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May 2009 Issue # 0
Destination of the Month
El Gouna Resort Tourism News
Training Courses for Tourism
Personnel
Egyptian Tourism Minister, Zuhair
Garana, signed a memorandum
of understanding with the Spanish
Institute CSHG, the Organisation for
the Education and Development of
Upper Egypt and the Egyptian Tourism
Federation, to develop training courses
in the city of Korkass in Minya for the
workers in the tourism sector. Minya is
considered to be one of the important
locations in Egypt for the recruitment of
personnel to the tourism field. Training
courses will start in the room service,
kitchen and housekeeping sectors,
with a capacity of 20 to 25 trainees for
a period of 3 to 6 months.
El Gouna is a self-contained resort town on the Red Sea with sandy beaches As part of the Ministry of Tourism’s
and ideal temperature. As an internationally recognized environmentally strategy for the development of services
friendly destination, it is home to a multi-cultural international community. in tourism, a contract was also signed
The resort offers all the services required for a hassle-free vacation or per- with the Austrian TTI Organisation, a well-
manent living. In addition to 14 hotels with their facilities, there are various recognised organization specialized
sports and entertainment activities, restaurants and exciting nightlife in designing and executing training
centers, to establish and manage a
throughout the town.
model center for the training of tourist
bus drivers in all aspects. An area of 80
You can connect to El Gouna operator to re-route you to any destination feddans next to 6th of May City ‘s main
or provide you with the extension number: road, was chosen for the project.
Tel: +2065 354 9702/3/4
bmi launches first A330 Airbus
El Gouna boasts a variety of wide ranging activities for everyone. If you
are a sports lovers, there is windsurfing, kite-boarding, parasailing, fishing
Service in service
bmi, one of Britain’s largest airlines,
safaris, wakeboarding, waterskiing, snorkeling, deep sea diving and fun
launched its first ever wide-bodied Airbus
tubes. Even those who are not sports-oriented, will ultimately find an activ- A330 service on the Cairo-London route.
ity that they will feel comfortable with in Land sports. There are countless The service was officially inaugurated by
opportunities for fun, fitness and fresh air for every age group. If you are an Peter Spencer, the Managing Director
avid golf player, El Gouna Golf Club offers an 18-hole championship course of bmi, in a ceremony at Cairo Airport.
with driving range, chipping and pitching area and putting greens. Rental The A330 will cater to the growing needs
services are available for clubs, trolleys and golf carts. You can also enjoy of the Egyptian business community,
tennis, squash, biking, beach buggies, Go-Karts, paintball, horseback rid- travelling on the Cairo – London
ing and beach volleyball. Heathrow route. bmi’s business class
If you are in El Gouna to just relax and enjoy the sun, there are several offerings on the A330 include Chauffeur
Drive services on selected fares to
beaches all around for your enjoyment, besides the hotels’ swimming pools.
and from the airport in both Cairo and
After a full day of activities, we recommend you visit one of the spa cen-
London, as well as providing fully flat
ters including the famous Angsana Spa, a subsidiary of the Banyan Tree beds and an onboard chef. The A330 will
Group. also provide the world’s best Premium
Economy cabin with 127 cm (50 inches)
For sea excursions You can rent motorboats or yachts to travel from island of leg room, 30 cm (12 inches) more
to island. You can enjoy the protected Mahmeya Island located just over than offered by any other competitor.
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an hour from El Gouna with its beautiful Recommended Visit:
Taba Heights
beach that has been maintained true
to its natural environment while making
it the only island with services. Any of El
Gouna hotels can also guide you to a
day trip to the protected area of Ras A Breathtaking
Escape
Mohamed, where you can spend the
day on one of the loveliest beaches
there. You can also have Desert
Safaris and Bedouin dinners that can Located in one of the most beauti-
be booked. Visitors can also arrange ful sites in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, Taba
trips to Cairo, Luxor & Aswan. Heights Resort brings you a natural and
You can shop till you drop at the many magnificent setting where the beauti-
varieties of stores, either under the other hotels of different categories. Beach parties with BBQ and great ful mountain ranges meet one of the
arcades of downtown Kafr El Gouna music on Mangroovy Beach. The Kafr world’s richest coral seas: the Red Sea.
