According to research results, the Red Sea water with its chemical composition and abundance of coral reefs help cure from psoriasis. Safaga is famous for its black sands that are extraordinarily effective in curing skin diseases. Completion of 7 golf playgrounds to international specifications is underway in Cairo, new cities, Sharm el-Sheikh, Luxor and Hurghada. Some of these playgrounds began to receive golf hobbyists who have a markedly high-level expenditure. Conference and exhibition tourism represents a significant type of tourism that involves high tourism revenues.
Sports tourism consists of golfing, horse-riding, water sports, diving, fishing and rowing.
Moreover, a club for water sports was inaugurated in Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh. Egypt enjoys magnificent beaches extending to a distance of 3,000 km along both Mediterranean and Red Sea. The Red Sea is characterized by its clear water, colourful coral reefs, rare fish and varying mountains ranges almost verging on the sea coast, leaving a space only wide enough to accommodate camping sites. Moreover, the coasts of Aqaba Gulf have many facilities of water sports such as diving, sea surfing, etc. In the Red Sea region, Safaga is the centre of beach tourism, due to its excellent location on the Suez Gulf and its magnificent beaches extending to a distance of 40 km.