Taba Heights is Egypt’s northern most resort on the Gulf of Aqaba. Designed to be the ultimate getaway, it offers beautiful beaches, spectacular desert mountain scenery, a golf course, marina and many water sports and other activities. Taba Heights is considered one of the best places on the Red Sea for scuba diving, snorkeling in the warm, clear water where visitors see turtles, colorful tropical fish, dolphins and much more sea life. Windsurfing and sailing with excellent equipment and instructors are ready to help visitors have an adventurous holiday.
There are two sites that can be visited for a longer look at the underwater world of the Red Sea including Pharaoh’s Island with a 12th century citadel on top that was built by Crusaders and the Fjord an inlet with spectacular scenery. There are grouper, parrotfish, puffers, lion fish, moray eels, puffers, octopus, barracuda and turtles to be seen.
It offers sunshine all year, so it is great as a winter holiday to escape cold winter weather or for a quick romantic weekend by the beach. Taba Heights is an excellent base for day trips to some of the most famous sights in the Middle East. Just a few hours away are the Great Pyramids at Giza, the fascinating canyon Treasury of Petra and the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem.
Canyon motor safari is another activity that is great fun. The safari includes riding on quad bikes for two hours with all the equipment provided as well as a guide and instructions on how to drive the bikes. Other desert treks include a tour of St. Catherine’s Monastery or an overnight trek to the summit of Mt. Sinai.
Golf is one of the main activities in Taba Heights with a professional golf course amid unmatched scenery of sea and mountains. Open every day of the year, the course meets European and American architectural standards. Spanning the central section of the area, it connects several hotels and the beachfront.
To have a world class golf course in the middle of the desert is a great challenge, and great care was taken to make sure the golf course in Taba Heights meets strict environmental standards. The grass chosen is specific to the desert and needs less water and pesticides and the irrigation pipes that run throughout the whole course were made from recycled plastic from the local resorts. The same environmental care has been taken for all of the development projects in Taba Heights.
There is a wide variety of delicious food available at Taba Heights. Award winning Thai, Mexican, Mediterranean, Tandoori, sushi, Italian and Middle Eastern are a few. No matter where visitors are staying, all the hotels welcome them to their restaurants. Reservations can be made at the front desk for any hotel restaurant and there are free shuttle busses to transport visitors around the resort area.
Taba Heights offers a great beach holiday with pristine beaches, plenty of water sports, a professional golf course and the possibility of seeing some of the wonders of the world nearby.