or at the Abu Tig Marina. Dining Experience El Gouna Party, is held on Saturdays The resort’s village and luxury hotels
AT the Abu Tig Marina you can stroll For a nice evening and good meal and Tuesdays from 8 pm. For a night of offer you a unique experience of lei-
around the marina, day or night, and among the many recommended are fun music and karaoke go to Studio 52, sure and activities with their numerous
you will have an enjoyable time hav- Bleu Bleu, the restaurant with an ideal and The Cave with trendy disco music. facilities.
ing a coffee with deliciously freshly location in the Marina. Seafood spe- Entrance fee is all inclusive. If you get Taba Heights is home to a full service
baked pastries at the Seventh Star cialist El Sayadin is renowned for some a chance to go outside of Gouna, of wide ranging activities. From five-
Café, a drink at one of the bars or din- of the finest seafood specialties. It do not miss Little Buddha restaurant star water sports and diving centers
ing at any of the ethnic restaurants. boasts a unique location overlooking located in Hurghada offering Asian offering sports like windsurfing, div- of private beaches. The resort’s Spa mountains. The pub is a friendly place
Be sure not to miss the street festival the Red Sea. For Italian cuisine you can food as well as a sushi bar and lounge. ing and sailing, to a range of spas, offers every amenity to relax and reju- to watch your favorite sport on giant
held at the Marina Every Monday & go to Kiki’s serving authentic home- It is next to Sinbad resort, Village Road. swimming pools, full-service beaches venate; different types of massage screens. For a special night, the Hyatt
Wednesday starting 8 pm. made Italian specialties and pastas. 20 minutes from El Gouna. and the 18-hole championship golf vary from Thai and Swedish to aro- Regency offers a Bedouin campsite in
El Gouna has a variety of hotels For more ethnic food, Tandoori Indian course. matherapy and reflexology. Sofitel the nearby mountains for dining under
catering to all kind of needs and resturant or Marmounia Moroccoan Facilities in El Gouna Located only a short distance from Taba Heights is inspired by tradi- the stars.
budgets, Ali Pasha hotel is set on srestaurant. El Gouna Hospital, Ext: 3222/42201/32201 Sinai’s cultural treasures and religious tional Oriental architecture. There are
Abu Tig Marina, this quaint hotel has a provides comprehensive, integrated sites Taba Heights will enable you to six restaurants and bars to sample a Fact Sheet:
swimming pool and two ethnic restau- Bars and Nightlife health care comprising of inpatient explore the wonders of the whole area mouth-watering range of cuisines. • Located 450 kilometers from Cairo,
rants.Dawar el Omda in Downtown is El Gouna has several good bars like and outpatient care. Several hotels by taking desert hikes and Safaris at Hyatt Regency Taba Heights is set Taba Heights is accessed by the Sinai
one of El Gouna’s signature hotels, the Peanuts Bar & Eatery, Boxers Bar and feature well-appointed rooms with the Canyon Safari, discovering the on five kilometers of a secluded beach Peninsula overland route, a six-hour trip
design is reminiscent of Upper Egypt’s Pier 88, a Champagne bar serving a boardroom and theatre for confer- Colored Canyon, the medieval facil- and private bay. The resort features a either by private car or public bus.
mansions. Sheraton Miramar designed seasonal European menu on a floating ences for up to 500 participants. El ity Castle Zaman and Mount Sinai. Day 3105 square meter seawater lagoon. • International marina, officially recog-
by world-renowned architect Michael barge. For other entertainment you Gouna has also services such as ATMs, trips to other sites in Egypt are easily nized as a legal port of entry to Egypt,
Graves, Movenpick Resort & Spa that can go to Aladin Casino, that has banks, pharmacies, post office, inter- arranged. Dining Experience accommodating up to 50 yachts and
has several good restaurants and all Casino games, cocktail and late net facilities, and information booths. The Taba Heights experience is made With its variety of luxurious hotels, organizing day trip excursions.
