At Egyptestate we wish everyone a merry christmas and a happy new year! See you in 2012 …

Don’t forget to visit ‘Memories’ in down town Dahar (the old Papas restaurant), where they serve the best Chicken Curry and Cheese Meatballs with garlic dip … A well worth match for the swedish restaurant!

Visit Hepca’s website and read more about their mission: Protection and conservation of the terrestrial and marine ecology of the Red Sea. This includes the underwater bio-network of coral reefs and the sensitive land ecosystems of the Red Sea coastline.

At HEPCA’s core is a no compromise attitude for the future. Their primary objective has remained essentially unchanged from day one: working towards the protecting and preservation of Egypt’s natural resources.

For further reading go here …

Egyptestate supports Hepca.

Checkout the live webcam from Red Sea Divers: View here

Egyptestate wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year – see you in 2011…

Check out the new photos in our ‘For sale’ section…

For everyone interested in renting or buying, please use contact form in “contact us” section. Thanks.

Data regarding the touristic infrastructure in Hurghada, as of February 2009 (2010 not available yet):

- 167 diving centers.
- 537 boats certified for daily see excursions.
- 219 boats for diving safaris, average duration one week.
- 149 travel agencies.
- 10 transport enterprises, which are exclusively certified for tourist transport.
- 61 enterprises, which are specialized in the execution of desert safaris by jeeps.

Main reasons why Egypt is a desirable investment location are:

- Low property prices starting at around only 30.000 euro.
- Steady year-on-year capital appreciation of between 20-30%.
- Beautiful, well established tourist hotspots suitable for varied tourist interests, from excellent diving and snorkeling to cultural and historical locations.
- Stunning natural, unspoilt landscapes.
- Steady annual growth in tourist figures.
- No capital gains tax.
- British residents avoid inheritance tax on any property in Egypt.
- Foreign investors are regarded by the government as a big investment opportunity and laws have recently streamlined procedures, making the purchase procedure easy.
- Strong economic growth and increased investment in infrastructure are boosting the property investment market as a whole.
- Warm desert climate with temperatures ranging from 14°C in winter to 40°C in summer creating a year-round tourist season.
- Politically stable country.
- Increased inward investment, creating a rich investment climate.
- Well renowned developers are creating luxury resorts to cater for Egypt’s new influx of international tourists.
- Easy air access from many European destinations makes Egypt an ever popular medium haul holiday location.
- Low cost of living and maintenance costs.
- English is widely spoken, after Arabic.

Fellow divers: Rent our 130m2 downtown apartment – fully funished with a brand new kitchen and interior. Up to 8 people and only a few hundred meters to respected divecenters. Only 67 Euro a person a week or a maximum total of 400 Euro for an 8 people party. A great and cheap way to go diving in one of the best dive spots in the world!