Giftun Islands in Hurghada, Egypt | Facts about the most beautiful nature reserves and beaches in the Red Sea, what is contained in Al-Nawras Island in Hurghada, and the most important trips to it.
Giftun Island is the first nature reserve located in the Red Sea, and its importance is due to a number of things, the most important of which is that it is considered an original habitat for seagulls, as 50% of seagulls around the world live on those islands, learn more information on those islands & Family Things to do in Hurghada..
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Information about the Giftun Islands
• Giftun Island is one of the Red Sea islands, in addition to the presence of other islands, including Safaga, Shadwan and a group of other islands.
• In the past, Giftun Island was a single area, but it was separated due to the cracking processes that led to the separation of the island to the Greater Giftun Island.
• The Greater Giftun Island is one of the largest islands in the Giftun Group, with an area of 18 km2.
• The length of the island’s coast is 35 km.
• The second part is the small Giftun Island, which has an area of 3 km2.
• The Little Giftun Island is located in the southeast of the Big Giftun Island, with a coastline of 8 km.
The importance of the Giftun Islands
• The island is located near Hurghada Island and is surrounded by diving sites. It is also the only island that is allowed to go down there.
• In addition to the fact that Giftun Island includes nearly 13 diving sites to see the natural resources, and the beaches on the island are characterized by soft sand.
• The island is considered one of the tourist places that support the economy because it attracts a large number of tourists.
• There are statistics indicating that the island attracts an increasing number every year due to its unique landscapes.
• The island contains a large group of nature reserves, with an area of 40 thousand km2.
• The government has prohibited activities such as hunting, killing or disturbing living creatures in those nature reserves.
• Since the island receives approximately 188,000 visitors annually, the island is considered a source of work for a large group of Egyptian workers.
• Giftun Island achieves high revenues annually, as countries that contain such natural reserves achieve.
Places to visit
• The public beach of Giftun Island is considered one of the distinctive tourist places that can be visited, as the beach contains pools that can be used to relax.
• The orange beach is another place that can be visited, and it is called the orange because the sand in it tends to be orange.
• Giftun Beach contains soft and white sand and is considered one of the private beaches that can be entered and enjoy the sun and the restaurants in the area.
• Paradise is a beach with soft golden sand and there are a group of tents and chairs that you can sit on to sunbathe and enjoy the view.
• Giftun Reserve is also a beach overlooking a small mountain and tourists can go to it to see rare birds and enjoy watching wild animals.
• There is more than one nature reserve on the island that can be accessed to learn about rare animals and birds in addition to seeing marine creatures.