Steigenberger Golf Resort and many night snack bar. You can also enjoy The library, Ext: 32589 is open to the special by nightly programming featur- Taba Heights offers an ultimate dining • Access from Taba International Airport
public Saturdays to Thursdays from 10 ing local performance talent, as well experience with more than 14 restau- is 40 minutes by car and three hours by
am to 6 pm. as the thrill of gaming at the 24-hour rants and bars with delightful cuisine. car from Sharm El Sheikh Airport.
casino. Each hotel offers a range of Breeze Restaurant located in the Hyatt
Fact Sheet: entertainment options, including: Regency, offers à la carte seafood A Day trip to St. Catherine’s
Access to El Gouna takes a 4-hour nightly programs, Casino, Nubian menu. For an Oriental evening Flying A short trip from Taba Heights can
flight from Europe. El Gouna is around Troupes, Bedouin experience, camel Carpet located uptown will bring you take you to St. Catherine’s Monastery.
22 km from Hurghada International rides and animation programs. the harmony of Egyptian hospital- This is located in a valley at the foot
Airport and 450 kms from Cairo. In The weekly El Wekala street festival ity and warm European welcome in of Moses Mountain. It was founded
and around El Gouna, regular shuttle in Uptown causes guests and residents a cozy restaurant and pub with the by the Byzantine emperor Justinian
buses and boat taxis transport guests to gather in the village centre for an option of an outdoor terrace. Grotto between A.D. 527 and 547. The
throughout the resort at very reason- evening of local entertainment, music, Bar & Grill in the Marriott will bring tra- Monastery was enlarged in a number
able prices. There are also taxis and and good food. ditional Middle Eastern fare. Whether of different phases of construction
limousine services, if you wish to explore In addition to the breathtaking set- you dine outside and listen to the over the subsequent periods. It is one
outside El Gouna resort or spend an ting and ideal location, Taba Heights waterfalls flowing from the roof of the of the great destinations for Christian
evening in nearby Hurghada City or a provides luxurious five-star hotels that cave or sit like a Bedouin on cushions, pilgrimages. The gallery of Icons, the
full day at Soma Bay. will meet each and every one of your there is something for everyone. fountain of Moses, the well of Jethro,
To access any of El Gouna’s activities, needs. For a nice evening, Pub Tandoori which is the main source of fresh water
you call the operator to provide you Taba Heights Marriott Beach Resort located uptown is a Traditional English for the convent as well as the abun-
with the extension number. Situated in over 44 acres of lush gar- Pub serving Indian specialties indoors dance of wealth and furnishings, are
dens, 2800 square meters of pools and or outdoors with spectacular views of only examples of sites that cannot help
waterfalls with over 500 square meters the resort, golf course, sea, and the but surprise the visitors.
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Flash News
Spotlight: Museums of Egypt:
Mu’izzli-Din Allah Street The Egyptian Post Office Museum
As a legacy from the Fatimid Islamic Dynasty, recently
renovated Mu’izzli-Din Allah Street known as Al Mu’izz Street Cairo Tower new energy
lies in the heart of Islamic Cairo displaying some of the best efficient LED lighting
Islamic monuments of the city.
Aside from the architectural legacy of the Fatimid
Dynasty, rulers introduced religious and non-religious cel-
ebrations such as Moulid El Nabi (The Prophet’s Birthday)
and Sham El Nessim.
The once crowded street with vehicles is now pedestrian
with at least 25 mosques; madrassas (schools), public foun-
tains and renovated monuments lighten up at night. You
will also find a good variety of shops including gold, silver
and copper stores and antique boutiques. The Egyptian Post Office Museum ing display of commemorative stamps
Al M’uizz Street was the main route of the Fatimid’s walled is a prize gem of Central Cairo. The – King Farouk’s coronation and the first
city created after the dynasty conquered the old city of doors are kept closed and electricity Egyptian stamp collection (1867-69)
Fustat. The northern end of the street known as “ Bayn turned off in-between visitors but once – and local stamps with pharaonic,
Al Qasrayn” “Between the two Palaces” is the setting for an entrance ticket is presented, the Islamic, and Coptic designs are sam-
the first volume of famous writer Naguib Mahfouz’s moving doors swing open like curtains onto a ples of this vast collection. At the far
Cairo Trilogy Palace Walk. spectacular stage. Enter the world of end of the room is a stamp mosaic
From Bab El Zuweila to the south, across Al Azhar Street to communication. made from 15,000 identical stamps.
