If you are seeking a place with excellent scuba diving and also very affordable properties that are seeing strong capital gains & good rental income potential then why not consider investing in Egypt property along the beautiful Red Sea.

Red Sea Coastline
If you have been diving in the Red Sea you will know that it has three of the worlds most beautiful coastlines with miles of sandy beaches that benefit from fascinating coral reefs which make for some of the best diving locations on the planet.

Diving in the Red Sea
The warm and welcoming waters benefit from thousands of miles of beautiful coral reef formations making it a most highly sought dive locations.

Now famous with many people the Red Sea as we mentioned is one of the most beautiful places on earth. With its fantastically exotic and fascinating natural seascape environment and diverse ecosystem where you will find more than eleven hundred species of fish with around 10% of them found nowhere else.

Hurghada
The city of Hurghada was once a small fishing village on the Red Sea founded in the early 20th century has since been developed and built upon to what is now a thriving tourist destination and leading seashore resort on the Red Sea popular with overseas investors.

Today the city has now become an exciting growing tourist resort that has turned into one of the most desirable places to live and holiday in Egypt Which is partly because of the many Km of due miles of beautiful sandy beaches, fantastic climate and fantastic coral reefs ideal for scuba diving and other water sports.

Hurghada is hub for aquatic sports. The warm waters are ideal for rare fish and beautiful coral reefs and the unique underwater gardens are some of the finest in the world and extremely popular for; snorkelling and diving, sailing, deep-sea fishing, wind-surfers, kite-surfers, and swimming.

These attractions combined and making Hurghada properties very popular with holiday makers and people looking for sun, sea, and sand and the fantastic water sports and most importantly diving.

Let’s cut to the main point, the main activity in the Egyptian property market is in and around the Red Sea, the Mediterranean Sea coasts, and the major cities of Cairo and Alexandria.

But in our opinion it’s the fantastic beaches, modern and luxurious facilities being developed along the Red Sea that is attracting many visitors and tourists to the area and providing the rental income from these resort properties is too lucrative for any Egypt property investor to ignore.

Consider this as , the weather is rainy in the winter on the Northern Mediterranean coast, the sunnier and therefore the tourist rental season there is limited to only 3 or four months a year and therefore the Red Sea resorts are attracting the larger majority of tourists with their year round warm climate and sunshine.

Why the Red Sea
Here are just a few of the reasons why the Red Sea is one of Egypt’s most popular tourist destinations.

Location & Accessibility
Very good air links from Europe and the UK mean that the Red Sea is very easy to get to and has witnessed a massive increase in the number of low cost European charter and scheduled flights.

Climate
As mentioned earlier the weather is beautiful with sunny warm and stable climate all year long with little seasonal fluctuation, and hardly any rain and all year round sunshine.

The temperature rarely falls below 20° C with temperatures ranging between 18oC and 21oC in winter, and 21oC and 27oC in the summer.

Natural resources
You will find white sandy beaches with warm and clear blue waters along side and breathtaking desert landscapes.

Egypt’s Red Sea region is an exceptional environment of natural beauty and an world-class reserve of marine life with amazing coral formations and a around large number of islands.

Hurghada on the Red Sea coast is in our opinion the hotspot place for investment and Hurghada property is said to be one of the most attractive property investment opportunities anywhere in the country.

The coast is a breathtaking and most fascinating environment with some of the best underwater gardens in the world.

The underwater world is rich in walls of colourful corals and splendid underwater gardens offering unique and fascinating views for divers and snorkelers.

There are more than 400 varieties of corals and over 1500 species of fish with many rare and multicoloured fish and the underwater visibility is up to 30 meters and 45 meters deep diving is possible.

A new development of Hurghada properties that is popular with many buyers and property investors from the UK is Oasis Marina, a luxury new beachfront property located in the fast emerging Al Ahyaa area between Hurghada and El Gouna. The development is to operate as a holiday resort and will offer a selection of luxurious fully furnished and spacious studio, 1 and 2 bedroom apartments with spectacular sea views.