Honeymoon with guaranteed sunshine

Nestled between sienna mountains and the azure waters of the Red Sea, El Gouna, the Red Sea’s Premier Leisure Destination, offers an idyllic retreat for honeymooners. Offering year round average temperatures of around 27?C, the resort offers guaranteed sunshine as well as a host of activities to ensure honeymooners can enjoy as quiet or active a stay as they prefer.

For those wanting a honeymoon with a difference, many couples enjoy taking the opportunity to learn a new activity together. With this in mind, El Gouna offers a variety of different pursuits which lend themselves perfectly to this. Examples include: learning dive at one of the resort’s many dive centres, in order to fully appreciate the under-water beauty offered by the Red Sea; learning to kite-surf at the World’s largest kite-surfing centre; or learning to water-ski at Egypt’s only professional water-skiing centre; also located at the resort.

For visitors wanting action on dry land rather than water, El Gouna offers fantastic quad biking or camel safaris into the desert. Travelling into the canyons behind the resort, the scenery offers breathtaking views over the desert plain and absolute silence. Special late afternoon excursions are also available so couples can the view the spectacular sunset together before travelling back to the resort by headlight.

For a more relaxing break, guests may choose to take advantage of the resort’s many spa facilities. In particular, the Angsana Spa at the Mövenpick Hotel El Gouna provides a relaxing escape, due to its range of harmonising treatments which are available for couples to enjoy together in luxurious double treatment rooms. Banyan Tree is now also operating the spa at the Steigenberger Golf Resort and offers equally enticing treatments for couples.

Alternatively, guests can enjoy exploring the beautiful coastline, islands and nearby coves of El Gouna by boat. At the Sheraton Miramar Resort guests can rent their own boat trip with crew for a special romantic sunset trip, including a bottle of sparkling wine. Alternatively, yachts of around 15m in length can be privately chartered exclusively on a daily basis. Rates are approximately £150 per day and this includes a captain and crew.

For couples looking for a longer and more cultural honeymoon, guests can take advantage of the many excursions on offer from the resort. Trips are available to visit the wonders such as the pyramids in Cairo and the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, enabling guests to twin the best of the Red Sea with the rest of Egyptian history.

El Gouna’s evening entertainment is as equally varied as the daytime activities on offer. The resort offers over 85 restaurants, which cater to most tastes by offering everything from Moroccan, Lebanese, Egyptian and Thai to Bedouin cuisine.

Particularly recommended for a romantic meal is La Rotisserie Restaurant at the Steigenberger Golf Resort. Located at the top of a tower overlooking the resort’s extensive golf course, lagoons and beachfront, it offers a beautiful night-time view to accompany the French cuisine. Similarly, El Sayyedin Restaurant at the Mövenpick Resort El Gouna overlooks the beach and moonlit Red Sea.

The restaurant serves an extensive range of exquisite seafood dishes, all freshly caught and prepared to order. Located right on the beach, away from the hotels and busy downtown is The Hut. This fresh seafood restaurant offers tables for two so close to the sea that couples can enjoy daily specialities to the serenade of gently lapping waves with their toes almost dipping in the water.

Having enjoyed a romantic meal, many couples enjoy heading into the more lively areas of El Gouna, where many of the bars and shows are located. The main square in Kafr El Gouna (downtown) and the new marina offer the settings for a variety of party nights and events, where guests can relax and enjoy sheesha pipes and Egyptian coffee.

Extending the choice of activities to the choice of accommodation, El Gouna offers a total of 14 hotels, which cater for all ranges of budget. Whether guests prefer a five-star beachfront property or more intimate 3-star guest house, many of the hotels offer a range of added extras to guests visiting on honeymoon:

Mövenpick Resort & Spa El Gouna, 5 Star
• Complimentary airport transfers
• Welcome drink upon arrival
• Wedding cake
• VIP amenities
• Complimentary suite upgrade upon availability
• Open buffet breakfast
• Candlelight dinner at "El Sayadin" restaurant
• Honeymoon dinner in the room
• Open buffet dinner
• Complimentary late checkout (6:00 pm) upon availability

Superior rooms from £61 per night and standard rooms from £45 per night

Sheraton Miramar Resort, 5 Star
• Complimentary airport transfers
• Welcome drink upon arrival
• Fruit basket
• Wedding cake
• VIP treatment
• Upgrade preferred upon availability
• Complimentary breakfast room service
• Candlelight dinner in main restaurant
• Complimentary use of the fitness club
• One hour complimentary sauna session

Beach front rooms from £77 per night

Steigenberger Golf Resort, 5 Star
• Complimentary airport transfers
• Welcome drink upon arrival
• Fruit Basket
• Wedding cake and fruit cocktail
• Complimentary upgrade to a Junior Suite upon availability
• Continental Room Service Breakfast
• International daily themed dinner buffet
• Candlelight five course dinner at Le Rotisserie Restaurant
• Access to the Gym, Sauna & Steam bath at the El Gouna Golf & Fitness Club
• Free boat trip of El Gouna Lagoons
• Complimentary late check out upon availability

Superior double rooms from £77 per night, standard double rooms from £63 per night

The Three Corners Rihana Resort, 4 Star
• Complimentary airport transfers
• Welcome drink upon arrival
• Special Honeymoon Room upon availability
• Honeymoon towel gift with the name of The Three Corners
• Complimentary Glass bottom boat trip
• Complimentary Oasis Night (Friday only)

Standard double rooms start from £35 per night

TTC Ocean View Hotel, 4 Star
• Complimentary airport transfers
• Welcome drink upon arrival
• Fruit basket
• Oriental pastries
• VIP amenities in your room
• Accommodation in Junior Suite upon availability
• Souvenir gift from the hotel
• Complimentary lagoon trip
• Complimentary Oasis Night (Friday only)

Standard double rooms from £40 per night

Sultan Bey Hotel, 4 Star
• Pay 6 nights, get 1 free (half-board package only)
• Complimentary airport transfers
• Welcome drink upon arrival
• Fruit basket
• Upgraded to pool/lagoon view room
• Candlelight dinner (5 course set-menu) in main restaurant
• Late check-out (6:00 pm) upon availability

Standard King rooms from £46 per night

Dawar El Omda Hotel, 4 Star
• Complimentary transfer from/to airport
• Welcome drink upon arrival
• Fruit basket
• Wedding cake
• Upgrade to Honeymoon Room upon availability
• Complimentary late checkout (6:00 pm) upon availability.

Standard double rooms from £33 per night

Arena Inn, 4 Star
• Welcome drink upon arrival
• Fruit basket
• Wedding cake
• Complimentary late checkout (6:00 pm) upon availability

Standard King rooms from £72 per night

Captain’s Inn, 3 Star
• Complimentary airport transfers
• Fruit basket deluxe
• Upgraded to Marina & Sea view room
• VIP amenities in the room
• Complimentary dinner for two at Captain's Steak House

Standard double rooms from £30 per night

Turtle’s Inn, 3 Star
• Complimentary airport transfers
• Welcome drink upon arrival
• Wedding cake
• VIP amenities
• Complimentary superior marina view room upgrade upon availability
• Fruit Basket deluxe
• One candlelight dinner at "Turtle's Inn Divers Bar"
• One complimentary B.B.Q dinner (only on Friday)
• Complimentary full day trip to the sea on board of Turtle's Inn boat
• Complimentary late checkout (6:00 pm) upon availability

Double Marina View rooms from £35 per night.

For further information and to book, visit Elgouna.com.