Bab El Futuh to the north, the two-kilometer street displays It was opened to the public in 1940 Each individual, post-marked stamp
architectural tributes to six major eras: Fatimid (969-1171), on the second floor at the Central has the same picture of the tapestry
Ayyubid (1171-1250), Bahareya Mamluk (1250-1390), Burgi Post Office as a stamps exhibit. Over – a pyramid and the Sphinx. The desk
Mamluk (1390- 1517), Ottoman (1517-1798) up to 1805 when the years, the collection grew from a and chair stationed in front of this
Mohamed Ali Pasha came to Egypt. stamp exhibit to one that highlights stamp tapestry are those of the first
The buildings lining the street are some of the most impor- communication from pharaonic times postmaster in Egypt, Jacob Muzzi, an
tant displaying unique Islamic architecture and innovations. and demonstrates the development Italian. The Cairo Tower officially opened
You will also find buildings for Sufi meditation (Khanqawat), of Egypt’s postal service through the Postal distribution is a particularly last month, after being given a
guesthouses (Tekkeyat) and public drinking fountains centuries. The museum has more than important part of the museum’s new nighttime look. The stunning
(Sabil plural Asbbella). The creation of public bathhouse 1200 exhibits arranged in sections – his- exhibit. Glass cases contain miniature new lighting effects are created
(Hammam) was an important innovation of the period, tory of communication, transportation, scenes and models of ways by which by state-of-the-art color changing
the most popular ones on the street are the hammam of postal equipment, local and foreign messages were distributed since phar- LED technology, which is extremely
energy efficient. The Tower’s
Mamluk Sultan Inal Al-Malatily and the hammam of Amir stamps, uniforms, postal buildings, rare aonic times to the present. The Post
various facilties include:
Bashtak between Bab Zuweila and the Rifaie Mosque. letters and maps. Office Museum is an off-the-beaten-
Sky Garden Coffee shop on the
Other interesting monuments include the seventeeth- The museum is well-preserved and path excursion that children from 60th floor, serves a wide variety of
century merchant’s house functioning as a cultural center exhibits are maintained with obvious five- years old to adults will enjoy. hot & cold beverages and snacks.
Bayt Al Suhaymi, the complex of Qalawun, Barquq, and Al care. Leather mailbags, original postal The Post Office Museum is located The 360 Revolving Restaurant
Nasir north of Khan El Khalili on the left El Mu’izz Street. At uniforms, badges, seals of all shapes at the Central Post Office on Midan on the 59th floor. This restaurant
the north end of the street is the second largest mosque and sizes, and numerous letterboxes, al-Ataba.. To buy a ticket, go through serves international types of food
in Cairo of the Caliph al Hakim. You will find around Bab El three dating from 1894, are exam- the door marked “Main Post Office” to satisfy all tastes. The Panorama
Futuh the Suqq Al Futuh (Bazaar) where many things can ples of various postal paraphernalia. and purchase tickets at the commem- View: This is the highest spot in
be found in a more authentic and lower-priced setting than In rural areas of Egypt, official duties orative stamp office, on your right. Cairo with telescopes to watch
in the famous Khan El Khalili bazaar. were the responsibility of the ruling Tickets cost 50 piasters for Egyptians Cairo’s beautiful landmarks from
all angles. The VIP Restaurant &
elder, thus letters were posted and and 2LE for foreigners. Return to the
Lounge, this was newly added and
Il Carnivore - First Kenyan Restaurant Opens in Cairo collected from his personal house. On
display is an over-sized wooden let-
sidewalk and enter the door marked
“L’Organisme Nationale des Postes’.
considered the pride of the Cairo
One of the best 50 restaurants in the world, “Carnivore” brings to Egypt, Africa’s greatest eating experience. Tower with its luxurious furniture
Guests will enjoy a panoramic view of the Nile on deck of the Trianon Nile Dragon Boat along with the best meat terbox that would have stood inside The museum is on the second floor, & elegant fine menu. The Cairo
dishes prepared by a Kenyan chef. the house of the village-head. There Tower now has a spacious place
Menu includes specialties such as ostrich meatballs, rump steak of beef, chicken yakitory, lamb chops and others, is a not-to-be-missed glass case of The museum is open Sunday through to hold conferences and meetings
all grilled with special Kenyan Carnivore sauces. miniature statues of postal workers Thursday from 10am to 3pm. at the highest level.
