Holidays in Marsa Alam (Egypt): tours from Almaty

тур агенттігінен Марса-Аламға жолдама алдым, бағасы да қалыпты, ұшақта орын тар болды, ыстық шәй ішіп отырдым, ұйықтай алмадым. қонақүйге келгенде бөлмем дайын тұрды, теңізге дейін жаяу бардым, су тұнық, түбі көрінеді, балықтар тіптен қолыңа келеді, масканы шешіп алғым келмеді.. балшық жағып, күнге күйіп, кешке дейін жағада жаттым.

came back, so many impressions, and the manager organized everything quickly, without any fuss. The only thing - it was a bit noisy at the hotel in the evening because of the animation, but that's minor, I'd still give it a five.

took a tour to Marsa Alam because I didn't just want to lie on the beach, I wanted at least some action — diving and all that.. friends kept buzzing my ears about this reef, so I fell for it to be honest. The manager sorted everything out in one evening, didn't even have to go anywhere. the hotel is ok, the AC hummed like a tractor the first two days, then either I got used to it or they fixed it. food was decent, though that bean thing they have for breakfast — like why is it even there. you walk into the sea waist deep and there are fish right away, I've never seen such bright ones in my life. and you just stand in this water warm like soup, look down and there's a whole city damn. the guy from the dive center explained about the mask for a long time, I missed half of it but it all worked out anyway. came back tanned and pissed that the vacation is over

otdyh v Marsa-Alam… ochen dazhe neploho, no est nyuansy. more – eto otdelnyy razgovor, teploe i chistoe, ya chasto prosto sidela u berega i smotrela na ryb, hotya snorkeling ne lyublyu, no tut vse zhe poshla. korallov mnogo, no ya ozhidala bolshe, chestno.. ves den na pliazhe eto klas, no kogda nachelsya veter – ne ochen, pesok letit vezde, dazhe v chae. hotel norm, no konditsioner gudel kak samolet, ya prosypalas nochi. pitanie – na chetverku, frukty byli, a vot s desertami bedno, mne ne hvatalo..

Took the package through a friend at the agency, seemed reliable. Wanted Egypt for a long time. Chose Marsa Alam because the reef is there, not just a beach. Read some reviews, bought it, then later thought — was it all for nothing. Flew with a layover, tired as a dog. Hotel is normal, the bed was a bit hard and squeaked. The sea — now that's something. Saw a turtle a meter long right by the shore, almost screamed into the phone. The dive center at the hotel gave equipment, the guide for snorkeling was fast but competent. Only downside — the towel in the room was changed only on the third day, but that's a small thing by then. And I came back happy. Really.

Went because of the diving, had wanted to see corals in real life for a long time, and then relatives sent me the contact of an agency that happened to take people to Marsa Alam. The hotel turned out decent, the reef right by the shore — that's a plus, but the animation in the evenings yelled so loud that I had to sit in the room with the door closed. Came back with a whole list of photos and a slightly sunburnt neck.

Bought a tour to Marsa Alam, flew there. The fish are something else of course, the water is clear, but those corals of theirs, I almost cut my foot open, good thing the reefs are like ten meters from the shore, and I brought my own fins, not rental ones.. at the hotel the food was fine, though those sauces of theirs, I still don't get why they exist. Came back, and realized I want to go back, it's really peaceful there

went to marsa alam in january, the sea is warm, the wind though sometimes so strong it moved the sunbed out of place, but thats minor stuff, the manager by the way helped with the transfer and sorted everything out fast. the hotel is normal, they fed us rice and chicken every day, snorkeling at the reef – thats a separate thank you for that, saw a ton of fish, even a turtle. but the towels in the room were changed every other time and the AC rattled loudly, had to sleep with the balcony open, no mosquitoes and thank god for that.

we took a trip to Marsa Alam because I just wanted to lie by the water and not think about anything, and my brother had already traveled through this agency and it seemed like everything went fine. the trip turned out smooth, the hotel was clean, the staff didnt bother us, the sea was warm even in the morning, and even though I usually nitpick little things like the air conditioner that hummed like a tractor, this time I just let it go, probably because I actually slept properly for the first time in a year, so five stars no questions

took a tour to Marsa Alam through an agency, because booking all that myself, flights, hotel, transfers — well it's really not my thing, but the manager put it all together in a couple of days and I didn't even have to remind her about the dates a hundred times. the trip turned out surprisingly calm, the hotel was decent, the sea was clean, but in the room the AC rattled like a tractor the whole first night, then I got used to it and slept like a log, and yeah, the hookah on the beach was sold more expensive than in the city, but that's minor stuff, because I came back rested and happy

