• Egypt Guide

  • Introduction to Egypt
  • Weather
  • Things not to miss
  • Getting around
  • Entry requirements
  • Money
  • Public holidays

• Explore Egypt

  • Cairo
  • The Pyramids
  • The Nile Valley
  • The Western Desert Oases
  • Alexandria and the Mediterranean coast
  • The Delta
  • The Canal Zone
  • Sinai
  • The Red Sea Coast and Eastern Desert

• Cities

  • Alexandria
    
  • Assyut
    
  • Aswan
    
  • Cairo
    
  • Damietta (Dumyat)
    
  • Hurghada (Ghardaka)
    
  • Luxor
    
  • Port Said
    
  • Qena
    
  • Rosetta (Rashid)
    
  • Suez
    
  • Tanta
    

Egypt Guide

The Red Sea Coast and Eastern Desert

The Red Sea Aquarium

Opening time: Daily 9am–10pm

Price: £E5, camera £E2

If you want a glimpse of the Red Sea's wonders without getting wet, visit the Red SeaAquarium on the Corniche. Its tanks are labelled in English, with diagrams of where to find each species on the reef. You can learn to recognize wrasses, triggerfish, sailfintangs, angelfish and many other types, but it's sad to see them in such cramped conditions when you know that millions of others are swimming freely not far away.