Sheikh Salem House, Dahab

Sheikh Salem Beach House is one of the most unique places to stay in Dahab, South Sinai. We are right on the beach, with the beautiful Red Sea on our doorstep, the sound of the sea from your room, we are closer to the sea than most other resorts and hotels in Dahab. We offer a wide choice of rooms, suites and even apartments and villa's to provide you with a perfect stay in Dahab.

We feature a nice video about Dahab which was made by the I Love Dahab Team in 2007 and some of it was filmed at Sheikh Salem House. Visit one of Dahab's most popular websites.  www.ilovedahab.com

 

Our Guest House  is a small budget boutique style hotel right on the beach at the beautiful Eel Garden area in Dahab. With impressive views of Saudi Arabia, The Red Sea and the Sinai Mountains and a perfect spot to enjoy sunrises and moon rises. This is your chance to stay in the house of a real Bedouin Sheikh and get closer to Dahabs Bedouin Culture.

We offer budget rooms with views from £4 or €7 per person per night and luxurious suites from £8.75 or €13 per person per night. We are the perfect base for exploring Dahab and Sinai

Summer 2011 Offers

New offers available from 5 July - 31st August 2011. Use the contact us form or email info@sheikhsalemhouse.com for the best current offers for this summer season..

Winter 2011 Offers - Book now and save on the following dates:

• 15th November - 15th December 2011
• 15th January - 15th February 2012

Please email us info@sheikhsalemhouse.com with your preferred dates and room preferences for our special prices.

The Bedouin Lounge (orginally called The Lazy Camel Cafe) is our own beach cafe set in a unique Bedouin arisha made from wood and palm leaves. We have a choice of Bedouin lounge style seating on floor cushions or sofa style for relaxed dinning or reclining!

All our menu is prepared fresh to order using fresh ingredients and we feature daily local specials and our classic Bedouin sandwiches made from our home made Bedouin bread. Our menu offers great value and only freshly cooked food for you to enjoy right next to the Red Sea.

We have wireless internet for use by our guests, so come and enjoy our Bedouin hospitality during your stay in Dahab.

Dahab Community Market

New since March 2011, Sheikh Salem Beach House and the Bedouin Lounge Cafe is home to The Dahab Community Market. The market brings together sellers from across Dahab which include Artisans selling locally produce crafts, Bedouin handicrafts made by our local women, great freshly baked cakes, breads and much more. It is an event not to be missed, every Friday afternoon from 2pm - 7pm. Come and have a look!

 

Join us on facebook http://www.facebook.com and become a member of our Sheikh Salem House Dahab Group http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=13902399043

Members of our facebook group can access more pictures, information, news and special offers. In 2010 we will run a free stay competition so join up now and don't miss out on some great prizes.

Other related facebook groups:

The Bedouin Lounge Cafe http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=54826403342

Fair Trade Bedouin Crafts http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=123461598796

Dahab in South Sinai, Egypt is one of the most unique and inspiring places in the world. Boasting magnificent natural landscapes, this is the perfect place to escape from hectic cities and busy lives.

Named 'Gold' in Arabic due to the golden sand, by the Bedouin tribes who settled here. Dahab begun life as an oasis and Bedouin fishing village. Later nicknamed 'Goa of the Red Sea' and now ' the Koh Samui of Egypt' - there is much more to Dahab than meets the eye! For years Dahab has been an independent travellers haven. If you love nature, adventure, relaxation and sunshine then you will love Dahab. See our Dahab Guide for more information on the town, its activities and things to do.

Dahab has continued to welcome guests from all around the world since the 18th January 2011 Revolution in Egypt. Many visitors have enjoyed the beauty of the region and not seen any problems or impacts of the events elsewhere in Egypt. The only thing that has been affected is the local peoples incomes which are reliant on tourism and the numbers of people visiting has dropped by around 60%. We urge people to still come to our lovely town and to support the local people during this interesting time of oppurtunity and change in Egypt.

We can provide up to date information about current situation, which we monitor daily including the latest advice from embassies and up to date travel advice for people planning to travel to or from Cairo or elsewhere within Egypt. If you want to ask us anything please email us at info@sheikhsalemhouse.com or use the contact us form.

We can organise your taxi transfers from Taba, Nuwebia, Sharm El Sheikh, St Catherines to Dahab or from Cairo in fully licensed luxury mini buses with experienced drivers.

Prices start from 210egp (day time hours only for 1 - 2 persons) each way from Sharm El Sheikh to Dahab for a private mini bus transfer.

We can also help you organise longer tours of Egypt and Sinai or organise transfers from other parts of Egypt.

Please see getting here for more information.

We offer Bedouin desert safaris and day trips to some of Sinai's most beautiful and historical sites. Day trips and safaris can be tailored to your specific interests and combine beautiful landscapes and nature with Bedouin culture. Sinai has a wealth of places to visit including the historical Mount Sinai and St Catherine's Monastery. For more details of places to visit and options can be seen in our Safari pages.