I booked the trip through an agency in Almaty, because I was too lazy to deal with visas and flights myself. I just wanted to fall on the sand and do nothing, and Marsa Alam was perfect for that — it's calm there, no crowds. We flew with a layover, had to wait about five hours at the airport, but then straight to the sea and that humid air that makes your t-shirt stick to your back. The hotel food was okay, though the fish was sometimes a bit dry, but the coffee at the bar — just awful. Dive center right there, corals right by the shore, I saw a turtle that close for the first time in my life and, honestly, forgot about all those little annoyances. Came back happy and already thinking of doing it again, but a different hotel, so I'd have my own piece of beach without neighbors.

marsa alam eto takoe nazvanie, chto yazyk slomaesh poka vylettish. priehal tuda cherez turagentstvo i snachala dumal chto budu negodovat. more teploe, no veter vezde meshaet, i levyy nosok poteryal gde to mezhdu oteleem i pluazhem.

Went to Marsa Alam to close the diving gestalt, plus my friends kept going on and on about the Red Sea, and the consultant at the agency turned out to be sharp and picked a hotel for my budget. The corals there are alive, the reef starts right at the shore, I put on a mask for the first time and almost fogot to breathe. True, the AC in the room hummed like a tractor, and towels were changed every other time. But on the boat the food was decent, rice with chicken, and I never once had to remind about the gear. Came back tanned and happy, five stars, if it werent for that AC it would be perfect.

марса-алам бір сөзбен айтқанда жайлы болды, теңіз жылы, қонақүй таза, тамақ көп, бірақ бір күні жел тым қатты соқты, сонда жағажайда отырып қалдық.. Менеджер бәрін алдын ала айтып қойды, ұшақ кешіккенде де хабарласып тұрды, сол жағы жақсы болды меніңше Жалпы ұнады, бағасына қарай тамаша, тек рифке барғанда балықтар аз көрінді, сосын бір кеште музыка қатты болды, ұйықтай алмадым

priehali v Marsa Alam nochyu, zhara dazhe nochyu... normalno, ya-oto holela tepla. Otel popalsya sady, koridor dlinnyy a kondey v nomere gudit kak samolet ha. plyazh krasnyy pesok, ya nabrala ego v butylku dlya sestry, no potom podumala - komu eto nado? i vysypala.

took a tour to Marsa Alam because I just wanted to lie by the sea and not think about anything, before that things somehow never worked out with Egypt, either work or something else, and then suddenly I really got fired up. the hotel is normal, the reef is right at the shore, on the very first day I got into the water with a mask and almost screamed with delight - there are so many fish that my eyes run wild, though I had to grab a sunbed by the pool in the morning, otherwise everything is taken by the Germans. Came back tanned, happy and with the thought that I need to do it again.

We flew to Marsa Alam through the agency because we were too lazy to put this trip together ourselves with all the transfers, and their price for the charter came out more reasonable than what I dug up online, although if I think about it I could've booked everything myself and probably wouldn't have died. The hotel is fine, the reef right off the shore is the main thing, but they fed us the same food every day and the AC in the room rattled like a tractor, so quattro out of five, but I probably won't fly there again

Went to Marsa Alam and still think about the reefs - water like in an aquarium, fish hundreds, but at the hotel they fed the same every day, though the room was clean and the AC worked not like a tractor. Came back tanned and happy, four out of five - for the reefs and calm sea, but the variety in food was lacking, and the little shop near the beach had prices clearly for tourists.

went to Marsa Alam and I'm still blown away, even though the flight was long, with a layover, and I already thought that's it, I shouldn't have gotten into this. The manager sorted everything out fast, no stress, the hotel turned out right by the reef — mask, fins and you're already among the fish..

The Red Sea is something else. I flew in, checked in and straight to the water. The manager told me where the reefs are better - no regrets. Snorkeling there is of course on another level. Though the lounger by the pool is always taken, had to guard it from the morning. Egyptian tea with hibiscus at the local cafe on the shore — I still remember it. Once I saw a turtle, it swam right next to me, about two meters away. Came back tanned like a burnt log. I give it a five.

