Sokhna Egypt, Cairo
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Frequently Asked Questions
At the quays of Ain Sokhna, a commercial and industrial port on the Gulf of Suez. There is no strolling on foot here: the call is organised through the ship's excursions or a transfer booked in advance.
'The hot spring', after the waters rising in the nearby Galala mountains. The name says everything about the setting: the ochre hills of the Eastern Desert falling almost into the gulf.
For Cairo and the pyramids. The capital lies about 140 kilometres away, two to two and a half hours by road depending on traffic, on a motorway crossing the desert.
A full day. Early morning departure, often in an organised convoy, return at dusk. It is a long and demanding outing, but it leads to one of the most famous landscapes on the planet.
The Great Pyramid of Khufu and its neighbours, some 4,500 years old, guarded by the Sphinx with its wind-worn face. You walk among the blocks, measure yourself against a single course of stone, then step back a few hundred metres to take in the whole.
Depending on the programme: a museum of pharaonic treasures — mummies, gilded sarcophagi, sacred barques —, Saladin's citadel with its alabaster mosque, or a stop at the Khan el-Khalili bazaar. A meal is usually included along the way, sometimes beside the Nile.
Yes. Several Ain Sokhna beach hotels a short distance from the port open their beaches to day visitors: pale sand, warm gulf water, reefs within reach of mask and snorkel. Allow half a day.
Not the canal itself: its southern entrance is some fifty kilometres north. But the silhouettes of waiting container ships often punctuate the horizon from the quays.
The documents your ship requires for leaving the port area, and some cash for tips. A hat and water for the Cairo day, most of which is spent in the sun.
No, and it is fairer to say so: it is a door rather than a destination. The port is industrial, with no old town and no site to visit. What it offers is one-day access to the tombs of the pharaohs — or a quiet beach for anyone who would rather rest.
