El Gouna ..High Lights

El Gouna
Spreading over 11km of the most pristine beaches, built on clusters of Islands surrounded by turquoise lagoons, and bordering the crystal waters of the Red Sea, lies El Gouna, 20 km from Hurghada and one of Egypt’s most exclusive destinations. El Gouna began with a romantic vision: friends, boats and a passion for the sea, gradually evolving into a fully comprehensive resort with luxurious villas, internationally-renowned hotel chains, a wide range of restaurants and a vibrant bustling night life, with a character and soul of its own.

The architecture of El Gouna with its pastel coloured domed buildings, was carefully designed to blend in with the surrounding environment, in marked contrast to the bright turquoise of the surrounding lagoons. “Kafr El Gouna”, or the downtown area and the heart and center of El Gouna, is independent from the big hotels and is unique in style due to the cluster of inner courtyards, alleyways and whitewashed domes that depict the traditional Egyptian rural architecture. The architects are Ramy El Dahan and Soheir Farid, who design in the style of Hasan Fathy, Egypt's most famous Architect. The kafr provides everything one would expect of a lively town: shops, art galleries, cafés, restaurants, bars, discotheques, a cinema, school, in addition to a travel agency, museum and aquarium. There is also a sufficient choice of hotels which vary from the deluxe five-star beach-front resort hotel to the small and quaint boutique hotel.

In short, this town has something for everyone, secluded beaches and exclusive hotels for those seeking a getaway, desert safaris, water skiing, parasailing, windsurfing, sailing catamarans and deep-sea fishing , and the world’s best diving for the adventurous, endless in-house entertainment for those traveling with their family, a great and bustling night life for fun seekers, even golf lovers can enjoy the picturesque and challenging golf courses of El Gouna.

Yet, in spite of the great facilities on offer, El Gouna provides much more than the sun, sand and sea and good hotel management, it is above all, a very active community with powerful infrastructure and extensive community support facilities, including a hospital, private airport, an international school , a nursery and even its own radio station, to serve the rapidly burgeoning community. All this has been done with great care for its surroundings, that “El Gouna” was voted the “most environmentally friendly resort in Egypt.”