Nuweiba` Travel Forum

HI Have been searching for a holiday at the beginning of the Easter school holidays...Its me the husband and daughter of 10-well have been offered a deal at the Nuweiba Hilton all inclusive.
I need to know anything as I wasn't even thinking of travelling to the red sea!! Whats the hotel like? Visas? weather? what to do? any chance of spotting the dolphins? just about it all! Got to be quick! may need to book this within 12 hours! thanks my trusted VT friends!!!

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The hotel has a very good reputation for its service and good all inclusive offer. Rooms are small but the beach is excellent, spacious gardens, beautiful scenery, two pools, friendly and pleasant staff, very nice atmosphere.

Superb weather at the moment, for the past couple of weeks its always been around 20 C at 7 a.m. rising to 26 - 29 C by 2 p.m.

No visa required if you just plan to stay in the east Sinai region. But if you want to do excursions to say Cairo then you can buy the visa stamps upon arrival.

5 hours flying time but time diffence not too much different so no jet lag.

Taba Airport is 86 km from the hotel and transfer takes 1 - 1 1/2 hours depending if you have to stop at other hotels. Scenery along the route is amazing so I hope you arrive well before sunset.

Interesting local excursions... St Catherine Monastery ( a must ), the various canyons, Pharaohs Island etc etc

On the other hand you might find that you just don t want to leave the hotel grounds.

Excellent snorkelling round the corner along the beach.

What are you waiting for ?

HI Alvin.. Really enjoyed a look on your Nuweiba page! You will be glad to know I've booked!!! Just a few questions if you don't mind?? What time is sun up and sunset early in April? Will it be very cool in the evenings? Looking forward to the fish and hoping to see the dolphins...I here the famous one died in January? Is there more of them ??
Thanks again K

Glad to be of help...

We don t usually get dolphins close to shore around Nuweiba. One will see them more at the southern tip of Sinai as well as in captivity in Eilat.

Always hard to judge the weather as so unpredictable but at present it has been superb. Lowest temperature so far in March was 19 C ( at 5.55 a.m. one morning ) which is not bad. Should nt be colder than that... should be warmer.

I would imagine sun up would be around 6 a.m. and sun set at about 6.30 - I know there are websites out there which list the right times... just google for it... can t find it right now.

This is the worst company ever , i heard many bad comments from people who had previous bad experience but i never believed this!!!
I'm writting now while i am sitting in Newbaa port, i booked for the Speed boat which I WAS TOLD that it goes at 10 , now it's 1 pm , no news , nobody here to ask , their office is empty , nobody to get any piece of info about it , i had to call to Cairo office and then i was told that that morning one left already without taking anyone to pickup some other passengers from another port in saudi arabia , and i'll have to take the 2 OR 3 pm (he's not sure when it comes) , he was even so rude on the phone to the extent that i hung up on him!!! they're just taking it for granted!!!! can anybody beleieve this!!! Not even telling the passengers who are waiting in the departure hall ,this is an unbelivable bad experience and i will keep talking and talking about it , and OVER MY DEAD BODY i will take it again , even if i'll get the ticket for free!!!!