page_title: Red Sea Riviera
section_title: List of resorts
hierarchical_section_title: Red Sea Riviera / List of resorts
context_page_description: The Red Sea Riviera, Egypt's eastern coastline along the Red Sea, consists of resort cities on the western shore of the Gulf of Aqaba and along the eastern coast of mainland Egypt, south of the Gulf of Suez. The combination of a favorable climate, warm sea, thousands of kilometers of shoreline and abundant natural and archaeological points of interest makes this stretch of Egypt's coastline a popular national and international tourist destination. There are numerous National Parks along the Red Sea Riviera, both underwater and on land. Desert and marine life are protected by a number of laws, and visitors may be subject to heavy fines for not abiding.
context_section_description: Listed in geographic order, from north to south:
  On the Sinai Peninsula:
  Dahab
  Nuweiba
  Ras Muhammad National Park
  Ras Sidr
  Sharm-El-Sheikh
  Straits of Tiran
  Taba
  Sinai's nearby islands include:
  Pharaoh's Island
  Sanafir Island
  Tiran Island
  On the Western Red Sea shore:
  Abu Shar
  Abu Soma
  Abu Tig (El Gouna)
  Ain Sukhna
  Quseir
  Coraya Bay
  Alshalateen
  Berenice Troglodytica
  El Gouna
  Foul Bay
  Gamsha Bay
  Gebel Elba
  Gubal Strait
  Hala'ib
  Hamata
  Hurghada
  Makadi Bay
  Marsa Alam
  Tarabin town
  Port Ghalib
  Ras Banas
  Ras Gharib
  Safaga
  Sahl Hasheesh
  Serrenia
  Shoni Bay
  Soma Bay
  Wadi Gimal
  Red Sea islands include:
  Abu Minqar Island
  Green Island (Egypt)
  Mukawwa Island
  Rocky Island
  Shadwan
  St. John's Island, Egypt
caption: Crusaders' citadel on Pharaoh's Island
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