Nuweiba is a major port city, connecting Egypt to Jordan at their port of Aqaba, but otherwise is a sleepy, undeveloped and quiet place. The only tourist attractions in town are the sea and what the hotels and resorts can provide, including safaris to the Colored Canyon and other excursions.
Nuweiba is a simple and very quiet town as compared to Dahab or Sharm el Sheikh.
| Getting there and around
There is a ferry service between Nuweiba and Aqaba in Jordan across the Red Sea. Nuweiba is connected to Cairo and the other Sinai Red Sea resorts by a public bus service, as well as private micro-buses and taxis. To St. Catherine there is a regular microbus service provided by Bedouin Bus and the mid-night Mt. Sinai tours, but no bus. You should organize transport from the airport to your hotel before arriving – you can either ask your hotel to do it or use another service. Getting around Nuweiba is by shared taxi.
See directory listing for: Transport
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| Orientation
Nuweiba consists of small hubs quite far apart, and a stretch of beach camps along the road north of the town towards Taba.
Main locations: 1. Muzeina; 2. Port (Mina); 3. Center; 4.Tarabin; and to the north 5. Ras Shaitan; and 6. Bir Sweir. View Nuweiba in a larger map |
| Information
Useful links:
Extensive information about diving off the Nuweiba-Taba coast: www.dive-nuweiba.com Useful website to find accommodation in the Nuweiba area: www.nuweibabeach.com/ |
| Accommodation
There is a wide range of accommodation in Nuweiba, ranging from international luxury hotels through mid-range hotels to simple camps. Most high end hotels are along the coast between the port and the Tarabin area. There are many beach camps providing simple beach huts along the coast north of Nuweiba towards Taba. See directory listing for:
Rated hotels | Budget hotels | Camps, beach huts | Ecolodges, retreats | All accommodation |
| Food and drinks
There are a few restaurants in the Port, the center and the Tarabin village, serving traditional Egyptian as well as international cuisine, including Italian and European-North American food. There are also cafés in the same hubs, but there are no bars and alcoholic drinks are only served in some of the hotels and camps. There are two little bottle shops, one in the center the other in the port, selling take-away drinks.
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Food and Drinks |
| Activities
Many activities are related to the sea, such as diving, snorkeling and boat rides, but there are many other activities including camel and horse-riding, quad biking, safaris, excursions and Bedouin dinner under the stars. See directory listing for:
Water sports | Safari | Hiking, trekking | Adventures | Body, mind, spirit | Other | All operators |