One of the particular distinctions of Carnivore, is that a flag is placed on the guest’s table, and as long a the flag with examples of uniforms worn in Telephone: +(202) 2391-3128. For Open:9am to midnight. Tickets:
is up, the waiters keep supplying all types of dishes. Roman times to the present, as well more information about unfrequented LE 20 for Egyptians, LE 65 for
A special opening offer is now available by the restaurant, where guests get soup, salad, main dish and dessert, as original postal apparel from Egypt museums in Cairo, purchase Cairo, The foreigners. For reservations, please
for only LE 129 without service charge. and around the world. Valuable col- Family Guide (3rd edition), American call: +(202) 2736 5112 or
(202) 2738 3790
Trianon Nile Boat, 23 Nile St. Cornich El Giza. Open for dinners For reservations, please call: +(202) 010 601 7928 lections of stamped envelopes from University in Cairo Press.
foreign countries along with a sweep-
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CALEnDER
May
Tamarai
What’s On This Month Francoise Hardy. A mixture of Algerian
folk and rock music. Also The Percussion
Musician Christian-Pierre La Marca
imagined the Bach Project in response to AMERICAN BALLET LIZT ALFONSO DANCE CUBA
Friday 1 st Show, The Hot Potato Project and others a challenge by Radio France. Through
a series of solo violoncelle of Bach, he
JAZZ/LOUNGE/ STRENGTH AND BEAT
Rock Concert Youth Center, Gezira. Tickets sold at prepared an encounter between two NEO-SOUL SINGER May 7th and 8th Alexandria Darwish Theatre
Jordanian Yazan Al Rousan And Band at 9 pm
Al Rousan launches his second album
Virgin Mega Stores, CityStars Mall and
Diwan Bookshops in Zamalek & Heliopolis
different worlds, a fusion of eastern
and western music to present a rythmic
JULIET ANNERINO May 11th, 12th, and 13th Cairo Opera House
“Autostrad” world, rock music and lyrics balance of dance music. La Marca COMES TO Egypt
are inspired from Jordanian and Arabic saturday 9th on the violincello and Iranian percus- Sunday May 10th at 8.30 pm
daily life. sionist Madjid Khaladj on the Tombak Sawy Culture Wheel
Geneina Theatre, Azhar Park. Classic Music (an Iranian instrument)Bibliotheca
Cairo Symphony Orchestra at 9 pm Thursday May 14th at 8 Pm
Tel: +(202)2362 5057 Alexandrina, Alexandria & Mohamed
Concert honoring retired members Geneina Theatre, Azhar Park
Ali Palace, Manial. To obtain tickets call
International Skeet of the Cairo Symphony Orchestra.
French Cultural Center:
Shooting Competition H.Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14.
Tel: +(202)2795 3725 respectively
Until May 10th Conductor: Marcello Mattadelli
For more information: www.egyptian- Main Hall, Cairo Opera House.
shooting.com Tel: +(202)2739 8127 sunday 17th
Shooting Club, 6th October City African Travel
Art Exhibitions sunday 10th Association Annual The Company Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba is a genuine expression of the
Until May 21st - Stieglitz - The Father Of
Contemporary Dance Congress mixture that characterizes Cuban culture, with its abundant rhythms, move-
Photography Until Friday 22nd May
Xavier Le Roy at 7 pm ments and colours.
Taken between 1892 and 1935 and repro- Conrad Cairo Hotel, Tel: +(202)2580 8000
“The Rites of Spring.” In cooperation Made up only of female dancers, it shows us mixed elements of traditional
duced in limited edition. Printed from 150
with Goethe Institute Spanish flamenco, ballet and Afro-Cuban rhythms, with a repertoire full of
line screen copper plates in letterpress
with the highest quality of printing avail- Word Hall, Sawy Culture Wheel, end 26 thursday 21st strength, virtuosity and Latin sensuality. The Company includes its own music
able. Stieglitz’s most historic photographs July St. Zamalek, Cairo. Tourism Resilience group which composes the original soundtrack of the show and accompa-
including “Steerage” and Venetian Boy”, Thursday 14th at Bilbiotheca Alexandrina, nies it in each performance.
will now be exhibited at the Photogaphic Alexandria. Committee Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba has been acclaimed in the most important the-
Gallery at the American University Four Seasons Nile Plaza Hotel, Garden atres of its country and in many other countries of the world such as Canada,
New Campus Gallery, AUC, Gate 1, BEC thursday 14th City. Tel: +(202)2791 7000 Spain, the United States of America, France, New Zealand and others.
