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Al-Ahram Weekly 20 - 26 July 2000 Issue No. 491 
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Al-Ahram Weekly 20 - 26 July 2000 Issue No. 491
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Egypt Region International Economy Opinion Culture Features Travel Living Sports Profile People Time Out Chronicles Cartoons Letters The ins and outs
Dahab is an experience and everything from getting there to getting the most out of your trip is part of it. You may not be the plan-ahead type, but a little forethinking never hurt anybody. Following is a list of some helpful telephone numbers and additional information; it is by no means comprehensive. For more on accommodation, see the accompanying Dahab map and key.Transportation
Eastern Bus Company (Abbasiya Terminal) Tel 482 4753EgyptAir Tel 575 0600
Limousine cars Tel 259 9813/4
Hotels
Amanda Tel (069) 640 340Christina Residence Tel (069) 640 406/390; e-mail: christina_resid@mail.link.com.eg
Dyarna Tel (062) 640 120; e-mail: dyarnadahab@yahoo.com
Nesima Resort Tel (069) 640 320/321; e-mail: nesima@intouch.com
Yasmine Tel 012 355 2318
For a higher price, the Helnan offers a great beach. Tel (069) 640 425
Tourist Services
The closest tourist office to Dahab is in Sharm El-Sheikh. Tel (069) 600 170Desert trips
EMBAH SAFARI Tel (062) 640 447; e-mail: embah@intouch.comDiving Centres
All of the following centres are registered with PADI.Fantasea Dive Club Tel (069) 640 043
INMO Tel (069) 640 370
Sinai Dive Club (Novotel Holiday Village) Tel (069) 640 302
Guidebooks
All of the following guides are available at the American University in Cairo (AUC) bookstore.General information
The general guidebook with the best section on Sinai is the recently published The Rough Guide to Egypt, part of the Rough Guides series; LE72A cheaper option is Egypt: A Practical Guide (Tehuti Research Foundation) but this only has a couple of vague pages on Sinai; LE15. This book can be found at Al-Shoruq Bookstore on Tahrir Square.
Underwater guidebooks
Sinai Dive Guide (Sea Level Productions) -- nicely illustrated; LE30Red Sea Diving Guide (A A Gaddis and Sons Publishers) -- very colourful; LE55
The Dive Sites of the Red Sea (A A Gaddis and Sons Publishers); LE100
Red Sea Diving Map (Red Sea Magazine); LE12
There is also a web-site: www.diverscasino.com
Desert guidebooks
Guide to Exploration of the Sinai; LE95Wild Sinai (National Parks of Egypt: Protectorates Development Programmes) -- a beautiful hardcover book introducing species typical to the Saint Catherine Protectorate area; LE15
The National Parks of Egypt also publishes three walking trails for Saint Catherine's Protectorate
