RICHARD EDEN: Our beach break in Egypt was cheap compared to the Med with apartments under £100 per night and family meals costing just £30

By Richard Eden for the Daily Mail

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We 始める，決める off with some trepidation, given the 敵意s in the Middle East. But the Foreign Office advice was that?Egypt was 安全な ― and still is.

So, we (my wife, Montserrat, and our younger daughter, Sofia, 15) decided to keep 静める and carry on with our trip to Somabay, 近づく Hurghada on the Red Sea Riviera.

Our Wizz 空気／公表する flight from Luton was nearly 十分な, so it was 安心させるing that many British travellers felt the same.

安全 at Somabay is a 最高の，を越す 優先.

It’s a gated, guarded 訴える手段／行楽地 on a 個人として-owned 半島 40 mins from Hurghada airport, accessible only by road, for which a pass is needed to enter.

Richard Eden travels to Egypt's Somabay, near Hurghada (above), on the Red Sea Riviera with his wife and their daughter

Richard Eden travels to Egypt's Somabay, 近づく Hurghada (above), on the Red Sea Riviera with his wife and their daughter

Richard says that security at Somabay 'is a top priority'

Richard says that 安全 at Somabay 'is a 最高の，を越す 優先'?

'The greatest activity was free,' writes Richard, 'a 1,500ft wooden jetty [above] with an "end-of-the-pier show".' Namely - stunning coral reefs teeming with life

'The greatest activity was 解放する／自由な,' 令状s Richard, 'a 1,500ft 木造の jetty [above] with an "end-of-the-pier show".' すなわち - 素晴らしい 珊瑚 暗礁s teeming with life

The Red Sea coral reefs are considered one of the seven wonders of the underwater world, with hundreds of colourful sea creatures, writes Richard. Pictured: A nearby snorkelling site

The Red Sea 珊瑚 暗礁s are considered one of the seven wonders of the underwater world, with hundreds of colourful sea creatures, 令状s Richard. Pictured: A nearby snorkelling 場所／位置?

The family stay in a newly-built, two-bedroom, serviced Stayr apartment, above, with sea views and a big swimming pool shared with other residents (file image)

The family stay in a newly-built, two-bedroom, serviced Stayr apartment, above, with sea 見解（をとる）s and a big swimming pool 株d with other 居住（者）s (とじ込み／提出する image)

Somabay has five hotels, but we stayed in a newly-built, two-bedroom, serviced Stayr apartment with sea 見解（をとる）s and a big swimming pool 株d with other 居住（者）s.

The company has one-bedroom apartments from as little as £94 per night.

There is ゴルフ, go-karting, paintballing, 道具-surfing and a water park on 申し込む／申し出, but the greatest activity was 解放する／自由な ― a 1,500ft 木造の jetty with an ‘end-of-the-pier show’.

Pictured: The El Mina Masjid mosque by the harbour in Hurghada

Pictured: The El Mina Masjid イスラム教寺院 by the harbour in Hurghada

Although they had self-catering 施設s, the family ate most meals at the restaurants 近づく the marina, pictured

Red Sea fans: Richard pictured with his wife Montserrat and their younger daughter, Sofia

Red Sea fans: Richard pictured with his wife Montserrat and their younger daughter, Sofia

You don’t need a ticket to enter, just a swimming 衣装, snorkel and mask.

The Red Sea 珊瑚 暗礁s are considered one of the seven wonders of the underwater world, with hundreds of colourful sea creatures, from clownfish to shoals of sergeant major damselfish.

While Montserrat and I snorkelled, Sofia 入会させるd in a three-hour 飛び込み class that saw her 急落（する），激減（する） to 22ft. ‘Amazing,’ she said.

Although our apartment had self-catering 施設s, we ate most meals at the restaurants 近づく the marina.

In Hurghada, a meal for a family of four cost about £30.

While some have cancelled after the Gaza 衝突 almost 300 miles away, numbers have been 上げるd by the 最近の 平価切下げ of the Egyptian 続けざまに猛撃する.

So go ahead with your holiday. You’re in for a 取引.

TRAVEL FACTS?

A one-bedroom apartment at Stayr costs from £94 per night (somabayholidays.com/stayr/). Flights to Hurghada from £135 return (easyjet.com or wizzair.com).

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