makadi Bay, Soma Bay, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">El Gouna and other resorts you can take half-day </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">or day-trip excursions into the desert to try camel </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">or horse riding, quad biking, sand sailing, take a 4x4 </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">desert safari, visit a Bedouin village, smoke a traditional </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">hookah water pipe and have a barbeque dinner </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">under the stars after watching the sun go down. It is </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">also possible to cross the desert to visit Luxor in one</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">day. </span>Mr Amir Magdihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06784690921101085544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563027713882460114.post-82618396941906413752011-12-18T08:00:00.000+02:002011-12-18T08:00:03.268+02:00Second course opening in 2009<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Undoubtedly the most unusual hole is the par-4 12th, featuring twin fairways surrounded by desert which pose a </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">puzzling dilemma when you tee off. A driving range, ninehole </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">par-3 course, which includes an island green, and golf </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">academy complement the course. Among the five hotels in </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Soma Bay, two of them open from early 2008, luxury hotel </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">La Residence des Cascades is surrounded by the course and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">houses one of the region’s largest thalasso therapy spas, Les </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Thermes Marins des Cascades. One of the latest hotels is a </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">160-room, moderately-priced diving and surfing lodge, situated </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">next to the dive centre. A second 18-hole course is due to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">open in 2009.</span>Mr Amir Magdihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06784690921101085544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563027713882460114.post-18311434218039646642011-12-17T10:08:00.001+02:002011-12-17T10:08:00.753+02:00RED SEA SOMA BAY THE CASCADES GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">18 HOLES</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">PAR 72</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">6,991 YARDS / 6,393 METRES</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">RATING 74</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">9 HOLES</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">PAR 27</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">1,229 YARDS / 1,124 METRES</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">ARCHITECT: GARY PLAYER</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">DATE OF OPENING: 1998</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Members, hotel residents and non-residents, daily fee golfers. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Golf academy, PGA pros, single and group lessons, video clinics, free introduction to golf for all Soma Bay hotel guests, driving range, par-3 Challenge Course for beginners, 2 pitching and 2 putting greens.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Restaurant, bar, terrace, pro shop, locker rooms, showers and La Residence des Cascades featuring Les Thermes Marins des Cascades thalasso spa.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Free shuttle bus from all Soma Bay hotels. Extensive leisure facilities available at Soma Bay Resort hotels including swimming pools, tennis, squash, gyms, marina, water sports and diving.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Les Thermes Marins features thalasso treatments and facilities including an Aquatonic Pool, hydrotherapy treatments, seaweed wraps, underwater massages, and beauty and wellness</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">treatments. </span>Mr Amir Magdihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06784690921101085544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563027713882460114.post-68194994514050731042011-12-17T10:07:00.000+02:002011-12-17T10:07:00.196+02:00Floodlit golf<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Eco-friendly Seashore Paspalum grass, which is salt-tolerant and can be irrigated with brackish water, has been used on fairways and greens. Sandy waste areas mark the fairway boundaries and there are six bunkers, while the lake provides a sinuous hazard throughout the course and requires carries over it on three holes. Fairways, greens and surrounding areas have also been contoured. There is a 10-bay aqua driving range with practice green and two practice nets. The course is also floodlit, so it can be played day or night</span>Mr Amir Magdihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06784690921101085544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563027713882460114.post-37933613760706232282011-12-17T08:04:00.001+02:002011-12-17T08:04:00.220+02:00Designed by a top international architect<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The Al Dau course is no championship track down which you can send booming drives. But it doesn’t pretend to be. It is a nine-hole, par-3 pitch and putt course nestling between resort accommodation units and a snaking lake on a beach overlooking the Red Sea. Yet this is not mini-golf or crazy golf. The course was designed by Swiss architect Peter Harradine, who has more than 200 courses to his name around the world and who is designing the prestigious Emaar Uptown project in Cairo. Al Dau takes its golf seriously, underlined by the fact that it is a member of prestigious </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">global golf tourism association IAGTO. It even has its own </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">clubhouse with a restaurant, bar and patio, all with views </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">over the Red Sea.</span>Mr Amir Magdihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06784690921101085544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563027713882460114.post-721394529578571892011-12-17T04:58:00.000+02:002011-12-17T04:58:00.381+02:00Dramatic breaking waves<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The course carves a verdant figure of eight through arid desert scrub around the Soma Bay peninsula. Several holes are set along the top of low cliffs pounded by waves or swell. Spray sometimes leaps up dramatically as golfers putt on the green of the signature par-3 5th hole, called “The Pebbles of Soma” because it requires an accurate drive over the beach and breaking waves to a green which juts into the sea. Another par-3, the 14th, is known as “Second Signature” for its tee shot over desert to a green backed by the Red Sea.</span>Mr Amir Magdihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06784690921101085544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563027713882460114.post-4520273623924582272011-12-17T02:41:00.000+02:002011-12-17T02:41:00.530+02:00Desert links masterpiece<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Described by its designer, legendary South African golfer and architect Gary Player, as the next Pebble Beach – in reference to the top West Coast US course – The Cascades championship course is a desert links masterpiece right on the Red Sea. Don’t just take his word for it, though. Take on this mighty course, the centrepiece of the upscale Soma Bay resort community 35 minutes from Hurghada, and you will </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">undoubtedly fall for its charms yourself. Readers of German </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">magazine Golf Journal certainly agree. In 2007 they ranked </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Soma Bay the 5th best course in the world outside Europe.</span>Mr Amir Magdihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06784690921101085544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563027713882460114.post-73284206921088935422011-12-16T14:03:00.000+02:002011-12-16T14:03:01.130+02:00Close to Hurghada city centre<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">For golfers who want to fit in a little time on the fairways without impeding on a holiday with the family or partner, the Steigenberger Al Dau Resort offers the ideal solution. Situated at the southern end of Hurghada, on its own private beach, the resort could not be more convenient if you like having all the facilities of a busy resort city close at hand. Hurghada’s city centre is just 5km and the airport is even closer, at 3km distance.</span>Mr Amir Magdihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06784690921101085544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563027713882460114.post-30540046788751518672011-12-16T11:58:00.000+02:002011-12-16T11:58:00.647+02:00RED SEA HURGHADA STEIGENBERGER AL DAU RESORT<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">9 HOLES</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">PAR 27</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">622 YARDS / 569 METRES</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">ARCHITECT: HARRADINE GOLF</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">DATE OF OPENING: 2006</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">sports centre and the Algotherm Red Sea Thalasso & Spa.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The Algotherm Thalasso & Spa offers a heated salt-water indoor/outdoor pool, Turkish bath and hammam, saunas, 10 treatment rooms, tea lounge, aerobics room with classes and a cardio training area.</span>Mr Amir Magdihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06784690921101085544noreply@blogger.com0