 

Sinai has been home to Bedouin tribes for hundreds of years and holds the secrets to living in the desert.

"Where there is water there is life" and only these people now all the places where water and the desert meet. Our bedouin culture page describes some of the secrets of the Sinai desert and life in today's Sinai.

A woman weaving a carpet in a Sinai mountain village. Bedouin handicrafts are made by the women in Sinai, using beautiful designs passed down through generations and are still made in the traditional way.

We have been doing special projects with Bedouin women in Dahab and South Sinai since 2007 including developing new designs for handicrafts and selling their work under a fair trade agreement.

There is so much to do in Dahab and most of it involves the great outdoors and nature in one way or the other. Excellent water sports on the Red Sea, to Desert Quad Biking, Yoga in the mountains, Belly Dancing in the Desert, Kayaking and much more. See our activities pages from more information about Dahab delights.

 

We have teamed up with Desert Divers as partners of choice in Sustainable Tourism. Desert Divers offer all levels of Diving Courses and the best camel diving safaris in Dahab. They are 5 Star PADI Resort with over 15 years experience of organising diving in Dahab.

Courses for all levels of diving from learner to dive master and even technical courses are available in Dahab, all at excellent prices. See our water sports page for an overview.

 

 

 

One of our guests in 2007 made a nice video of our budget rooms on u tube. Check this out for rooms with views!

Please note that since this video was made things have changed at Sheikh Salem House including  our new cafe arisha on the beach.

Dahab offers many options to learn something new or  to be inspired. Here are some of the current learning and alternative things you can do during a stay in Dahab:

• Mediate and Paint Holidays with Anna Farid
• Learn to Belly Dance with Caroline Evanoff (next holiday March 2010)
• Learn Reiki level 1 - 3 with Sylvie
• Learn Tai Chi (lessons available locally)
• Create your own Pottery and Jewellery (2 day workshops and longer available)

More activities coming soon for more information please see our cultural activities page for more information.

New for 2011 - Solar Spirit Healing Holidays

We are working with some of Dahab's experienced healers, yoga teachers and inspiring people to bring to you for the first time at Sheikh Salem House our new Solar Spirit Healing Holiday packages. Our inital packages are one week long holidays and the prices start from 300 English Pounds - 500 English Pounds for one week which includes:

• One weeks accomodation in either budget rooms (from 300 UK pounds) or Ensuite Rooms from 400 - 500 English Pounds based on one person in a room.
• Airport transfers to and from Sharm El Sheikh Airport
• Breakfast everyday
• 5 Yoga classes during the week
• 1 healing session of either reiki, angel or crystal healing or a combination of the both
• 1 intuitive guidance reading of either angel or tarot card session
• 1 mediation session followed by a Bedouin dinner in the desert and sky watching with a telescope

Plently of time to enjoy the sun and the sea and really feel the Solar Spirit. These holidays are availble for indiviuals or groups all year round. For more information about these holidays please contact us. 

Sheikh Salem House has been working with local Bedouin women who produce handicrafts since 2007. We sell items for local women and our own ranges are sold to develop further work and projects for our Bedouin community. Our office features a collection of items from all over Sinai including traditional items and modern design items made using traditional techniques.

 

Fly to Sharm El Sheikh from most European Cities (in around 4-5 hours) and then Dahab is one hour away -so you can be here in less than 6 hours even from northern Europe. Or fly to Taba and explore Sinai's Gulf of Aqaba coast. Cheap flights are available during low season offering the perfect chance to escape for a budget break.

A two week holiday in Dahab is possible from £380 or €460 with current flight and accommodation prices. You can make your own holiday and explore Sinai and the Red Sea.

Public Buses run daily from Sharm El Sheikh - (about every two hours, contact us for up to date schedules).
From Taba at 3:30pm daily
From Nuweiba at 4:30pm daily
From Cairo - twice daily 9am and 12 midnight

Dahab has excellent weather all year round, even in winter with sunshine 99% of the year you can enjoy your holiday without the risk of rain. Our weather page provides a detailed guide of the year round weather.

 

We are committed to sustainable and responsible tourism and working towards adoption of guidelines set out by the world trade organisation and The Travel Foundation. Our responsible tourism policy is almost complete and we are already keen recyclers and eco friendly supporters. We have been working with our local Bedouin community since 2006 and have been proud to promote the local culture to our visitors and overseas. We are members of the Travel Foundation (a uk based travel NGO) working with tourism resorts and companies to improve sustainable practises and we will soon be dedicating a web page to our work in this area.

Please make a donation to the travel foundation to help to care about the places you love http://www.thetravelfoundation.org.uk/index.php?id=203

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