You can take a wonderful half-day or full-day trip to El Quseir, the Red Sea with Cascia Taxi.
We will pick you up from your hotel right after lunch and return to you after sunset.
The cost of the round trip is 10 euros per person, and the price varies according to the hotel’s distance from Port Ghalib. It includes a private air-conditioned car and a ticket to enter the Quseir Citadel and go to the church and the mosque.
You will shop in the Quseir shops, which are considered among the cheapest shops in Egypt.
You can request a guide who speaks your language to tour with you if you wish, and you can go to have a wonderful fresh fish meal in one of the most beautiful restaurants.
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5 hours
Daily Tour
Unlimited
English
So after taking a look around the castle, you still have more time. You can stroll down to the small harbor lined with enclosed terraced houses. It may seem humble, but it has a long history. The Abyssinian queen launched her campaign in the mythical land of Benut (possibly Yemen). After several centuries of Arab conquest, it remained the largest port on the Red Sea until the 1840s. It was the favorite port for pilgrims traveling from North Africa to Mecca.
After visiting the Ottoman castle, the church, and the mosque, you can go shopping. In Qusayr, there is the cheapest market where you can find papyrus, perfumes, shisha, alabaster, silver, and other goods. This place has better prices because the rents are lower than the rents that are paid in hotels and Port Ghalib, so you can buy many things there. But think carefully and choose wisely what you want before purchasing