Sheikh Salem House, Dahab

 

Our beach web cam is not working at the moment, we hope to fix the technical problems very soon. So until it is fixed we feature a nice video about Dahab which was made by the I Love Dahab Team in 2007. www.ilovedahab.com

 

Our Guest House  is a small budget boutique style hotel right on the beach at the beautiful Eel Garden area. With impressive views of Saudi Arabia, The Red Sea and the Sinai Mountains. 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

Winter 2009 Offers

New low season offers available from 5th November - 18th November 2009 and 1st December - 21st December 2009.

2010 Offers - Book now and save on the following dates:

• 15th January 2010 - 15th February 2010

• 3rd March 2010 - 24th March 2010

• 1st June 2010 - 15th August 2010

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

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.

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

 

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:

Lazy Camel Cafe http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=54826403342

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

Juma Bedouin Desert Dinner Dahab http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=54060366362

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.

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.

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.

 

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.

 

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

© Sheikh Salem House October 2009

 

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