El Gouna, Egypt Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

Approximately 22km north of Hurghada lies the vast tourist resort of El Gouna ( www.elgouna.com ). Built on a series of islands linked by purpose-built bridges and canals, it covers 17,000 square kilometres of land, supports 10,000 staff and includes a hospital, four power plants, an international airport and several factories. There are currently twelve hotels ranging from three- to five-star (with a further three scheduled to open by 2004), several clusters of private villas and two shopping centres. The infrastructure includes a brewery that makes Sakkara and Löwenbrau beer, a winery producing … more »