Building, Plaza Level. Cairo. Gallery hours The Company is performing for the first time in Egypt,
Music Concerts
are Sunday through Thursday, 9.30 am to
6 pm
The Cairo Choral Society at 8 pm sunday 24th
Presenting: Brahms: Liebeslieder-Walzer, Oil Painting Exhibition
sunday 3rd Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms, Vaughan Faces and Stories until June 17th Contemporary Dance of Xavier le Roy:
Thomas Kalb from Williams: In Windsor Forest
All Saints’ Cathedral, Zamalek. Admission
Artist Mohamed Al Nasser. works on American singer/composer Juliet “Le Sacre du Printemps”
the subjects which concern and touch Annerino brings her original music
Germany free. deeply the human behaviour. He has the and unique performance style, in Word Hall, Sawy Culture Wheel, end 26 July St. Zamalek Tel: +(202) 27368881
Accompanied by Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Chamber Orchestra Rotary International capability to bring people’s messages on a fresh, collaborative way. For this Thursday 14th May, 8 pm Bibliotheca Alexandrina – Small Theatre
Works by Arenski, Mendlssohn, Mozart, District 2450 canvas in most of his paintings. performance, as well as her other
Schostakovitsch. until May 17th Picasso Art Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem St. concerts in the Middle East, she Meaning “The Rite of Spring”
Small Theatre, Bilbiotheca Alexandrinia. Sahl Hasheesh, Red Sea Zamalek. Tel: 2736 7544 performs with Middle Eastern musi- or “Holy Spring”, the show is
Al Shatby. Alexandria cians in the cities of her tour. Pianist, coming just in the right season
Tel: +(202) 483 9999 saturday 16th thursday 28th Hesham Galal and members of to Alexandria and Cairo! Le
Classic Music Ballet his Latin Jazz band, Cocoon, will Sacre du Printemps is said to be
tuesday 5th Cairo Symphony Orchestra at 9 pm Pinocchio & Jeu D’echecs Ballet at 9 pm accompany Juliet. He will also act one of the most controversial
Ballet Performance Gamal Abdel Rehim: Variation Gomhouria Theatre, Abdeen Square. as musical director for her shows in ballets and orchestral pieces
Liza Alfonso Ballet Company (Cuba) on a Folkloric Theme. B. Britten: Les Tel: +(202) 2739 0441 Cairo. of the 20th century. It was first
First time in Egypt. See highlights for Illuminations, Op. 18, Song Cycle for High Juliet’s original songs from her inspired, when painter Nicholas
more information. Voice and Strings Soloist: Amira Selim Friday 29th newly released record “Scenes from Roerich shared his idea with
Sayed Darwish Theatre, 22 Horreya St. (soprano), Conductor: Ahmed El Saedi
Lecture a Life on Fire”, ranging from retro- the ballet’s Russian composer
Alexandria Main Hall, Cairo Opera House. From Khaemwas to Zahi Hawassat 7 pm jazz to neo-soul will be performed. Igor Stravinsky in 1910 about his
Tel: +(202)2739 0144 Lecture by Bill Barazzuol and Ahmed A portion of the proceeds from “vision” of a young girl dancing herself to death in a pagan ritual where the
Friday 8th Seddik every evening’s performance, as audience – like Stravinsky added to the idea - of elders are sitting and watch-
SOS Music Festival saturday 16th & Word Hall, The Sawy Culture Wheel, well as from sales of Juliet’s new ing the death dance of the girl they chose to offer to the God of spring.
Speed Caravan will participate in the festi-
val with Souad Massi at 9 pm
sunday 17th Zamalek.
For more information contact:
CD, is donated to Mercy Corps, to
aid the people of Gaza.
What we will get to see is the new choreography and solo work of 2007
presented by Xavier le Roy, one of the most important and controversial
Massi, with her guitar tunes and angelic The Bach Project +(202)010 676 8269
innovators of contemporary dance.
voice seems like the Algerian sister of Between Bach and Iran at 8.30 pm
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Directory
Directory Tel.: +20 (65) 354 9702 Ext: 32285 Website: www.redseawaterworld.