Well, I finally saw Marsa Alam with my own eyes, not in pictures on the internet. I flew there with a layover in Cairo, I was already thinking that from the heat and the lines I'd just collapse (though no, on the plane it was actually cool, thank god). The sea of course — that's a whole separate story, the water is so [that] you can't even believe it really can be like that, on the first day I just sat on the shore and dumbly stared at this blue for like two hours. I found the hotel completely by accident, but the corals right by the shore really are cool, though the Germans were grabbing the sunbeds by the pool since dawn.

we went to Marsa Alam because we wanted to dive and not just lie by the pool, i usually go for the sea but the manager suggested the reefs there are better than in Sharm and i decided to go. came back happy as can be, though when i arrived i sneezed for a week from the ac in the bus

I went to the agency to deal with the winter blues and at the same time get a break from work, and I chose Marsa Alam simply because I wanted silence and a normal sea without crowds. About the trip itself: the hotel turned out a bit tired, I had to grab a lounger by the pool in the morning, but that didn't affect the reefs and diving at all, that's what it was all about. I came back absolutely thrilled with the underwater world, so five out of five, despite these minor everyday inconveniences.

we went to marsa alam because we just wanted to lie by the sea and not think about anything, my husband's vacation fell in november, and it's already too late to fly to turkey, so we got a package at the travel agency — hotel, flight, all that. I spent a long time choosing, honestly, like two weeks probably, looked through a ton of options... settled on this one because the reefs are close, and I've loved snorkeling since childhood. We flew at night, landed in Hurghada and then another bus ride like three hours through the desert, the road is busted in places, but that's minor. We checked in fine, the room is spacious, the AC honestly hummed like a tractor and we had to sleep with earplugs, but the balcony has a sea view. I swam every day, the water is transparent all the way to the bottom, fish of all colors, I saw a turtle and one octopus right by the reef — I filmed it on my phone but it came out kinda blurry. The food at the hotel is decent, though after a week I already wanted something of my own, homey, borscht for example. The staff is friendly but sometimes too pushy with all their animations and discos until midnight. I came back tanned and tired but happy, five out of five for sure, I'd go again

Марса-Аламқа барғанымыз өте ұнады, қонақүй таза, теңіз жылы, тек қана жол ұзақ болды. Қайтып келгенде әлі күнге дейін сол жердің сағынышын баса алмай жүрмін, бағасы да тиімді болды, тағы барамын деп ойлаймын.

Was planning a fishing trip with an overnight stay, looking for a decent tour so they'd give gear and not overpay. We went to Marsa Alam, the wind was knocking us off our feet there, but the bite was such that we hauled this horse mackerel from morning till night — my fingers hurt from the line afterwards. Came back happy, even though I didn't want to go back.

Went to Marsa Alam and still don't get why I put it off for so long. The sea there... well, it's just a sea, pretty, won't argue. The manager sorted everything out fast, without all that long back-and-forth messaging. Flew with a layover, waited at the airport for like four hours — that really pissed me off. Hotel's decent, food's edible, though the coffee at the bar is some kind of brown water, yuck. Cleaning was good, towels changed every day. Did diving, once, but it stuck with me for a long time, there's a ton of fish there. In the evening there's not much to do — either the bar or sleep. but the staff is friendly, always smiling. Came back tanned and thinking I'd go again, probably, just to a different hotel.

took a tour to Marsa-Alam, thought it would be like in the ad— yeah right. Hotel is decent, reefs are fire, but these transfers... rode four hours in a minivan where the AC doesnt work, but the views from the window — desert, mountains, all as it should be. On the second day I found a shell on the beach the size of a palm, brought it home, now it sits on a shelf. Overall satisfied, four stars, because the food was the same every day— though the coffee at the pool bar really saved my mornings

went to Marsa Alam on a whim, before that I was actually thinking of flying to Turkey, but an acquaintance said it's windy there right now and I freaked out, went to the agency where the manager got everything done fast, didn't even have to explain anything twice. The hotel turned out decent, food was good, though the fruit was kind of not always ripe, but that's minor, the sea was clean and warm though, went swimming every day and never once regretted going here and not somewhere else... The manager by the way warned me about the excursions, I took one on quad bikes, dust everywhere, but the emotions were awesome, although on the way back I was tired and with sand in my sneakers. Came back happy and now I recommend this option to everyone, if you just want to lie around and do nthing

