Magic Sea Life

My experience with Hurghada is limited to the Makadi Bay area, where we find the best reef accessible from the beach and consequently the best snorkeling experience available directly from your hotel. I have been there in April and December; in both cases the water was great. The hotel choice is not that important since you can go on the beach, move between resorts and swim anywhere. I stayed at the Fort Arabesque and Sunrise Royal Makadi resorts, both are very good, Fort Arabesque has the most beautiful and longest reef, a real paradise for underwater life lovers. A very important thing to know about Makadi Bay is that here you get into the water directly from the beach, not by using a pier (like you would in Sharm el Sheikh). I saw over 100 species of fish (I will come back to this with more details), including one shark (!), squids, octopus, sea anemones, beside colorful corals and other interesting invertebrates. How we get...

Experienta mea in ceea ce priveste aceasta statiune se rezuma la zona Makadi Bay , unde este cel mai bun recif langa plaja, deci cele mai bune conditii de snorkeling direct de la hotel. Am fost in aprilie si in decembrie, in ambele cazuri apa a fost excelenta. Alegerea hotelului nu este atat de importanta, intrucat se poate trece pe plaja intre hoteluri si face baie oriunde. Eu am stat la Fort Arabesque si Sunrise Royal Makadi, ambele sunt foarte bune, Fort Arabesque are cel mai frumos si lung recif, un adevarat paradis pentru amatorii de viata subacvatica. Un lucru important de stiut despre Makadi Bay este ca in acest loc  intrarea in apa se face direct de pe plaja, nu prin intermediul unui ponton (asa cum este in Sharm el Sheikh). Eu una am vazut peste 100 de specii de pesti (asupra carora voi reveni), printre care si un rechin (!), calmari, caracatite, anemone, meduze, pe langa coralii colorati si alte nevertebrate interesante. Cum ...

I want to share my experience for people (like me) with a passion for jellyfish. The most beautiful and rare species to find - Geryonia proboscidalis ( Hydrozoa ) I saw in Cyprus, Protaras, between the end of May and the start of June. Some special jellyfish - Comb jellyfish (Ctenophora ), I had the opportunity to meet in big numbers in Egypt (at the end of April) in Sharm el Sheikh. I am fascinated by the colors they have due to the microcilia which diffract color, but do not sting. A very common species, but with a special coloring in the Red Sea - pink, mauve - is Aurelia Aurita ( Moon Jellyfish ) - which you can meet in big numbers in Egypt in April - Mars (in Hurghada and Sharm el Sheikh).  This is also a species which is harmless to humans. Unlike them, a very stingy jellyfish, with extremely unpleasant effects (intense pain, followed by days of itching and scarring) - Pelagia Noctiluca   ( Mauve stinger )- is a ver...

Meduzele sunt printre vietatile mele preferate, iar aceasta este, pe scurt, experienta mea in ceea ce le priveste: Cea mai frumoasa si rar intalnita specie - Geryonia proboscidalis - Hydrozoa , am vazut-o in Cipru, statiunea Protaras, in perioada  sfarsit de mai inceput de iunie. Cu niste meduze deosebite - Comb jellyfish - Ctenophora , in numar foarte mare, am avut ocazia sa ma intalnesc in Egipt (la sfarsit de aprilie), in statiunea Sharm el Sheikh. Sunt fascinante prin jocurile de culori datorate microcililor care difracta lumina si sunt neintepatoare. O specie foarte comuna, insa cu un colorit special in Marea Rosie - roz, mov, este Aurelia aurita ( Moon jellyfish ) - in numar mare in aprilie-mai in Egipt (si in Hurghada si in Sharm el Sheikh). De asemenea, specie inofensiva pentru om. In contrast cu ea, o meduza foarte intepatoare, cu efecte din cele mai neplacute (durere intensa, urmata de ...