El Gouna Fax: +20 (65) 358 0009 com
HOTELS Email: egolf.club@elgouna.com • Taba Heights Golf Resort
• Dawar El Omda Hotel • Angsana Spa Tel: +20 (69) 358 0073
Tel.: +20 (65) 358 0063 to 06, ext. 122 Tel.: +20 (65) 354 9702 Ext: 120 & ext. Email:golf@tabaheights.com
Email: res@dawarelomda-elgouna. 130 RESTAURANTS
com • Aladin Casino • Casino Taba Heights (Open daily)
• Steigenberger Golf Resort Tel: +20 (18) 300 9300 Tel/Fax: +20 (69) 358 0090 Ext: 6271
Tel.: +20 (65) 358 0140 Ext. 130 • Abu Tig Marina Office • Flying Carpet
Fax: +20 (65) 358 0149 Tel.: +20 (65) 358 0073 Tel: +20 (12) 002 6837
Email: info@abtig-marina.com • Bedouin Tent
RESTAURANTS Website: www.abutig-marina.com Tel: +20 (18) 300 9300e
• El Sayadin Restaurant
Tel.: +20 (65) 354 4501 TRANSPORTATION 24-hour
Fax: +20 (65) 354 5160 • Pharonic Raft Riders Pharmacies
Email: resort.elgouna@moevenpick. Tel.: +20 (18) 777 0337 Ext: 333045
com • Limousine Service & Rent A Car • El Ezaby - Several branches
Website: www.moevenpick-hotels. (24 hr service) 9 El Kobba St
com Tel.: +20 (65) 358 0061or Ext. 32179 Tel.:+20 (2) 19600
• Bleu Bleu Fax: +20 (65) 358 0060 • Seif Pharmacies, Several
Tel.: +20 (65) 354 9702. Ext. 77928 branches
• Kiki’s OUTSIDE EL GOUNA 73 Mirghany St. Heliopolis
Tel.: +20 (65) 354 9702. Ext.32127 • Little Buddha Bar 22 Degla St. Mohandessine
• Mamounia Tel.: +20 (65) 345 0120 1 Midan Mehatta St. Maadi
Tel.: +20 (65) 354 9702. Ext. 77855 Tel: +20 (12) 000 1961 Tel: +20 (2) 19199
• Pier 88 Website: www.littlebuddha-
Tel.: +20 (12) 741 2100 hurghada.com Cairo Taxis
• Tandoor
Tel.: +20 (65) 354 9702. Ext. 133 Directory • Cairo International Taxi
• Boxers Bar Taba Heights 3 Mohamed Karim St. Nasr City
Tel.: +20 (12) 816 7845. or Ext. 34105 Tel.: +20 (2) 2267 0118/19155
Website: www.boxersbar.net • Information Centre • Cairo City Cab
• Peanuts Bar & Eatery Tel: +20 (18) 1039965 4, Latin America St., (Isis Building),
Tel.: +20 (12) 7991304 HOTELS Garden City.
Website: www.kiteboarding-club. • Hyatt Regency Tel.: +20 (2) 2792 1463/16516
de Tel: +20 (69) 358 0234 • Cairo Radio Cab
• Studio 52 Fax: +20 (69) 358 0235 68 St. No. 104, Maadi
Tel: +20 (65) 354 9702. Ext: 77962 Website: www.taba.regency.hyatt. Tel.: +20 (2) 2526 0086
com
ACTIVITIES • Marriott Taba Heights
• Kiteboarding Club El Gouna Tel: +20 (69) 358 0100
Tel.: +20 (12) 884 2839 Fax: +20 (69) 358 0109
Website: www.kiteboarding-club. Website: www.
de tabamarriottredsearesort.com
• Parasailing, Wakeboarding & • Sofitel Hotels & Resorts
Watrski Tel: +20 (69) 358 0800
Tel.: +20 (10) 010 2952. Ext.. 77976 Fax: +20(69) 358 0808
Website:www.theorangeconcept. Website: www.tabaheights.com
com
• Mangroovy Beach. ACTIVITIES
Tel.: +20 (65) 354 9702 Ext: 32260 • WaterWorld
• Mahmeya Island Tel: +20 (69) 358 0099
Tel.: +20 (65) 354 9702 Ext: 32100 Fax: +20 (69) 358 0089
• El Gouna Golf Club Email:info@redseawaterworld.com
8 May . 2009