Went to Marsa Alam because I wanted a change of scenery and just to lie on the beach, not because there are some incredible excursions there. They put me in a hotel where I immediately brokeed the safe key, but the worker came and opened it in five minutes. Came home happy, tanned and weirdly miss the local flatbread they gave for breakfast.

poehala v marsa alam cherez tur agenstvo v astane potomu chto hoteala nyryat s akulyami i korallami i eto bylo blizhe chem drugie strany, no samoe glavnoe - letet tuda koroche, tam spokoyno i more chistoe. Menedzher podskazal hotel s norm otzyvami i ne nastaival na dorogom (ya emu doverila posle pervyh pyati minut razgovora), hotel horoshiy, alimento normalnoe, no odn raza byl holodnyy sup i eto menu ne ponravilos.. a v ostalnom vse ok, nyryala mnogo i dazhe videla cherepahu ogromnuyu

Марса-АламҒа барған сапарым өте ұнады, теңіздің түбі тіпті керемет, тек қонақүйдегі кондиционер қатты суық жел соқты, бірақ бұл майда-шүйде ғой. Қайтып келгенде бір апта бойы балықтарды түсінде көрдім, нағыз демалыс деген осы, бес жұлдыз!

Bought a tour to Marsa Alam and never once regretted it, though I picked the hotel almost at random, from a picture with palm trees. The sea there is such that on the first day I just sat on the shore and looked at the water, and then, of course, I gathered seashells, half of which crumbled already in the suitcase.

Bought a tour to Marsa Alam and never regretted it for a minute. The sea there... well, such that, can't put it into words, but trust me. Stayed in a simple hotel, food was okay, though they watered down the juices. But the reefs — I snorkeled every day and saw a turtle, huge, about a meter and a half. In the evening we went to town, there's a market, fruit is cheap, I bought mangoes by the box. One thing bugged me — the guide on the excursion talked a lot about souvenirs, but that's minor. Came back tanned and happy. I'll go there to vacation again.

Went for specifics — just wanted to lie on the Red Sea and not think about anything, and the travel agency happened to be on the way from home. Chose Marsa Alam because of the reefs, but ended up with wind that didn't let up day or night (well who knew it blows like that in May), I give my four stars without hesitation. Came back tanned, but with the thought that next time I'd take a hotel farther from the pier — at least there you can swim without the crowd.

Was going to the Red Sea with my family, but only got around to it by May, so I went to the first agency I came across near home — and booked it there. The hotel turned out decent, reefs right by the shore, it was my first time seeing that many fish in real life, though the air conditioner in the room hummed like a tractor and I had to sleep with the noise. A four, because overall I was satisfied, but the transfer there dragged on for almost four hours and that spoiled the first impression.

Booked the tour at the last moment, and I still don't get how everything worked out so well. The hotel turned out simple, no pathos, but with a great reef right by the shore. Every day went snorkeling — there was a turtle swimming, huge, like a meter and a half, I even got scared at first. The wind, though, got to me after lunch, sand got in my eyes and in my bag, but the sea more than made up for it. The food was okay, fish for dinner was always there, though the fruit was a bit monotonous. The staff is friendly, cleaning every day, sunbeds free almost always. Came back with a ton of impressions, though at first I doubted because of the reviews, now I definitely recommend!

Booked the trip because of the diving, since nowhere else do you get so close to the reefs, and also everyone I know kept going on and on about this Marsa Alam... we arrived, and there's such a wind that it blows your mask off, but at least the water is +28 and all this red sea is teeming with life that I almost touched with my hands, and a moray eel looks out of a crack, and I just stand there thinking — what a fool I am for taking so long to get my act together. Came back tanned, happy, dived every day, Egypt is of course a whole separate topic, but there's only one downside, snorkeling from the shore is nothing special, oh well)

Bought a tour to Egypt, to Marsa Alam, and never regretted it once. The hotel was pretty basic, but its own little piece of beach with corals right at your feet — I swam there with a mask for hours and still couldn't get enough. Came back tanned, happy and with a solid five for the trip (even though the pillow in the room was hard, though that's a small thing).