The Travel Bug: Wonders of Egypt #10/12 (Red Sea)

It's approximately a 5 hour drive from Luxor to Hurghada. Contrary to what we had read online, there didn't seem to be any need for a convoy or police protection. The road was well maintained with a reasonable amount of traffic in both directions, and a nice pit-stop (tourist trap!) along the way.

For most of the journey, there was nothing much in between Luxor and Hurghada except the desert. My impression of the desert is of large mostly flat sandy plains, but along the way on both sides of the road were these amazing rock formations that I didn't expect to see.

Apparently the desert on the right side (East) of the Nile River is where the rocky formations can be found, while the left side (West) is known for the very fine sand and flat plains more commonly depicted in movies.

The view changed as we approached the Red Sea, where the coastline is dominated by self-contained beach resorts.

Main activity to do there? Laze by the beach...

You can also take a glass bottom boat out to go snorkelling, combined with a trip to a sand bank to watch the setting sun.

Chilling out while watching the sunset...

To be continued...